Bachelor of Arts in History

The History programme delivers historians with a research-oriented attitude and a broad view on the world. Infinitely more than mere memory work or the enumeration of historical facts, the study of history requires a critical attitude vis-à-vis historical sources and academic insight into the why and wherefore, and the coherence of historical events.

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3 year 180 credits

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First year

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Course schedule 1st semester Course schedule 2nd semester

1 General Courses

1.1 Shared Programme of Study

1.1.1 Faculty-Specific Educational Requirements

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Historical Criticism	1	sem 1	nl	Jan Dumolyn	3

History of Philosophy	1	sem 1	nl	Johan Braeckman	3

Introduction to World History	1	sem 2	nl	Eric Vanhaute	3

Introduction to Modern European Literature	1	sem 1	nl	Bart Keunen	3

Visual Culture: Art in Historical Context	1	sem 2	nl	Koenraad Jonckheere	3

1.1.2 Domain-Specific Overviews

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
History of the Classical Antiquity	1	sem 2	nl	Thierry Oppeneer	5

History of the Middle Ages	1	sem 2	nl	Jeroen Deploige	5

Early Modern History	1	sem 1	nl	René Vermeir	5

Modern and Contemporary History	1	sem 2	nl	Bruno De Wever	5

History of Belgium	1	sem 2	nl	Margo De Koster	5

History of the Ancient Near East	1	sem 1	nl	Katrien De Graef	5

1.1.3 Method and Heuristics

Subscribe to 30 credit units from the following list, with

20 credit units from the courses with reference *,
10 credit units from the courses with reference k.

Tendencies in Historiography can be taken in the year 2 or in year 3, see Cluster: World History and Comparative History of Civilizations.

References:

* = compulsory courses

k (or k+, k++, etc.) = courses you can choose from

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
The Study of Texts in Historical Languages	*	1	sem 1	nl	René Vermeir	5

Tendencies in Historiography	*		sem 1	nl	Frederik Buylaert	5

1.1.4 Historical Practice

Subscribe to 30 credit units from the following list, with

15 credit units from the courses with reference *,
5 credit units from the courses with reference k,
10 credit units from the courses with reference k+.

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Introduction to Historical Research	*	1	sem 1	nl	Anne-Laure Van Bruaene	5

Historical Practice I: Antiquity	k	1	year	nl	Thierry Oppeneer	5

Historical Practice I - Middle Ages	k	1	year	nl	Steven Vanderputten	5

Historical Practice I: Early Modern History	k	1	year	nl	Steven Vanden Broecke	5

Historical Practice I: Modern and Contemporary History	k	1	year	nl	Gita Deneckere	5

2 Elective Courses

Subscribe to 1 trajectory from the following list.

2.1 History Track

Subscribe to 20 credit units from 2 modules from the following list.

2.1.2 Free Continued Choice

Subscribe to 5 credit units from 1 module from the following list.

2.1.2.2 Selected Minor

Subscribe to 5 credit units from the chozen Minor. This module is only open to students following the Trajectory Minor.

Second year

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Course schedule 1st semester Course schedule 2nd semester

1 General Courses

1.1 Shared Programme of Study

1.1.2 Domain-Specific Overviews

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Historical Economics	2	sem 1	nl	Eric Vanhaute	5

Global Developments in Historical Perspective	2	sem 2	nl,en	Michael Limberger	5

Legal History	2	sem 1	nl	Ramses Delafontaine	5

1.1.3 Method and Heuristics

Subscribe to 30 credit units from the following list, with

20 credit units from the courses with reference *,
10 credit units from the courses with reference k.

Tendencies in Historiography can be taken in the year 2 or in year 3, see Cluster: World History and Comparative History of Civilizations.

References:

* = compulsory courses

k (or k+, k++, etc.) = courses you can choose from

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Methodology of History: Palaeography with Close Reading	*	2	year	nl	Els De Paermentier	5

Data Management and Statistics for Historians	*	2	sem 1	nl	Isabelle Devos	5

Heuristics: Classical Antiquity	k	2	sem 1	nl	Peter Van Nuffelen	5

Heuristics: Middle Ages	k	2	sem 1	nl	Steven Vanderputten	5

Heuristics: The Early Modern Age	k	2	sem 1	nl	René Vermeir	5

Heuristics: Modern and Contemporary History	k	2	sem 1	nl	Karel Velle	5

Tendencies in Historiography	*		sem 1	nl	Frederik Buylaert	5

1.1.4 Historical Practice

Subscribe to 30 credit units from the following list, with

15 credit units from the courses with reference *,
5 credit units from the courses with reference k,
10 credit units from the courses with reference k+.

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Historical Practice II: Classical Antiquity	k+	2	year	nl	Thierry Oppeneer	5

Historical Practice II: Middle Ages	k+	2	year	nl	Jan Dumolyn	5

Historical Practice II: Early Modern Age	k+	2	year	nl	Isabelle Devos	5

Historical Practice II: Modern and Contemporary Ages	k+	2	year	nl	Antoon Vrints	5

Historical Practice II: World History and Global Studies	k+	2	year	nl	Jan Vandersmissen	5

1.2 Shared Clusters

1.2.1 Cluster: Social Sciences

Subscribe to 5 credit units from the following list, distributed over the first standard learning path as follows: 5 credit units in year 2.

