Bachelor of Arts in African Languages and Cultures

Choosing African Studies means taking a leap off into the unknown and exploring new horizons. Nevertheless, many young people feel attracted by the African continent, its linguistic and cultural diversity, its role in world history and its participation in current global events.

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3 year 180 credits

Faculty of Arts and Philosophy

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1 General Courses

1.1 General Faculty Requirements

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

History of Philosophy	1	sem 1	nl	Johan Braeckman	3

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

Introduction to World History	1	sem 2	nl	Eric Vanhaute	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	Hilde Gunnink	5

Swahili I	1	sem 1	nl,en	Koen Bostoen	5

Swahili II	1	sem 2	nl,en	Koen Bostoen	5

African Historical Linguistics		sem 2	nl,en	Sara Pacchiarotti	5

1.3 Man, History and Culture

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Introduction to the History of Africa	1	sem 2	en	Mathieu Zana Etambala	5

Cultural Anthropology	1	sem 2	nl	Koenraad Stroeken	5

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

Fieldwork in Africa	1	sem 2	nl	Inge Brinkman	5

Themes and Regions in African History				Gillian Mathys	5

Methods, Sources and Historiography in African History		sem 2	en	Mathieu Zana Etambala	5

Anthropology of Visual and Material Cultures in Africa				Koenraad Stroeken	5

1.4 Language and Culture

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Language, Culture and Society in Africa	1	sem 2	nl	Michael Meeuwis	5

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

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

Themes and Genres in African Literatures				Inge Brinkman	5

2 Elective Courses

Subscribe to 1 study track from the following list.

2.1 Study Abroad Program: Africa

Subscribe to 50 credit units from no less than 1 and no more than 2 modules from the following list.

Study Abroad Program: Africa (25 credits) is compulsory. The remaining credits are chosen from within the modules Minors and Elective Courses.

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 Minors

Subscribe to no less than 15 and no more than 25 credit units from 1 minor from the following list, with at least 15 credits in year 2, and at most 10 credits in year 3.

* = mandatory course

Deviation of this limited list of minors can be accepted on an exceptional basis, subject to the approval of the chairperson of the Curriculum Committee, following a motivated written request.

2.1.1.2 Minor in Archaeology

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Pre- and Protohistory	sem 1	nl	Guy De Mulder	5

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

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

Archaeology of the Near East	sem 2	nl	Joachim Bretschneider	5

Protohistory of Northwestern Europe			Guy De Mulder	5

Prehistory of Northwestern Europe	sem 1	nl	Dimitri Teetaert	5

Roman Archaeology: The Mediterranean World			Frank Vermeulen	5

Archaeology of the Roman Provinces	sem 2	nl	Wim De Clercq	5

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

Archaeology of Greece	sem 1	nl	Roald Docter	5

Archaeology of the Ancient Near East: from the Proto-Neolithic to the Bronze Age	sem 1	nl	Joachim Bretschneider	5

2.1.1.3 Minor in Economics and Business Management

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Introduction to Law	sem 2	nl	Ellen Desmet	5

Business Cycles and Growth	sem 1	nl	Freddy Heylen	6

Markets and Prices	sem 1	nl	Dirk Van de gaer	6

Labour and Employment	sem 1	nl	Stijn Baert	6

Business Administration	sem 2	nl	Mirjam Knockaert	4

Business Skills	sem 2	en	Mieke Audenaert	4

Entrepreneurship	sem 2	nl	Petra Andries	4

Political Economy	sem 2	nl	Rudi Vander Vennet	5

Comparative Political Economy	sem 2	nl	Mattias Vermeiren	5

Economic Globalisation	sem 2	en	Glenn Rayp	6

Introduction to Global Economic History	sem 2	en	Frank Caestecker	5

Corporate Social Responsibility	sem 2	nl	Saskia Crucke	3

Marketing I	sem 2	en	Katrien Verleye	5

Marketing II	sem 1	nl	Anneleen Van Kerckhove	3

Organization Theory	sem 2	en	Adelien Decramer	4

2.1.1.4 Minor in Globalization and Diversity

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Structure and Conflict in the Global South	sem 2	nl	Sibo Kanobana	6

Development in the Global South	sem 1	en	Tomas Van Acker	6

Conflict in the Global South	sem 2	en	Maarten Hendriks	6

Communication Science	sem 1	nl	Stijn Joye	6

Media Economy and Media Structures	sem 2	nl	Tom Evens	5

Multiculturalism and Multicultural Societies	sem 2	nl	Piet Van Avermaet	5

Gender and Diversity Studies	sem 1	nl	Joz Motmans	5

Sexuality and Globalisation	sem 2	nl	Tom Claes	5

Philosophical Ethics: Systematics	sem 1	nl	Sigrid Sterckx	5

Comparative Study of Religions	sem 1	nl	Jakob De Roover	5

Christianity	sem 1	nl	Danny Praet	5

Introduction to Islam and Being Muslim	sem 1	en	Ashraf Hassan	5

Buddhism			Christoph Anderl	5

Religious Traditions of India	sem 1	en	Eva De Clercq	5

East Asian Ideologies	sem 2	en	Christoph Anderl	5

History of Religions: Classical Antiquity and Early Christianity	sem 1	nl	Annelies Lannoy	5

