Bachelor of Arts in East European Languages and Cultures

Political developments have led to a heightened interest in Eastern European countries. The focus of our programme not only is on language acquisition but also on a topical and vital insights into the evolution of the Eastern European countries, including their rich and varied cultural, political, socio-economic and academic heritage.

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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 Faculty-Specific Educational Requirements

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

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

Introduction to Text-Linguistics	1	sem 2	nl	Klaas Willems	3

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

Introduction to Anthropology	1	sem 2	nl	Hugo DeBlock	3

1.2 Language Acquisition: Russian

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Russian: Grammar I	1	sem 1	ru,nl	Johanna Hautekiet	4

Russian: Language Proficiency I	1	sem 1	nl	Bart Hendrickx	4

Russian: Grammar II	1	sem 2	ru,nl	Johanna Hautekiet	4

Russian: Language Proficiency II	1	sem 2	ru,nl	Bart Hendrickx	5

1.3 Language Acquisition: Bulgarian or Bosnian/Croation/Serbian or Slovenian

Subscribe to 22 credit units from 1 module from the following list.

1.3.1 Language Acquisition: Bulgarian

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Bulgarian I		1	sem 2	nl	Dieter Stern	10

1.3.2 Language Acquisition: Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian I		1	sem 2	nl	Pieter Troch	10

1.3.3 Language Acquisition: Slovenian

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Slovenian I		1	sem 2	nl,sl	Dieter Stern	10

1.4 Languages and Cultures

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
History of Russia	1	sem 1	nl	Ben Dhooge	5

Introduction to Eastern Europe	1	sem 1	nl,en	Aleksey Yudin	5

History of South East Europe	1	sem 2	nl	Pieter Troch	5

1.5 Methodology and Research

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Methodology I		1	year	nl	Pieter Troch	3

2 Elective Courses

Subscribe to 1 study track from the following list.

To be taken in the third year.

2.3 Study Track without Foreign Experience

2.3.4 Elective Courses

Subscribe to 14 credit units from no less than 1 and no more than 2 modules from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

2.3.4.2 Free Choice

To subscribe to courses from:

an elective set (see 3. Elective Window)
the study programmes offered by Ghent University (including the Ghent University Elective Courses)
the academic study programmes offered by other Institutions of Higher Education within the Flemish Community

Subject to approval by the faculty.

Second year

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Course schedule 1st semester Course schedule 2nd semester

1 General Courses

1.2 Language Acquisition: Russian

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Russian: Language and Text I	2	sem 1	ru,nl	Aleksey Yudin	8

Russian: Language and Text II	2	sem 2	ru,nl	Aleksey Yudin	7

1.3 Language Acquisition: Bulgarian or Bosnian/Croation/Serbian or Slovenian

Subscribe to 22 credit units from 1 module from the following list.

1.3.1 Language Acquisition: Bulgarian

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Bulgarian II	2	sem 1	bg	Michel De Dobbeleer	8

Bulgarian III	2	sem 2	bg	Dieter Stern	4

1.3.2 Language Acquisition: Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian II	2	sem 1	bs,sr,hr	Pieter Troch	8

Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian III	2	sem 2	bs,sr,hr	Pieter Troch	4

1.3.3 Language Acquisition: Slovenian

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Slovenian II	2	sem 1	sl	Michel De Dobbeleer	8

Slovenian III	2	sem 2	sl	Dieter Stern	4

1.4 Languages and Cultures

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Old Slavonic	2	sem 1	nl	Michel De Dobbeleer	4

Slavic Philology	2	sem 2	nl	Dieter Stern	4

South East European Literature and Culture	2	sem 2	nl	Pieter Troch	5

Overview of Russian Literature	2	sem 2	nl	Ben Dhooge	5

2 Elective Courses

Subscribe to 1 study track from the following list.

To be taken in the third year.

2.3 Study Track without Foreign Experience

2.3.4 Elective Courses

Subscribe to 14 credit units from no less than 1 and no more than 2 modules from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

2.3.4.2 Free Choice

To subscribe to courses from:

an elective set (see 3. Elective Window)
the study programmes offered by Ghent University (including the Ghent University Elective Courses)
the academic study programmes offered by other Institutions of Higher Education within the Flemish Community

Subject to approval by the faculty.

3 Elective Window

Subscribe to 15 credit units from an elective set, distributed over the first standard learning path as follows: 15 credit units in year 2. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Courses for which the final competencies are already (largely) achieved by another course in the curriculum can't be included as part of the elective set.

3.1 Elective Set African Studies
Elective Set

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

Swahili II	sem 2	nl,en	Koen Bostoen	5

Lingála I	sem 2	ln,nl	Michael Meeuwis	5

Lingála II	sem 1	ln,nl	Michael Meeuwis	5

Introduction to African Linguistics	sem 1	nl,en	Heidi Goes	5

Language Documentation and Description in Africa	sem 1	nl,en	Sara Pacchiarotti	5

African Historical Linguistics			Koen Bostoen	5

Introduction to the History of Africa	sem 1	en	Gillian Mathys	5

Themes and Regions in African History	sem 2	nl	Maarten Couttenier	5

Methods, Sources and Historiography in African History			Maarten Couttenier	5

Cultural Anthropology	sem 2	nl	Koenraad Stroeken	5

Anthropology and Ethnography in Africa	sem 2	nl	Koenraad Stroeken	5

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

Introduction to the Geography and Archeology of Africa	sem 1	nl,en	Peter Coutros	5

Fieldwork in Africa	sem 1	nl	Inge Brinkman	5

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

Themes and Genres in African Literatures	sem 2	nl	Martina Vitackova	5

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

Africa: Current Affairs, Discourse and Representation			Inge Brinkman	5

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

3.2 Elective Set Archaeology
Elective Set

The courses with references +, ++, +++, ++++ may only be taken in combination with a basic course 'B' with the same reference (+, ++, +++ or ++++). They are taken after or simultaneously with the basic course.

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

Introduction to World Archaeology		sem 1	nl	Joachim Bretschneider	5

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

Introduction to Prospection and Excavation Techniques		sem 2	nl	Philippe Crombé	6

Introduction to the Geography and Archeology of Africa		sem 1	nl,en	Peter Coutros	5

Art and Archaeology of South Asia		sem 2	en	Daniela De Simone	5

Pre- and Protohistory	B+	sem 1	nl	Guy De Mulder	5

Archaeology of the Near East	B++	sem 2	nl	Joachim Bretschneider	5

Introduction to the Archaeology and Art of Greece and the Roman World	B+++	sem 1	nl	Roald Docter	5

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

Protohistory of Northwestern Europe	+	sem 1	nl	Guy De Mulder	5

Prehistory of Northwestern Europe	+			Hans Vandendriessche	5

Archaeology of the Ancient Near East: from the Proto-Neolithic to the Bronze Age	++			Joachim Bretschneider	5

Phoenician and Punic Archaeology	++/+++	sem 1	nl	Vanessa Boschloos	5

Archaeology of Greece	+++			Roald Docter	5

Roman Archaeology: The Mediterranean World	+++	sem 1	nl	Devi Taelman	5

Archaeology of the Roman Provinces	++++			Michiel Dekoninck	5

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

3.3 Elective Set Business Economics
Elective Set

Subscribe to 15 credit units from the following list.

Credits for courses with reference 'vbp' or 'ma' may offer the basis for an exemption request for courses in ‘het voorbereidingsprogramma tot de master bedrijfseconomie (bedrijfseconomie)’ or in ‘de master bedrijfseconomie (bedrijfseconomie)’.

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Economics	vbp	sem 1	nl	Bruno Merlevede	5

Marketing Management	vbp	sem 1	nl	Maggie Geuens	6

Research Methodology	vbp	sem 1	nl	Laurence Rijssegem	6

Introduction to Financial Reporting and Accounting Methods	vbp	sem 1	nl	Els De Wielemaker	4

Innovation Management	ma	sem 2	en	Katrien Verleye	3

Project Management	ma	sem 1	en	Mario Vanhoucke	6

Human Resource Management	ma	sem 2	nl	Eveline Schollaert	3

Introduction to Entrepreneurship	ma	sem 1	en	Petra Andries	3

Corporate Social Responsibility	ma	sem 2	nl	Eveline Schollaert	6

Business Skills		sem 2	en	Mieke Audenaert	4

Public Administration. An Introduction		sem 1	nl	Bram Verschuere	6

3.4 Elective Set Public Administration and Management
Elective Set

Subscribe to 15 credit units from the following list.