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Economics	2	sem 1	nl	Bruno Merlevede	5

Introduction to Political Sciences	2	sem 1	nl	Carl Devos	5

Historical Sociology	2	sem 2	nl	Bart Van de Putte	5

General Psychology	2	sem 2	nl	Wim Notebaert	5

Gender and Diversity Studies	2	sem 1	nl	Carine Plancke	5

Cultural Anthropology	2	sem 2	nl	Koenraad Stroeken	5

General Introduction to Law	2	sem 2	nl	Pieter Cannoot	5

1.2.2 Cluster: World History and Comparative History of Civilizations

Subscribe to 10 credit units from the following list, distributed over the first standard learning path as follows:

no less than 5 credit units in year 2,
no more than 6 credit units in year 3.

Students who take Tendencies in Historiography in year 2, take 5 credits from the cluster World History and Comparative History of Civilizations in year 2.

Students who take Tendencies in Historiography in year 3, take 10 credits from the cluster World History and Comparative History of Civilizations in year 2.

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
History of China		sem 1	nl	Ann Heirman	5

History of Japan		sem 1	nl	Christian Uhl	5

History of South Asia		sem 1	nl	Michael Limberger	5

History of Central Asia		sem 1	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

Introduction to the History of Islamic West Asia (600-1800)		sem 2	nl	Jo Van Steenbergen	5

Christianity		sem 1	nl	Danny Praet	5

Judaism					5

History of South East Europe		sem 1	nl	Pieter Troch	5

History of Russia		sem 1	nl	Ben Dhooge	5

Introduction to the History of Africa		sem 2	en	Mathieu Zana Etambala	5

History of the Americas		sem 2	nl,en	Eric Vanhaute	5

Context and Nuance. A Critical Reflection on Current Topics	UKV	sem 1	nl	Benjamin Biebuyck	6

2 Elective Courses

Subscribe to 1 trajectory from the following list.

2.1 History Track

Subscribe to 20 credit units from 2 modules from the following list.

2.1.2 Free Continued Choice

Subscribe to 5 credit units from 1 module from the following list.

2.1.2.2 Selected Minor

Subscribe to 5 credit units from the chozen Minor. This module is only open to students following the Trajectory Minor.

Third year

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Course schedule 1st semester Course schedule 2nd semester

1 General Courses

1.1 Shared Programme of Study

1.1.3 Method and Heuristics

Subscribe to 30 credit units from the following list, with

20 credit units from the courses with reference *,
10 credit units from the courses with reference k.

Tendencies in Historiography can be taken in the year 2 or in year 3, see Cluster: World History and Comparative History of Civilizations.

References:

* = compulsory courses

k (or k+, k++, etc.) = courses you can choose from

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Tendencies in Historiography	*		sem 1	nl	Frederik Buylaert	5

1.1.4 Historical Practice

Subscribe to 30 credit units from the following list, with

15 credit units from the courses with reference *,
5 credit units from the courses with reference k,
10 credit units from the courses with reference k+.

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Historical Practice III: Bachelor's Test	*	3	year	nl	Thierry Oppeneer	10

1.2 Shared Clusters

1.2.2 Cluster: World History and Comparative History of Civilizations

Subscribe to 10 credit units from the following list, distributed over the first standard learning path as follows:

no less than 5 credit units in year 2,
no more than 6 credit units in year 3.

Students who take Tendencies in Historiography in year 2, take 5 credits from the cluster World History and Comparative History of Civilizations in year 2.

Students who take Tendencies in Historiography in year 3, take 10 credits from the cluster World History and Comparative History of Civilizations in year 2.

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
History of China		sem 1	nl	Ann Heirman	5

History of Japan		sem 1	nl	Christian Uhl	5

History of South Asia		sem 1	nl	Michael Limberger	5

History of Central Asia		sem 1	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

Introduction to the History of Islamic West Asia (600-1800)		sem 2	nl	Jo Van Steenbergen	5

Christianity		sem 1	nl	Danny Praet	5

Judaism					5

History of South East Europe		sem 1	nl	Pieter Troch	5

History of Russia		sem 1	nl	Ben Dhooge	5

Introduction to the History of Africa		sem 2	en	Mathieu Zana Etambala	5

History of the Americas		sem 2	nl,en	Eric Vanhaute	5

Context and Nuance. A Critical Reflection on Current Topics	UKV	sem 1	nl	Benjamin Biebuyck	6

1.2.3 Cluster: Methodology

Subscribe to 10 credit units from the following list, distributed over the first standard learning path as follows: 10 credit units in year 3.

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Visual Materials as Historical Sources	3	sem 2	nl	Abigail Newman	5

Narratology and Discourse Analysis	3	sem 2	nl	Margo De Koster	5

Data Visualization of History	3	sem 2	nl	Christophe Verbruggen	5

Oral History	3	sem 2	nl	Koen Aerts	5

Introduction to Greek and Latin Epigraphy: Inscriptions as a Historical Source	3	sem 2	nl	Thierry Oppeneer	5

Writing, Government and Administration in the Middle Ages and the Early Modern Period	3	sem 2	nl	Els De Paermentier	5

Financial and Monetary History: The Middle Ages and The Early Modern Age	3	sem 1	nl	Michael Limberger	5

Latin: Language Proficiency I	3	sem 1	nl	Giovanbattista Galdi	5

1.2.4 Cluster: Theme

Subscribe to 15 credit units from the following list, distributed over the first standard learning path as follows: 15 credit units in year 3.