Global Developments in Historical Perspective	sem 2	nl	Michael Limberger	5

Tendencies in Historiography	sem 1	nl	Frederik Buylaert	5

History of China	sem 1	nl	Ann Heirman	5

History of Japan	sem 1	nl	Christian Uhl	5

History of South Asia	sem 1	nl	Michael Limberger	5

History of Central Asia	sem 1	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

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

History of South East Europe	sem 1	nl	Pieter Troch	5

Society and Current Affairs: South Asia			Tine Vekemans	5

Judaism	sem 1	nl	Annelies Lannoy	5

Ancient Near Eastern Society and Religion	sem 1	nl	Katrien De Graef	5

Society and Current Affairs: China	sem 1	en	Bart Dessein	5

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

Politics of the Contemporary Middle East	sem 2	nl	Brecht De Smet	5

Politics of Islam			Sami Zemni	5

Humanitarian Policy	sem 2	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

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

2.1.1.5 Minor in Literature

With the exception of the 5 compulsory credits, more credits may be taken up from other literature courses on offer in the Faculty of Arts and Philosophy.

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Theory of Literature	*	sem 1	nl,en	Koen De Temmerman	5

Comparative Literature		sem 2	nl	Bart Keunen	5

Poetics		sem 1	nl	Nimrod Reitman	5

Repertoire Study of Theatre				Christel Stalpaert	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 1	nl	Stijn Praet	5

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

Oriental Literature: China		sem 2	nl	Bart Dessein	5

Oriental Literature: Japan		sem 2	nl	Luc Van Haute	5

2.1.1.6 Minor in Political and Social Sciences

Students mandatorily take up (at least) one of two introductory courses with reference * in year 2.

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

Sociology	*	sem 1	nl	Bart Van de Putte	6

Statistics		sem 1	nl	John Lievens	5

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

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	6

Structure and Conflict in the Global South		sem 2	nl	Sibo Kanobana	6

Introduction to World Politics		sem 2	nl	Thijs Van de Graaf	6

History of World Politics (1815 - now)		sem 2	nl	Dries Lesage	6

Theories of International Relations		sem 1	nl	Dries Lesage	5

Communication Science		sem 1	nl	Stijn Joye	6

Media Economy and Media Structures		sem 2	nl	Tom Evens	5

Development in the Global South				Tomas Van Acker	6

Conflict in the Global South		sem 2	en	Maarten Hendriks	6

Politics of the Contemporary Middle East		sem 2	nl	Brecht De Smet	5

Politics of Islam		sem 2	en	Sami Zemni	5

Humanitarian Policy		sem 2	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

2.2 Study Program: Ghent University

Subscribe to 50 credit units from 2 modules from the following list.

Lingàla III (5 credits) is compulsory. The remaining credits are chosen from within the modules Minors and Elective Courses.

2.2.1 Minors

Subscribe to 30 credit units from 1 minor from the following list.

* = mandatory course

The courses are to be divided as evenly as possible over bachelor 2 and 3.

Deviation of this limited list of minors can be accepted on an exceptional basis, subject to the approval of the chairperson of the Curriculum Committee, following a motivated written request.

2.2.1.2 Minor in Archaeology

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Pre- and Protohistory	sem 1	nl	Guy De Mulder	5

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

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

Archaeology of the Near East	sem 2	nl	Joachim Bretschneider	5

Protohistory of Northwestern Europe			Guy De Mulder	5

Prehistory of Northwestern Europe	sem 1	nl	Dimitri Teetaert	5

Roman Archaeology: The Mediterranean World			Frank Vermeulen	5

Archaeology of the Roman Provinces	sem 2	nl	Wim De Clercq	5

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

Archaeology of Greece	sem 1	nl	Roald Docter	5

Archaeology of the Ancient Near East: from the Proto-Neolithic to the Bronze Age	sem 1	nl	Joachim Bretschneider	5

2.2.1.3 Minor in Economics and Business Management

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Introduction to Law	sem 2	nl	Ellen Desmet	5

