Bachelor of Arts in African Languages and Cultures

Some time ago, the internationally acclaimed journal The Economist proclaimed Africa the ‘emerging continent’. That statement confirmed what Africa experts have been predicting for years. New Africa experts are therefore more than welcome! You will come to understand Africa from current affairs, historical, cultural, literary and linguistic perspectives.

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1 General Courses

1.1 General Faculty Requirements

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Historical Criticism	1	sem 1	nl	Margo De Koster	3

History of Philosophy	1	sem 1	nl	Maarten Van Dyck	3

Introduction to Anthropology	1	sem 2	nl	Hugo DeBlock	3

Introduction to World History	1	sem 2	nl	Wouter Ryckbosch	3

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

1.2 Language Acquisition and Linguistics

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Introduction to African Linguistics	1	sem 1	nl,en	Sara Pacchiarotti	5

Swahili I	1	sem 1	nl,en	Koen Bostoen	5

Swahili II	1	sem 2	nl,en	Koen Bostoen	5

Lingála I	1	sem 2	ln,nl	Michael Meeuwis	5

African Historical Linguistics		sem 2	nl,en	Koen Bostoen	5

1.3 Man, History and Culture

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
History of Africa	1	sem 1	en	Gillian Mathys	5

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

Anthropology and Ethnography in Africa	1	sem 2	nl	Koenraad Stroeken	5

Themes and Regions in African History				Maarten Couttenier	5

Methods, Sources and Historiography in African History		sem 2	en	Maarten Couttenier	5

Anthropology of Visual and Material Cultures in Africa				Hugo DeBlock	5

1.4 Language and Culture

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Introduction to the Literatures of Africa	1	sem 1	nl	Martina Vitackova	5

Language, Culture and Society in Africa	1	sem 2	nl	Michael Meeuwis	5

Africa: Current Affairs, Discourse and Representation		sem 2	nl	Inge Brinkman	5

Themes and Genres in African Literatures				Martina Vitackova	5

2 Elective Courses

Subscribe to 1 study track from the following list.

2.1 Study Abroad Programme: Africa

Subscribe to 45 credit units from no less than 2 and no more than 3 modules from the following list.

Study Abroad Programme: Africa (25 ECTS credits) and one elective set (15 ECTS credits) are compulsory. The remaining 5 ECTS credits are chosen from within the modules Elective Courses and/or Free Choice.

Students are offered the opportunity to spend a semester at a university abroad. This can be a university in Africa ('Africa semester'), or a university within Europe (via the Erasmus programme).

2.1.1 Elective Sets

Subscribe to 15 credit units from 1 elective set from the following list.

To be taken in year 2 and year 3.

15 credit units per elective set.

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

2.1.1.1 Elective Set Arabic and Islamic Studies
Elective Set

Subscribe to 10 credit units with reference *.
Courses with reference + can only be subscribed to when Introduction to Arabic Language Acquisition: Modern Standard Arabic and Egyptian Colloquial I and II have already been acquired.

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

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

History and Culture of the Modern and Contemporary Middle East		sem 2	en	Christopher Markiewicz	5

Structures of Arabic (Language and Texts): Literary Heritage		sem 1	nl	Jo Van Steenbergen	7

Structures of Arabic (Language and Texts): Historical Thinking	+	sem 2	nl,en	Jo Van Steenbergen	8

Arabic Language Acquisition: Media and Egyptian I	+	sem 1	nl,ar	Jo Van Steenbergen	8

Arabic Language Acquisition: Media and Egyptian II	+	sem 2	ar	Jo Van Steenbergen	7

2.1.1.2 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	Hans Vandendriessche	5

Introduction to World Archaeology		sem 1	nl	Peter Vandenabeele	5

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

Introduction to Prospection and Excavation Techniques		sem 2	nl	Hans Vandendriessche	6

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

Art and Archaeology of South Asia		sem 1	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	Nadine Nys	5

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

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

Protohistory of Northwestern Europe	+			Guy De Mulder	5

Prehistory of Northwestern Europe	+	sem 1	nl	Hans Vandendriessche	5

Archaeology of the Ancient Near East: from the Proto-Neolithic to the Bronze Age	++	sem 1	nl	Peter Vandenabeele	5

Phoenician and Punic Archaeology	++/+++			Vanessa Boschloos	5

Archaeology of Greece	+++	sem 1	nl,en	Roald Docter	5

Roman Archaeology: The Mediterranean World	+++			Sadi Maréchal	5

Archaeology of the Roman Provinces	++++	sem 2	nl	Michiel Dekoninck	5

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

2.1.1.3 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

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

Human Resource Management	vbp	sem 2	nl	Eveline Schollaert	3

Introduction to Entrepreneurship	vbp	sem 1	en	Petra Andries	3

Innovation Management	ma	sem 2	en	Katrien Verleye	3

Research Methodology	ma	sem 1	nl	Laurence Rijssegem	6

Project Management	ma	sem 1	en	Mario Vanhoucke	6

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

2.1.1.4 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

2.1.1.5 Elective Set Critical Perspectives on Culture
Elective Set

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Book History	sem 1	en	Marianne Van Remoortel	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	6

History of the European Expansion during the Early Modern Period	sem 2	en	Michael Limberger	5

Intellectual History	sem 2	en	Geertje Bol	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

2.1.1.6 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			Christoph Anderl	5

Religious Traditions of India	sem 2	en	Eva De Clercq	5

East Asian Ideologies	sem 2	en	Christoph Anderl	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			Tine Vekemans	5

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

Economy and Society of the Ancient Near East			Katrien De Graef	5

Anthropology and Ethnography in Africa	sem 2	nl	Koenraad Stroeken	5

Anthropology of Visual and Material Cultures in Africa			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

Global China	sem 1	en	Bart Dessein	5

History of Japan	sem 1	en	Christian Uhl	5

History of South Asia	sem 1	nl	Tine Vekemans	5

History of Central Asia and the Pontic-Caspian Steppe	sem 1	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

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	sem 2	nl	Inge Brinkman	5

Language, Culture and Society in Africa			Michael Meeuwis	5

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

History and Culture of Scandinavia	sem 2	nl	Daan Vandenhaute	5

Introduction to Eastern Europe	sem 1	nl	Aleksey Yudin	5

Art and Archaeology of South Asia	sem 1	en	Daniela De Simone	5

Islam in Asia: Visual and Material Culture	sem 2	en	Eva De Clercq	5

2.1.1.7 Elective Set The Classical Tradition
Elective Set

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Ancient Rhetoric	sem 1	nl,en	Koen De Temmerman	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	Thierry Oppeneer	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	Sadi Maréchal	5

Latin Tradition in Europe	sem 2	nl	Wim Verbaal	5

Cities and Empires: Politics and Society in the Greco-Roman World	sem 1	en	Andries Johan Zuiderhoek	5

Contestations of Power in Late Antiquity	sem 2	en	Lieve Van Hoof	5

2.1.1.8 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

2.1.1.9 Elective Set History
Elective Set

The courses with reference ° form the compulsory part of the preparatory track for the Teaching Methodology History. Students ‘languages and cultures’ can follow a course that is considered equivalent to the course Historical Culture and Society. Please contact the study track counsellor for this.

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	Thierry Oppeneer	5

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

Early Modern History	°/vbp	sem 1	nl	Anne-Laure Van Bruaene	5

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

History of Belgium	°/vbp	sem 2	nl	Eline Mestdagh	5

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

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

Trends in Historiography	vbp	sem 2	nl	Frederik Buylaert	5

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

Digital Methods for Historians: Data Management, Text Analysis and Statistics	vbp	year	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

Collective Action and Social Movements in the Modern and Contemporary Period		sem 1	nl	Antoon Vrints	5

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

Comparative Rural History		sem 2	nl	Thijs Lambrecht	5

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

Critical Issues in Religious History		sem 2	en	Paul Michael Kurtz	5

History of Africa				Gillian Mathys	5

History of China		sem 1	nl	Ann Heirman	5

Global China		sem 1	en	Bart Dessein	5

History of Japan		sem 1	en	Christian Uhl	5

History of South Asia		sem 1	nl	Tine Vekemans	5

History of Central Asia and the Pontic-Caspian Steppe		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					5

The Ottoman Empire in the Early Modern World		sem 1	en	Christopher Markiewicz	5

2.1.1.10 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				Maximiliaan Martens	5

History of Visual Arts in the Low Countries II		sem 1	nl	Koenraad Jonckheere	5

Historic Interior and Design	+	sem 2	nl	Marjan Sterckx	5

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

Contemporary Art: Ways of Worldmaking	+	sem 1	nl	Wouter Davidts	5

Avant-garde Film and Video	+			Steven Jacobs	5

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

History of Music: 1750-1900	++	sem 2	nl	Francis Maes	5

Music History of the Twentieth Century				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	+++			Christel Stalpaert	5

Cultural and Historical Aspects of Dance Theatre	+++	sem 1	nl,en	Annelies Van Assche	5

Anthropology of Visual and Material Cultures in Africa				Hugo DeBlock	5

2.1.1.11 Elective Set Literature
Elective Set

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Introduction to the Study of Linguistics and Literature	sem 2	nl	Klaas Willems	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	Koen De Temmerman	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			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	Martina Vitackova	5

Overview of Russian Literature	sem 2	nl	Ben Dhooge	5

English Literature: Introduction	year	en	Gert Buelens	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

2.1.1.12 Elective Set Teaching – Arts and Humanities and Languages
Elective Set

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

The Teacher within Class, School and Society		sem 2	nl	Melissa Tuytens	6

Coaching and Diversity	UKV	year	nl	Elisabeth De Schauwer	3

2.1.1.13 Elective Set Dutch as a Foreign Language
Elective Set

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

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Dutch Linguistics: Grammar – Word Classes and Syntax of the Clause	a	sem 1	nl	Timothy Colleman	5

Dutch Linguistics: Introduction to Sociolinguistics	a	sem 1	nl	Gert De Sutter	3

Dutch: Language Proficiency I	a	sem 2	nl	Anne-Sophie Ghyselen	3

Computer Assisted Language Learning		sem 1	en	Orphée De Clercq	5

Language, Diversity and Globalisation	a	sem 1	nl	Stef Slembrouck	5

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

2.1.1.14 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	Eline Mestdagh	5

History of International Politics	sem 2	nl	Dries Lesage	6

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

Conflict Studies	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	Petra Debusscher	6

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

Politics and Society in a Global World	sem 2	en	Bart Klem	6

Local Politics	sem 1	nl	Tony Valcke	6

Comparative Politics	sem 2	nl	Kristof Steyvers	5

Political Philosophy	sem 2	nl	Patrick Loobuyck	5

2.1.1.15 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	Laurens van Puyenbroeck	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	Stéphanie De Coensel	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	Wannes Vandenbussche	7

Law and Society	sem 2	nl	Ellen Desmet	3

Social Security Law	sem 2	nl	Inger De Wilde	4

2.1.1.16 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

Critical Issues in Religious History		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		sem 2	en	Christoph Anderl	5

Buddhism				Christoph Anderl	5

Religious Traditions of India		sem 2	en	Eva De Clercq	5

Classical Mythology		sem 2	nl	Nadia Sels	5

Religions of the Ancient Near East		sem 1	en	Katrien De Graef	5

2.1.1.17 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	Stijn Joye	6

Media Economy and Media Structures	sem 2	nl	Tom Evens	5

Journalism in Perspective	sem 2	nl	Marie Verstappen	5

Persuasive communication	sem 2	nl	Marijke De Veirman	5

Media History	sem 2	nl	Liesbet Depauw	5

Media Technology and Innovation	sem 2	nl	Lieven De Marez	5

2.1.1.18 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	Klaas Willems	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	Gert De Sutter	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	Sara Pacchiarotti	5

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

African Historical Linguistics		sem 2	nl,en	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	Gert De Sutter	3

Introduction to Flemish Sign Language		sem 1	nl	Mieke Van Herreweghe	5

English Linguistics: Introduction		sem 1	en	Ellen Simon	5

2.1.1.19 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

Wenyan I	*	sem 1	nl	Ann Heirman	5

Wenyan 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

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 and the Pontic-Caspian Steppe		sem 1	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

History of Japan		sem 1	en	Christian Uhl	5

History of Russia		sem 1	nl	Ben Dhooge	5

History and Culture of the Modern and Contemporary Middle East		sem 2	en	Christopher Markiewicz	5

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

Society and Current Affairs: South Asia				Tine Vekemans	5

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

Introduction to Eastern Europe		sem 1	nl	Aleksey Yudin	5

Oriental Literature: China		sem 2	nl	Bart Dessein	5

Oriental Literature: South Asia				Eva De Clercq	5

Oriental Literature: Japan		sem 2	nl	Luc Van Haute	5

Overview of Russian Literature		sem 2	nl	Ben Dhooge	5

2.1.1.20 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 2	nl,el	Katja De Herdt	5

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	Klaas Willems	5

Quantitative Research Methods in Linguistics		sem 2	nl	Klaas Willems	5

Introduction to Translation Studies		sem 2	nl	Gert De Sutter	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	Torsten Leuschner	5

History of South East Europe		sem 2	nl	Pieter Troch	5

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

Contestations of Power in Late Antiquity		sem 2	en	Lieve Van Hoof	5

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

2.1.1.21 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	Maarten Van Dyck	5

Aesthetics I	sem 2	nl	Bart Vandenabeele	5

Philosophical Anthropology	sem 2	nl	Annelies Lannoy	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	Gertrudis Van de Vijver	5

History of Contemporary Philosophy	sem 1	nl	Bart Vandenabeele	5

2.1.3 Free Choice

Subscribe to no more than 5 credit units from the course offer of Ghent University.