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Environmental History		3	sem 2	nl	Christophe Verbruggen	5

Sociopolitical History		3	sem 1	nl	Antoon Vrints	5

History of Religion and Culture in Western Europe		3	sem 2	nl,en	Steven Vanderputten	5

Comparative Rural History		3	sem 1	nl	Thijs Lambrecht	5

Gender History		3	sem 2	nl	Gita Deneckere	5

History and Theory of International Relations in the Ancien Régime		3	sem 1	nl	René Vermeir	5

European Overseas Expansion in Global History, 1500-1800		3	sem 1	en	Michael Limberger	5

Intellectual History		3	sem 2	en	Steven Vanden Broecke	5

Byzantine History		3	sem 1	en	Jeroen Wijnendaele	5

Global Minds	UKV	3	sem 2	en	Eric Vanhaute	5

2 Elective Courses

Subscribe to 1 trajectory from the following list.

2.1 History Track

Subscribe to 20 credit units from 2 modules from the following list.

2.1.1 Professional Trajectories, Minor or Shared Clusters

Subscribe to 15 credit units from 1 module from the following list.

The student chooses:

15 credits from 1 professional trajectory; or
15 credits from 1 minor; or
15 credits from the shared clusters.

2.1.1.1 Professional Trajectories

Subscribe to at least 1 Professional Trajectory from the following list.

2.1.1.1.1 Professional Trajectory: Public History

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Historical Culture and Society	3	sem 1	nl	Berber Bevernage	5

Public History: Observation Internship	3	sem 2	nl	Bruno De Wever	5

Art Policy	3				5

Art Policy and Museum Studies	3	sem 1	en	Maude Bass-Krueger	5

2.1.1.1.2 Professional Trajectory: Archival Science

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Archival Law	3	sem 2	nl	Karel Velle	5

Introduction to Archival Science	3	sem 1	nl	Joke Verfaillie	5

Archival Science: Internship	3	sem 2	nl	Joke Verfaillie	5

2.1.1.2 Minor

Subscribe to 15 credit units from 1 minor from the following list.

2.1.1.2.1 Minor in Archaeology

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
General Introduction to Archaeology	3	sem 1	nl	Philippe Crombé	5

Introduction to World Archaeology	3	sem 1	nl	Joachim Bretschneider	5

Introduction to the Natural Sciences in Archaeology	3	sem 2	nl	Peter Vandenabeele	6

Introduction to Prospection and Excavation Techniques	3	sem 2	nl	Frank Vermeulen	6

Pre- and Protohistory	3	sem 1	nl	Guy De Mulder	5

Archaeology of the Historical Periods	3	sem 2	nl	Wim De Clercq	5

Archaeology of the Near East	3	sem 2	nl	Joachim Bretschneider	5

Introduction to the Archaeology and Art of Greece and the Roman World	3	sem 1	nl	Frank Vermeulen	5

2.1.1.2.2 Minor in Art Studies

Students who take courses from this minor in preparation of the Educational Master, are recommended to choose courses with *.
Attention: Courses in light grey in the study guide are alternating courses and are not taught in this academic year.

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Historiography of Art: Introduction	*	3	sem 2	nl	Francis Maes	5

History of Architecture 1	*	3	sem 2	nl	Dirk De Meyer	6

Survey of the Visual Arts: 1300-1789	*	3	sem 1	nl	Maximiliaan Martens	6

Survey of the Visual Arts: 1789 until today	*	3	sem 2	nl	Marjan Sterckx	6

History of Visual Arts in the Low Countries I		3	sem 1	nl	Maximiliaan Martens	5

History of Visual Arts in the Low Countries II		3			Marlise Rijks	5

Historic Interior and Design		3			Marjan Sterckx	5

19th-Century Art: Capita Selecta		3	sem 2	nl	Marjan Sterckx	5

Modern and Contemporary Art: Capita Selecta		3			Wouter Davidts	5

History of Music: Until 1750	*	3	sem 2	nl	Francis Maes	6

History of Music: 1750-1900	*	3			Francis Maes	5

Music History of the Twentieth Century		3	sem 2	nl	Francis Maes	5

History of Modern Theatre	*	3	sem 1	nl	Christel Stalpaert	6

Repertoire Study of Theatre		3	sem 1	nl,en	Christel Stalpaert	5

Aesthetics I		3	sem 2	nl	Bart Vandenabeele	5

2.1.1.2.3 Minor in Classical Civilization and the Classical Tradition

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Classics in Translation	3	sem 1	nl	Kristoffel Demoen	5

Ancient Rhetoric	3	sem 1	nl,en	Koen De Temmerman	5

History of Ancient Philosophy	3	sem 1	nl	Benjamin De Vos	5

Classical Mythology	3	sem 2	nl	Nadia Sels	5

The Classical Tradition in Western History	3	sem 2	nl	Marco Formisano	5

Introduction to the Archaeology and Art of Greece and the Roman World	3	sem 1	nl	Frank Vermeulen	5

2.1.1.2.4 Minor in Political and Social Sciences

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Communication Science	3	sem 1	nl	Stijn Joye	6

Sociology	3	sem 1	nl	Bart Van de Putte	6

Introduction to Political Sciences	3	sem 1	nl	Carl Devos	6

Social and Political Systems	3	sem 1	nl	Sami Zemni	5

Domestic Belgian Politics	3	sem 1	nl	Herwig Reynaert	5

Theories of International Relations	3	sem 1	nl	Dries Lesage	5

European Political Integration	3	sem 1	nl	Hendrik Vos	6

Media Economy and Media Structures	3	sem 2	nl	Tom Evens	5

Introduction to World Politics	3	sem 2	nl	Dries Lesage	6

Comparative Political Economy	3	sem 2	nl	Mattias Vermeiren	5

Structure and Conflict in the Global South	3	sem 2	nl	Koenraad Bogaert	6

2.1.1.2.5 Minor in Law Studies

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Introduction to Law	3	sem 2	nl	Pieter Cannoot	5