Business Cycles and Growth	sem 1	nl	Freddy Heylen	6

Markets and Prices	sem 1	nl	Dirk Van de gaer	6

Labour and Employment	sem 1	nl	Stijn Baert	6

Business Administration	sem 2	nl	Mirjam Knockaert	4

Business Skills	sem 2	en	Mieke Audenaert	4

Entrepreneurship	sem 2	nl	Petra Andries	4

Political Economy	sem 2	nl	Rudi Vander Vennet	5

Comparative Political Economy	sem 2	nl	Mattias Vermeiren	5

Economic Globalisation	sem 2	en	Glenn Rayp	6

Introduction to Global Economic History	sem 2	en	Frank Caestecker	5

Corporate Social Responsibility	sem 2	nl	Saskia Crucke	3

Marketing I	sem 2	en	Katrien Verleye	5

Marketing II	sem 1	nl	Anneleen Van Kerckhove	3

Organization Theory	sem 2	en	Adelien Decramer	4

2.2.1.4 Minor in Globalization and Diversity

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Structure and Conflict in the Global South	sem 2	nl	Sibo Kanobana	6

Development in the Global South	sem 1	en	Tomas Van Acker	6

Conflict in the Global South	sem 2	en	Maarten Hendriks	6

Communication Science	sem 1	nl	Stijn Joye	6

Media Economy and Media Structures	sem 2	nl	Tom Evens	5

Multiculturalism and Multicultural Societies	sem 2	nl	Piet Van Avermaet	5

Gender and Diversity Studies	sem 1	nl	Joz Motmans	5

Sexuality and Globalisation	sem 2	nl	Tom Claes	5

Philosophical Ethics: Systematics	sem 1	nl	Sigrid Sterckx	5

Comparative Study of Religions	sem 1	nl	Jakob De Roover	5

Christianity	sem 1	nl	Danny Praet	5

Introduction to Islam and Being Muslim	sem 1	en	Ashraf Hassan	5

Buddhism			Christoph Anderl	5

Religious Traditions of India	sem 1	en	Eva De Clercq	5

East Asian Ideologies	sem 2	en	Christoph Anderl	5

History of Religions: Classical Antiquity and Early Christianity	sem 1	nl	Annelies Lannoy	5

Global Developments in Historical Perspective	sem 2	nl	Michael Limberger	5

Tendencies in Historiography	sem 1	nl	Frederik Buylaert	5

History of China	sem 1	nl	Ann Heirman	5

History of Japan	sem 1	nl	Christian Uhl	5

History of South Asia	sem 1	nl	Michael Limberger	5

History of Central Asia	sem 1	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

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

History of South East Europe	sem 1	nl	Pieter Troch	5

Society and Current Affairs: South Asia			Tine Vekemans	5

Judaism	sem 1	nl	Annelies Lannoy	5

Ancient Near Eastern Society and Religion	sem 1	nl	Katrien De Graef	5

Society and Current Affairs: China	sem 1	en	Bart Dessein	5

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

Politics of the Contemporary Middle East	sem 2	nl	Brecht De Smet	5

Politics of Islam			Sami Zemni	5

Humanitarian Policy	sem 2	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

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

2.2.1.5 Minor in Literature

With the exception of the 5 compulsory credits, more credits may be taken up from other literature courses on offer in the Faculty of Arts and Philosophy.

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Theory of Literature	*	sem 1	nl,en	Koen De Temmerman	5

Comparative Literature		sem 2	nl	Bart Keunen	5

Poetics		sem 1	nl	Nimrod Reitman	5

Repertoire Study of Theatre				Christel Stalpaert	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 1	nl	Stijn Praet	5

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

Oriental Literature: China		sem 2	nl	Bart Dessein	5

Oriental Literature: Japan		sem 2	nl	Luc Van Haute	5

2.2.1.6 Minor in Political and Social Sciences

Students mandatorily take up (at least) one of two introductory courses with reference * in year 2.

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

Sociology	*	sem 1	nl	Bart Van de Putte	6

Statistics		sem 1	nl	John Lievens	5

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

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	6

Structure and Conflict in the Global South		sem 2	nl	Sibo Kanobana	6

Introduction to World Politics		sem 2	nl	Thijs Van de Graaf	6

History of World Politics (1815 - now)		sem 2	nl	Dries Lesage	6

Theories of International Relations		sem 1	nl	Dries Lesage	5

Communication Science		sem 1	nl	Stijn Joye	6

Media Economy and Media Structures		sem 2	nl	Tom Evens	5

Development in the Global South				Tomas Van Acker	6

Conflict in the Global South		sem 2	en	Maarten Hendriks	6

Politics of the Contemporary Middle East		sem 2	nl	Brecht De Smet	5

Politics of Islam		sem 2	en	Sami Zemni	5

Humanitarian Policy		sem 2	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

2.2.1.7 Minor in Education

This module is particularly recommended for students who are considering following the Master of Science in Teaching.

2.2.1.7.1 Elective Courses

Subscribe to 15 credit units from one other Minor, to be taken in year 3.