2.2 Study Programme: Ghent University

Subscribe to 45 credit units from no less than 2 and no more than 3 modules from the following list.

Lingála IV (5 ECTS credits) and two elective sets (30 ECTS credits) are compulsory. The remaining 10 ECTS credits are chosen from within the modules Elective Courses and/or Free Choice.

2.2.1 Elective Sets

2.1.1.1 Elective Set Arabic and Islamic Studies
Elective Set

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

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

History and Culture of the Modern and Contemporary Middle East		sem 2	en	Christopher Markiewicz	5

Structures of Arabic (Language and Texts): Literary Heritage		sem 1	nl	Jo Van Steenbergen	7

Structures of Arabic (Language and Texts): Historical Thinking	+	sem 2	nl,en	Jo Van Steenbergen	8

Arabic Language Acquisition: Media and Egyptian I	+	sem 1	nl,ar	Jo Van Steenbergen	8

Arabic Language Acquisition: Media and Egyptian II	+	sem 2	ar	Jo Van Steenbergen	7

2.1.1.2 Elective Set Archaeology
Elective Set

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
General Introduction to Archaeology		sem 1	nl	Hans Vandendriessche	5

Introduction to World Archaeology		sem 1	nl	Peter Vandenabeele	5

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

Introduction to Prospection and Excavation Techniques		sem 2	nl	Hans Vandendriessche	6

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

Art and Archaeology of South Asia		sem 1	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	Nadine Nys	5

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

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

Protohistory of Northwestern Europe	+			Guy De Mulder	5

Prehistory of Northwestern Europe	+	sem 1	nl	Hans Vandendriessche	5

Archaeology of the Ancient Near East: from the Proto-Neolithic to the Bronze Age	++	sem 1	nl	Peter Vandenabeele	5

Phoenician and Punic Archaeology	++/+++			Vanessa Boschloos	5

Archaeology of Greece	+++	sem 1	nl,en	Roald Docter	5

Roman Archaeology: The Mediterranean World	+++			Sadi Maréchal	5

Archaeology of the Roman Provinces	++++	sem 2	nl	Michiel Dekoninck	5

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

2.1.1.3 Elective Set Business Economics
Elective Set

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

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

Human Resource Management	vbp	sem 2	nl	Eveline Schollaert	3

Introduction to Entrepreneurship	vbp	sem 1	en	Petra Andries	3

Innovation Management	ma	sem 2	en	Katrien Verleye	3

Research Methodology	ma	sem 1	nl	Laurence Rijssegem	6

Project Management	ma	sem 1	en	Mario Vanhoucke	6

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

2.1.1.4 Elective Set Public Administration and Management
Elective Set

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

2.1.1.5 Elective Set Critical Perspectives on Culture
Elective Set

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Book History	sem 1	en	Marianne Van Remoortel	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	6

History of the European Expansion during the Early Modern Period	sem 2	en	Michael Limberger	5

Intellectual History	sem 2	en	Geertje Bol	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

2.1.1.6 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			Christoph Anderl	5

Religious Traditions of India	sem 2	en	Eva De Clercq	5

East Asian Ideologies	sem 2	en	Christoph Anderl	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			Tine Vekemans	5

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

Economy and Society of the Ancient Near East			Katrien De Graef	5

Anthropology and Ethnography in Africa	sem 2	nl	Koenraad Stroeken	5

Anthropology of Visual and Material Cultures in Africa			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

Global China	sem 1	en	Bart Dessein	5

History of Japan	sem 1	en	Christian Uhl	5

History of South Asia	sem 1	nl	Tine Vekemans	5

History of Central Asia and the Pontic-Caspian Steppe	sem 1	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

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	sem 2	nl	Inge Brinkman	5

Language, Culture and Society in Africa			Michael Meeuwis	5

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

History and Culture of Scandinavia	sem 2	nl	Daan Vandenhaute	5

Introduction to Eastern Europe	sem 1	nl	Aleksey Yudin	5

Art and Archaeology of South Asia	sem 1	en	Daniela De Simone	5

Islam in Asia: Visual and Material Culture	sem 2	en	Eva De Clercq	5

2.1.1.7 Elective Set The Classical Tradition
Elective Set

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Ancient Rhetoric	sem 1	nl,en	Koen De Temmerman	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	Thierry Oppeneer	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	Sadi Maréchal	5

Latin Tradition in Europe	sem 2	nl	Wim Verbaal	5

Cities and Empires: Politics and Society in the Greco-Roman World	sem 1	en	Andries Johan Zuiderhoek	5

Contestations of Power in Late Antiquity	sem 2	en	Lieve Van Hoof	5

2.1.1.8 Elective Set Economics
Elective Set

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

2.1.1.9 Elective Set History
Elective Set

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	Thierry Oppeneer	5

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

Early Modern History	°/vbp	sem 1	nl	Anne-Laure Van Bruaene	5

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

History of Belgium	°/vbp	sem 2	nl	Eline Mestdagh	5

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

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

Trends in Historiography	vbp	sem 2	nl	Frederik Buylaert	5

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

Digital Methods for Historians: Data Management, Text Analysis and Statistics	vbp	year	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

Collective Action and Social Movements in the Modern and Contemporary Period		sem 1	nl	Antoon Vrints	5

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

Comparative Rural History		sem 2	nl	Thijs Lambrecht	5

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

Critical Issues in Religious History		sem 2	en	Paul Michael Kurtz	5

History of Africa				Gillian Mathys	5

History of China		sem 1	nl	Ann Heirman	5

Global China		sem 1	en	Bart Dessein	5

History of Japan		sem 1	en	Christian Uhl	5

History of South Asia		sem 1	nl	Tine Vekemans	5

History of Central Asia and the Pontic-Caspian Steppe		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					5

The Ottoman Empire in the Early Modern World		sem 1	en	Christopher Markiewicz	5

2.1.1.10 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				Maximiliaan Martens	5

History of Visual Arts in the Low Countries II		sem 1	nl	Koenraad Jonckheere	5

Historic Interior and Design	+	sem 2	nl	Marjan Sterckx	5

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

Contemporary Art: Ways of Worldmaking	+	sem 1	nl	Wouter Davidts	5

Avant-garde Film and Video	+			Steven Jacobs	5

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

History of Music: 1750-1900	++	sem 2	nl	Francis Maes	5

Music History of the Twentieth Century				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	+++			Christel Stalpaert	5

Cultural and Historical Aspects of Dance Theatre	+++	sem 1	nl,en	Annelies Van Assche	5

Anthropology of Visual and Material Cultures in Africa				Hugo DeBlock	5

2.1.1.11 Elective Set Literature
Elective Set

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Introduction to the Study of Linguistics and Literature	sem 2	nl	Klaas Willems	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	Koen De Temmerman	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			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	Martina Vitackova	5

Overview of Russian Literature	sem 2	nl	Ben Dhooge	5

English Literature: Introduction	year	en	Gert Buelens	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

2.1.1.12 Elective Set Teaching – Arts and Humanities and Languages
Elective Set

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

The Teacher within Class, School and Society		sem 2	nl	Melissa Tuytens	6

Coaching and Diversity	UKV	year	nl	Elisabeth De Schauwer	3

2.1.1.13 Elective Set Dutch as a Foreign Language
Elective Set

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Dutch Linguistics: Grammar – Word Classes and Syntax of the Clause	a	sem 1	nl	Timothy Colleman	5

Dutch Linguistics: Introduction to Sociolinguistics	a	sem 1	nl	Gert De Sutter	3

Dutch: Language Proficiency I	a	sem 2	nl	Anne-Sophie Ghyselen	3

Computer Assisted Language Learning		sem 1	en	Orphée De Clercq	5

Language, Diversity and Globalisation	a	sem 1	nl	Stef Slembrouck	5

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

2.1.1.14 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	Eline Mestdagh	5

History of International Politics	sem 2	nl	Dries Lesage	6

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

Conflict Studies	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	Petra Debusscher	6

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

Politics and Society in a Global World	sem 2	en	Bart Klem	6

Local Politics	sem 1	nl	Tony Valcke	6

Comparative Politics	sem 2	nl	Kristof Steyvers	5

Political Philosophy	sem 2	nl	Patrick Loobuyck	5

2.1.1.15 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	Laurens van Puyenbroeck	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	Stéphanie De Coensel	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	Wannes Vandenbussche	7

Law and Society	sem 2	nl	Ellen Desmet	3

Social Security Law	sem 2	nl	Inger De Wilde	4

2.1.1.16 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

Critical Issues in Religious History		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		sem 2	en	Christoph Anderl	5

Buddhism				Christoph Anderl	5

Religious Traditions of India		sem 2	en	Eva De Clercq	5

Classical Mythology		sem 2	nl	Nadia Sels	5

Religions of the Ancient Near East		sem 1	en	Katrien De Graef	5

2.1.1.17 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	Stijn Joye	6

Media Economy and Media Structures	sem 2	nl	Tom Evens	5

Journalism in Perspective	sem 2	nl	Marie Verstappen	5

Persuasive communication	sem 2	nl	Marijke De Veirman	5

Media History	sem 2	nl	Liesbet Depauw	5

Media Technology and Innovation	sem 2	nl	Lieven De Marez	5

2.1.1.18 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	Klaas Willems	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	Gert De Sutter	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	Sara Pacchiarotti	5

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

African Historical Linguistics		sem 2	nl,en	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	Gert De Sutter	3

Introduction to Flemish Sign Language		sem 1	nl	Mieke Van Herreweghe	5

English Linguistics: Introduction		sem 1	en	Ellen Simon	5

2.1.1.19 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

Wenyan I	*	sem 1	nl	Ann Heirman	5

Wenyan 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

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 and the Pontic-Caspian Steppe		sem 1	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

History of Japan		sem 1	en	Christian Uhl	5

History of Russia		sem 1	nl	Ben Dhooge	5

History and Culture of the Modern and Contemporary Middle East		sem 2	en	Christopher Markiewicz	5

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

Society and Current Affairs: South Asia				Tine Vekemans	5

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

Introduction to Eastern Europe		sem 1	nl	Aleksey Yudin	5

Oriental Literature: China		sem 2	nl	Bart Dessein	5

Oriental Literature: South Asia				Eva De Clercq	5

Oriental Literature: Japan		sem 2	nl	Luc Van Haute	5

Overview of Russian Literature		sem 2	nl	Ben Dhooge	5

2.1.1.20 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 2	nl,el	Katja De Herdt	5

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	Klaas Willems	5

Quantitative Research Methods in Linguistics		sem 2	nl	Klaas Willems	5

Introduction to Translation Studies		sem 2	nl	Gert De Sutter	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	Torsten Leuschner	5

History of South East Europe		sem 2	nl	Pieter Troch	5

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

Contestations of Power in Late Antiquity		sem 2	en	Lieve Van Hoof	5

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

2.1.1.21 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	Maarten Van Dyck	5

Aesthetics I	sem 2	nl	Bart Vandenabeele	5

Philosophical Anthropology	sem 2	nl	Annelies Lannoy	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	Gertrudis Van de Vijver	5

History of Contemporary Philosophy	sem 1	nl	Bart Vandenabeele	5

2.2.3 Free Choice

Subscribe to no more than 10 credit units from the course offer of Ghent University.

Second year

(version 22 )

Course schedule 1st semester Course schedule 2nd semester

1 General Courses

1.2 Language Acquisition and Linguistics

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Swahili III	2	sem 1	nl,en	Maud Devos	5

Lingála II	2	sem 1	ln,nl	Michael Meeuwis	5

Swahili IV	2	sem 2	nl,en	Maud Devos	5

Lingála III	2	sem 2	ln,nl	Michael Meeuwis	5

Language Documentation and Description in Africa	2	sem 1	nl,en	Gilles-Maurice de Schryver	5

African Historical Linguistics		sem 2	nl,en	Koen Bostoen	5

1.3 Man, History and Culture

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Fieldwork in Africa	2	sem 1	nl	Nick Rahier	5

Cultural Anthropology	2	sem 2	nl	Koenraad Stroeken	5

Themes and Regions in African History				Maarten Couttenier	5

Methods, Sources and Historiography in African History		sem 2	en	Maarten Couttenier	5

Anthropology of Visual and Material Cultures in Africa				Hugo DeBlock	5

1.4 Language and Culture

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Africa: Current Affairs, Discourse and Representation	sem 2	nl	Inge Brinkman	5

Themes and Genres in African Literatures			Martina Vitackova	5

2 Elective Courses

Subscribe to 1 study track from the following list.

2.1 Study Abroad Programme: Africa

Subscribe to 45 credit units from no less than 2 and no more than 3 modules from the following list.