Credits for courses with reference 'vbp' or 'ma' may offer the basis for an exemption request for courses in ‘het voorbereidingsprogramma tot de master in de bestuurskunde en het publiek management’.

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Public Administration. An Introduction	vbp	sem 1	nl	Bram Verschuere	6

Public Policy	vbp	sem 1	en	Bishoy Zaki	6

Public Management	vbp	sem 2	en	Ben Suykens	5

Introduction to Accounting in the Not-for-Profit and Public Sector	vbp	sem 2	nl	Johan Christiaens	5

Constitutional Law for Public Administration	vbp	sem 1	nl	Daan Bijnens	4

Introduction to Microeconomics		sem 1	nl	Stijn Goeminne	3

Introduction to Public Economics		sem 1	nl	Bart Defloor	3

European Union Politics and Policy		sem 1	en	Claire Dupont	3

Network Management in the Public Sector		sem 1	nl	Joris Voets	5

Business Skills		sem 2	en	Mieke Audenaert	4

3.5 Elective Set Critical Perspectives on Culture
Elective Set

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Book History	sem 1	en	Kornee van der Haven	5

Comparative Study of Religions	sem 1	en	Jakob De Roover	5

Cross-Cultural Psychology	sem 2	en	Johnny Fontaine	4

History and Culture of the English-speaking World	sem 2	en	Brecht de Groote	4

Culture Studies	sem 1	en	Kris Rutten	5

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

Intellectual History	sem 2	en	Steven Vanden Broecke	5

Theories of Cultural History	sem 2	nl	Alexander Roose	5

Europe and Asia: Cultural Encounters and Differences	sem 2	en	Jakob De Roover	5

Conceptualizing Culture	sem 1	en	Jurgen Pieters	5

3.6 Elective Set Culture and Society
Elective Set

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Philosophical Ethics: Systematics	sem 1	nl	Sigrid Sterckx	5

Cultural Anthropology	sem 2	nl	Koenraad Stroeken	5

Gender and Diversity Studies	sem 1	nl	Carine Plancke	5

Sexuality and Globalisation	sem 2	nl	Tom Claes	5

Introduction to Islam and Being Muslim	sem 1	en	Lisa Franke	5

Judaism	sem 1	nl	Benjamin De Vos	5

Buddhism	sem 2	en	Christoph Anderl	5

Religious Traditions of India			Eva De Clercq	5

East Asian Ideologies			Christoph Anderl	5

Ancient Near Eastern Society and Religion			Anne Goddeeris	5

Christianity	sem 1	nl	Danny Praet	5

Introduction to the Anthropology of the Middle East and North Africa	sem 2	en	Aymon Kreil	5

Society and Current Affairs: China	sem 2	en	Bart Dessein	5

Society and Current Affairs: South Asia	sem 2	nl,en	Tine Vekemans	5

Society and Current Affairs: Japan	sem 1	en	Andreas Niehaus	5

Ancient Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations	sem 1	nl	Anne Goddeeris	5

Anthropology and Ethnography in Africa	sem 2	nl	Koenraad Stroeken	5

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

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

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	Tine Vekemans	5

History of Central Asia	sem 1	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

Introduction to the History of Africa	sem 1	en	Gillian Mathys	5

History of South East Europe			Pieter Troch	5

History of Russia	sem 1	nl	Ben Dhooge	5

Africa: Current Affairs, Discourse and Representation			Inge Brinkman	5

Language, Culture and Society in Africa			Michael Meeuwis	5

History and Culture of the German-speaking World	sem 2	de,nl,en	Torsten Leuschner	5

History and Culture of Scandinavia	sem 2	nl	Andreas Widoff	5

Introduction to Eastern Europe			Aleksey Yudin	5

Art and Archaeology of South Asia	sem 2	en	Daniela De Simone	5

3.7 Elective Set The Classical Tradition
Elective Set

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Ancient Rhetoric	sem 1	nl,en	Olivier Demerre	5

Classical Mythology	sem 2	nl	Nadia Sels	5

Classics in Translation	sem 1	nl	Kristoffel Demoen	5

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

History of Ancient Greece and Rome	sem 2	nl	Andries Johan Zuiderhoek	5

History of Ancient Philosophy	sem 1	nl	Benjamin De Vos	5

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

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

Ancient Greek: Language Proficiency I	sem 1	nl	Floris Bernard	5

Latin: Language Proficiency I	sem 1	nl	Giovanbattista Galdi	5

Introduction to the Archaeology and Art of Greece and the Roman World	sem 1	nl	Roald Docter	5

Latin Tradition in Europe	sem 2	nl	Wim Verbaal	5

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

3.8 Elective Set Economics
Elective Set

Subscribe to 15 credit units from the following list.

Credits for courses with reference 'vbp' or 'ma' may offer the basis for an exemption request for courses in ‘het voorbereidingsprogramma tot de master algemene economie’ or in ‘de master algemene economie’.

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Economics	vbp	sem 1	nl	Bruno Merlevede	5

Markets and Prices	vbp	sem 1	nl	Dirk Van de gaer	5

Business Cycles and Growth	vbp	sem 1	nl	Freddy Heylen	5

Methodology for Economic Research	vbp	sem 1	nl	Bruno Merlevede	5

Financial Markets and Institutions	ma	sem 2	nl	Rudi Vander Vennet	6

Economic Globalisation	ma	sem 2	en	Samuel Standaert	6

Environmental Economics and Policy	ma	sem 2	nl	Brent Bleys	6

Labour and Employment	ma	sem 1	nl	Stijn Baert	6

Development of Economic Thought		sem 2	nl	Glenn Rayp	5

Investment Analysis		sem 1	en	Michael Frömmel	6

Transport Economics		sem 2	nl	Jochen Maes	6

Business Skills		sem 2	en	Mieke Audenaert	4

3.9 Elective Set History
Elective Set

Students who intend to take the course ‘Teaching Methodology: History’ in the Master of Science in Teaching in Arts and Humanities, preferably choose courses with reference °.
Courses with reference 'vbp' are part of the Preparatory Course Master of Arts in History.

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
History of Ancient Greece and Rome	vbp	sem 2	nl	Andries Johan Zuiderhoek	5

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

Early Modern History	°/vbp	sem 1	nl	René Vermeir	5

Modern and Contemporary History	°/vbp	sem 2	nl	Antoon Vrints	5

History of Belgium	°/vbp	sem 2	nl	Margo De Koster	5

History and Culture of the Netherlands		sem 2	nl	Anne-Laure Van Bruaene	5

History of the Ancient Near East	vbp	sem 1	nl	Anne Goddeeris	5

Tendencies in Historiography	vbp	sem 1	nl	Frederik Buylaert	5

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

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

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

Historical Economics	vbp	sem 1	nl	Thijs Lambrecht	5

Environmental History	vbp	sem 2	nl	Christophe Verbruggen	5

Sociopolitical History		sem 1	nl	Antoon Vrints	5

Visual Materials as Historical Sources	vbp	sem 2	nl	Anne-Laure Van Bruaene	5

Comparative Rural History		sem 1	nl	Thijs Lambrecht	5

Historical Culture and Society	°/vbp	sem 1	nl	Berber Bevernage	5

History of Religion and Culture in Western Europe		sem 2	en	Paul Michael Kurtz	5

Introduction to the History of Africa		sem 1	en	Gillian Mathys	5

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	Tine Vekemans	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

History of South East Europe		sem 2	nl	Pieter Troch	5

History of Russia		sem 1	nl	Ben Dhooge	5

History of the Americas		sem 2	nl,en	Eva Willems	5

3.10 Elective Set Art Studies
Elective Set

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

History of Architecture 1: a Long Modernity		sem 2	nl	Dirk De Meyer	6

Aesthetics I		sem 2	nl	Bart Vandenabeele	5

Fashion and Textiles		sem 1	en	Maude Bass-Krueger	5

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

Survey of the Visual Arts: 1789 until today	B+	sem 2	nl	Marjan Sterckx	6

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

History of Visual Arts in the Low Countries II				Koenraad Jonckheere	5

Historic Interior and Design	+			Marjan Sterckx	5

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

Contemporary Art: Ways of Worldmaking	+			Wouter Davidts	5

Avant-garde Film and Video	+	sem 1	nl	Steven Jacobs	5

History of Music: Until 1750	B++	sem 2	nl	Francis Maes	6

History of Music: 1750-1900	++			Francis Maes	5

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

History of Western Theater from Antiquity until 1850		sem 2	nl	Bram Van Oostveldt	5