Second year

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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

Swahili IV	2	sem 2	nl,en	Maud Devos	5

Lingála I	2	sem 1	ln,nl	Michael Meeuwis	5

Lingála II	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	Sara Pacchiarotti	5

1.3 Man, History and Culture

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Anthropology and Ethnography in Africa	2	sem 1	nl,en	Koenraad Stroeken	5

Themes and Regions in African History				Gillian Mathys	5

Methods, Sources and Historiography in African History		sem 2	en	Mathieu Zana Etambala	5

Anthropology of Visual and Material Cultures in Africa				Koenraad Stroeken	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			Inge Brinkman	5

2 Elective Courses

Subscribe to 1 study track from the following list.

2.1 Study Abroad Program: Africa

Subscribe to 50 credit units from no less than 1 and no more than 2 modules from the following list.

Study Abroad Program: Africa (25 credits) is compulsory. The remaining credits are chosen from within the modules Minors and Elective Courses.

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 Minors

Subscribe to no less than 15 and no more than 25 credit units from 1 minor from the following list, with at least 15 credits in year 2, and at most 10 credits in year 3.

* = mandatory course

Deviation of this limited list of minors can be accepted on an exceptional basis, subject to the approval of the chairperson of the Curriculum Committee, following a motivated written request.

2.1.1.1 Minor in Arabic and Islamic Studies

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Introduction to Arabic Language Acquisition: Modern Standard Arabic and Egyptian Colloquial I	*	2	sem 1	nl,ar	Jo Van Steenbergen	10

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

2.1.1.2 Minor in Archaeology

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
General Introduction to Archaeology	*	2	sem 1	nl	Philippe Crombé	5

Introduction to World Archaeology	*	2	sem 1	nl	Joachim Bretschneider	5

Introduction to the Natural Sciences in Archaeology	*	2	sem 2	nl	Possum Pincé	6

Pre- and Protohistory			sem 1	nl	Guy De Mulder	5

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

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

Archaeology of the Near East			sem 2	nl	Joachim Bretschneider	5

Protohistory of Northwestern Europe					Guy De Mulder	5

Prehistory of Northwestern Europe			sem 1	nl	Dimitri Teetaert	5

Roman Archaeology: The Mediterranean World					Frank Vermeulen	5

Archaeology of the Roman Provinces			sem 2	nl	Wim De Clercq	5

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

Archaeology of Greece			sem 1	nl	Roald Docter	5

Archaeology of the Ancient Near East: from the Proto-Neolithic to the Bronze Age			sem 1	nl	Joachim Bretschneider	5

2.1.1.3 Minor in Economics and Business Management

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

Introduction to Law			sem 2	nl	Ellen Desmet	5

Business Cycles and Growth			sem 1	nl	Freddy Heylen	6

Markets and Prices			sem 1	nl	Dirk Van de gaer	6

Labour and Employment			sem 1	nl	Stijn Baert	6

Business Administration			sem 2	nl	Mirjam Knockaert	4

Business Skills			sem 2	en	Mieke Audenaert	4

Entrepreneurship			sem 2	nl	Petra Andries	4

Political Economy			sem 2	nl	Rudi Vander Vennet	5

Comparative Political Economy			sem 2	nl	Mattias Vermeiren	5

Economic Globalisation			sem 2	en	Glenn Rayp	6

Introduction to Global Economic History			sem 2	en	Frank Caestecker	5

Corporate Social Responsibility			sem 2	nl	Saskia Crucke	3

Marketing I			sem 2	en	Katrien Verleye	5

Marketing II			sem 1	nl	Anneleen Van Kerckhove	3

Organization Theory			sem 2	en	Adelien Decramer	4

2.1.1.4 Minor in Globalization and Diversity

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Structure and Conflict in the Global South	sem 2	nl	Sibo Kanobana	6

Development in the Global South	sem 1	en	Tomas Van Acker	6

Conflict in the Global South	sem 2	en	Maarten Hendriks	6

Communication Science	sem 1	nl	Stijn Joye	6

Media Economy and Media Structures	sem 2	nl	Tom Evens	5

Multiculturalism and Multicultural Societies	sem 2	nl	Piet Van Avermaet	5

Gender and Diversity Studies	sem 1	nl	Joz Motmans	5

Sexuality and Globalisation	sem 2	nl	Tom Claes	5

Philosophical Ethics: Systematics	sem 1	nl	Sigrid Sterckx	5

Comparative Study of Religions	sem 1	nl	Jakob De Roover	5

Christianity	sem 1	nl	Danny Praet	5

Introduction to Islam and Being Muslim	sem 1	en	Ashraf Hassan	5

Buddhism			Christoph Anderl	5

Religious Traditions of India	sem 1	en	Eva De Clercq	5

East Asian Ideologies	sem 2	en	Christoph Anderl	5

History of Religions: Classical Antiquity and Early Christianity	sem 1	nl	Annelies Lannoy	5