Public Law of Belgium	3	sem 1	nl	Toon Moonen	5

Introduction to European and Public International Law	3	sem 1	nl	Peter Van Elsuwege	4

Moral Philosophy and Philosophy of Law	3	sem 2	nl	Jan Verplaetse	5

Administrative Law	3	sem 1	nl	Frederik Vandendriessche	5

Public International Law	3	sem 1	nl	Tom Ruys	5

Family Law	3	sem 1	nl	Gerd Verschelden	6

Law of Obligations and Contracts	3	sem 2	nl	Ignace Claeys	6

Fundamental Rights	3	sem 1	nl	Yves Haeck	6

Criminal Law	3	sem 1	nl	Tom Vander Beken	6

Criminology	3	sem 2	nl	Marc Cools	3

2.1.1.2.6 Minor in Economics and Business Management

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Economics	3	sem 1	nl	Bruno Merlevede	5

Business Cycles and Growth	3	sem 1	nl	Freddy Heylen	6

Markets and Prices	3	sem 1	nl	Dirk Van de gaer	6

International Economics	3	sem 1	nl	Glenn Rayp	5

Labour and Employment	3	sem 1	nl	Stijn Baert	6

Development of Economic Thought	3	sem 2	nl	Glenn Rayp	5

Public Finance	3	sem 1	nl	Carine Smolders	5

Business Administration	3	sem 2	nl	Mirjam Knockaert	4

Political Economy	3	sem 2	nl		5

Comparative Political Economy	3	sem 2	nl	Mattias Vermeiren	5

European Economic Integration	3	sem 2	en	Bruno Merlevede	5

2.1.1.2.7 Minor African Studies

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Swahili I	3	sem 1	nl,en	Koen Bostoen	5

Swahili II	3	sem 2	nl,en	Koen Bostoen	5

Lingála I	3	sem 1	ln,nl	Michael Meeuwis	5

Lingála II	3	sem 2	ln,nl	Michael Meeuwis	5

Introduction to African Linguistics	3	sem 1	nl	Hilde Gunnink	5

Language Documentation and Description in Africa	3	sem 1	nl,en	Gilles-Maurice de Schryver	5

African Historical Linguistics	3			Koen Bostoen	5

Introduction to the History of Africa	3	sem 2	en	Mathieu Zana Etambala	5

Themes and Regions in African History	3	sem 2	nl	Gillian Mathys	5

Methods, Sources and Historiography in African History	3			Mathieu Zana Etambala	5

Cultural Anthropology	3	sem 2	nl	Koenraad Stroeken	5

Anthropology and Ethnography in Africa	3	sem 1	nl,en	Koenraad Stroeken	5

Anthropology of Visual and Material Cultures in Africa	3	sem 2	nl	Hugo DeBlock	5

Introduction to the Geography and Archeology of Africa	3	sem 1	nl,en	Rudi Goossens	5

Fieldwork in Africa	3	sem 2	nl	Inge Brinkman	5

Introduction to the Literatures of Africa	3	sem 1	nl	Inge Brinkman	5

Themes and Genres in African Literatures	3	sem 2	nl	Inge Brinkman	5

Language, Culture and Society in Africa	3	sem 2	nl	Michael Meeuwis	5

Africa: Current Affairs, Discourse and Representation	3			Inge Brinkman	5

Afrikaans: Linguistics and Literature	3	sem 1	nl	Yves T'Sjoen	5

2.1.1.3 Shared Clusters

Subscribe to 15 credit units from the courses listed in the cluster modules, distributed over the first standard learning path as follows: 15 credit units in year 3.

2.1.2 Free Continued Choice

Subscribe to 5 credit units from 1 module from the following list.

2.1.2.1 Selection of Historical Courses

Subscribe to 5 credit units from the following list.

Students taking the trajectory Education must include the course with reference °.

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
History and Culture of the Netherlands		3	sem 2	nl	Margo De Koster	5

History and Culture of Anglo-Saxon Countries		3	sem 2	en	Gert Buelens	5

History and Culture of German Speaking Countries		3	sem 2	de,nl,en	Torsten Leuschner	5

History and Culture of Scandinavia		3	sem 2	nl	Kicki Ingridsdotter	5

History of Ancient Philosophy		3	sem 1	nl	Benjamin De Vos	5

History of Medieval Philosophy		3	sem 1	nl	Danny Praet	5

History of Modern Philosophy		3	sem 1	nl	Emiliano Acosta	5

History of Contemporary Philosophy		3	sem 1	nl	Bart Vandenabeele	5

Ancient and Medieval Philosophy Texts		3	sem 1	nl	Danny Praet	5

History of Science, Antiquity to the Renaissance		3	sem 1	nl	Steven Vanden Broecke	5

The Classical Tradition in Western History		3	sem 2	nl	Marco Formisano	5

History of Religions: Classical Antiquity and Early Christianity		3	sem 1	nl	Danny Praet	5

Pre- and Protohistory		3	sem 1	nl	Guy De Mulder	5

Archaeology of the Middle Ages and the Early Modern Age		3	sem 2	nl	Wim De Clercq	5

History of Public Law and Politics		3	sem 1	nl	Georges Martyn	6

Contemporary Economic History of Europe		3	sem 2	nl	Frank Caestecker	5

Historical Culture and Society	°	3	sem 1	nl	Berber Bevernage	5

2.1.2.2 Selected Minor

Subscribe to 5 credit units from the chozen Minor. This module is only open to students following the Trajectory Minor.