History of Modern Theatre	B+++	sem 1	nl	Christel Stalpaert	6

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

Cultural and Historical Aspects of Dance Theatre	+++			Annelies Van Assche	5

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

3.11 Elective Set Literature
Elective Set

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Introduction to the Study of Linguistics and Literature	sem 2	nl	Alexandra Simonenko	5

Theory of Literature I: Topics in European Literary History	sem 1	nl	Koen De Temmerman	5

Theory of Literature II: Reading Theories	sem 1	nl	Jurgen Pieters	5

Comparative Literature: Literature and Intermediality	sem 2	nl	Bart Keunen	5

Comparative Literature: Poetics	sem 1	nl	Jurgen Pieters	5

Classical Mythology	sem 2	nl	Nadia Sels	5

Ancient Rhetoric	sem 1	nl,en	Olivier Demerre	5

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

Classics in Translation	sem 1	nl	Kristoffel Demoen	5

Oriental Literature: South Asia	sem 2	nl	Eva De Clercq	5

Oriental Literature: China	sem 2	nl	Bart Dessein	5

Oriental Literature: Japan	sem 2	nl	Luc Van Haute	5

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

Overview of Russian Literature	sem 2	nl	Ben Dhooge	5

English Literature: Introduction	year	en	Andrew Bricker	5

Narratology and Discourse Analysis	sem 2	nl	Berber Bevernage	5

History of Modern Theatre	sem 1	nl	Christel Stalpaert	6

Dutch Literature: Benchmarks	sem 1	nl	Lars Bernaerts	4

3.12 Elective Set Teaching - Cultural Sciences
Elective Set

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

Teaching Methodology: Cultural Sciences	year	nl	Koen Aerts	6

Reference Internship: Cultural Sciences	year	nl	Koen Aerts	3

3.13 Elective Set Political Sciences
Elective Set

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Introduction to Political Sciences	sem 1	nl	Carl Devos	6

Statistics	sem 1	nl	John Lievens	6

Research Methods in the Social Sciences	sem 2	nl	Henk Roose	6

Social and Political Systems	sem 1	nl	Sami Zemni	5

History of Belgium	sem 2	nl	Margo De Koster	5

History of International Politics	sem 2	nl	Dries Lesage	6

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

Conflictstudies	sem 2	en	Koen Vlassenroot	6

Comparative Political Economy	sem 2	nl	Mattias Vermeiren	6

European Political Integration	sem 1	nl	Hendrik Vos	6

European and Regional Integration Theories	sem 1	nl	Jan Orbie	6

The Policies of the European Union	sem 1	nl	Hendrik Vos	6

Politics and Society in a Global World	sem 2	en	Christopher Parker	6

Local Politics	sem 1	nl	Herwig Reynaert	6

Comparative Politics	sem 2	nl	Kristof Steyvers	5

Political Philosophy	sem 2	nl	Patrick Loobuyck	5

3.14 Elective Set Laws
Elective Set

Subscribe to 15 credit units from the following list.

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Basic Concepts of Law	sem 1	nl	Gerd Verschelden	5

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

Introduction to International and European Law	sem 2	nl	Peter Van Elsuwege	4

Criminal Law	sem 1	nl	Tom Vander Beken	6

Legal Theory	sem 1	nl	Frederik Peeraer	4

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

Constitutional Law	sem 2	nl	Mathieu Leloup	7

Law of Obligations and Contracts	sem 2	nl	Ignace Claeys	6

Administrative Law and Environmental Law	sem 1	nl	Liesbeth Todts	8

Fundamental Rights	sem 1	nl	Yves Haeck	6

Criminal Procedure	sem 1	nl	Philip Traest	5

Economic Law and intellectual Property Rights	sem 2	nl	Reinhard Steennot	7

European Law	sem 2	nl	Inge Govaere	5

Property Law	sem 2	nl	Annelies Wylleman	4

Loss Compensation (Torts)	sem 2	nl	Marc Kruithof	5

Labour Law	sem 1	nl	Alexander De Becker	5

Public International Law	sem 1	nl	Nicolas Angelet	4

Family Law	sem 1	nl	Gerd Verschelden	5

Law and Technology	sem 1	en	Eva Lievens	3

Law of Business Organisations	sem 1	nl	Hans De Wulf	5

Procedure	sem 2	nl	Piet Taelman	7

Law and Society	sem 2	nl	Ellen Desmet	3

Social Security Law	sem 2	nl	Inger De Wilde	4

3.15 Elective Set Religion Studies
Elective Set

Subscribe to 5 credit units from the following list, with reference *.

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Introduction to Religious Studies	*	sem 1	nl	Annelies Lannoy	5

History of Religion and Culture in Western Europe		sem 2	en	Paul Michael Kurtz	5

Comparative Study of Religions		sem 1	nl,en	Jakob De Roover	5

Cultural Anthropology		sem 2	nl	Koenraad Stroeken	5

Judaism		sem 1	nl	Benjamin De Vos	5

Christianity		sem 1	nl	Danny Praet	5

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

Introduction to Islam and Being Muslim		sem 1	en	Lisa Franke	5

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

East Asian Ideologies				Christoph Anderl	5

Buddhism		sem 2	en	Christoph Anderl	5

Religious Traditions of India				Eva De Clercq	5

Classical Mythology		sem 2	nl	Nadia Sels	5

Ancient Near Eastern Society and Religion				Anne Goddeeris	5

3.16 Elective Set Sociology and Communication Sciences
Elective Set

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Sociology	sem 1	nl	Bart Van de Putte	6

Statistics	sem 1	nl	John Lievens	6

Research Methods in the Social Sciences	sem 2	nl	Henk Roose	6

Social and Political Systems	sem 1	nl	Sami Zemni	5

Sociology of Modernity	sem 1	nl	Raf Vanderstraeten	5

Historical Sociology	sem 2	nl	Bart Van de Putte	5

Social Inequality	sem 1	nl	Raf Vanderstraeten	3

Sociological Perspectives	sem 2	nl	Mieke Van Houtte	6

Contemporary Sociological Theories	sem 1	nl	Raf Vanderstraeten	6

Communication Science	sem 1	nl	Edward De Vooght	6

Media Economy and Media Structures	sem 2	nl	Tom Evens	5

Journalism in Perspective	sem 2	nl	Sarah Van Leuven	5

Persuasive communication	sem 2	nl	Liselot Hudders	5

Media History	sem 2	nl	Daniël Biltereyst	5

Media Technology and Innovation	sem 2	nl	Lieven De Marez	5

3.17 Elective Set Linguistics
Elective Set

Students who intend to take the course ‘eaching Methodology: Dutch as a Foreign Language’in the Master of Science in Teaching in Languages,
preferably choose courses with reference °.

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Introduction to Text-Linguistics		sem 2	nl	Klaas Willems	3

General Linguistics I: Theories and Methods		sem 1	nl	Klaas Willems	5

Introduction to the Study of Linguistics and Literature		sem 2	nl	Alexandra Simonenko	5

Quantitative Research Methods in Linguistics		sem 2	nl	Klaas Willems	5

Qualitative Research Design		sem 1	nl	Peter Stevens	3

Introduction Qualitative Analysis		sem 1	nl	Peter Stevens	3

Introduction to Translation Studies		sem 2	nl	Lieve Jooken	3

Introduction to Digital Text Analysis		sem 1	nl	Els Lefever	3

Introduction to Translation Technology		sem 1	nl	Lieve Macken	3

Second Language Acquisition and Second Language Learning		sem 2	nl	June Eyckmans	3

Introduction to African Linguistics		sem 1	nl,en	Heidi Goes	5

Language Documentation and Description in Africa		sem 1	nl,en	Sara Pacchiarotti	5

African Historical Linguistics				Koen Bostoen	5

Dutch Linguistics: Grammar – Word Classes and Syntax of the Clause	°	sem 1	nl	Timothy Colleman	5

Dutch Linguistics: Introduction to Sociolinguistics	°	sem 1	nl	Ulrike Vogl	3

Introduction to Flemish Sign Language		sem 1	nl	Beatrijs Wille	5

English Linguistics: Introduction		sem 1	en	Ellen Simon	5

3.18 Elective Set Languages of Asia, the Middle East and Eastern Europe
Elective Set

Subscribe to minimum 5 credit units with reference * or a language acquisition course in line with the student's initial competences.
Languages may not be combined.