Students are offered the opportunity to spend a semester at a university abroad. This can be a university in Africa ('Africa semester'), or a university within Europe (via the Erasmus programme).

2.1.1 Elective Sets

Subscribe to 15 credit units from 1 elective set from the following list.

To be taken in year 2 and year 3.

15 credit units per elective set.

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

2.1.1.1 Elective Set Arabic and Islamic Studies
Elective Set

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

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

History and Culture of the Modern and Contemporary Middle East		sem 2	en	Christopher Markiewicz	5

Structures of Arabic (Language and Texts): Literary Heritage		sem 1	nl	Jo Van Steenbergen	7

Structures of Arabic (Language and Texts): Historical Thinking	+	sem 2	nl,en	Jo Van Steenbergen	8

Arabic Language Acquisition: Media and Egyptian I	+	sem 1	nl,ar	Jo Van Steenbergen	8

Arabic Language Acquisition: Media and Egyptian II	+	sem 2	ar	Jo Van Steenbergen	7

2.1.1.2 Elective Set Archaeology
Elective Set

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
General Introduction to Archaeology		sem 1	nl	Hans Vandendriessche	5

Introduction to World Archaeology		sem 1	nl	Peter Vandenabeele	5

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

Introduction to Prospection and Excavation Techniques		sem 2	nl	Hans Vandendriessche	6

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

Art and Archaeology of South Asia		sem 1	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	Nadine Nys	5

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

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

Protohistory of Northwestern Europe	+			Guy De Mulder	5

Prehistory of Northwestern Europe	+	sem 1	nl	Hans Vandendriessche	5

Archaeology of the Ancient Near East: from the Proto-Neolithic to the Bronze Age	++	sem 1	nl	Peter Vandenabeele	5

Phoenician and Punic Archaeology	++/+++			Vanessa Boschloos	5

Archaeology of Greece	+++	sem 1	nl,en	Roald Docter	5

Roman Archaeology: The Mediterranean World	+++			Sadi Maréchal	5

Archaeology of the Roman Provinces	++++	sem 2	nl	Michiel Dekoninck	5

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

2.1.1.3 Elective Set Business Economics
Elective Set

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

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

Human Resource Management	vbp	sem 2	nl	Eveline Schollaert	3

Introduction to Entrepreneurship	vbp	sem 1	en	Petra Andries	3

Innovation Management	ma	sem 2	en	Katrien Verleye	3

Research Methodology	ma	sem 1	nl	Laurence Rijssegem	6

Project Management	ma	sem 1	en	Mario Vanhoucke	6

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

2.1.1.4 Elective Set Public Administration and Management
Elective Set

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

2.1.1.5 Elective Set Critical Perspectives on Culture
Elective Set

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Book History	sem 1	en	Marianne Van Remoortel	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	6

History of the European Expansion during the Early Modern Period	sem 2	en	Michael Limberger	5

Intellectual History	sem 2	en	Geertje Bol	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

2.1.1.6 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			Christoph Anderl	5

Religious Traditions of India	sem 2	en	Eva De Clercq	5

East Asian Ideologies	sem 2	en	Christoph Anderl	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			Tine Vekemans	5

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

Economy and Society of the Ancient Near East			Katrien De Graef	5

Anthropology and Ethnography in Africa	sem 2	nl	Koenraad Stroeken	5

Anthropology of Visual and Material Cultures in Africa			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

Global China	sem 1	en	Bart Dessein	5

History of Japan	sem 1	en	Christian Uhl	5

History of South Asia	sem 1	nl	Tine Vekemans	5

History of Central Asia and the Pontic-Caspian Steppe	sem 1	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

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	sem 2	nl	Inge Brinkman	5

Language, Culture and Society in Africa			Michael Meeuwis	5

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

History and Culture of Scandinavia	sem 2	nl	Daan Vandenhaute	5

Introduction to Eastern Europe	sem 1	nl	Aleksey Yudin	5

Art and Archaeology of South Asia	sem 1	en	Daniela De Simone	5

Islam in Asia: Visual and Material Culture	sem 2	en	Eva De Clercq	5

2.1.1.7 Elective Set The Classical Tradition
Elective Set

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Ancient Rhetoric	sem 1	nl,en	Koen De Temmerman	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	Thierry Oppeneer	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	Sadi Maréchal	5

Latin Tradition in Europe	sem 2	nl	Wim Verbaal	5

Cities and Empires: Politics and Society in the Greco-Roman World	sem 1	en	Andries Johan Zuiderhoek	5

Contestations of Power in Late Antiquity	sem 2	en	Lieve Van Hoof	5

2.1.1.8 Elective Set Economics
Elective Set

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

2.1.1.9 Elective Set History
Elective Set

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	Thierry Oppeneer	5

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

Early Modern History	°/vbp	sem 1	nl	Anne-Laure Van Bruaene	5

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

History of Belgium	°/vbp	sem 2	nl	Eline Mestdagh	5

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

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

Trends in Historiography	vbp	sem 2	nl	Frederik Buylaert	5

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

Digital Methods for Historians: Data Management, Text Analysis and Statistics	vbp	year	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

Collective Action and Social Movements in the Modern and Contemporary Period		sem 1	nl	Antoon Vrints	5

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

Comparative Rural History		sem 2	nl	Thijs Lambrecht	5

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

Critical Issues in Religious History		sem 2	en	Paul Michael Kurtz	5

History of Africa				Gillian Mathys	5

History of China		sem 1	nl	Ann Heirman	5

Global China		sem 1	en	Bart Dessein	5

History of Japan		sem 1	en	Christian Uhl	5

History of South Asia		sem 1	nl	Tine Vekemans	5

History of Central Asia and the Pontic-Caspian Steppe		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					5

The Ottoman Empire in the Early Modern World		sem 1	en	Christopher Markiewicz	5

2.1.1.10 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				Maximiliaan Martens	5

History of Visual Arts in the Low Countries II		sem 1	nl	Koenraad Jonckheere	5

Historic Interior and Design	+	sem 2	nl	Marjan Sterckx	5

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

Contemporary Art: Ways of Worldmaking	+	sem 1	nl	Wouter Davidts	5

Avant-garde Film and Video	+			Steven Jacobs	5

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

History of Music: 1750-1900	++	sem 2	nl	Francis Maes	5

Music History of the Twentieth Century				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	+++			Christel Stalpaert	5

Cultural and Historical Aspects of Dance Theatre	+++	sem 1	nl,en	Annelies Van Assche	5

Anthropology of Visual and Material Cultures in Africa				Hugo DeBlock	5

2.1.1.11 Elective Set Literature
Elective Set

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Introduction to the Study of Linguistics and Literature	sem 2	nl	Klaas Willems	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	Koen De Temmerman	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			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	Martina Vitackova	5

Overview of Russian Literature	sem 2	nl	Ben Dhooge	5

English Literature: Introduction	year	en	Gert Buelens	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

2.1.1.12 Elective Set Teaching – Arts and Humanities and Languages
Elective Set

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

The Teacher within Class, School and Society		sem 2	nl	Melissa Tuytens	6

Coaching and Diversity	UKV	year	nl	Elisabeth De Schauwer	3

2.1.1.13 Elective Set Dutch as a Foreign Language
Elective Set

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Dutch Linguistics: Grammar – Word Classes and Syntax of the Clause	a	sem 1	nl	Timothy Colleman	5

Dutch Linguistics: Introduction to Sociolinguistics	a	sem 1	nl	Gert De Sutter	3

Dutch: Language Proficiency I	a	sem 2	nl	Anne-Sophie Ghyselen	3

Computer Assisted Language Learning		sem 1	en	Orphée De Clercq	5

Language, Diversity and Globalisation	a	sem 1	nl	Stef Slembrouck	5

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

2.1.1.14 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	Eline Mestdagh	5

History of International Politics	sem 2	nl	Dries Lesage	6

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

Conflict Studies	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	Petra Debusscher	6

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

Politics and Society in a Global World	sem 2	en	Bart Klem	6

Local Politics	sem 1	nl	Tony Valcke	6

Comparative Politics	sem 2	nl	Kristof Steyvers	5

Political Philosophy	sem 2	nl	Patrick Loobuyck	5

2.1.1.15 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	Laurens van Puyenbroeck	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	Stéphanie De Coensel	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	Wannes Vandenbussche	7

Law and Society	sem 2	nl	Ellen Desmet	3

Social Security Law	sem 2	nl	Inger De Wilde	4

2.1.1.16 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

Critical Issues in Religious History		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		sem 2	en	Christoph Anderl	5

Buddhism				Christoph Anderl	5

Religious Traditions of India		sem 2	en	Eva De Clercq	5

Classical Mythology		sem 2	nl	Nadia Sels	5

Religions of the Ancient Near East		sem 1	en	Katrien De Graef	5

2.1.1.17 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	Stijn Joye	6

Media Economy and Media Structures	sem 2	nl	Tom Evens	5

Journalism in Perspective	sem 2	nl	Marie Verstappen	5

Persuasive communication	sem 2	nl	Marijke De Veirman	5

Media History	sem 2	nl	Liesbet Depauw	5

Media Technology and Innovation	sem 2	nl	Lieven De Marez	5

2.1.1.18 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	Klaas Willems	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	Gert De Sutter	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	Sara Pacchiarotti	5

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

African Historical Linguistics		sem 2	nl,en	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	Gert De Sutter	3

Introduction to Flemish Sign Language		sem 1	nl	Mieke Van Herreweghe	5

English Linguistics: Introduction		sem 1	en	Ellen Simon	5

2.1.1.19 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

Wenyan I	*	sem 1	nl	Ann Heirman	5

Wenyan 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

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 and the Pontic-Caspian Steppe		sem 1	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

History of Japan		sem 1	en	Christian Uhl	5

History of Russia		sem 1	nl	Ben Dhooge	5

History and Culture of the Modern and Contemporary Middle East		sem 2	en	Christopher Markiewicz	5

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

Society and Current Affairs: South Asia				Tine Vekemans	5

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

Introduction to Eastern Europe		sem 1	nl	Aleksey Yudin	5

Oriental Literature: China		sem 2	nl	Bart Dessein	5

Oriental Literature: South Asia				Eva De Clercq	5

Oriental Literature: Japan		sem 2	nl	Luc Van Haute	5

Overview of Russian Literature		sem 2	nl	Ben Dhooge	5

2.1.1.20 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 2	nl,el	Katja De Herdt	5

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	Klaas Willems	5

Quantitative Research Methods in Linguistics		sem 2	nl	Klaas Willems	5

Introduction to Translation Studies		sem 2	nl	Gert De Sutter	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	Torsten Leuschner	5

History of South East Europe		sem 2	nl	Pieter Troch	5

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

Contestations of Power in Late Antiquity		sem 2	en	Lieve Van Hoof	5

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

2.1.1.21 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	Maarten Van Dyck	5

Aesthetics I	sem 2	nl	Bart Vandenabeele	5

Philosophical Anthropology	sem 2	nl	Annelies Lannoy	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	Gertrudis Van de Vijver	5

History of Contemporary Philosophy	sem 1	nl	Bart Vandenabeele	5

2.1.3 Free Choice

Subscribe to no more than 5 credit units from the course offer of Ghent University.

2.2 Study Programme: Ghent University

Subscribe to 45 credit units from no less than 2 and no more than 3 modules from the following list.

Lingála IV (5 ECTS credits) and two elective sets (30 ECTS credits) are compulsory. The remaining 10 ECTS credits are chosen from within the modules Elective Courses and/or Free Choice.