2.1.2.3 Clusters

Subscribe to 5 credit units from the courses offered in the Shared Clusters.

2.2 Educational Track

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Powerful Learning Environments	3	sem 1	nl	Bram De Wever	6

Teaching Methodology: Cultural Sciences	3	year	nl	Christophe Verbruggen	6

Reference Internship: Cultural Sciences	3	year	nl	Bruno De Wever	3

Historical Culture and Society	3	sem 1	nl	Berber Bevernage	5

Full programme

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1 General Courses 160

1.1 Shared Programme of Study

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1.1.1 Faculty-Specific Educational Requirements

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Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Historical Criticism	1	sem 1	nl	Jan Dumolyn	3

History of Philosophy	1	sem 1	nl	Johan Braeckman	3

Introduction to World History	1	sem 2	nl	Eric Vanhaute	3

Introduction to Modern European Literature	1	sem 1	nl	Bart Keunen	3

Visual Culture: Art in Historical Context	1	sem 2	nl	Koenraad Jonckheere	3

1.1.2 Domain-Specific Overviews

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Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
History of the Classical Antiquity	1	sem 2	nl	Thierry Oppeneer	5

History of the Middle Ages	1	sem 2	nl	Jeroen Deploige	5

Early Modern History	1	sem 1	nl	René Vermeir	5

Modern and Contemporary History	1	sem 2	nl	Bruno De Wever	5

History of Belgium	1	sem 2	nl	Margo De Koster	5

History of the Ancient Near East	1	sem 1	nl	Katrien De Graef	5

Historical Economics	2	sem 1	nl	Eric Vanhaute	5

Global Developments in Historical Perspective	2	sem 2	nl,en	Michael Limberger	5

Legal History	2	sem 1	nl	Ramses Delafontaine	5

1.1.3 Method and Heuristics

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Subscribe to 30 credit units from the following list, with

20 credit units from the courses with reference *,
10 credit units from the courses with reference k.

Tendencies in Historiography can be taken in the year 2 or in year 3, see Cluster: World History and Comparative History of Civilizations.

References:

* = compulsory courses

k (or k+, k++, etc.) = courses you can choose from

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
The Study of Texts in Historical Languages	*	1	sem 1	nl	René Vermeir	5

Methodology of History: Palaeography with Close Reading	*	2	year	nl	Els De Paermentier	5

Data Management and Statistics for Historians	*	2	sem 1	nl	Isabelle Devos	5

Heuristics: Classical Antiquity	k	2	sem 1	nl	Peter Van Nuffelen	5

Heuristics: Middle Ages	k	2	sem 1	nl	Steven Vanderputten	5

Heuristics: The Early Modern Age	k	2	sem 1	nl	René Vermeir	5

Heuristics: Modern and Contemporary History	k	2	sem 1	nl	Karel Velle	5

Tendencies in Historiography	*		sem 1	nl	Frederik Buylaert	5

1.1.4 Historical Practice

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Subscribe to 30 credit units from the following list, with

15 credit units from the courses with reference *,
5 credit units from the courses with reference k,
10 credit units from the courses with reference k+.

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Introduction to Historical Research	*	1	sem 1	nl	Anne-Laure Van Bruaene	5

Historical Practice I: Antiquity	k	1	year	nl	Thierry Oppeneer	5

Historical Practice I - Middle Ages	k	1	year	nl	Steven Vanderputten	5

Historical Practice I: Early Modern History	k	1	year	nl	Steven Vanden Broecke	5

Historical Practice I: Modern and Contemporary History	k	1	year	nl	Gita Deneckere	5

Historical Practice II: Classical Antiquity	k+	2	year	nl	Thierry Oppeneer	5

Historical Practice II: Middle Ages	k+	2	year	nl	Jan Dumolyn	5

Historical Practice II: Early Modern Age	k+	2	year	nl	Isabelle Devos	5

Historical Practice II: Modern and Contemporary Ages	k+	2	year	nl	Antoon Vrints	5

Historical Practice II: World History and Global Studies	k+	2	year	nl	Jan Vandersmissen	5

Historical Practice III: Bachelor's Test	*	3	year	nl	Thierry Oppeneer	10

1.2 Shared Clusters

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1.2.1 Cluster: Social Sciences

5

Subscribe to 5 credit units from the following list, distributed over the first standard learning path as follows: 5 credit units in year 2.

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Economics	2	sem 1	nl	Bruno Merlevede	5

Introduction to Political Sciences	2	sem 1	nl	Carl Devos	5

Historical Sociology	2	sem 2	nl	Bart Van de Putte	5

General Psychology	2	sem 2	nl	Wim Notebaert	5

Gender and Diversity Studies	2	sem 1	nl	Carine Plancke	5

Cultural Anthropology	2	sem 2	nl	Koenraad Stroeken	5

General Introduction to Law	2	sem 2	nl	Pieter Cannoot	5

1.2.2 Cluster: World History and Comparative History of Civilizations

10

Subscribe to 10 credit units from the following list, distributed over the first standard learning path as follows:

no less than 5 credit units in year 2,
no more than 6 credit units in year 3.

Students who take Tendencies in Historiography in year 2, take 5 credits from the cluster World History and Comparative History of Civilizations in year 2.

Students who take Tendencies in Historiography in year 3, take 10 credits from the cluster World History and Comparative History of Civilizations in year 2.