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Introduction to Arabic Language Acquisition: Modern Standard Arabic and Egyptian Colloquial I	*	sem 1	nl,ar	Jo Van Steenbergen	10

Introduction to Arabic Language Acquisition: Modern Standard Arabic and Egyptian Colloquial II	*	sem 2	nl,ar	Jo Van Steenbergen	10

Modern Chinese I	*	sem 1	nl,zh	Bart Dessein	10

Modern Chinese II	*	sem 2	nl,zh	Bart Dessein	10

Classical Chinese I	*	sem 1	nl	Ann Heirman	5

Classical Chinese II	*	sem 2	nl	Ann Heirman	5

Hindi I	*	sem 1	nl,hi	Daniela De Simone	10

Hindi II	*	sem 2	nl,hi	Daniela De Simone	10

Sanskrit I	*	sem 1	nl	Eva De Clercq	5

Sanskrit II	*	sem 2	nl	Eva De Clercq	5

Modern Japanese I	*	sem 1	ja,nl,en	Andreas Niehaus	10

Modern Japanese II	*	sem 2	ja,nl,en	Andreas Niehaus	10

Bungo I	*	sem 1	nl	Christian Uhl	5

Bungo II	*	sem 2	nl	Christian Uhl	5

Korean Language and Culture I	*	sem 1	ko,en	Andreas Niehaus	5

Korean Language and Culture II	*	sem 2	ko,en	Andreas Niehaus	5

Russian: Grammar I	*	sem 1	ru,nl	Johanna Hautekiet	4

Russian: Language Proficiency I	*	sem 1	nl	Bart Hendrickx	4

Russian: Grammar II	*	sem 2	ru,nl	Johanna Hautekiet	4

Russian: Language Proficiency II	*	sem 2	ru,nl	Bart Hendrickx	5

Turkish: Language Proficiency I	*	sem 1	nl,tr	Johan Vandewalle	6

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

History of China		sem 1	nl	Ann Heirman	5

History of South Asia		sem 1	nl	Tine Vekemans	5

History of Central Asia		sem 1	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

History of Japan		sem 1	nl	Christian Uhl	5

History of Russia		sem 1	nl	Ben Dhooge	5

Politics of the Contemporary Middle East		sem 2	nl,en	Christopher Markiewicz	5

Society and Current Affairs: China		sem 2	en	Bart Dessein	5

Society and Current Affairs: South Asia		sem 2	nl,en	Tine Vekemans	5

Society and Current Affairs: Japan		sem 1	en	Andreas Niehaus	5

Introduction to Eastern Europe		sem 1	nl,en	Aleksey Yudin	5

Oriental Literature: China		sem 2	nl	Bart Dessein	5

Oriental Literature: South Asia		sem 2	nl	Eva De Clercq	5

Oriental Literature: Japan		sem 2	nl	Luc Van Haute	5

Overview of Russian Literature		sem 2	nl	Ben Dhooge	5

3.19 Elective Set Southeast-European Language
Elective Set

Students subscribe to at least 5 credit units with reference *, or a language acquisition course that is in line with the student’ starting competences.
Languages cannot be combined.

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian I	*	sem 2	nl	Pieter Troch	10

Bulgarian I	*	sem 2	nl	Dieter Stern	10

Slovenian I	*	sem 2	nl,sl	Dieter Stern	10

New Greek: Language Proficiency I	*	year	nl	Katja De Herdt	5

New Greek: Language Proficiency II	*	sem 1	nl	Katja De Herdt	5

Turkish: Language Proficiency I	*			Johan Vandewalle	6

Turkish: Language Proficiency II	*	sem 2	nl	Johan Vandewalle	6

General Linguistics I: Theories and Methods		sem 1	nl	Klaas Willems	5

Theory of Literature I: Topics in European Literary History		sem 1	nl	Koen De Temmerman	5

Introduction to the Study of Linguistics and Literature		sem 2	nl	Alexandra Simonenko	5

Quantitative Research Methods in Linguistics		sem 2	nl	Klaas Willems	5

Introduction to Translation Studies		sem 2	nl	Lieve Jooken	3

Introduction to Translation Technology		sem 1	nl	Lieve Macken	3

European Political Integration		sem 1	nl	Hendrik Vos	6

History and Culture of the German-speaking World		sem 2	de,nl,en	Torsten Leuschner	5

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

Byzantine History		sem 1	en	Peter Van Nuffelen	5

Introduction to Islam and Being Muslim		sem 1	en	Lisa Franke	5

3.20 Elective Set Philosophy and Moral Sciences
Elective Set

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Philosophy of Science I	sem 2	nl	Karim Zahidi	5

Epistemology I	sem 2	nl	Wim Vanrie	5

Logic I	year	nl	Joke Meheus	5

Philosophical Ethics: Systematics	sem 1	nl	Sigrid Sterckx	5

Philosophical Ethics: Methodology	sem 2	nl	Sigrid Sterckx	5

Normative Ethics	sem 1	nl	Seppe Segers	5

Moral Science	sem 2	nl	Seppe Segers	5

Moral Development and Education	sem 1	nl	Claudia Claes	5

Political Philosophy	sem 2	nl	Patrick Loobuyck	5

Metaphysics and Natural Philosophy	sem 1	nl	Simon Truwant	5

Aesthetics I	sem 2	nl	Bart Vandenabeele	5

Philosophical Anthropology	sem 2	nl	Farah Focquaert	5

History of Ancient Philosophy	sem 1	nl	Benjamin De Vos	5

History of Medieval Philosophy	sem 1	nl	Danny Praet	5

History of Modern Philosophy	sem 1	nl	Boris Demarest	5

History of Contemporary Philosophy	sem 1	nl	Bart Vandenabeele	5

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1 General Courses

1.4 Languages and Cultures

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Russian Literature: Capita Selecta	3	sem 2	ru,nl	Ben Dhooge	4

A Linguistic Approach to Old Slavonic	3	sem 2	nl	Dieter Stern	4

Modern Russian Cultural History	3	sem 2	ru,nl	Ben Dhooge	4

Modern Southeast-European Cultural History	3	sem 2	nl	Pieter Troch	4

1.5 Methodology and Research

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Methodology II	3	sem 2	nl	Dieter Stern	3

Bachelor's Paper	3	year	nl	Aleksey Yudin	5

2 Elective Courses

Subscribe to 1 study track from the following list.

To be taken in the third year.

2.1 Study Track: Russian

2.1.1 Study Track Russian

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Russian Semester	3	sem 1		Pieter Troch	25

Study Abroad Project	3	sem 1	nl	Ben Dhooge	5

2.1.2 Language Acquisition: Bulgarian or Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian or Slovenian

Subscribe to 6 credit units from the following list.

You can only choose Bulgarian if you have chosen for the module Language acquisition: Bulgarian under the General Courses module. The same applies to Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian and Slovenian.

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Bulgarian IV	3	sem 2	bg	Dieter Stern	6

Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian IV	3	sem 2	bs,sr,hr	Pieter Troch	6

Slovenian IV	3	sem 2	sl	Dieter Stern	6

2.2 Study Track South-Slavonic Language

2.2.1 Study Track South-Slavonic Language

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
South-Slavonic Language Semester	3	sem 1		Pieter Troch	25

Study Abroad Project	3	sem 1	nl	Ben Dhooge	5

2.2.2 Language Acquisition: Russian

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Russian: Language and Text III		3	sem 2	ru	Aleksey Yudin	6

2.3 Study Track without Foreign Experience

2.3.1 Study Track without Foreign Experience

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Ukrainian	3	sem 1	uk,ru,nl	Aleksey Yudin	5

Study Abroad Project	3	sem 1	nl	Ben Dhooge	5

2.3.2 Language Acquisition: Russian

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Russian: Language and Text III		3	sem 2	ru	Aleksey Yudin	6

2.3.3 Language Acquisition: Bulgarian or Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian or Slovenian

Subscribe to 6 credit units from the following list.

You can only choose Bulgarian if you have chosen for the module Language acquisition: Bulgarian under the General Courses module. The same applies to Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian and Slovenian.

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Bulgarian IV	3	sem 2	bg	Dieter Stern	6

Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian IV	3	sem 2	bs,sr,hr	Pieter Troch	6

Slovenian IV	3	sem 2	sl	Dieter Stern	6

2.3.4 Elective Courses

Subscribe to 14 credit units from no less than 1 and no more than 2 modules from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

2.3.4.1 List of Electives

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Community Service Learning		3	year	nl	Gert Buelens	5

Coaching and Diversity	UKV	3	year	nl	Elisabeth De Schauwer	3

Context and Nuance. A Critical Reflection on Current Topics	UKV	3	sem 1	nl	Stef Craps	6

Migration and Society: an Interdisciplinary Introduction	UKV	3	sem 2	en	Robin Vandevoordt	5

2.3.4.2 Free Choice

To subscribe to courses from:

an elective set (see 3. Elective Window)
the study programmes offered by Ghent University (including the Ghent University Elective Courses)
the academic study programmes offered by other Institutions of Higher Education within the Flemish Community

Subject to approval by the faculty.