2.2.1 Elective Sets

2.1.1.1 Elective Set Arabic and Islamic Studies
Elective Set

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

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

History and Culture of the Modern and Contemporary Middle East		sem 2	en	Christopher Markiewicz	5

Structures of Arabic (Language and Texts): Literary Heritage		sem 1	nl	Jo Van Steenbergen	7

Structures of Arabic (Language and Texts): Historical Thinking	+	sem 2	nl,en	Jo Van Steenbergen	8

Arabic Language Acquisition: Media and Egyptian I	+	sem 1	nl,ar	Jo Van Steenbergen	8

Arabic Language Acquisition: Media and Egyptian II	+	sem 2	ar	Jo Van Steenbergen	7

2.1.1.2 Elective Set Archaeology
Elective Set

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
General Introduction to Archaeology		sem 1	nl	Hans Vandendriessche	5

Introduction to World Archaeology		sem 1	nl	Peter Vandenabeele	5

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

Introduction to Prospection and Excavation Techniques		sem 2	nl	Hans Vandendriessche	6

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

Art and Archaeology of South Asia		sem 1	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	Nadine Nys	5

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

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

Protohistory of Northwestern Europe	+			Guy De Mulder	5

Prehistory of Northwestern Europe	+	sem 1	nl	Hans Vandendriessche	5

Archaeology of the Ancient Near East: from the Proto-Neolithic to the Bronze Age	++	sem 1	nl	Peter Vandenabeele	5

Phoenician and Punic Archaeology	++/+++			Vanessa Boschloos	5

Archaeology of Greece	+++	sem 1	nl,en	Roald Docter	5

Roman Archaeology: The Mediterranean World	+++			Sadi Maréchal	5

Archaeology of the Roman Provinces	++++	sem 2	nl	Michiel Dekoninck	5

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

2.1.1.3 Elective Set Business Economics
Elective Set

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

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

Human Resource Management	vbp	sem 2	nl	Eveline Schollaert	3

Introduction to Entrepreneurship	vbp	sem 1	en	Petra Andries	3

Innovation Management	ma	sem 2	en	Katrien Verleye	3

Research Methodology	ma	sem 1	nl	Laurence Rijssegem	6

Project Management	ma	sem 1	en	Mario Vanhoucke	6

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

2.1.1.4 Elective Set Public Administration and Management
Elective Set

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

2.1.1.5 Elective Set Critical Perspectives on Culture
Elective Set

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Book History	sem 1	en	Marianne Van Remoortel	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	6

History of the European Expansion during the Early Modern Period	sem 2	en	Michael Limberger	5

Intellectual History	sem 2	en	Geertje Bol	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

2.1.1.6 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			Christoph Anderl	5

Religious Traditions of India	sem 2	en	Eva De Clercq	5

East Asian Ideologies	sem 2	en	Christoph Anderl	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			Tine Vekemans	5

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

Economy and Society of the Ancient Near East			Katrien De Graef	5

Anthropology and Ethnography in Africa	sem 2	nl	Koenraad Stroeken	5

Anthropology of Visual and Material Cultures in Africa			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

Global China	sem 1	en	Bart Dessein	5

History of Japan	sem 1	en	Christian Uhl	5

History of South Asia	sem 1	nl	Tine Vekemans	5

History of Central Asia and the Pontic-Caspian Steppe	sem 1	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

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	sem 2	nl	Inge Brinkman	5

Language, Culture and Society in Africa			Michael Meeuwis	5

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

History and Culture of Scandinavia	sem 2	nl	Daan Vandenhaute	5

Introduction to Eastern Europe	sem 1	nl	Aleksey Yudin	5

Art and Archaeology of South Asia	sem 1	en	Daniela De Simone	5

Islam in Asia: Visual and Material Culture	sem 2	en	Eva De Clercq	5

2.1.1.7 Elective Set The Classical Tradition
Elective Set

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Ancient Rhetoric	sem 1	nl,en	Koen De Temmerman	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	Thierry Oppeneer	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	Sadi Maréchal	5

Latin Tradition in Europe	sem 2	nl	Wim Verbaal	5

Cities and Empires: Politics and Society in the Greco-Roman World	sem 1	en	Andries Johan Zuiderhoek	5

Contestations of Power in Late Antiquity	sem 2	en	Lieve Van Hoof	5

2.1.1.8 Elective Set Economics
Elective Set

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

2.1.1.9 Elective Set History
Elective Set

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	Thierry Oppeneer	5

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

Early Modern History	°/vbp	sem 1	nl	Anne-Laure Van Bruaene	5

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

History of Belgium	°/vbp	sem 2	nl	Eline Mestdagh	5

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

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

Trends in Historiography	vbp	sem 2	nl	Frederik Buylaert	5

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

Digital Methods for Historians: Data Management, Text Analysis and Statistics	vbp	year	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

Collective Action and Social Movements in the Modern and Contemporary Period		sem 1	nl	Antoon Vrints	5

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

Comparative Rural History		sem 2	nl	Thijs Lambrecht	5

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

Critical Issues in Religious History		sem 2	en	Paul Michael Kurtz	5

History of Africa				Gillian Mathys	5

History of China		sem 1	nl	Ann Heirman	5

Global China		sem 1	en	Bart Dessein	5

History of Japan		sem 1	en	Christian Uhl	5

History of South Asia		sem 1	nl	Tine Vekemans	5

History of Central Asia and the Pontic-Caspian Steppe		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					5

The Ottoman Empire in the Early Modern World		sem 1	en	Christopher Markiewicz	5

2.1.1.10 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				Maximiliaan Martens	5

History of Visual Arts in the Low Countries II		sem 1	nl	Koenraad Jonckheere	5

Historic Interior and Design	+	sem 2	nl	Marjan Sterckx	5

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

Contemporary Art: Ways of Worldmaking	+	sem 1	nl	Wouter Davidts	5

Avant-garde Film and Video	+			Steven Jacobs	5

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

History of Music: 1750-1900	++	sem 2	nl	Francis Maes	5

Music History of the Twentieth Century				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	+++			Christel Stalpaert	5

Cultural and Historical Aspects of Dance Theatre	+++	sem 1	nl,en	Annelies Van Assche	5

Anthropology of Visual and Material Cultures in Africa				Hugo DeBlock	5

2.1.1.11 Elective Set Literature
Elective Set

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Introduction to the Study of Linguistics and Literature	sem 2	nl	Klaas Willems	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	Koen De Temmerman	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			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	Martina Vitackova	5

Overview of Russian Literature	sem 2	nl	Ben Dhooge	5

English Literature: Introduction	year	en	Gert Buelens	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

2.1.1.12 Elective Set Teaching – Arts and Humanities and Languages
Elective Set

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

The Teacher within Class, School and Society		sem 2	nl	Melissa Tuytens	6

Coaching and Diversity	UKV	year	nl	Elisabeth De Schauwer	3

2.1.1.13 Elective Set Dutch as a Foreign Language
Elective Set

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Dutch Linguistics: Grammar – Word Classes and Syntax of the Clause	a	sem 1	nl	Timothy Colleman	5

Dutch Linguistics: Introduction to Sociolinguistics	a	sem 1	nl	Gert De Sutter	3

Dutch: Language Proficiency I	a	sem 2	nl	Anne-Sophie Ghyselen	3

Computer Assisted Language Learning		sem 1	en	Orphée De Clercq	5

Language, Diversity and Globalisation	a	sem 1	nl	Stef Slembrouck	5

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

2.1.1.14 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	Eline Mestdagh	5

History of International Politics	sem 2	nl	Dries Lesage	6

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

Conflict Studies	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	Petra Debusscher	6

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

Politics and Society in a Global World	sem 2	en	Bart Klem	6

Local Politics	sem 1	nl	Tony Valcke	6

Comparative Politics	sem 2	nl	Kristof Steyvers	5

Political Philosophy	sem 2	nl	Patrick Loobuyck	5

2.1.1.15 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	Laurens van Puyenbroeck	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	Stéphanie De Coensel	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	Wannes Vandenbussche	7

Law and Society	sem 2	nl	Ellen Desmet	3

Social Security Law	sem 2	nl	Inger De Wilde	4

2.1.1.16 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

Critical Issues in Religious History		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		sem 2	en	Christoph Anderl	5

Buddhism				Christoph Anderl	5

Religious Traditions of India		sem 2	en	Eva De Clercq	5

Classical Mythology		sem 2	nl	Nadia Sels	5

Religions of the Ancient Near East		sem 1	en	Katrien De Graef	5

2.1.1.17 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	Stijn Joye	6

Media Economy and Media Structures	sem 2	nl	Tom Evens	5

Journalism in Perspective	sem 2	nl	Marie Verstappen	5

Persuasive communication	sem 2	nl	Marijke De Veirman	5

Media History	sem 2	nl	Liesbet Depauw	5

Media Technology and Innovation	sem 2	nl	Lieven De Marez	5

2.1.1.18 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	Klaas Willems	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	Gert De Sutter	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	Sara Pacchiarotti	5

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

African Historical Linguistics		sem 2	nl,en	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	Gert De Sutter	3

Introduction to Flemish Sign Language		sem 1	nl	Mieke Van Herreweghe	5

English Linguistics: Introduction		sem 1	en	Ellen Simon	5

2.1.1.19 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

Wenyan I	*	sem 1	nl	Ann Heirman	5

Wenyan 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

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 and the Pontic-Caspian Steppe		sem 1	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

History of Japan		sem 1	en	Christian Uhl	5

History of Russia		sem 1	nl	Ben Dhooge	5

History and Culture of the Modern and Contemporary Middle East		sem 2	en	Christopher Markiewicz	5

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

Society and Current Affairs: South Asia				Tine Vekemans	5

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

Introduction to Eastern Europe		sem 1	nl	Aleksey Yudin	5

Oriental Literature: China		sem 2	nl	Bart Dessein	5

Oriental Literature: South Asia				Eva De Clercq	5

Oriental Literature: Japan		sem 2	nl	Luc Van Haute	5

Overview of Russian Literature		sem 2	nl	Ben Dhooge	5

2.1.1.20 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 2	nl,el	Katja De Herdt	5

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	Klaas Willems	5

Quantitative Research Methods in Linguistics		sem 2	nl	Klaas Willems	5

Introduction to Translation Studies		sem 2	nl	Gert De Sutter	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	Torsten Leuschner	5

History of South East Europe		sem 2	nl	Pieter Troch	5

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

Contestations of Power in Late Antiquity		sem 2	en	Lieve Van Hoof	5

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

2.1.1.21 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	Maarten Van Dyck	5

Aesthetics I	sem 2	nl	Bart Vandenabeele	5

Philosophical Anthropology	sem 2	nl	Annelies Lannoy	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	Gertrudis Van de Vijver	5

History of Contemporary Philosophy	sem 1	nl	Bart Vandenabeele	5

2.2.3 Free Choice

Subscribe to no more than 10 credit units from the course offer of Ghent University.

Third year

(version 22 )

Course schedule 1st semester Course schedule 2nd semester

1 General Courses

1.2 Language Acquisition and Linguistics

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
African Historical Linguistics			sem 2	nl,en	Koen Bostoen	5

1.3 Man, History and Culture

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Themes and Regions in African History			Maarten Couttenier	5

Methods, Sources and Historiography in African History	sem 2	en	Maarten Couttenier	5

Anthropology of Visual and Material Cultures in Africa			Hugo DeBlock	5

1.4 Language and Culture

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Africa: Current Affairs, Discourse and Representation	sem 2	nl	Inge Brinkman	5

Themes and Genres in African Literatures			Martina Vitackova	5

1.5 Research Project

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Bachelor's Essay		3	year	nl,en	Gilles-Maurice de Schryver	10

2 Elective Courses

Subscribe to 1 study track from the following list.

2.1 Study Abroad Programme: Africa

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Program of Study: Africa		3	sem 1	en,fr	Inge Brinkman	25

Subscribe to 45 credit units from no less than 2 and no more than 3 modules from the following list.

Students are offered the opportunity to spend a semester at a university abroad. This can be a university in Africa ('Africa semester'), or a university within Europe (via the Erasmus programme).

2.1.1 Elective Sets

Subscribe to 15 credit units from 1 elective set from the following list.

To be taken in year 2 and year 3.

15 credit units per elective set.

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

2.1.1.1 Elective Set Arabic and Islamic Studies
Elective Set

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

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

History and Culture of the Modern and Contemporary Middle East		sem 2	en	Christopher Markiewicz	5

Structures of Arabic (Language and Texts): Literary Heritage		sem 1	nl	Jo Van Steenbergen	7

Structures of Arabic (Language and Texts): Historical Thinking	+	sem 2	nl,en	Jo Van Steenbergen	8

Arabic Language Acquisition: Media and Egyptian I	+	sem 1	nl,ar	Jo Van Steenbergen	8

Arabic Language Acquisition: Media and Egyptian II	+	sem 2	ar	Jo Van Steenbergen	7

2.1.1.2 Elective Set Archaeology
Elective Set

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
General Introduction to Archaeology		sem 1	nl	Hans Vandendriessche	5

Introduction to World Archaeology		sem 1	nl	Peter Vandenabeele	5

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

Introduction to Prospection and Excavation Techniques		sem 2	nl	Hans Vandendriessche	6

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

Art and Archaeology of South Asia		sem 1	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	Nadine Nys	5

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

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

Protohistory of Northwestern Europe	+			Guy De Mulder	5

Prehistory of Northwestern Europe	+	sem 1	nl	Hans Vandendriessche	5

Archaeology of the Ancient Near East: from the Proto-Neolithic to the Bronze Age	++	sem 1	nl	Peter Vandenabeele	5

Phoenician and Punic Archaeology	++/+++			Vanessa Boschloos	5

Archaeology of Greece	+++	sem 1	nl,en	Roald Docter	5

Roman Archaeology: The Mediterranean World	+++			Sadi Maréchal	5

Archaeology of the Roman Provinces	++++	sem 2	nl	Michiel Dekoninck	5

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

2.1.1.3 Elective Set Business Economics
Elective Set

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

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

Human Resource Management	vbp	sem 2	nl	Eveline Schollaert	3

Introduction to Entrepreneurship	vbp	sem 1	en	Petra Andries	3

Innovation Management	ma	sem 2	en	Katrien Verleye	3

Research Methodology	ma	sem 1	nl	Laurence Rijssegem	6

Project Management	ma	sem 1	en	Mario Vanhoucke	6

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

2.1.1.4 Elective Set Public Administration and Management
Elective Set

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

2.1.1.5 Elective Set Critical Perspectives on Culture
Elective Set

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Book History	sem 1	en	Marianne Van Remoortel	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	6

History of the European Expansion during the Early Modern Period	sem 2	en	Michael Limberger	5

Intellectual History	sem 2	en	Geertje Bol	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

2.1.1.6 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			Christoph Anderl	5