Global Developments in Historical Perspective	sem 2	nl	Michael Limberger	5

Tendencies in Historiography	sem 1	nl	Frederik Buylaert	5

History of China	sem 1	nl	Ann Heirman	5

History of Japan	sem 1	nl	Christian Uhl	5

History of South Asia	sem 1	nl	Michael Limberger	5

History of Central Asia	sem 1	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

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

History of South East Europe	sem 1	nl	Pieter Troch	5

Society and Current Affairs: South Asia			Tine Vekemans	5

Judaism	sem 1	nl	Annelies Lannoy	5

Ancient Near Eastern Society and Religion	sem 1	nl	Katrien De Graef	5

Society and Current Affairs: China	sem 1	en	Bart Dessein	5

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

Politics of the Contemporary Middle East	sem 2	nl	Brecht De Smet	5

Politics of Islam			Sami Zemni	5

Humanitarian Policy	sem 2	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

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

2.1.1.5 Minor in Literature

With the exception of the 5 compulsory credits, more credits may be taken up from other literature courses on offer in the Faculty of Arts and Philosophy.

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Theory of Literature	*	sem 1	nl,en	Koen De Temmerman	5

Comparative Literature		sem 2	nl	Bart Keunen	5

Poetics		sem 1	nl	Nimrod Reitman	5

Repertoire Study of Theatre				Christel Stalpaert	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 1	nl	Stijn Praet	5

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

Oriental Literature: China		sem 2	nl	Bart Dessein	5

Oriental Literature: Japan		sem 2	nl	Luc Van Haute	5

2.1.1.6 Minor in Political and Social Sciences

Students mandatorily take up (at least) one of two introductory courses with reference * in year 2.

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

Sociology	*	sem 1	nl	Bart Van de Putte	6

Statistics		sem 1	nl	John Lievens	5

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

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	6

Structure and Conflict in the Global South		sem 2	nl	Sibo Kanobana	6

Introduction to World Politics		sem 2	nl	Thijs Van de Graaf	6

History of World Politics (1815 - now)		sem 2	nl	Dries Lesage	6

Theories of International Relations		sem 1	nl	Dries Lesage	5

Communication Science		sem 1	nl	Stijn Joye	6

Media Economy and Media Structures		sem 2	nl	Tom Evens	5

Development in the Global South				Tomas Van Acker	6

Conflict in the Global South		sem 2	en	Maarten Hendriks	6

Politics of the Contemporary Middle East		sem 2	nl	Brecht De Smet	5

Politics of Islam		sem 2	en	Sami Zemni	5

Humanitarian Policy		sem 2	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

2.1.1.7 Minor in Education

This module is particularly recommended for students who are considering following the Master of Science in Teaching.

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Powerful Learning Environments	2	sem 1	nl	Bram De Wever	6

Teaching Methodology: Cultural Sciences	2	year	nl	Christophe Verbruggen	6

Reference Internship: Cultural Sciences	2	year	nl	Bruno De Wever	3

2.2 Study Program: Ghent University

Subscribe to 50 credit units from 2 modules from the following list.

Lingàla III (5 credits) is compulsory. The remaining credits are chosen from within the modules Minors and Elective Courses.

2.2.1 Minors

Subscribe to 30 credit units from 1 minor from the following list.

* = mandatory course

The courses are to be divided as evenly as possible over bachelor 2 and 3.

Deviation of this limited list of minors can be accepted on an exceptional basis, subject to the approval of the chairperson of the Curriculum Committee, following a motivated written request.

2.2.1.1 Minor in Arabic and Islamic Studies

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Introduction to Arabic Language Acquisition: Modern Standard Arabic and Egyptian Colloquial I	*	2	sem 1	nl,ar	Jo Van Steenbergen	10

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

2.2.1.2 Minor in Archaeology

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
General Introduction to Archaeology	*	2	sem 1	nl	Philippe Crombé	5

Introduction to World Archaeology	*	2	sem 1	nl	Joachim Bretschneider	5

Introduction to the Natural Sciences in Archaeology	*	2	sem 2	nl	Possum Pincé	6

Pre- and Protohistory			sem 1	nl	Guy De Mulder	5

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

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

Archaeology of the Near East			sem 2	nl	Joachim Bretschneider	5

Protohistory of Northwestern Europe					Guy De Mulder	5

Prehistory of Northwestern Europe			sem 1	nl	Dimitri Teetaert	5

Roman Archaeology: The Mediterranean World					Frank Vermeulen	5

Archaeology of the Roman Provinces			sem 2	nl	Wim De Clercq	5

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

Archaeology of Greece			sem 1	nl	Roald Docter	5

Archaeology of the Ancient Near East: from the Proto-Neolithic to the Bronze Age			sem 1	nl	Joachim Bretschneider	5