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
History of China		sem 1	nl	Ann Heirman	5

History of Japan		sem 1	nl	Christian Uhl	5

History of South Asia		sem 1	nl	Michael Limberger	5

History of Central Asia		sem 1	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

Introduction to the History of Islamic West Asia (600-1800)		sem 2	nl	Jo Van Steenbergen	5

Christianity		sem 1	nl	Danny Praet	5

Judaism					5

History of South East Europe		sem 1	nl	Pieter Troch	5

History of Russia		sem 1	nl	Ben Dhooge	5

Introduction to the History of Africa		sem 2	en	Mathieu Zana Etambala	5

History of the Americas		sem 2	nl,en	Eric Vanhaute	5

Context and Nuance. A Critical Reflection on Current Topics	UKV	sem 1	nl	Benjamin Biebuyck	6

1.2.3 Cluster: Methodology

10

Subscribe to 10 credit units from the following list, distributed over the first standard learning path as follows: 10 credit units in year 3.

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Visual Materials as Historical Sources	3	sem 2	nl	Abigail Newman	5

Narratology and Discourse Analysis	3	sem 2	nl	Margo De Koster	5

Data Visualization of History	3	sem 2	nl	Christophe Verbruggen	5

Oral History	3	sem 2	nl	Koen Aerts	5

Introduction to Greek and Latin Epigraphy: Inscriptions as a Historical Source	3	sem 2	nl	Thierry Oppeneer	5

Writing, Government and Administration in the Middle Ages and the Early Modern Period	3	sem 2	nl	Els De Paermentier	5

Financial and Monetary History: The Middle Ages and The Early Modern Age	3	sem 1	nl	Michael Limberger	5

Latin: Language Proficiency I	3	sem 1	nl	Giovanbattista Galdi	5

1.2.4 Cluster: Theme

15

Subscribe to 15 credit units from the following list, distributed over the first standard learning path as follows: 15 credit units in year 3.

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Environmental History		3	sem 2	nl	Christophe Verbruggen	5

Sociopolitical History		3	sem 1	nl	Antoon Vrints	5

History of Religion and Culture in Western Europe		3	sem 2	nl,en	Steven Vanderputten	5

Comparative Rural History		3	sem 1	nl	Thijs Lambrecht	5

Gender History		3	sem 2	nl	Gita Deneckere	5

History and Theory of International Relations in the Ancien Régime		3	sem 1	nl	René Vermeir	5

European Overseas Expansion in Global History, 1500-1800		3	sem 1	en	Michael Limberger	5

Intellectual History		3	sem 2	en	Steven Vanden Broecke	5

Byzantine History		3	sem 1	en	Jeroen Wijnendaele	5

Global Minds	UKV	3	sem 2	en	Eric Vanhaute	5

2 Elective Courses 20

Subscribe to 1 trajectory from the following list.

2.1 History Track

20

Subscribe to 20 credit units from 2 modules from the following list.

2.1.1 Professional Trajectories, Minor or Shared Clusters

15

Subscribe to 15 credit units from 1 module from the following list.

The student chooses:

15 credits from 1 professional trajectory; or
15 credits from 1 minor; or
15 credits from the shared clusters.

2.1.1.1 Professional Trajectories

15

Subscribe to at least 1 Professional Trajectory from the following list.

2.1.1.1.1 Professional Trajectory: Public History

15

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Historical Culture and Society	3	sem 1	nl	Berber Bevernage	5

Public History: Observation Internship	3	sem 2	nl	Bruno De Wever	5

Art Policy	3				5

Art Policy and Museum Studies	3	sem 1	en	Maude Bass-Krueger	5

2.1.1.1.2 Professional Trajectory: Archival Science

15

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Archival Law	3	sem 2	nl	Karel Velle	5

Introduction to Archival Science	3	sem 1	nl	Joke Verfaillie	5

Archival Science: Internship	3	sem 2	nl	Joke Verfaillie	5

2.1.1.2 Minor

15

Subscribe to 15 credit units from 1 minor from the following list.

2.1.1.2.1 Minor in Archaeology

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
General Introduction to Archaeology	3	sem 1	nl	Philippe Crombé	5

Introduction to World Archaeology	3	sem 1	nl	Joachim Bretschneider	5

Introduction to the Natural Sciences in Archaeology	3	sem 2	nl	Peter Vandenabeele	6

Introduction to Prospection and Excavation Techniques	3	sem 2	nl	Frank Vermeulen	6

Pre- and Protohistory	3	sem 1	nl	Guy De Mulder	5

Archaeology of the Historical Periods	3	sem 2	nl	Wim De Clercq	5

Archaeology of the Near East	3	sem 2	nl	Joachim Bretschneider	5

Introduction to the Archaeology and Art of Greece and the Roman World	3	sem 1	nl	Frank Vermeulen	5

2.1.1.2.2 Minor in Art Studies

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Historiography of Art: Introduction	*	3	sem 2	nl	Francis Maes	5

History of Architecture 1	*	3	sem 2	nl	Dirk De Meyer	6

Survey of the Visual Arts: 1300-1789	*	3	sem 1	nl	Maximiliaan Martens	6

Survey of the Visual Arts: 1789 until today	*	3	sem 2	nl	Marjan Sterckx	6

History of Visual Arts in the Low Countries I		3	sem 1	nl	Maximiliaan Martens	5

History of Visual Arts in the Low Countries II		3			Marlise Rijks	5

Historic Interior and Design		3			Marjan Sterckx	5

19th-Century Art: Capita Selecta		3	sem 2	nl	Marjan Sterckx	5

Modern and Contemporary Art: Capita Selecta		3			Wouter Davidts	5

History of Music: Until 1750	*	3	sem 2	nl	Francis Maes	6

History of Music: 1750-1900	*	3			Francis Maes	5

Music History of the Twentieth Century		3	sem 2	nl	Francis Maes	5

History of Modern Theatre	*	3	sem 1	nl	Christel Stalpaert	6

Repertoire Study of Theatre		3	sem 1	nl,en	Christel Stalpaert	5

Aesthetics I		3	sem 2	nl	Bart Vandenabeele	5

2.1.1.2.3 Minor in Classical Civilization and the Classical Tradition

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Classics in Translation	3	sem 1	nl	Kristoffel Demoen	5