Religious Traditions of India	sem 2	en	Eva De Clercq	5

East Asian Ideologies	sem 2	en	Christoph Anderl	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			Tine Vekemans	5

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

Economy and Society of the Ancient Near East			Katrien De Graef	5

Anthropology and Ethnography in Africa	sem 2	nl	Koenraad Stroeken	5

Anthropology of Visual and Material Cultures in Africa			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

Global China	sem 1	en	Bart Dessein	5

History of Japan	sem 1	en	Christian Uhl	5

History of South Asia	sem 1	nl	Tine Vekemans	5

History of Central Asia and the Pontic-Caspian Steppe	sem 1	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

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	sem 2	nl	Inge Brinkman	5

Language, Culture and Society in Africa			Michael Meeuwis	5

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

History and Culture of Scandinavia	sem 2	nl	Daan Vandenhaute	5

Introduction to Eastern Europe	sem 1	nl	Aleksey Yudin	5

Art and Archaeology of South Asia	sem 1	en	Daniela De Simone	5

Islam in Asia: Visual and Material Culture	sem 2	en	Eva De Clercq	5

2.1.1.7 Elective Set The Classical Tradition
Elective Set

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Ancient Rhetoric	sem 1	nl,en	Koen De Temmerman	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	Thierry Oppeneer	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	Sadi Maréchal	5

Latin Tradition in Europe	sem 2	nl	Wim Verbaal	5

Cities and Empires: Politics and Society in the Greco-Roman World	sem 1	en	Andries Johan Zuiderhoek	5

Contestations of Power in Late Antiquity	sem 2	en	Lieve Van Hoof	5

2.1.1.8 Elective Set Economics
Elective Set

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

2.1.1.9 Elective Set History
Elective Set

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	Thierry Oppeneer	5

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

Early Modern History	°/vbp	sem 1	nl	Anne-Laure Van Bruaene	5

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

History of Belgium	°/vbp	sem 2	nl	Eline Mestdagh	5

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

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

Trends in Historiography	vbp	sem 2	nl	Frederik Buylaert	5

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

Digital Methods for Historians: Data Management, Text Analysis and Statistics	vbp	year	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

Collective Action and Social Movements in the Modern and Contemporary Period		sem 1	nl	Antoon Vrints	5

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

Comparative Rural History		sem 2	nl	Thijs Lambrecht	5

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

Critical Issues in Religious History		sem 2	en	Paul Michael Kurtz	5

History of Africa				Gillian Mathys	5

History of China		sem 1	nl	Ann Heirman	5

Global China		sem 1	en	Bart Dessein	5

History of Japan		sem 1	en	Christian Uhl	5

History of South Asia		sem 1	nl	Tine Vekemans	5

History of Central Asia and the Pontic-Caspian Steppe		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					5

The Ottoman Empire in the Early Modern World		sem 1	en	Christopher Markiewicz	5

2.1.1.10 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				Maximiliaan Martens	5

History of Visual Arts in the Low Countries II		sem 1	nl	Koenraad Jonckheere	5

Historic Interior and Design	+	sem 2	nl	Marjan Sterckx	5

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

Contemporary Art: Ways of Worldmaking	+	sem 1	nl	Wouter Davidts	5

Avant-garde Film and Video	+			Steven Jacobs	5

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

History of Music: 1750-1900	++	sem 2	nl	Francis Maes	5

Music History of the Twentieth Century				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	+++			Christel Stalpaert	5

Cultural and Historical Aspects of Dance Theatre	+++	sem 1	nl,en	Annelies Van Assche	5

Anthropology of Visual and Material Cultures in Africa				Hugo DeBlock	5

2.1.1.11 Elective Set Literature
Elective Set

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Introduction to the Study of Linguistics and Literature	sem 2	nl	Klaas Willems	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	Koen De Temmerman	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			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	Martina Vitackova	5

Overview of Russian Literature	sem 2	nl	Ben Dhooge	5

English Literature: Introduction	year	en	Gert Buelens	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

2.1.1.12 Elective Set Teaching – Arts and Humanities and Languages
Elective Set

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

The Teacher within Class, School and Society		sem 2	nl	Melissa Tuytens	6

Coaching and Diversity	UKV	year	nl	Elisabeth De Schauwer	3

2.1.1.13 Elective Set Dutch as a Foreign Language
Elective Set

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Dutch Linguistics: Grammar – Word Classes and Syntax of the Clause	a	sem 1	nl	Timothy Colleman	5

Dutch Linguistics: Introduction to Sociolinguistics	a	sem 1	nl	Gert De Sutter	3

Dutch: Language Proficiency I	a	sem 2	nl	Anne-Sophie Ghyselen	3

Computer Assisted Language Learning		sem 1	en	Orphée De Clercq	5

Language, Diversity and Globalisation	a	sem 1	nl	Stef Slembrouck	5

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

2.1.1.14 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	Eline Mestdagh	5

History of International Politics	sem 2	nl	Dries Lesage	6

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

Conflict Studies	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	Petra Debusscher	6

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

Politics and Society in a Global World	sem 2	en	Bart Klem	6

Local Politics	sem 1	nl	Tony Valcke	6

Comparative Politics	sem 2	nl	Kristof Steyvers	5

Political Philosophy	sem 2	nl	Patrick Loobuyck	5

2.1.1.15 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	Laurens van Puyenbroeck	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	Stéphanie De Coensel	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	Wannes Vandenbussche	7

Law and Society	sem 2	nl	Ellen Desmet	3

Social Security Law	sem 2	nl	Inger De Wilde	4

2.1.1.16 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

Critical Issues in Religious History		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		sem 2	en	Christoph Anderl	5

Buddhism				Christoph Anderl	5

Religious Traditions of India		sem 2	en	Eva De Clercq	5

Classical Mythology		sem 2	nl	Nadia Sels	5

Religions of the Ancient Near East		sem 1	en	Katrien De Graef	5

2.1.1.17 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	Stijn Joye	6

Media Economy and Media Structures	sem 2	nl	Tom Evens	5

Journalism in Perspective	sem 2	nl	Marie Verstappen	5

Persuasive communication	sem 2	nl	Marijke De Veirman	5

Media History	sem 2	nl	Liesbet Depauw	5

Media Technology and Innovation	sem 2	nl	Lieven De Marez	5

2.1.1.18 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	Klaas Willems	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	Gert De Sutter	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	Sara Pacchiarotti	5

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

African Historical Linguistics		sem 2	nl,en	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	Gert De Sutter	3

Introduction to Flemish Sign Language		sem 1	nl	Mieke Van Herreweghe	5

English Linguistics: Introduction		sem 1	en	Ellen Simon	5

2.1.1.19 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

Wenyan I	*	sem 1	nl	Ann Heirman	5

Wenyan 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

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 and the Pontic-Caspian Steppe		sem 1	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

History of Japan		sem 1	en	Christian Uhl	5

History of Russia		sem 1	nl	Ben Dhooge	5

History and Culture of the Modern and Contemporary Middle East		sem 2	en	Christopher Markiewicz	5

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

Society and Current Affairs: South Asia				Tine Vekemans	5

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

Introduction to Eastern Europe		sem 1	nl	Aleksey Yudin	5

Oriental Literature: China		sem 2	nl	Bart Dessein	5

Oriental Literature: South Asia				Eva De Clercq	5

Oriental Literature: Japan		sem 2	nl	Luc Van Haute	5

Overview of Russian Literature		sem 2	nl	Ben Dhooge	5

2.1.1.20 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 2	nl,el	Katja De Herdt	5

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	Klaas Willems	5

Quantitative Research Methods in Linguistics		sem 2	nl	Klaas Willems	5

Introduction to Translation Studies		sem 2	nl	Gert De Sutter	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	Torsten Leuschner	5

History of South East Europe		sem 2	nl	Pieter Troch	5

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

Contestations of Power in Late Antiquity		sem 2	en	Lieve Van Hoof	5

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

2.1.1.21 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	Maarten Van Dyck	5

Aesthetics I	sem 2	nl	Bart Vandenabeele	5

Philosophical Anthropology	sem 2	nl	Annelies Lannoy	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	Gertrudis Van de Vijver	5

History of Contemporary Philosophy	sem 1	nl	Bart Vandenabeele	5

2.1.2 List of Electives

Subscribe to no more than 5 credit units from the following list.

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Introduction to Arabic Language Acquisition: Modern Standard Arabic and Egyptian Colloquial I		3	sem 1	nl,ar	Jo Van Steenbergen	10

Afrikaans: Linguistics and Literature		3	sem 1	nl	Timothy Colleman	5

General Linguistics I: Theories and Methods		3	sem 1	nl	Klaas Willems	5

Theory of Literature I: Topics in European Literary History		3	sem 1	nl	Koen De Temmerman	5

Introduction to World Archaeology		3	sem 1	nl	Peter Vandenabeele	5

History of the European Expansion during the Early Modern Period		3	sem 2	en	Michael Limberger	5

Lingála IV		3	sem 1	ln,nl	Michael Meeuwis	5

Introduction to Arabic Language Acquisition: Modern Standard Arabic and Egyptian Colloquial II		3	sem 2	nl,ar	Jo Van Steenbergen	10

Global Developments in Historical Perspective		3	sem 2	nl,en	Michael Limberger	5

Introduction to Islam and Being Muslim		3	sem 1	en	Lisa Franke	5

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

Conflict Studies		3	sem 2	en	Koen Vlassenroot	6

Qualitative Research Design		3	sem 1	nl	Peter Stevens	3

Introduction Qualitative Analysis		3	sem 1	nl	Peter Stevens	3

Humanitarian Policy		3	sem 2	en	Bruno De Cordier	5

Community Service Learning		3				5

Academic English	UKV	3	sem 2 sem 1	en en	Geert Jacobs	3

Advanced Academic English	UKV	3	sem 1 sem 2	en en	Geert Jacobs	3

2.1.3 Free Choice

Subscribe to no more than 5 credit units from the course offer of Ghent University.

2.2 Study Programme: Ghent University

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Lingála IV		3	sem 1	ln,nl	Michael Meeuwis	5

Subscribe to 45 credit units from no less than 2 and no more than 3 modules from the following list.

Lingála IV (5 ECTS credits) and two elective sets (30 ECTS credits) are compulsory. The remaining 10 ECTS credits are chosen from within the modules Elective Courses and/or Free Choice.

2.2.1 Elective Sets

2.1.1.1 Elective Set Arabic and Islamic Studies
Elective Set

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

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

History and Culture of the Modern and Contemporary Middle East		sem 2	en	Christopher Markiewicz	5

Structures of Arabic (Language and Texts): Literary Heritage		sem 1	nl	Jo Van Steenbergen	7

Structures of Arabic (Language and Texts): Historical Thinking	+	sem 2	nl,en	Jo Van Steenbergen	8

Arabic Language Acquisition: Media and Egyptian I	+	sem 1	nl,ar	Jo Van Steenbergen	8

Arabic Language Acquisition: Media and Egyptian II	+	sem 2	ar	Jo Van Steenbergen	7

2.1.1.2 Elective Set Archaeology
Elective Set

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
General Introduction to Archaeology		sem 1	nl	Hans Vandendriessche	5

Introduction to World Archaeology		sem 1	nl	Peter Vandenabeele	5

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

Introduction to Prospection and Excavation Techniques		sem 2	nl	Hans Vandendriessche	6

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

Art and Archaeology of South Asia		sem 1	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	Nadine Nys	5

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

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

Protohistory of Northwestern Europe	+			Guy De Mulder	5

Prehistory of Northwestern Europe	+	sem 1	nl	Hans Vandendriessche	5

Archaeology of the Ancient Near East: from the Proto-Neolithic to the Bronze Age	++	sem 1	nl	Peter Vandenabeele	5

Phoenician and Punic Archaeology	++/+++			Vanessa Boschloos	5

Archaeology of Greece	+++	sem 1	nl,en	Roald Docter	5

Roman Archaeology: The Mediterranean World	+++			Sadi Maréchal	5

Archaeology of the Roman Provinces	++++	sem 2	nl	Michiel Dekoninck	5

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

2.1.1.3 Elective Set Business Economics
Elective Set

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

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

Human Resource Management	vbp	sem 2	nl	Eveline Schollaert	3

Introduction to Entrepreneurship	vbp	sem 1	en	Petra Andries	3

Innovation Management	ma	sem 2	en	Katrien Verleye	3

Research Methodology	ma	sem 1	nl	Laurence Rijssegem	6

Project Management	ma	sem 1	en	Mario Vanhoucke	6

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

2.1.1.4 Elective Set Public Administration and Management
Elective Set

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

2.1.1.5 Elective Set Critical Perspectives on Culture
Elective Set

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Book History	sem 1	en	Marianne Van Remoortel	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	6

History of the European Expansion during the Early Modern Period	sem 2	en	Michael Limberger	5

Intellectual History	sem 2	en	Geertje Bol	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

2.1.1.6 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			Christoph Anderl	5

Religious Traditions of India	sem 2	en	Eva De Clercq	5

East Asian Ideologies	sem 2	en	Christoph Anderl	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			Tine Vekemans	5

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

Economy and Society of the Ancient Near East			Katrien De Graef	5

Anthropology and Ethnography in Africa	sem 2	nl	Koenraad Stroeken	5

Anthropology of Visual and Material Cultures in Africa			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