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1 General Courses 129

1.1 Faculty-Specific Educational Requirements

15

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

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

Introduction to Text-Linguistics	1	sem 2	nl	Klaas Willems	3

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

Introduction to Anthropology	1	sem 2	nl	Hugo DeBlock	3

1.2 Language Acquisition: Russian

32

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Russian: Grammar I	1	sem 1	ru,nl	Johanna Hautekiet	4

Russian: Language Proficiency I	1	sem 1	nl	Bart Hendrickx	4

Russian: Grammar II	1	sem 2	ru,nl	Johanna Hautekiet	4

Russian: Language Proficiency II	1	sem 2	ru,nl	Bart Hendrickx	5

Russian: Language and Text I	2	sem 1	ru,nl	Aleksey Yudin	8

Russian: Language and Text II	2	sem 2	ru,nl	Aleksey Yudin	7

1.3 Language Acquisition: Bulgarian or Bosnian/Croation/Serbian or Slovenian

22

Subscribe to 22 credit units from 1 module from the following list.

1.3.1 Language Acquisition: Bulgarian

22

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Bulgarian I	1	sem 2	nl	Dieter Stern	10

Bulgarian II	2	sem 1	bg	Michel De Dobbeleer	8

Bulgarian III	2	sem 2	bg	Dieter Stern	4

1.3.2 Language Acquisition: Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian

22

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian I	1	sem 2	nl	Pieter Troch	10

Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian II	2	sem 1	bs,sr,hr	Pieter Troch	8

Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian III	2	sem 2	bs,sr,hr	Pieter Troch	4

1.3.3 Language Acquisition: Slovenian

22

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Slovenian I	1	sem 2	nl,sl	Dieter Stern	10

Slovenian II	2	sem 1	sl	Michel De Dobbeleer	8

Slovenian III	2	sem 2	sl	Dieter Stern	4

1.4 Languages and Cultures

49

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
History of Russia	1	sem 1	nl	Ben Dhooge	5

Introduction to Eastern Europe	1	sem 1	nl,en	Aleksey Yudin	5

History of South East Europe	1	sem 2	nl	Pieter Troch	5

Old Slavonic	2	sem 1	nl	Michel De Dobbeleer	4

Slavic Philology	2	sem 2	nl	Dieter Stern	4

South East European Literature and Culture	2	sem 2	nl	Pieter Troch	5

Overview of Russian Literature	2	sem 2	nl	Ben Dhooge	5

Russian Literature: Capita Selecta	3	sem 2	ru,nl	Ben Dhooge	4

A Linguistic Approach to Old Slavonic	3	sem 2	nl	Dieter Stern	4

Modern Russian Cultural History	3	sem 2	ru,nl	Ben Dhooge	4

Modern Southeast-European Cultural History	3	sem 2	nl	Pieter Troch	4

1.5 Methodology and Research

11

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Methodology I	1	year	nl	Pieter Troch	3

Methodology II	3	sem 2	nl	Dieter Stern	3

Bachelor's Paper	3	year	nl	Aleksey Yudin	5

2 Elective Courses 36

Subscribe to 1 study track from the following list.

To be taken in the third year.

2.1 Study Track: Russian

36

2.1.1 Study Track Russian

30

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Russian Semester	3	sem 1		Pieter Troch	25

Study Abroad Project	3	sem 1	nl	Ben Dhooge	5

2.1.2 Language Acquisition: Bulgarian or Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian or Slovenian

6

Subscribe to 6 credit units from the following list.

You can only choose Bulgarian if you have chosen for the module Language acquisition: Bulgarian under the General Courses module. The same applies to Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian and Slovenian.

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Bulgarian IV	3	sem 2	bg	Dieter Stern	6

Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian IV	3	sem 2	bs,sr,hr	Pieter Troch	6

Slovenian IV	3	sem 2	sl	Dieter Stern	6

2.2 Study Track South-Slavonic Language

36

2.2.1 Study Track South-Slavonic Language

30

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
South-Slavonic Language Semester	3	sem 1		Pieter Troch	25

Study Abroad Project	3	sem 1	nl	Ben Dhooge	5

2.2.2 Language Acquisition: Russian

6

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Russian: Language and Text III		3	sem 2	ru	Aleksey Yudin	6

2.3 Study Track without Foreign Experience

36

2.3.1 Study Track without Foreign Experience

10

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Ukrainian	3	sem 1	uk,ru,nl	Aleksey Yudin	5

Study Abroad Project	3	sem 1	nl	Ben Dhooge	5

2.3.2 Language Acquisition: Russian

6

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Russian: Language and Text III		3	sem 2	ru	Aleksey Yudin	6

2.3.3 Language Acquisition: Bulgarian or Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian or Slovenian

6

Subscribe to 6 credit units from the following list.

You can only choose Bulgarian if you have chosen for the module Language acquisition: Bulgarian under the General Courses module. The same applies to Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian and Slovenian.

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Bulgarian IV	3	sem 2	bg	Dieter Stern	6

Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian IV	3	sem 2	bs,sr,hr	Pieter Troch	6

Slovenian IV	3	sem 2	sl	Dieter Stern	6

2.3.4 Elective Courses

14

Subscribe to 14 credit units from no less than 1 and no more than 2 modules from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

2.3.4.1 List of Electives

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Community Service Learning		3	year	nl	Gert Buelens	5

Coaching and Diversity	UKV	3	year	nl	Elisabeth De Schauwer	3

Context and Nuance. A Critical Reflection on Current Topics	UKV	3	sem 1	nl	Stef Craps	6

Migration and Society: an Interdisciplinary Introduction	UKV	3	sem 2	en	Robin Vandevoordt	5

2.3.4.2 Free Choice

To subscribe to courses from:

an elective set (see 3. Elective Window)
the study programmes offered by Ghent University (including the Ghent University Elective Courses)
the academic study programmes offered by other Institutions of Higher Education within the Flemish Community

Subject to approval by the faculty.

3 Elective Window 15

Subscribe to 15 credit units from an elective set, distributed over the first standard learning path as follows: 15 credit units in year 2. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Courses for which the final competencies are already (largely) achieved by another course in the curriculum can't be included as part of the elective set.

3.1 Elective Set African Studies
Elective Set
15

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

Swahili II	sem 2	nl,en	Koen Bostoen	5

Lingála I	sem 2	ln,nl	Michael Meeuwis	5

Lingála II	sem 1	ln,nl	Michael Meeuwis	5

Introduction to African Linguistics	sem 1	nl,en	Heidi Goes	5

Language Documentation and Description in Africa	sem 1	nl,en	Sara Pacchiarotti	5

African Historical Linguistics			Koen Bostoen	5

Introduction to the History of Africa	sem 1	en	Gillian Mathys	5

Themes and Regions in African History	sem 2	nl	Maarten Couttenier	5

Methods, Sources and Historiography in African History			Maarten Couttenier	5

Cultural Anthropology	sem 2	nl	Koenraad Stroeken	5

Anthropology and Ethnography in Africa	sem 2	nl	Koenraad Stroeken	5

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

Introduction to the Geography and Archeology of Africa	sem 1	nl,en	Peter Coutros	5

Fieldwork in Africa	sem 1	nl	Inge Brinkman	5

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

Themes and Genres in African Literatures	sem 2	nl	Martina Vitackova	5

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

Africa: Current Affairs, Discourse and Representation			Inge Brinkman	5

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

3.2 Elective Set Archaeology
Elective Set
15

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

Introduction to World Archaeology		sem 1	nl	Joachim Bretschneider	5

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

Introduction to Prospection and Excavation Techniques		sem 2	nl	Philippe Crombé	6

Introduction to the Geography and Archeology of Africa		sem 1	nl,en	Peter Coutros	5

Art and Archaeology of South Asia		sem 2	en	Daniela De Simone	5

Pre- and Protohistory	B+	sem 1	nl	Guy De Mulder	5

Archaeology of the Near East	B++	sem 2	nl	Joachim Bretschneider	5

Introduction to the Archaeology and Art of Greece and the Roman World	B+++	sem 1	nl	Roald Docter	5

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

Protohistory of Northwestern Europe	+	sem 1	nl	Guy De Mulder	5

Prehistory of Northwestern Europe	+			Hans Vandendriessche	5

Archaeology of the Ancient Near East: from the Proto-Neolithic to the Bronze Age	++			Joachim Bretschneider	5

Phoenician and Punic Archaeology	++/+++	sem 1	nl	Vanessa Boschloos	5

Archaeology of Greece	+++			Roald Docter	5

Roman Archaeology: The Mediterranean World	+++	sem 1	nl	Devi Taelman	5

Archaeology of the Roman Provinces	++++			Michiel Dekoninck	5

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

3.3 Elective Set Business Economics
Elective Set
15

Subscribe to 15 credit units from the following list.