Ancient Rhetoric	3	sem 1	nl,en	Koen De Temmerman	5

History of Ancient Philosophy	3	sem 1	nl	Benjamin De Vos	5

Classical Mythology	3	sem 2	nl	Nadia Sels	5

The Classical Tradition in Western History	3	sem 2	nl	Marco Formisano	5

Introduction to the Archaeology and Art of Greece and the Roman World	3	sem 1	nl	Frank Vermeulen	5

2.1.1.2.4 Minor in Political and Social Sciences

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Communication Science	3	sem 1	nl	Stijn Joye	6

Sociology	3	sem 1	nl	Bart Van de Putte	6

Introduction to Political Sciences	3	sem 1	nl	Carl Devos	6

Social and Political Systems	3	sem 1	nl	Sami Zemni	5

Domestic Belgian Politics	3	sem 1	nl	Herwig Reynaert	5

Theories of International Relations	3	sem 1	nl	Dries Lesage	5

European Political Integration	3	sem 1	nl	Hendrik Vos	6

Media Economy and Media Structures	3	sem 2	nl	Tom Evens	5

Introduction to World Politics	3	sem 2	nl	Dries Lesage	6

Comparative Political Economy	3	sem 2	nl	Mattias Vermeiren	5

Structure and Conflict in the Global South	3	sem 2	nl	Koenraad Bogaert	6

2.1.1.2.5 Minor in Law Studies

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Introduction to Law	3	sem 2	nl	Pieter Cannoot	5

Public Law of Belgium	3	sem 1	nl	Toon Moonen	5

Introduction to European and Public International Law	3	sem 1	nl	Peter Van Elsuwege	4

Moral Philosophy and Philosophy of Law	3	sem 2	nl	Jan Verplaetse	5

Administrative Law	3	sem 1	nl	Frederik Vandendriessche	5

Public International Law	3	sem 1	nl	Tom Ruys	5

Family Law	3	sem 1	nl	Gerd Verschelden	6

Law of Obligations and Contracts	3	sem 2	nl	Ignace Claeys	6

Fundamental Rights	3	sem 1	nl	Yves Haeck	6

Criminal Law	3	sem 1	nl	Tom Vander Beken	6

Criminology	3	sem 2	nl	Marc Cools	3

2.1.1.2.6 Minor in Economics and Business Management

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Economics	3	sem 1	nl	Bruno Merlevede	5

Business Cycles and Growth	3	sem 1	nl	Freddy Heylen	6

Markets and Prices	3	sem 1	nl	Dirk Van de gaer	6

International Economics	3	sem 1	nl	Glenn Rayp	5

Labour and Employment	3	sem 1	nl	Stijn Baert	6

Development of Economic Thought	3	sem 2	nl	Glenn Rayp	5

Public Finance	3	sem 1	nl	Carine Smolders	5

Business Administration	3	sem 2	nl	Mirjam Knockaert	4

Political Economy	3	sem 2	nl		5

Comparative Political Economy	3	sem 2	nl	Mattias Vermeiren	5

European Economic Integration	3	sem 2	en	Bruno Merlevede	5

2.1.1.2.7 Minor African Studies

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Swahili I	3	sem 1	nl,en	Koen Bostoen	5

Swahili II	3	sem 2	nl,en	Koen Bostoen	5

Lingála I	3	sem 1	ln,nl	Michael Meeuwis	5

Lingála II	3	sem 2	ln,nl	Michael Meeuwis	5

Introduction to African Linguistics	3	sem 1	nl	Hilde Gunnink	5

Language Documentation and Description in Africa	3	sem 1	nl,en	Gilles-Maurice de Schryver	5

African Historical Linguistics	3			Koen Bostoen	5

Introduction to the History of Africa	3	sem 2	en	Mathieu Zana Etambala	5

Themes and Regions in African History	3	sem 2	nl	Gillian Mathys	5

Methods, Sources and Historiography in African History	3			Mathieu Zana Etambala	5

Cultural Anthropology	3	sem 2	nl	Koenraad Stroeken	5

Anthropology and Ethnography in Africa	3	sem 1	nl,en	Koenraad Stroeken	5

Anthropology of Visual and Material Cultures in Africa	3	sem 2	nl	Hugo DeBlock	5

Introduction to the Geography and Archeology of Africa	3	sem 1	nl,en	Rudi Goossens	5

Fieldwork in Africa	3	sem 2	nl	Inge Brinkman	5

Introduction to the Literatures of Africa	3	sem 1	nl	Inge Brinkman	5

Themes and Genres in African Literatures	3	sem 2	nl	Inge Brinkman	5

Language, Culture and Society in Africa	3	sem 2	nl	Michael Meeuwis	5

Africa: Current Affairs, Discourse and Representation	3			Inge Brinkman	5

Afrikaans: Linguistics and Literature	3	sem 1	nl	Yves T'Sjoen	5

2.1.1.3 Shared Clusters

15

Subscribe to 15 credit units from the courses listed in the cluster modules, distributed over the first standard learning path as follows: 15 credit units in year 3.