Global China	sem 1	en	Bart Dessein	5

History of Japan	sem 1	en	Christian Uhl	5

History of South Asia	sem 1	nl	Tine Vekemans	5

History of Central Asia and the Pontic-Caspian Steppe	sem 1	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

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	sem 2	nl	Inge Brinkman	5

Language, Culture and Society in Africa			Michael Meeuwis	5

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

History and Culture of Scandinavia	sem 2	nl	Daan Vandenhaute	5

Introduction to Eastern Europe	sem 1	nl	Aleksey Yudin	5

Art and Archaeology of South Asia	sem 1	en	Daniela De Simone	5

Islam in Asia: Visual and Material Culture	sem 2	en	Eva De Clercq	5

2.1.1.7 Elective Set The Classical Tradition
Elective Set

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Ancient Rhetoric	sem 1	nl,en	Koen De Temmerman	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	Thierry Oppeneer	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	Sadi Maréchal	5

Latin Tradition in Europe	sem 2	nl	Wim Verbaal	5

Cities and Empires: Politics and Society in the Greco-Roman World	sem 1	en	Andries Johan Zuiderhoek	5

Contestations of Power in Late Antiquity	sem 2	en	Lieve Van Hoof	5

2.1.1.8 Elective Set Economics
Elective Set

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

2.1.1.9 Elective Set History
Elective Set

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	Thierry Oppeneer	5

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

Early Modern History	°/vbp	sem 1	nl	Anne-Laure Van Bruaene	5

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

History of Belgium	°/vbp	sem 2	nl	Eline Mestdagh	5

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

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

Trends in Historiography	vbp	sem 2	nl	Frederik Buylaert	5

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

Digital Methods for Historians: Data Management, Text Analysis and Statistics	vbp	year	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

Collective Action and Social Movements in the Modern and Contemporary Period		sem 1	nl	Antoon Vrints	5

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

Comparative Rural History		sem 2	nl	Thijs Lambrecht	5

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

Critical Issues in Religious History		sem 2	en	Paul Michael Kurtz	5

History of Africa				Gillian Mathys	5

History of China		sem 1	nl	Ann Heirman	5

Global China		sem 1	en	Bart Dessein	5

History of Japan		sem 1	en	Christian Uhl	5

History of South Asia		sem 1	nl	Tine Vekemans	5

History of Central Asia and the Pontic-Caspian Steppe		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					5

The Ottoman Empire in the Early Modern World		sem 1	en	Christopher Markiewicz	5

2.1.1.10 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				Maximiliaan Martens	5

History of Visual Arts in the Low Countries II		sem 1	nl	Koenraad Jonckheere	5

Historic Interior and Design	+	sem 2	nl	Marjan Sterckx	5

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

Contemporary Art: Ways of Worldmaking	+	sem 1	nl	Wouter Davidts	5

Avant-garde Film and Video	+			Steven Jacobs	5

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

History of Music: 1750-1900	++	sem 2	nl	Francis Maes	5

Music History of the Twentieth Century				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	+++			Christel Stalpaert	5

Cultural and Historical Aspects of Dance Theatre	+++	sem 1	nl,en	Annelies Van Assche	5

Anthropology of Visual and Material Cultures in Africa				Hugo DeBlock	5

2.1.1.11 Elective Set Literature
Elective Set

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Introduction to the Study of Linguistics and Literature	sem 2	nl	Klaas Willems	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	Koen De Temmerman	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			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	Martina Vitackova	5

Overview of Russian Literature	sem 2	nl	Ben Dhooge	5

English Literature: Introduction	year	en	Gert Buelens	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

2.1.1.12 Elective Set Teaching – Arts and Humanities and Languages
Elective Set

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

The Teacher within Class, School and Society		sem 2	nl	Melissa Tuytens	6

Coaching and Diversity	UKV	year	nl	Elisabeth De Schauwer	3

2.1.1.13 Elective Set Dutch as a Foreign Language
Elective Set

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Dutch Linguistics: Grammar – Word Classes and Syntax of the Clause	a	sem 1	nl	Timothy Colleman	5

Dutch Linguistics: Introduction to Sociolinguistics	a	sem 1	nl	Gert De Sutter	3

Dutch: Language Proficiency I	a	sem 2	nl	Anne-Sophie Ghyselen	3

Computer Assisted Language Learning		sem 1	en	Orphée De Clercq	5

Language, Diversity and Globalisation	a	sem 1	nl	Stef Slembrouck	5

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

2.1.1.14 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	Eline Mestdagh	5

History of International Politics	sem 2	nl	Dries Lesage	6

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

Conflict Studies	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	Petra Debusscher	6

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

Politics and Society in a Global World	sem 2	en	Bart Klem	6

Local Politics	sem 1	nl	Tony Valcke	6

Comparative Politics	sem 2	nl	Kristof Steyvers	5

Political Philosophy	sem 2	nl	Patrick Loobuyck	5

2.1.1.15 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	Laurens van Puyenbroeck	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	Stéphanie De Coensel	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	Wannes Vandenbussche	7

Law and Society	sem 2	nl	Ellen Desmet	3

Social Security Law	sem 2	nl	Inger De Wilde	4

2.1.1.16 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

Critical Issues in Religious History		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		sem 2	en	Christoph Anderl	5

Buddhism				Christoph Anderl	5

Religious Traditions of India		sem 2	en	Eva De Clercq	5

Classical Mythology		sem 2	nl	Nadia Sels	5

Religions of the Ancient Near East		sem 1	en	Katrien De Graef	5

2.1.1.17 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	Stijn Joye	6

Media Economy and Media Structures	sem 2	nl	Tom Evens	5

Journalism in Perspective	sem 2	nl	Marie Verstappen	5

Persuasive communication	sem 2	nl	Marijke De Veirman	5

Media History	sem 2	nl	Liesbet Depauw	5

Media Technology and Innovation	sem 2	nl	Lieven De Marez	5

2.1.1.18 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	Klaas Willems	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	Gert De Sutter	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	Sara Pacchiarotti	5

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

African Historical Linguistics		sem 2	nl,en	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	Gert De Sutter	3

Introduction to Flemish Sign Language		sem 1	nl	Mieke Van Herreweghe	5

English Linguistics: Introduction		sem 1	en	Ellen Simon	5

2.1.1.19 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

Wenyan I	*	sem 1	nl	Ann Heirman	5

Wenyan 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

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 and the Pontic-Caspian Steppe		sem 1	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

History of Japan		sem 1	en	Christian Uhl	5

History of Russia		sem 1	nl	Ben Dhooge	5

History and Culture of the Modern and Contemporary Middle East		sem 2	en	Christopher Markiewicz	5

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

Society and Current Affairs: South Asia				Tine Vekemans	5

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

Introduction to Eastern Europe		sem 1	nl	Aleksey Yudin	5

Oriental Literature: China		sem 2	nl	Bart Dessein	5

Oriental Literature: South Asia				Eva De Clercq	5

Oriental Literature: Japan		sem 2	nl	Luc Van Haute	5

Overview of Russian Literature		sem 2	nl	Ben Dhooge	5

2.1.1.20 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 2	nl,el	Katja De Herdt	5

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	Klaas Willems	5

Quantitative Research Methods in Linguistics		sem 2	nl	Klaas Willems	5

Introduction to Translation Studies		sem 2	nl	Gert De Sutter	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	Torsten Leuschner	5

History of South East Europe		sem 2	nl	Pieter Troch	5

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

Contestations of Power in Late Antiquity		sem 2	en	Lieve Van Hoof	5

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

2.1.1.21 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	Maarten Van Dyck	5

Aesthetics I	sem 2	nl	Bart Vandenabeele	5

Philosophical Anthropology	sem 2	nl	Annelies Lannoy	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	Gertrudis Van de Vijver	5

History of Contemporary Philosophy	sem 1	nl	Bart Vandenabeele	5

2.2.2 List of Electives

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Introduction to Arabic Language Acquisition: Modern Standard Arabic and Egyptian Colloquial I		3	sem 1	nl,ar	Jo Van Steenbergen	10

Afrikaans: Linguistics and Literature		3	sem 1	nl	Timothy Colleman	5

General Linguistics I: Theories and Methods		3	sem 1	nl	Klaas Willems	5

Theory of Literature I: Topics in European Literary History		3	sem 1	nl	Koen De Temmerman	5

Introduction to World Archaeology		3	sem 1	nl	Peter Vandenabeele	5

History of the European Expansion during the Early Modern Period		3	sem 2	en	Michael Limberger	5

Lingála IV		3	sem 1	ln,nl	Michael Meeuwis	5

Introduction to Arabic Language Acquisition: Modern Standard Arabic and Egyptian Colloquial II		3	sem 2	nl,ar	Jo Van Steenbergen	10

Global Developments in Historical Perspective		3	sem 2	nl,en	Michael Limberger	5

Introduction to Islam and Being Muslim		3	sem 1	en	Lisa Franke	5

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

Conflict Studies		3	sem 2	en	Koen Vlassenroot	6

Qualitative Research Design		3	sem 1	nl	Peter Stevens	3

Introduction Qualitative Analysis		3	sem 1	nl	Peter Stevens	3

Humanitarian Policy		3	sem 2	en	Bruno De Cordier	5

Community Service Learning		3				5

Academic English	UKV	3	sem 2 sem 1	en en	Geert Jacobs	3

Advanced Academic English	UKV	3	sem 1 sem 2	en en	Geert Jacobs	3

2.2.3 Free Choice

Subscribe to no more than 10 credit units from the course offer of Ghent University.

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1 General Courses 135

1.1 General Faculty Requirements

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Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Historical Criticism	1	sem 1	nl	Margo De Koster	3

History of Philosophy	1	sem 1	nl	Maarten Van Dyck	3

Introduction to Anthropology	1	sem 2	nl	Hugo DeBlock	3

Introduction to World History	1	sem 2	nl	Wouter Ryckbosch	3

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

1.2 Language Acquisition and Linguistics

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Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Introduction to African Linguistics	1	sem 1	nl,en	Sara Pacchiarotti	5

Swahili I	1	sem 1	nl,en	Koen Bostoen	5

Swahili II	1	sem 2	nl,en	Koen Bostoen	5

Lingála I	1	sem 2	ln,nl	Michael Meeuwis	5

Swahili III	2	sem 1	nl,en	Maud Devos	5

Lingála II	2	sem 1	ln,nl	Michael Meeuwis	5

Swahili IV	2	sem 2	nl,en	Maud Devos	5

Lingála III	2	sem 2	ln,nl	Michael Meeuwis	5

Language Documentation and Description in Africa	2	sem 1	nl,en	Gilles-Maurice de Schryver	5

African Historical Linguistics		sem 2	nl,en	Koen Bostoen	5

1.3 Man, History and Culture

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Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
History of Africa	1	sem 1	en	Gillian Mathys	5

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

Anthropology and Ethnography in Africa	1	sem 2	nl	Koenraad Stroeken	5

Fieldwork in Africa	2	sem 1	nl	Nick Rahier	5

Cultural Anthropology	2	sem 2	nl	Koenraad Stroeken	5

Themes and Regions in African History				Maarten Couttenier	5

Methods, Sources and Historiography in African History		sem 2	en	Maarten Couttenier	5

Anthropology of Visual and Material Cultures in Africa				Hugo DeBlock	5

1.4 Language and Culture

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Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Introduction to the Literatures of Africa	1	sem 1	nl	Martina Vitackova	5

Language, Culture and Society in Africa	1	sem 2	nl	Michael Meeuwis	5

Africa: Current Affairs, Discourse and Representation		sem 2	nl	Inge Brinkman	5

Themes and Genres in African Literatures				Martina Vitackova	5

1.5 Research Project

10

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Bachelor's Essay		3	year	nl,en	Gilles-Maurice de Schryver	10

2 Elective Courses 45

Subscribe to 1 study track from the following list.

2.1 Study Abroad Programme: Africa

45

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Program of Study: Africa		3	sem 1	en,fr	Inge Brinkman	25

Subscribe to 45 credit units from no less than 2 and no more than 3 modules from the following list.

Students are offered the opportunity to spend a semester at a university abroad. This can be a university in Africa ('Africa semester'), or a university within Europe (via the Erasmus programme).

2.1.1 Elective Sets

15

Subscribe to 15 credit units from 1 elective set from the following list.

To be taken in year 2 and year 3.

15 credit units per elective set.