2.2.1.3 Minor in Economics and Business Management

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

Introduction to Law			sem 2	nl	Ellen Desmet	5

Business Cycles and Growth			sem 1	nl	Freddy Heylen	6

Markets and Prices			sem 1	nl	Dirk Van de gaer	6

Labour and Employment			sem 1	nl	Stijn Baert	6

Business Administration			sem 2	nl	Mirjam Knockaert	4

Business Skills			sem 2	en	Mieke Audenaert	4

Entrepreneurship			sem 2	nl	Petra Andries	4

Political Economy			sem 2	nl	Rudi Vander Vennet	5

Comparative Political Economy			sem 2	nl	Mattias Vermeiren	5

Economic Globalisation			sem 2	en	Glenn Rayp	6

Introduction to Global Economic History			sem 2	en	Frank Caestecker	5

Corporate Social Responsibility			sem 2	nl	Saskia Crucke	3

Marketing I			sem 2	en	Katrien Verleye	5

Marketing II			sem 1	nl	Anneleen Van Kerckhove	3

Organization Theory			sem 2	en	Adelien Decramer	4

2.2.1.4 Minor in Globalization and Diversity

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Structure and Conflict in the Global South	sem 2	nl	Sibo Kanobana	6

Development in the Global South	sem 1	en	Tomas Van Acker	6

Conflict in the Global South	sem 2	en	Maarten Hendriks	6

Communication Science	sem 1	nl	Stijn Joye	6

Media Economy and Media Structures	sem 2	nl	Tom Evens	5

Multiculturalism and Multicultural Societies	sem 2	nl	Piet Van Avermaet	5

Gender and Diversity Studies	sem 1	nl	Joz Motmans	5

Sexuality and Globalisation	sem 2	nl	Tom Claes	5

Philosophical Ethics: Systematics	sem 1	nl	Sigrid Sterckx	5

Comparative Study of Religions	sem 1	nl	Jakob De Roover	5

Christianity	sem 1	nl	Danny Praet	5

Introduction to Islam and Being Muslim	sem 1	en	Ashraf Hassan	5

Buddhism			Christoph Anderl	5

Religious Traditions of India	sem 1	en	Eva De Clercq	5

East Asian Ideologies	sem 2	en	Christoph Anderl	5

History of Religions: Classical Antiquity and Early Christianity	sem 1	nl	Annelies Lannoy	5

Global Developments in Historical Perspective	sem 2	nl	Michael Limberger	5

Tendencies in Historiography	sem 1	nl	Frederik Buylaert	5

History of China	sem 1	nl	Ann Heirman	5

History of Japan	sem 1	nl	Christian Uhl	5

History of South Asia	sem 1	nl	Michael Limberger	5

History of Central Asia	sem 1	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

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

History of South East Europe	sem 1	nl	Pieter Troch	5

Society and Current Affairs: South Asia			Tine Vekemans	5

Judaism	sem 1	nl	Annelies Lannoy	5

Ancient Near Eastern Society and Religion	sem 1	nl	Katrien De Graef	5

Society and Current Affairs: China	sem 1	en	Bart Dessein	5

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

Politics of the Contemporary Middle East	sem 2	nl	Brecht De Smet	5

Politics of Islam			Sami Zemni	5

Humanitarian Policy	sem 2	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

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

2.2.1.5 Minor in Literature

With the exception of the 5 compulsory credits, more credits may be taken up from other literature courses on offer in the Faculty of Arts and Philosophy.

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Theory of Literature	*	sem 1	nl,en	Koen De Temmerman	5

Comparative Literature		sem 2	nl	Bart Keunen	5

Poetics		sem 1	nl	Nimrod Reitman	5

Repertoire Study of Theatre				Christel Stalpaert	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 1	nl	Stijn Praet	5

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

Oriental Literature: China		sem 2	nl	Bart Dessein	5

Oriental Literature: Japan		sem 2	nl	Luc Van Haute	5

2.2.1.6 Minor in Political and Social Sciences

Students mandatorily take up (at least) one of two introductory courses with reference * in year 2.

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

Sociology	*	sem 1	nl	Bart Van de Putte	6

Statistics		sem 1	nl	John Lievens	5

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

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	6

Structure and Conflict in the Global South		sem 2	nl	Sibo Kanobana	6

Introduction to World Politics		sem 2	nl	Thijs Van de Graaf	6

History of World Politics (1815 - now)		sem 2	nl	Dries Lesage	6

Theories of International Relations		sem 1	nl	Dries Lesage	5

Communication Science		sem 1	nl	Stijn Joye	6

Media Economy and Media Structures		sem 2	nl	Tom Evens	5

Development in the Global South				Tomas Van Acker	6

Conflict in the Global South		sem 2	en	Maarten Hendriks	6

Politics of the Contemporary Middle East		sem 2	nl	Brecht De Smet	5

Politics of Islam		sem 2	en	Sami Zemni	5

Humanitarian Policy		sem 2	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

2.2.1.7 Minor in Education

This module is particularly recommended for students who are considering following the Master of Science in Teaching.