2.1.2 Free Continued Choice

5

Subscribe to 5 credit units from 1 module from the following list.

2.1.2.1 Selection of Historical Courses

Subscribe to 5 credit units from the following list.

Students taking the trajectory Education must include the course with reference °.

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
History and Culture of the Netherlands		3	sem 2	nl	Margo De Koster	5

History and Culture of Anglo-Saxon Countries		3	sem 2	en	Gert Buelens	5

History and Culture of German Speaking Countries		3	sem 2	de,nl,en	Torsten Leuschner	5

History and Culture of Scandinavia		3	sem 2	nl	Kicki Ingridsdotter	5

History of Ancient Philosophy		3	sem 1	nl	Benjamin De Vos	5

History of Medieval Philosophy		3	sem 1	nl	Danny Praet	5

History of Modern Philosophy		3	sem 1	nl	Emiliano Acosta	5

History of Contemporary Philosophy		3	sem 1	nl	Bart Vandenabeele	5

Ancient and Medieval Philosophy Texts		3	sem 1	nl	Danny Praet	5

History of Science, Antiquity to the Renaissance		3	sem 1	nl	Steven Vanden Broecke	5

The Classical Tradition in Western History		3	sem 2	nl	Marco Formisano	5

History of Religions: Classical Antiquity and Early Christianity		3	sem 1	nl	Danny Praet	5

Pre- and Protohistory		3	sem 1	nl	Guy De Mulder	5

Archaeology of the Middle Ages and the Early Modern Age		3	sem 2	nl	Wim De Clercq	5

History of Public Law and Politics		3	sem 1	nl	Georges Martyn	6

Contemporary Economic History of Europe		3	sem 2	nl	Frank Caestecker	5

Historical Culture and Society	°	3	sem 1	nl	Berber Bevernage	5

2.1.2.2 Selected Minor

Subscribe to 5 credit units from the chozen Minor. This module is only open to students following the Trajectory Minor.

2.1.2.3 Clusters

Subscribe to 5 credit units from the courses offered in the Shared Clusters.

2.2 Educational Track

20

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Powerful Learning Environments	3	sem 1	nl	Bram De Wever	6

Teaching Methodology: Cultural Sciences	3	year	nl	Christophe Verbruggen	6

Reference Internship: Cultural Sciences	3	year	nl	Bruno De Wever	3

Historical Culture and Society	3	sem 1	nl	Berber Bevernage	5

Learning outcomes

Final Competences of the Study Programme

Competentiegebied 1:

1 Have proficient knowledge of the historical terminological framework, the most important historical facts, and historical explanations.

2 Have insight into the epistemology of history and scientific practice.

3 Have a referential framework regarding the history the Netherlands and Belgium in an international context.

4 Have a referential framework for various periods: pre- and proto-history, classical antiquity, the middle ages, the early modern period, and modern and contemporary history.

5 Have basic knowledge of models from the social and historical sciences including sociology, philosophy, literary sciences, law, political sciences, communication sciences, and economics.

6 Have insight into the methodology of history.

7 Have basic knowledge of the diverse sources and scientific literature used in historical research and the specialist skills requisite to reading and interpreting sources.

Competentiegebied 2:

1 Be able to initiate question directed historical research.

2 Have the ability to assess, employ, and place the result of historical research within the correct national and international historiographical context.

3 Have the ability to outline a simple strategy for historical research in the form of a step-by-step plan.

4 Have the ability to critically apply quantitative and qualitative methods and techniques.

5 Have the ability to indicate the most appropriate types of sources relative to a specific historical research question.

6 Have the ability to use scientific criteria to substantiate a heuristic method and historical bibliographical research.

7 Be able to interpret, report on, and evaluate the results of extant or self initiated research or subject matter.

8 Be conscious of the importance of scientific integrity.

Competentiegebied 3:

1 Have the ability to critically reflect upon the role of the global perspective, the dynamics of processes, and recurrences in historical situations.

2 Have the ability to contextualize historical research and one’s own actions, and interpret them within a societal reference framework.

3 Have the ability to closely follow historiographical evolutions, and to further develop one’s own skills.

4 Have an inquiring attitude with a love of historical critique and creativity, and with a positive attitude towards lifelong learning.

5 Be able to approach a problem from multiple perspectives – multiperspectivism.

Competentiegebied 4:

1 Have the ability to summarize in writing the on-going scientific discussions in the historiography using adequate critical apparatus, and in another language.

2 Have the ability to orally communicate the results of historical research with both experts and laypersons, and in another language.

3 Have the ability to work with one’s colleagues on a project.

Competentiegebied 5:

1 Have the ability to critically assess social issues and contemporary views and contextualize them historically.

2 Have the ability to interpret contemporary developments from a historical-comparative perspective.

3 Be able to demonstrate cultural sensitivity, respect for diversity and the ability to reflect on continuity and change from a long-term perspective.

4 Be able to research sustainable development from a long-term perspective.

5 Have insight into the place of history and historians in society.

Competentiegebied 6:

1 Have insight into the way in which historical scientific research functions and is organized.

2 Have insight into how related human and social sciences function.

3 Have insight into how archives and heritage institutions work.

4 Have knowledge of actual concepts and theories regarding the social meaning of history, as well as societal expectations and needs.

Recognition Professional Qualifications

Law, Decree or European Guidelines the Study Programme complies with

not applicable