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

2.1.1.1 Elective Set Arabic and Islamic Studies
Elective Set
15

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

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

History and Culture of the Modern and Contemporary Middle East		sem 2	en	Christopher Markiewicz	5

Structures of Arabic (Language and Texts): Literary Heritage		sem 1	nl	Jo Van Steenbergen	7

Structures of Arabic (Language and Texts): Historical Thinking	+	sem 2	nl,en	Jo Van Steenbergen	8

Arabic Language Acquisition: Media and Egyptian I	+	sem 1	nl,ar	Jo Van Steenbergen	8

Arabic Language Acquisition: Media and Egyptian II	+	sem 2	ar	Jo Van Steenbergen	7

2.1.1.2 Elective Set Archaeology
Elective Set
15

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
General Introduction to Archaeology		sem 1	nl	Hans Vandendriessche	5

Introduction to World Archaeology		sem 1	nl	Peter Vandenabeele	5

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

Introduction to Prospection and Excavation Techniques		sem 2	nl	Hans Vandendriessche	6

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

Art and Archaeology of South Asia		sem 1	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	Nadine Nys	5

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

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

Protohistory of Northwestern Europe	+			Guy De Mulder	5

Prehistory of Northwestern Europe	+	sem 1	nl	Hans Vandendriessche	5

Archaeology of the Ancient Near East: from the Proto-Neolithic to the Bronze Age	++	sem 1	nl	Peter Vandenabeele	5

Phoenician and Punic Archaeology	++/+++			Vanessa Boschloos	5

Archaeology of Greece	+++	sem 1	nl,en	Roald Docter	5

Roman Archaeology: The Mediterranean World	+++			Sadi Maréchal	5

Archaeology of the Roman Provinces	++++	sem 2	nl	Michiel Dekoninck	5

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

2.1.1.3 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

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

Human Resource Management	vbp	sem 2	nl	Eveline Schollaert	3

Introduction to Entrepreneurship	vbp	sem 1	en	Petra Andries	3

Innovation Management	ma	sem 2	en	Katrien Verleye	3

Research Methodology	ma	sem 1	nl	Laurence Rijssegem	6

Project Management	ma	sem 1	en	Mario Vanhoucke	6

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

2.1.1.4 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

2.1.1.5 Elective Set Critical Perspectives on Culture
Elective Set
15

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Book History	sem 1	en	Marianne Van Remoortel	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	6

History of the European Expansion during the Early Modern Period	sem 2	en	Michael Limberger	5

Intellectual History	sem 2	en	Geertje Bol	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

2.1.1.6 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			Christoph Anderl	5

Religious Traditions of India	sem 2	en	Eva De Clercq	5

East Asian Ideologies	sem 2	en	Christoph Anderl	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			Tine Vekemans	5

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

Economy and Society of the Ancient Near East			Katrien De Graef	5

Anthropology and Ethnography in Africa	sem 2	nl	Koenraad Stroeken	5

Anthropology of Visual and Material Cultures in Africa			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

Global China	sem 1	en	Bart Dessein	5

History of Japan	sem 1	en	Christian Uhl	5

History of South Asia	sem 1	nl	Tine Vekemans	5

History of Central Asia and the Pontic-Caspian Steppe	sem 1	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

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	sem 2	nl	Inge Brinkman	5

Language, Culture and Society in Africa			Michael Meeuwis	5

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

History and Culture of Scandinavia	sem 2	nl	Daan Vandenhaute	5

Introduction to Eastern Europe	sem 1	nl	Aleksey Yudin	5

Art and Archaeology of South Asia	sem 1	en	Daniela De Simone	5

Islam in Asia: Visual and Material Culture	sem 2	en	Eva De Clercq	5

2.1.1.7 Elective Set The Classical Tradition
Elective Set
15

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Ancient Rhetoric	sem 1	nl,en	Koen De Temmerman	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	Thierry Oppeneer	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	Sadi Maréchal	5

Latin Tradition in Europe	sem 2	nl	Wim Verbaal	5

Cities and Empires: Politics and Society in the Greco-Roman World	sem 1	en	Andries Johan Zuiderhoek	5

Contestations of Power in Late Antiquity	sem 2	en	Lieve Van Hoof	5

2.1.1.8 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

2.1.1.9 Elective Set History
Elective Set
15

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	Thierry Oppeneer	5

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

Early Modern History	°/vbp	sem 1	nl	Anne-Laure Van Bruaene	5

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

History of Belgium	°/vbp	sem 2	nl	Eline Mestdagh	5

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

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

Trends in Historiography	vbp	sem 2	nl	Frederik Buylaert	5

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

Digital Methods for Historians: Data Management, Text Analysis and Statistics	vbp	year	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

Collective Action and Social Movements in the Modern and Contemporary Period		sem 1	nl	Antoon Vrints	5

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

Comparative Rural History		sem 2	nl	Thijs Lambrecht	5

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

Critical Issues in Religious History		sem 2	en	Paul Michael Kurtz	5

History of Africa				Gillian Mathys	5

History of China		sem 1	nl	Ann Heirman	5

Global China		sem 1	en	Bart Dessein	5

History of Japan		sem 1	en	Christian Uhl	5

History of South Asia		sem 1	nl	Tine Vekemans	5

History of Central Asia and the Pontic-Caspian Steppe		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					5

The Ottoman Empire in the Early Modern World		sem 1	en	Christopher Markiewicz	5

2.1.1.10 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				Maximiliaan Martens	5

History of Visual Arts in the Low Countries II		sem 1	nl	Koenraad Jonckheere	5

Historic Interior and Design	+	sem 2	nl	Marjan Sterckx	5

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

Contemporary Art: Ways of Worldmaking	+	sem 1	nl	Wouter Davidts	5

Avant-garde Film and Video	+			Steven Jacobs	5

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

History of Music: 1750-1900	++	sem 2	nl	Francis Maes	5

Music History of the Twentieth Century				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	+++			Christel Stalpaert	5

Cultural and Historical Aspects of Dance Theatre	+++	sem 1	nl,en	Annelies Van Assche	5

Anthropology of Visual and Material Cultures in Africa				Hugo DeBlock	5

2.1.1.11 Elective Set Literature
Elective Set
15

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Introduction to the Study of Linguistics and Literature	sem 2	nl	Klaas Willems	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	Koen De Temmerman	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			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	Martina Vitackova	5

Overview of Russian Literature	sem 2	nl	Ben Dhooge	5

English Literature: Introduction	year	en	Gert Buelens	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

2.1.1.12 Elective Set Teaching – Arts and Humanities and Languages
Elective Set
15

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

The Teacher within Class, School and Society		sem 2	nl	Melissa Tuytens	6

Coaching and Diversity	UKV	year	nl	Elisabeth De Schauwer	3

2.1.1.13 Elective Set Dutch as a Foreign Language
Elective Set
15

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Dutch Linguistics: Grammar – Word Classes and Syntax of the Clause	a	sem 1	nl	Timothy Colleman	5

Dutch Linguistics: Introduction to Sociolinguistics	a	sem 1	nl	Gert De Sutter	3

Dutch: Language Proficiency I	a	sem 2	nl	Anne-Sophie Ghyselen	3

Computer Assisted Language Learning		sem 1	en	Orphée De Clercq	5

Language, Diversity and Globalisation	a	sem 1	nl	Stef Slembrouck	5

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

2.1.1.14 Elective Set Political Sciences
Elective Set
15

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	Eline Mestdagh	5

History of International Politics	sem 2	nl	Dries Lesage	6

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

Conflict Studies	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	Petra Debusscher	6

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

Politics and Society in a Global World	sem 2	en	Bart Klem	6

Local Politics	sem 1	nl	Tony Valcke	6

Comparative Politics	sem 2	nl	Kristof Steyvers	5

Political Philosophy	sem 2	nl	Patrick Loobuyck	5

2.1.1.15 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	Laurens van Puyenbroeck	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	Stéphanie De Coensel	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	Wannes Vandenbussche	7

Law and Society	sem 2	nl	Ellen Desmet	3

Social Security Law	sem 2	nl	Inger De Wilde	4

2.1.1.16 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

Critical Issues in Religious History		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		sem 2	en	Christoph Anderl	5

Buddhism				Christoph Anderl	5

Religious Traditions of India		sem 2	en	Eva De Clercq	5

Classical Mythology		sem 2	nl	Nadia Sels	5

Religions of the Ancient Near East		sem 1	en	Katrien De Graef	5

2.1.1.17 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	Stijn Joye	6

Media Economy and Media Structures	sem 2	nl	Tom Evens	5

Journalism in Perspective	sem 2	nl	Marie Verstappen	5

Persuasive communication	sem 2	nl	Marijke De Veirman	5

Media History	sem 2	nl	Liesbet Depauw	5

Media Technology and Innovation	sem 2	nl	Lieven De Marez	5

2.1.1.18 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	Klaas Willems	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	Gert De Sutter	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	Sara Pacchiarotti	5

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

African Historical Linguistics		sem 2	nl,en	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	Gert De Sutter	3

Introduction to Flemish Sign Language		sem 1	nl	Mieke Van Herreweghe	5

English Linguistics: Introduction		sem 1	en	Ellen Simon	5

2.1.1.19 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

Wenyan I	*	sem 1	nl	Ann Heirman	5

Wenyan 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

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 and the Pontic-Caspian Steppe		sem 1	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

History of Japan		sem 1	en	Christian Uhl	5

History of Russia		sem 1	nl	Ben Dhooge	5

History and Culture of the Modern and Contemporary Middle East		sem 2	en	Christopher Markiewicz	5

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

Society and Current Affairs: South Asia				Tine Vekemans	5

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

Introduction to Eastern Europe		sem 1	nl	Aleksey Yudin	5

Oriental Literature: China		sem 2	nl	Bart Dessein	5

Oriental Literature: South Asia				Eva De Clercq	5

Oriental Literature: Japan		sem 2	nl	Luc Van Haute	5

Overview of Russian Literature		sem 2	nl	Ben Dhooge	5

2.1.1.20 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 2	nl,el	Katja De Herdt	5

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	Klaas Willems	5

Quantitative Research Methods in Linguistics		sem 2	nl	Klaas Willems	5

Introduction to Translation Studies		sem 2	nl	Gert De Sutter	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	Torsten Leuschner	5

History of South East Europe		sem 2	nl	Pieter Troch	5

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

Contestations of Power in Late Antiquity		sem 2	en	Lieve Van Hoof	5

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

2.1.1.21 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	Maarten Van Dyck	5

Aesthetics I	sem 2	nl	Bart Vandenabeele	5

Philosophical Anthropology	sem 2	nl	Annelies Lannoy	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	Gertrudis Van de Vijver	5

History of Contemporary Philosophy	sem 1	nl	Bart Vandenabeele	5

2.1.2 List of Electives

Subscribe to no more than 5 credit units from the following list.

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Introduction to Arabic Language Acquisition: Modern Standard Arabic and Egyptian Colloquial I		3	sem 1	nl,ar	Jo Van Steenbergen	10

Afrikaans: Linguistics and Literature		3	sem 1	nl	Timothy Colleman	5

General Linguistics I: Theories and Methods		3	sem 1	nl	Klaas Willems	5

Theory of Literature I: Topics in European Literary History		3	sem 1	nl	Koen De Temmerman	5

Introduction to World Archaeology		3	sem 1	nl	Peter Vandenabeele	5

History of the European Expansion during the Early Modern Period		3	sem 2	en	Michael Limberger	5

Lingála IV		3	sem 1	ln,nl	Michael Meeuwis	5

Introduction to Arabic Language Acquisition: Modern Standard Arabic and Egyptian Colloquial II		3	sem 2	nl,ar	Jo Van Steenbergen	10

Global Developments in Historical Perspective		3	sem 2	nl,en	Michael Limberger	5

Introduction to Islam and Being Muslim		3	sem 1	en	Lisa Franke	5

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

Conflict Studies		3	sem 2	en	Koen Vlassenroot	6

Qualitative Research Design		3	sem 1	nl	Peter Stevens	3

Introduction Qualitative Analysis		3	sem 1	nl	Peter Stevens	3

Humanitarian Policy		3	sem 2	en	Bruno De Cordier	5

Community Service Learning		3				5

Academic English	UKV	3	sem 2 sem 1	en en	Geert Jacobs	3

Advanced Academic English	UKV	3	sem 1 sem 2	en en	Geert Jacobs	3

2.1.3 Free Choice

Subscribe to no more than 5 credit units from the course offer of Ghent University.

2.2 Study Programme: Ghent University

45

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Lingála IV		3	sem 1	ln,nl	Michael Meeuwis	5

Subscribe to 45 credit units from no less than 2 and no more than 3 modules from the following list.

Lingála IV (5 ECTS credits) and two elective sets (30 ECTS credits) are compulsory. The remaining 10 ECTS credits are chosen from within the modules Elective Courses and/or Free Choice.