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Economics	vbp	sem 1	nl	Bruno Merlevede	5

Marketing Management	vbp	sem 1	nl	Maggie Geuens	6

Research Methodology	vbp	sem 1	nl	Laurence Rijssegem	6

Introduction to Financial Reporting and Accounting Methods	vbp	sem 1	nl	Els De Wielemaker	4

Innovation Management	ma	sem 2	en	Katrien Verleye	3

Project Management	ma	sem 1	en	Mario Vanhoucke	6

Human Resource Management	ma	sem 2	nl	Eveline Schollaert	3

Introduction to Entrepreneurship	ma	sem 1	en	Petra Andries	3

Corporate Social Responsibility	ma	sem 2	nl	Eveline Schollaert	6

Business Skills		sem 2	en	Mieke Audenaert	4

Public Administration. An Introduction		sem 1	nl	Bram Verschuere	6

3.4 Elective Set Public Administration and Management
Elective Set
15

Subscribe to 15 credit units from the following list.

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Public Administration. An Introduction	vbp	sem 1	nl	Bram Verschuere	6

Public Policy	vbp	sem 1	en	Bishoy Zaki	6

Public Management	vbp	sem 2	en	Ben Suykens	5

Introduction to Accounting in the Not-for-Profit and Public Sector	vbp	sem 2	nl	Johan Christiaens	5

Constitutional Law for Public Administration	vbp	sem 1	nl	Daan Bijnens	4

Introduction to Microeconomics		sem 1	nl	Stijn Goeminne	3

Introduction to Public Economics		sem 1	nl	Bart Defloor	3

European Union Politics and Policy		sem 1	en	Claire Dupont	3

Network Management in the Public Sector		sem 1	nl	Joris Voets	5

Business Skills		sem 2	en	Mieke Audenaert	4

3.5 Elective Set Critical Perspectives on Culture
Elective Set
15

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Book History	sem 1	en	Kornee van der Haven	5

Comparative Study of Religions	sem 1	en	Jakob De Roover	5

Cross-Cultural Psychology	sem 2	en	Johnny Fontaine	4

History and Culture of the English-speaking World	sem 2	en	Brecht de Groote	4

Culture Studies	sem 1	en	Kris Rutten	5

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

Intellectual History	sem 2	en	Steven Vanden Broecke	5

Theories of Cultural History	sem 2	nl	Alexander Roose	5

Europe and Asia: Cultural Encounters and Differences	sem 2	en	Jakob De Roover	5

Conceptualizing Culture	sem 1	en	Jurgen Pieters	5

3.6 Elective Set Culture and Society
Elective Set
15

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Philosophical Ethics: Systematics	sem 1	nl	Sigrid Sterckx	5

Cultural Anthropology	sem 2	nl	Koenraad Stroeken	5

Gender and Diversity Studies	sem 1	nl	Carine Plancke	5

Sexuality and Globalisation	sem 2	nl	Tom Claes	5

Introduction to Islam and Being Muslim	sem 1	en	Lisa Franke	5

Judaism	sem 1	nl	Benjamin De Vos	5

Buddhism	sem 2	en	Christoph Anderl	5

Religious Traditions of India			Eva De Clercq	5

East Asian Ideologies			Christoph Anderl	5

Ancient Near Eastern Society and Religion			Anne Goddeeris	5

Christianity	sem 1	nl	Danny Praet	5

Introduction to the Anthropology of the Middle East and North Africa	sem 2	en	Aymon Kreil	5

Society and Current Affairs: China	sem 2	en	Bart Dessein	5

Society and Current Affairs: South Asia	sem 2	nl,en	Tine Vekemans	5

Society and Current Affairs: Japan	sem 1	en	Andreas Niehaus	5

Ancient Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations	sem 1	nl	Anne Goddeeris	5

Anthropology and Ethnography in Africa	sem 2	nl	Koenraad Stroeken	5

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

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

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	Tine Vekemans	5

History of Central Asia	sem 1	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

Introduction to the History of Africa	sem 1	en	Gillian Mathys	5

History of South East Europe			Pieter Troch	5

History of Russia	sem 1	nl	Ben Dhooge	5

Africa: Current Affairs, Discourse and Representation			Inge Brinkman	5

Language, Culture and Society in Africa			Michael Meeuwis	5

History and Culture of the German-speaking World	sem 2	de,nl,en	Torsten Leuschner	5

History and Culture of Scandinavia	sem 2	nl	Andreas Widoff	5

Introduction to Eastern Europe			Aleksey Yudin	5

Art and Archaeology of South Asia	sem 2	en	Daniela De Simone	5

3.7 Elective Set The Classical Tradition
Elective Set
15

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Ancient Rhetoric	sem 1	nl,en	Olivier Demerre	5

Classical Mythology	sem 2	nl	Nadia Sels	5

Classics in Translation	sem 1	nl	Kristoffel Demoen	5

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

History of Ancient Greece and Rome	sem 2	nl	Andries Johan Zuiderhoek	5

History of Ancient Philosophy	sem 1	nl	Benjamin De Vos	5

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

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

Ancient Greek: Language Proficiency I	sem 1	nl	Floris Bernard	5

Latin: Language Proficiency I	sem 1	nl	Giovanbattista Galdi	5

Introduction to the Archaeology and Art of Greece and the Roman World	sem 1	nl	Roald Docter	5

Latin Tradition in Europe	sem 2	nl	Wim Verbaal	5

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

3.8 Elective Set Economics
Elective Set
15

Subscribe to 15 credit units from the following list.

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Economics	vbp	sem 1	nl	Bruno Merlevede	5

Markets and Prices	vbp	sem 1	nl	Dirk Van de gaer	5

Business Cycles and Growth	vbp	sem 1	nl	Freddy Heylen	5

Methodology for Economic Research	vbp	sem 1	nl	Bruno Merlevede	5

Financial Markets and Institutions	ma	sem 2	nl	Rudi Vander Vennet	6

Economic Globalisation	ma	sem 2	en	Samuel Standaert	6

Environmental Economics and Policy	ma	sem 2	nl	Brent Bleys	6

Labour and Employment	ma	sem 1	nl	Stijn Baert	6

Development of Economic Thought		sem 2	nl	Glenn Rayp	5

Investment Analysis		sem 1	en	Michael Frömmel	6

Transport Economics		sem 2	nl	Jochen Maes	6

Business Skills		sem 2	en	Mieke Audenaert	4

3.9 Elective Set History
Elective Set
15

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
History of Ancient Greece and Rome	vbp	sem 2	nl	Andries Johan Zuiderhoek	5

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

Early Modern History	°/vbp	sem 1	nl	René Vermeir	5

Modern and Contemporary History	°/vbp	sem 2	nl	Antoon Vrints	5

History of Belgium	°/vbp	sem 2	nl	Margo De Koster	5

History and Culture of the Netherlands		sem 2	nl	Anne-Laure Van Bruaene	5

History of the Ancient Near East	vbp	sem 1	nl	Anne Goddeeris	5

Tendencies in Historiography	vbp	sem 1	nl	Frederik Buylaert	5

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

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

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

Historical Economics	vbp	sem 1	nl	Thijs Lambrecht	5

Environmental History	vbp	sem 2	nl	Christophe Verbruggen	5

Sociopolitical History		sem 1	nl	Antoon Vrints	5

Visual Materials as Historical Sources	vbp	sem 2	nl	Anne-Laure Van Bruaene	5

Comparative Rural History		sem 1	nl	Thijs Lambrecht	5

Historical Culture and Society	°/vbp	sem 1	nl	Berber Bevernage	5

History of Religion and Culture in Western Europe		sem 2	en	Paul Michael Kurtz	5

Introduction to the History of Africa		sem 1	en	Gillian Mathys	5

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	Tine Vekemans	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