2.2.1.7.1 Elective Courses

Subscribe to 15 credit units from one other Minor, to be taken in year 3.

Third year

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1 General Courses

1.2 Language Acquisition and Linguistics

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

1.3 Man, History and Culture

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Themes and Regions in African History			Gillian Mathys	5

Methods, Sources and Historiography in African History	sem 2	en	Mathieu Zana Etambala	5

Anthropology of Visual and Material Cultures in Africa			Koenraad Stroeken	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			Inge Brinkman	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 Program: Africa

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

Subscribe to 50 credit units from no less than 1 and no more than 2 modules from the following list.

Study Abroad Program: Africa (25 credits) is compulsory. The remaining credits are chosen from within the modules Minors and Elective Courses.

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 Minors

Subscribe to no less than 15 and no more than 25 credit units from 1 minor from the following list, with at least 15 credits in year 2, and at most 10 credits in year 3.

* = mandatory course

Deviation of this limited list of minors can be accepted on an exceptional basis, subject to the approval of the chairperson of the Curriculum Committee, following a motivated written request.

2.1.1.1 Minor in Arabic and Islamic Studies

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Introduction to Islam and Being Muslim	3	sem 1	en	Ashraf Hassan	5

Introduction to the History of Islamic West Asia (600-1800)	3	sem 2	nl	Jo Van Steenbergen	5

Politics of the Contemporary Middle East	3	sem 2	nl	Brecht De Smet	5

Politics of Islam	3			Sami Zemni	5

Introduction to the Structures of Arabic (Language and Texts)	3	sem 1	nl	Jo Van Steenbergen	5

Structures of Arabic (Language and Texts): Historical Thinking	3	sem 2	nl,en	Jo Van Steenbergen	5

Arabic Language Acquisition: Media and Egyptian I	3	sem 1	nl,ar	Jo Van Steenbergen	8

Arabic Language Acquisition: Media and Egyptian II	3	sem 2	ar	Jo Van Steenbergen	7

2.1.1.2 Minor in Archaeology

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Introduction to Prospection and Excavation Techniques	*	3	sem 2	nl	Frank Vermeulen	6

Pre- and Protohistory			sem 1	nl	Guy De Mulder	5

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

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

Archaeology of the Near East			sem 2	nl	Joachim Bretschneider	5

Protohistory of Northwestern Europe					Guy De Mulder	5

Prehistory of Northwestern Europe			sem 1	nl	Dimitri Teetaert	5

Roman Archaeology: The Mediterranean World					Frank Vermeulen	5

Archaeology of the Roman Provinces			sem 2	nl	Wim De Clercq	5

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

Archaeology of Greece			sem 1	nl	Roald Docter	5

Archaeology of the Ancient Near East: from the Proto-Neolithic to the Bronze Age			sem 1	nl	Joachim Bretschneider	5

2.1.1.3 Minor in Economics and Business Management

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Introduction to Law	sem 2	nl	Ellen Desmet	5

Business Cycles and Growth	sem 1	nl	Freddy Heylen	6

Markets and Prices	sem 1	nl	Dirk Van de gaer	6

Labour and Employment	sem 1	nl	Stijn Baert	6

Business Administration	sem 2	nl	Mirjam Knockaert	4

Business Skills	sem 2	en	Mieke Audenaert	4

Entrepreneurship	sem 2	nl	Petra Andries	4

Political Economy	sem 2	nl	Rudi Vander Vennet	5

Comparative Political Economy	sem 2	nl	Mattias Vermeiren	5

Economic Globalisation	sem 2	en	Glenn Rayp	6

Introduction to Global Economic History	sem 2	en	Frank Caestecker	5

Corporate Social Responsibility	sem 2	nl	Saskia Crucke	3

Marketing I	sem 2	en	Katrien Verleye	5

Marketing II	sem 1	nl	Anneleen Van Kerckhove	3

Organization Theory	sem 2	en	Adelien Decramer	4

2.1.1.4 Minor in Globalization and Diversity

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Structure and Conflict in the Global South	sem 2	nl	Sibo Kanobana	6

Development in the Global South	sem 1	en	Tomas Van Acker	6

Conflict in the Global South	sem 2	en	Maarten Hendriks	6

Communication Science	sem 1	nl	Stijn Joye	6

Media Economy and Media Structures	sem 2	nl	Tom Evens	5

Multiculturalism and Multicultural Societies	sem 2	nl	Piet Van Avermaet	5

Gender and Diversity Studies	sem 1	nl	Joz Motmans	5

Sexuality and Globalisation	sem 2	nl	Tom Claes	5

Philosophical Ethics: Systematics	sem 1	nl	Sigrid Sterckx	5

Comparative Study of Religions	sem 1	nl	Jakob De Roover	5

Christianity	sem 1	nl	Danny Praet	5

Introduction to Islam and Being Muslim	sem 1	en	Ashraf Hassan	5

Buddhism			Christoph Anderl	5

Religious Traditions of India	sem 1	en	Eva De Clercq	5

East Asian Ideologies	sem 2	en	Christoph Anderl	5

History of Religions: Classical Antiquity and Early Christianity	sem 1	nl	Annelies Lannoy	5