2.2.1 Elective Sets

30

2.1.1.1 Elective Set Arabic and Islamic Studies
Elective Set
15

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

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

History and Culture of the Modern and Contemporary Middle East		sem 2	en	Christopher Markiewicz	5

Structures of Arabic (Language and Texts): Literary Heritage		sem 1	nl	Jo Van Steenbergen	7

Structures of Arabic (Language and Texts): Historical Thinking	+	sem 2	nl,en	Jo Van Steenbergen	8

Arabic Language Acquisition: Media and Egyptian I	+	sem 1	nl,ar	Jo Van Steenbergen	8

Arabic Language Acquisition: Media and Egyptian II	+	sem 2	ar	Jo Van Steenbergen	7

2.1.1.2 Elective Set Archaeology
Elective Set
15

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
General Introduction to Archaeology		sem 1	nl	Hans Vandendriessche	5

Introduction to World Archaeology		sem 1	nl	Peter Vandenabeele	5

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

Introduction to Prospection and Excavation Techniques		sem 2	nl	Hans Vandendriessche	6

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

Art and Archaeology of South Asia		sem 1	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	Nadine Nys	5

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

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

Protohistory of Northwestern Europe	+			Guy De Mulder	5

Prehistory of Northwestern Europe	+	sem 1	nl	Hans Vandendriessche	5

Archaeology of the Ancient Near East: from the Proto-Neolithic to the Bronze Age	++	sem 1	nl	Peter Vandenabeele	5

Phoenician and Punic Archaeology	++/+++			Vanessa Boschloos	5

Archaeology of Greece	+++	sem 1	nl,en	Roald Docter	5

Roman Archaeology: The Mediterranean World	+++			Sadi Maréchal	5

Archaeology of the Roman Provinces	++++	sem 2	nl	Michiel Dekoninck	5

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

2.1.1.3 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

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

Human Resource Management	vbp	sem 2	nl	Eveline Schollaert	3

Introduction to Entrepreneurship	vbp	sem 1	en	Petra Andries	3

Innovation Management	ma	sem 2	en	Katrien Verleye	3

Research Methodology	ma	sem 1	nl	Laurence Rijssegem	6

Project Management	ma	sem 1	en	Mario Vanhoucke	6

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

2.1.1.4 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

2.1.1.5 Elective Set Critical Perspectives on Culture
Elective Set
15

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Book History	sem 1	en	Marianne Van Remoortel	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	6

History of the European Expansion during the Early Modern Period	sem 2	en	Michael Limberger	5

Intellectual History	sem 2	en	Geertje Bol	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

2.1.1.6 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			Christoph Anderl	5

Religious Traditions of India	sem 2	en	Eva De Clercq	5

East Asian Ideologies	sem 2	en	Christoph Anderl	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			Tine Vekemans	5

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

Economy and Society of the Ancient Near East			Katrien De Graef	5

Anthropology and Ethnography in Africa	sem 2	nl	Koenraad Stroeken	5

Anthropology of Visual and Material Cultures in Africa			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

Global China	sem 1	en	Bart Dessein	5

History of Japan	sem 1	en	Christian Uhl	5

History of South Asia	sem 1	nl	Tine Vekemans	5

History of Central Asia and the Pontic-Caspian Steppe	sem 1	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

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	sem 2	nl	Inge Brinkman	5

Language, Culture and Society in Africa			Michael Meeuwis	5

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

History and Culture of Scandinavia	sem 2	nl	Daan Vandenhaute	5

Introduction to Eastern Europe	sem 1	nl	Aleksey Yudin	5

Art and Archaeology of South Asia	sem 1	en	Daniela De Simone	5

Islam in Asia: Visual and Material Culture	sem 2	en	Eva De Clercq	5

2.1.1.7 Elective Set The Classical Tradition
Elective Set
15

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Ancient Rhetoric	sem 1	nl,en	Koen De Temmerman	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	Thierry Oppeneer	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	Sadi Maréchal	5

Latin Tradition in Europe	sem 2	nl	Wim Verbaal	5

Cities and Empires: Politics and Society in the Greco-Roman World	sem 1	en	Andries Johan Zuiderhoek	5

Contestations of Power in Late Antiquity	sem 2	en	Lieve Van Hoof	5

2.1.1.8 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

2.1.1.9 Elective Set History
Elective Set
15

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	Thierry Oppeneer	5

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

Early Modern History	°/vbp	sem 1	nl	Anne-Laure Van Bruaene	5

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

History of Belgium	°/vbp	sem 2	nl	Eline Mestdagh	5

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

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

Trends in Historiography	vbp	sem 2	nl	Frederik Buylaert	5

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

Digital Methods for Historians: Data Management, Text Analysis and Statistics	vbp	year	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

Collective Action and Social Movements in the Modern and Contemporary Period		sem 1	nl	Antoon Vrints	5

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

Comparative Rural History		sem 2	nl	Thijs Lambrecht	5

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

Critical Issues in Religious History		sem 2	en	Paul Michael Kurtz	5

History of Africa				Gillian Mathys	5

History of China		sem 1	nl	Ann Heirman	5

Global China		sem 1	en	Bart Dessein	5

History of Japan		sem 1	en	Christian Uhl	5

History of South Asia		sem 1	nl	Tine Vekemans	5

History of Central Asia and the Pontic-Caspian Steppe		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					5

The Ottoman Empire in the Early Modern World		sem 1	en	Christopher Markiewicz	5

2.1.1.10 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				Maximiliaan Martens	5

History of Visual Arts in the Low Countries II		sem 1	nl	Koenraad Jonckheere	5

Historic Interior and Design	+	sem 2	nl	Marjan Sterckx	5

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

Contemporary Art: Ways of Worldmaking	+	sem 1	nl	Wouter Davidts	5

Avant-garde Film and Video	+			Steven Jacobs	5

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

History of Music: 1750-1900	++	sem 2	nl	Francis Maes	5

Music History of the Twentieth Century				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	+++			Christel Stalpaert	5

Cultural and Historical Aspects of Dance Theatre	+++	sem 1	nl,en	Annelies Van Assche	5

Anthropology of Visual and Material Cultures in Africa				Hugo DeBlock	5

2.1.1.11 Elective Set Literature
Elective Set
15

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Introduction to the Study of Linguistics and Literature	sem 2	nl	Klaas Willems	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	Koen De Temmerman	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			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	Martina Vitackova	5

Overview of Russian Literature	sem 2	nl	Ben Dhooge	5

English Literature: Introduction	year	en	Gert Buelens	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

2.1.1.12 Elective Set Teaching – Arts and Humanities and Languages
Elective Set
15

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

The Teacher within Class, School and Society		sem 2	nl	Melissa Tuytens	6

Coaching and Diversity	UKV	year	nl	Elisabeth De Schauwer	3

2.1.1.13 Elective Set Dutch as a Foreign Language
Elective Set
15

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Dutch Linguistics: Grammar – Word Classes and Syntax of the Clause	a	sem 1	nl	Timothy Colleman	5

Dutch Linguistics: Introduction to Sociolinguistics	a	sem 1	nl	Gert De Sutter	3

Dutch: Language Proficiency I	a	sem 2	nl	Anne-Sophie Ghyselen	3

Computer Assisted Language Learning		sem 1	en	Orphée De Clercq	5

Language, Diversity and Globalisation	a	sem 1	nl	Stef Slembrouck	5

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

2.1.1.14 Elective Set Political Sciences
Elective Set
15

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	Eline Mestdagh	5

History of International Politics	sem 2	nl	Dries Lesage	6

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

Conflict Studies	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	Petra Debusscher	6

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

Politics and Society in a Global World	sem 2	en	Bart Klem	6

Local Politics	sem 1	nl	Tony Valcke	6

Comparative Politics	sem 2	nl	Kristof Steyvers	5

Political Philosophy	sem 2	nl	Patrick Loobuyck	5

2.1.1.15 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	Laurens van Puyenbroeck	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	Stéphanie De Coensel	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	Wannes Vandenbussche	7

Law and Society	sem 2	nl	Ellen Desmet	3

Social Security Law	sem 2	nl	Inger De Wilde	4

2.1.1.16 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

Critical Issues in Religious History		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		sem 2	en	Christoph Anderl	5

Buddhism				Christoph Anderl	5

Religious Traditions of India		sem 2	en	Eva De Clercq	5

Classical Mythology		sem 2	nl	Nadia Sels	5

Religions of the Ancient Near East		sem 1	en	Katrien De Graef	5

2.1.1.17 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	Stijn Joye	6

Media Economy and Media Structures	sem 2	nl	Tom Evens	5

Journalism in Perspective	sem 2	nl	Marie Verstappen	5

Persuasive communication	sem 2	nl	Marijke De Veirman	5

Media History	sem 2	nl	Liesbet Depauw	5

Media Technology and Innovation	sem 2	nl	Lieven De Marez	5

2.1.1.18 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	Klaas Willems	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	Gert De Sutter	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	Sara Pacchiarotti	5

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

African Historical Linguistics		sem 2	nl,en	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	Gert De Sutter	3

Introduction to Flemish Sign Language		sem 1	nl	Mieke Van Herreweghe	5

English Linguistics: Introduction		sem 1	en	Ellen Simon	5

2.1.1.19 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

Wenyan I	*	sem 1	nl	Ann Heirman	5

Wenyan 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

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 and the Pontic-Caspian Steppe		sem 1	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

History of Japan		sem 1	en	Christian Uhl	5

History of Russia		sem 1	nl	Ben Dhooge	5

History and Culture of the Modern and Contemporary Middle East		sem 2	en	Christopher Markiewicz	5

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

Society and Current Affairs: South Asia				Tine Vekemans	5

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

Introduction to Eastern Europe		sem 1	nl	Aleksey Yudin	5

Oriental Literature: China		sem 2	nl	Bart Dessein	5

Oriental Literature: South Asia				Eva De Clercq	5

Oriental Literature: Japan		sem 2	nl	Luc Van Haute	5

Overview of Russian Literature		sem 2	nl	Ben Dhooge	5

2.1.1.20 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 2	nl,el	Katja De Herdt	5

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	Klaas Willems	5

Quantitative Research Methods in Linguistics		sem 2	nl	Klaas Willems	5

Introduction to Translation Studies		sem 2	nl	Gert De Sutter	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	Torsten Leuschner	5

History of South East Europe		sem 2	nl	Pieter Troch	5

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

Contestations of Power in Late Antiquity		sem 2	en	Lieve Van Hoof	5

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

2.1.1.21 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	Maarten Van Dyck	5

Aesthetics I	sem 2	nl	Bart Vandenabeele	5

Philosophical Anthropology	sem 2	nl	Annelies Lannoy	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	Gertrudis Van de Vijver	5

History of Contemporary Philosophy	sem 1	nl	Bart Vandenabeele	5

2.2.2 List of Electives

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Introduction to Arabic Language Acquisition: Modern Standard Arabic and Egyptian Colloquial I		3	sem 1	nl,ar	Jo Van Steenbergen	10

Afrikaans: Linguistics and Literature		3	sem 1	nl	Timothy Colleman	5

General Linguistics I: Theories and Methods		3	sem 1	nl	Klaas Willems	5

Theory of Literature I: Topics in European Literary History		3	sem 1	nl	Koen De Temmerman	5

Introduction to World Archaeology		3	sem 1	nl	Peter Vandenabeele	5

History of the European Expansion during the Early Modern Period		3	sem 2	en	Michael Limberger	5

Lingála IV		3	sem 1	ln,nl	Michael Meeuwis	5

Introduction to Arabic Language Acquisition: Modern Standard Arabic and Egyptian Colloquial II		3	sem 2	nl,ar	Jo Van Steenbergen	10

Global Developments in Historical Perspective		3	sem 2	nl,en	Michael Limberger	5

Introduction to Islam and Being Muslim		3	sem 1	en	Lisa Franke	5

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

Conflict Studies		3	sem 2	en	Koen Vlassenroot	6

Qualitative Research Design		3	sem 1	nl	Peter Stevens	3

Introduction Qualitative Analysis		3	sem 1	nl	Peter Stevens	3

Humanitarian Policy		3	sem 2	en	Bruno De Cordier	5

Community Service Learning		3				5

Academic English	UKV	3	sem 2 sem 1	en en	Geert Jacobs	3

Advanced Academic English	UKV	3	sem 1 sem 2	en en	Geert Jacobs	3

2.2.3 Free Choice

Subscribe to no more than 10 credit units from the course offer of Ghent University.

Learning outcomes

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

To have an understanding of African linguistics: language families, several African language structures, and the history of the discipline.
To master the grammatical structure of Kiswahili and Lingála, and to have basic speaking skills in both languages. This serves as a basis for the acquisition of active proficiency in these and in other Bantoe languages.
Knowledge of the history, the genres and the techniques used in African literature, and of their position within world literature.
To have knowledge and understanding of the African cultures and their description, and of the diaspora.
To be able to analyse Africa's geographical and political structures, with particular attention to globalisation and to the problems involving North-South relations.
To know the history of Africa, its historiography and methodology.
To understand and master the general theory and practice of antropology, and its application to Africa in particular.
To have an understanding of the interaction between language, culture and society in Africa and the diaspora.
To be able to critically and creatively reflect on the inherent pluridisciplinarity of the field.

Competence field 2: Scientific competences

To collect primary sources and scientific studies concerning the African languages, literature, history and cultures and to handle them with a critical mind and an awareness of their ambiguity.
To be able to apply research skills from linguistics, literature studies and social sciences.
To be able to compare linguistic, literary and socioscientific phenomena from the perspective of interculturality and cultural relativism
To clearly define a problem, and to formulate research questions and a hypothesis within the limits of discipline, known by the student.

Competence field 3: Intellectual competences

To have a critical and independent attitude in acquiring knowledge on Africa and on the African diaspora
To display intellectual curiosity and a lifelong learning attitude.
To display sensitivity to intercultural diversity.

Competence field 4: Competences in cooperation and communication

To report in a scientific way, both orally and in writing.
To contribute to discussions in a constructive way, and to cooperate with others.

Competence field 5: Societal competences

To recognize the social importance of African studies.
To be aware of scientific and ethical norms.
To show cultural sensitivity and an understanding of the intercultural problems between North and South.