History of South East Europe		sem 2	nl	Pieter Troch	5

History of Russia		sem 1	nl	Ben Dhooge	5

History of the Americas		sem 2	nl,en	Eva Willems	5

3.10 Elective Set Art Studies
Elective Set
15

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

History of Architecture 1: a Long Modernity		sem 2	nl	Dirk De Meyer	6

Aesthetics I		sem 2	nl	Bart Vandenabeele	5

Fashion and Textiles		sem 1	en	Maude Bass-Krueger	5

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

Survey of the Visual Arts: 1789 until today	B+	sem 2	nl	Marjan Sterckx	6

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

History of Visual Arts in the Low Countries II				Koenraad Jonckheere	5

Historic Interior and Design	+			Marjan Sterckx	5

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

Contemporary Art: Ways of Worldmaking	+			Wouter Davidts	5

Avant-garde Film and Video	+	sem 1	nl	Steven Jacobs	5

History of Music: Until 1750	B++	sem 2	nl	Francis Maes	6

History of Music: 1750-1900	++			Francis Maes	5

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

History of Western Theater from Antiquity until 1850		sem 2	nl	Bram Van Oostveldt	5

History of Modern Theatre	B+++	sem 1	nl	Christel Stalpaert	6

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

Cultural and Historical Aspects of Dance Theatre	+++			Annelies Van Assche	5

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

3.11 Elective Set Literature
Elective Set
15

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Introduction to the Study of Linguistics and Literature	sem 2	nl	Alexandra Simonenko	5

Theory of Literature I: Topics in European Literary History	sem 1	nl	Koen De Temmerman	5

Theory of Literature II: Reading Theories	sem 1	nl	Jurgen Pieters	5

Comparative Literature: Literature and Intermediality	sem 2	nl	Bart Keunen	5

Comparative Literature: Poetics	sem 1	nl	Jurgen Pieters	5

Classical Mythology	sem 2	nl	Nadia Sels	5

Ancient Rhetoric	sem 1	nl,en	Olivier Demerre	5

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

Classics in Translation	sem 1	nl	Kristoffel Demoen	5

Oriental Literature: South Asia	sem 2	nl	Eva De Clercq	5

Oriental Literature: China	sem 2	nl	Bart Dessein	5

Oriental Literature: Japan	sem 2	nl	Luc Van Haute	5

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

Overview of Russian Literature	sem 2	nl	Ben Dhooge	5

English Literature: Introduction	year	en	Andrew Bricker	5

Narratology and Discourse Analysis	sem 2	nl	Berber Bevernage	5

History of Modern Theatre	sem 1	nl	Christel Stalpaert	6

Dutch Literature: Benchmarks	sem 1	nl	Lars Bernaerts	4

3.12 Elective Set Teaching - Cultural Sciences
Elective Set
15

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

Teaching Methodology: Cultural Sciences	year	nl	Koen Aerts	6

Reference Internship: Cultural Sciences	year	nl	Koen Aerts	3

3.13 Elective Set Political Sciences
Elective Set

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Introduction to Political Sciences	sem 1	nl	Carl Devos	6

Statistics	sem 1	nl	John Lievens	6

Research Methods in the Social Sciences	sem 2	nl	Henk Roose	6

Social and Political Systems	sem 1	nl	Sami Zemni	5

History of Belgium	sem 2	nl	Margo De Koster	5

History of International Politics	sem 2	nl	Dries Lesage	6

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

Conflictstudies	sem 2	en	Koen Vlassenroot	6

Comparative Political Economy	sem 2	nl	Mattias Vermeiren	6

European Political Integration	sem 1	nl	Hendrik Vos	6

European and Regional Integration Theories	sem 1	nl	Jan Orbie	6

The Policies of the European Union	sem 1	nl	Hendrik Vos	6

Politics and Society in a Global World	sem 2	en	Christopher Parker	6

Local Politics	sem 1	nl	Herwig Reynaert	6

Comparative Politics	sem 2	nl	Kristof Steyvers	5

Political Philosophy	sem 2	nl	Patrick Loobuyck	5

3.14 Elective Set Laws
Elective Set
15

Subscribe to 15 credit units from the following list.

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Basic Concepts of Law	sem 1	nl	Gerd Verschelden	5

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

Introduction to International and European Law	sem 2	nl	Peter Van Elsuwege	4

Criminal Law	sem 1	nl	Tom Vander Beken	6

Legal Theory	sem 1	nl	Frederik Peeraer	4

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

Constitutional Law	sem 2	nl	Mathieu Leloup	7

Law of Obligations and Contracts	sem 2	nl	Ignace Claeys	6

Administrative Law and Environmental Law	sem 1	nl	Liesbeth Todts	8

Fundamental Rights	sem 1	nl	Yves Haeck	6

Criminal Procedure	sem 1	nl	Philip Traest	5

Economic Law and intellectual Property Rights	sem 2	nl	Reinhard Steennot	7

European Law	sem 2	nl	Inge Govaere	5

Property Law	sem 2	nl	Annelies Wylleman	4

Loss Compensation (Torts)	sem 2	nl	Marc Kruithof	5

Labour Law	sem 1	nl	Alexander De Becker	5

Public International Law	sem 1	nl	Nicolas Angelet	4

Family Law	sem 1	nl	Gerd Verschelden	5

Law and Technology	sem 1	en	Eva Lievens	3

Law of Business Organisations	sem 1	nl	Hans De Wulf	5

Procedure	sem 2	nl	Piet Taelman	7

Law and Society	sem 2	nl	Ellen Desmet	3

Social Security Law	sem 2	nl	Inger De Wilde	4

3.15 Elective Set Religion Studies
Elective Set
15

Subscribe to 5 credit units from the following list, with reference *.

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Introduction to Religious Studies	*	sem 1	nl	Annelies Lannoy	5

History of Religion and Culture in Western Europe		sem 2	en	Paul Michael Kurtz	5

Comparative Study of Religions		sem 1	nl,en	Jakob De Roover	5

Cultural Anthropology		sem 2	nl	Koenraad Stroeken	5

Judaism		sem 1	nl	Benjamin De Vos	5

Christianity		sem 1	nl	Danny Praet	5

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

Introduction to Islam and Being Muslim		sem 1	en	Lisa Franke	5

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

East Asian Ideologies				Christoph Anderl	5

Buddhism		sem 2	en	Christoph Anderl	5

Religious Traditions of India				Eva De Clercq	5

Classical Mythology		sem 2	nl	Nadia Sels	5

Ancient Near Eastern Society and Religion				Anne Goddeeris	5

3.16 Elective Set Sociology and Communication Sciences
Elective Set

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Sociology	sem 1	nl	Bart Van de Putte	6

Statistics	sem 1	nl	John Lievens	6

Research Methods in the Social Sciences	sem 2	nl	Henk Roose	6

Social and Political Systems	sem 1	nl	Sami Zemni	5

Sociology of Modernity	sem 1	nl	Raf Vanderstraeten	5

Historical Sociology	sem 2	nl	Bart Van de Putte	5

Social Inequality	sem 1	nl	Raf Vanderstraeten	3

Sociological Perspectives	sem 2	nl	Mieke Van Houtte	6

Contemporary Sociological Theories	sem 1	nl	Raf Vanderstraeten	6

Communication Science	sem 1	nl	Edward De Vooght	6

Media Economy and Media Structures	sem 2	nl	Tom Evens	5

Journalism in Perspective	sem 2	nl	Sarah Van Leuven	5

Persuasive communication	sem 2	nl	Liselot Hudders	5

Media History	sem 2	nl	Daniël Biltereyst	5

Media Technology and Innovation	sem 2	nl	Lieven De Marez	5

3.17 Elective Set Linguistics
Elective Set
15

Students who intend to take the course ‘eaching Methodology: Dutch as a Foreign Language’in the Master of Science in Teaching in Languages,
preferably choose courses with reference °.

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Introduction to Text-Linguistics		sem 2	nl	Klaas Willems	3

General Linguistics I: Theories and Methods		sem 1	nl	Klaas Willems	5

Introduction to the Study of Linguistics and Literature		sem 2	nl	Alexandra Simonenko	5

Quantitative Research Methods in Linguistics		sem 2	nl	Klaas Willems	5

Qualitative Research Design		sem 1	nl	Peter Stevens	3

Introduction Qualitative Analysis		sem 1	nl	Peter Stevens	3

Introduction to Translation Studies		sem 2	nl	Lieve Jooken	3

Introduction to Digital Text Analysis		sem 1	nl	Els Lefever	3

Introduction to Translation Technology		sem 1	nl	Lieve Macken	3

Second Language Acquisition and Second Language Learning		sem 2	nl	June Eyckmans	3

Introduction to African Linguistics		sem 1	nl,en	Heidi Goes	5

Language Documentation and Description in Africa		sem 1	nl,en	Sara Pacchiarotti	5

African Historical Linguistics				Koen Bostoen	5

Dutch Linguistics: Grammar – Word Classes and Syntax of the Clause	°	sem 1	nl	Timothy Colleman	5

Dutch Linguistics: Introduction to Sociolinguistics	°	sem 1	nl	Ulrike Vogl	3

Introduction to Flemish Sign Language		sem 1	nl	Beatrijs Wille	5

English Linguistics: Introduction		sem 1	en	Ellen Simon	5

3.18 Elective Set Languages of Asia, the Middle East and Eastern Europe
Elective Set
15

Subscribe to minimum 5 credit units with reference * or a language acquisition course in line with the student's initial competences.
Languages may not be combined.

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Introduction to Arabic Language Acquisition: Modern Standard Arabic and Egyptian Colloquial I	*	sem 1	nl,ar	Jo Van Steenbergen	10

Introduction to Arabic Language Acquisition: Modern Standard Arabic and Egyptian Colloquial II	*	sem 2	nl,ar	Jo Van Steenbergen	10

Modern Chinese I	*	sem 1	nl,zh	Bart Dessein	10

Modern Chinese II	*	sem 2	nl,zh	Bart Dessein	10

Classical Chinese I	*	sem 1	nl	Ann Heirman	5

Classical Chinese II	*	sem 2	nl	Ann Heirman	5

Hindi I	*	sem 1	nl,hi	Daniela De Simone	10

Hindi II	*	sem 2	nl,hi	Daniela De Simone	10

Sanskrit I	*	sem 1	nl	Eva De Clercq	5

Sanskrit II	*	sem 2	nl	Eva De Clercq	5

Modern Japanese I	*	sem 1	ja,nl,en	Andreas Niehaus	10

Modern Japanese II	*	sem 2	ja,nl,en	Andreas Niehaus	10

Bungo I	*	sem 1	nl	Christian Uhl	5

Bungo II	*	sem 2	nl	Christian Uhl	5

Korean Language and Culture I	*	sem 1	ko,en	Andreas Niehaus	5

Korean Language and Culture II	*	sem 2	ko,en	Andreas Niehaus	5

Russian: Grammar I	*	sem 1	ru,nl	Johanna Hautekiet	4

Russian: Language Proficiency I	*	sem 1	nl	Bart Hendrickx	4

Russian: Grammar II	*	sem 2	ru,nl	Johanna Hautekiet	4

Russian: Language Proficiency II	*	sem 2	ru,nl	Bart Hendrickx	5

Turkish: Language Proficiency I	*	sem 1	nl,tr	Johan Vandewalle	6

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

History of China		sem 1	nl	Ann Heirman	5

History of South Asia		sem 1	nl	Tine Vekemans	5

History of Central Asia		sem 1	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

History of Japan		sem 1	nl	Christian Uhl	5

History of Russia		sem 1	nl	Ben Dhooge	5

Politics of the Contemporary Middle East		sem 2	nl,en	Christopher Markiewicz	5

Society and Current Affairs: China		sem 2	en	Bart Dessein	5

Society and Current Affairs: South Asia		sem 2	nl,en	Tine Vekemans	5

Society and Current Affairs: Japan		sem 1	en	Andreas Niehaus	5

Introduction to Eastern Europe		sem 1	nl,en	Aleksey Yudin	5

Oriental Literature: China		sem 2	nl	Bart Dessein	5

Oriental Literature: South Asia		sem 2	nl	Eva De Clercq	5

Oriental Literature: Japan		sem 2	nl	Luc Van Haute	5

Overview of Russian Literature		sem 2	nl	Ben Dhooge	5

3.19 Elective Set Southeast-European Language
Elective Set
15

Students subscribe to at least 5 credit units with reference *, or a language acquisition course that is in line with the student’ starting competences.
Languages cannot be combined.

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian I	*	sem 2	nl	Pieter Troch	10

Bulgarian I	*	sem 2	nl	Dieter Stern	10

Slovenian I	*	sem 2	nl,sl	Dieter Stern	10

New Greek: Language Proficiency I	*	year	nl	Katja De Herdt	5

New Greek: Language Proficiency II	*	sem 1	nl	Katja De Herdt	5

Turkish: Language Proficiency I	*			Johan Vandewalle	6

Turkish: Language Proficiency II	*	sem 2	nl	Johan Vandewalle	6

General Linguistics I: Theories and Methods		sem 1	nl	Klaas Willems	5

Theory of Literature I: Topics in European Literary History		sem 1	nl	Koen De Temmerman	5

Introduction to the Study of Linguistics and Literature		sem 2	nl	Alexandra Simonenko	5

Quantitative Research Methods in Linguistics		sem 2	nl	Klaas Willems	5

Introduction to Translation Studies		sem 2	nl	Lieve Jooken	3

Introduction to Translation Technology		sem 1	nl	Lieve Macken	3

European Political Integration		sem 1	nl	Hendrik Vos	6

History and Culture of the German-speaking World		sem 2	de,nl,en	Torsten Leuschner	5

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

Byzantine History		sem 1	en	Peter Van Nuffelen	5

Introduction to Islam and Being Muslim		sem 1	en	Lisa Franke	5

3.20 Elective Set Philosophy and Moral Sciences
Elective Set
15

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Philosophy of Science I	sem 2	nl	Karim Zahidi	5

Epistemology I	sem 2	nl	Wim Vanrie	5

Logic I	year	nl	Joke Meheus	5

Philosophical Ethics: Systematics	sem 1	nl	Sigrid Sterckx	5

Philosophical Ethics: Methodology	sem 2	nl	Sigrid Sterckx	5

Normative Ethics	sem 1	nl	Seppe Segers	5

Moral Science	sem 2	nl	Seppe Segers	5

Moral Development and Education	sem 1	nl	Claudia Claes	5

Political Philosophy	sem 2	nl	Patrick Loobuyck	5

Metaphysics and Natural Philosophy	sem 1	nl	Simon Truwant	5

Aesthetics I	sem 2	nl	Bart Vandenabeele	5

Philosophical Anthropology	sem 2	nl	Farah Focquaert	5

History of Ancient Philosophy	sem 1	nl	Benjamin De Vos	5

History of Medieval Philosophy	sem 1	nl	Danny Praet	5

History of Modern Philosophy	sem 1	nl	Boris Demarest	5

History of Contemporary Philosophy	sem 1	nl	Bart Vandenabeele	5

Learning outcomes

Competence field 1: Competences in one/more scientific discipline(s)

To have and apply an intermediate-level passive and active proficiency in Russian and in one or two Southeastern European languages
To know, understand and apply the basic concepts and methods of Slavonic and East European Studies and also the milestones in the (cultural) history, literature and historical linguistics of the Eastern-European countries.
To have a sound passive proficiency in Old and Church Slavonic in its main varieties.
To apply the principles of the ancillary sciences (literature science, historical linguistics, history, antropology).
To recognise the provisional character of knowledge through critical examination of opposing opinions, propositions, and hypotheses in the field of Slavonic and East European Studies.

Competence field 2: Scientific competences

To design and execute, under supervision, a research plan in the field of Russian literature and culture, Southeast European culture and area studies or Slavonic philology and historical linguistics.
To have the ability to find historical and current sources, and to incorporate them into one's own research.
To identify, appreciate and apply international research (including research in the studied languages).
To account for the appropriate methodological framework of a research topic.

Competence field 3: Intellectual competences

To reflect analytically and critically on issues in cultural history, literature sciences, linguistics and/or antropology.
To critically reflect on the history, on the cultural and social developments in Russia and in Southeast Europe, and on the historical evolution of Slavic from a linguistic and philological perspective.
To have an inquisitive attitude towards sources, ideas, the adoption of theories, and towards research methods and techniques.
To show a broad interest in Eastern Europe.

Competence field 4: Competences in cooperation and communication

To describe one's own knowledge acquisition and reflections in a scientific text.
To present and discuss one's own knowledge acquisition process and reflections.
To carry out scientific tasks in team.

Competence field 5: Societal competences

To understand and assess the social presuppositions of scientific publications in the field of Eastern European languages and cultures over time.
To acknowledge the cultural specifity and the social sensitivities of Eastern Europe.
To develop an awareness of Eastern Europe as a part of European civilisation and to recognise the diversity of Eastern Europe (Slavic and non-Slavic).