Global Developments in Historical Perspective	sem 2	nl	Michael Limberger	5

Tendencies in Historiography	sem 1	nl	Frederik Buylaert	5

History of China	sem 1	nl	Ann Heirman	5

History of Japan	sem 1	nl	Christian Uhl	5

History of South Asia	sem 1	nl	Michael Limberger	5

History of Central Asia	sem 1	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

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

History of South East Europe	sem 1	nl	Pieter Troch	5

Society and Current Affairs: South Asia			Tine Vekemans	5

Judaism	sem 1	nl	Annelies Lannoy	5

Ancient Near Eastern Society and Religion	sem 1	nl	Katrien De Graef	5

Society and Current Affairs: China	sem 1	en	Bart Dessein	5

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

Politics of the Contemporary Middle East	sem 2	nl	Brecht De Smet	5

Politics of Islam			Sami Zemni	5

Humanitarian Policy	sem 2	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

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

2.1.1.5 Minor in Literature

With the exception of the 5 compulsory credits, more credits may be taken up from other literature courses on offer in the Faculty of Arts and Philosophy.

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Theory of Literature	*	sem 1	nl,en	Koen De Temmerman	5

Comparative Literature		sem 2	nl	Bart Keunen	5

Poetics		sem 1	nl	Nimrod Reitman	5

Repertoire Study of Theatre				Christel Stalpaert	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 1	nl	Stijn Praet	5

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

Oriental Literature: China		sem 2	nl	Bart Dessein	5

Oriental Literature: Japan		sem 2	nl	Luc Van Haute	5

2.1.1.6 Minor in Political and Social Sciences

Students mandatorily take up (at least) one of two introductory courses with reference * in year 2.

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

Sociology	*	sem 1	nl	Bart Van de Putte	6

Statistics		sem 1	nl	John Lievens	5

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

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	6

Structure and Conflict in the Global South		sem 2	nl	Sibo Kanobana	6

Introduction to World Politics		sem 2	nl	Thijs Van de Graaf	6

History of World Politics (1815 - now)		sem 2	nl	Dries Lesage	6

Theories of International Relations		sem 1	nl	Dries Lesage	5

Communication Science		sem 1	nl	Stijn Joye	6

Media Economy and Media Structures		sem 2	nl	Tom Evens	5

Development in the Global South				Tomas Van Acker	6

Conflict in the Global South		sem 2	en	Maarten Hendriks	6

Politics of the Contemporary Middle East		sem 2	nl	Brecht De Smet	5

Politics of Islam		sem 2	en	Sami Zemni	5

Humanitarian Policy		sem 2	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

2.1.1.7 Minor in Education

This module is particularly recommended for students who are considering following the Master of Science in Teaching.

2.1.1.7.1 Elective Courses

Subscribe to no more than 10 credit units from one other Minor, to be taken in year 3.

2.1.2 List of Electives

Subscribe to no more than 10 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: Theories and Methods		3	sem 1	nl	Klaas Willems	5

Theory of Literature		3	sem 1	nl,en	Koen De Temmerman	5

Introduction to World Archaeology		3	sem 1	nl	Joachim Bretschneider	5

History of the European Expansion during the Early Modern Period		3	sem 1	nl	Michael Limberger	5

Lingála IV		3	sem 2	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

Multiculturalism and Multicultural Societies		3	sem 2	nl	Piet Van Avermaet	5

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

Introduction to Islam and Being Muslim		3	sem 1	en	Ashraf Hassan	5

Structure and Conflict in the Global South		3	sem 2	nl	Sibo Kanobana	6

Development in the Global South		3			Tomas Van Acker	6

Conflict in the Global South		3	sem 2	en	Maarten Hendriks	6

Methodology of Qualitative Research		3	sem 1	nl	Peter Stevens	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

Sustainability Thinking	UKV	3	year	nl	Thomas Block	5

Humanitarian Policy		3	sem 2	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

2.2 Study Program: Ghent University

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

Subscribe to 50 credit units from 2 modules from the following list.

Lingàla III (5 credits) is compulsory. The remaining credits are chosen from within the modules Minors and Elective Courses.

2.2.1 Minors

Subscribe to 30 credit units from 1 minor from the following list.

* = mandatory course

The courses are to be divided as evenly as possible over bachelor 2 and 3.

Deviation of this limited list of minors can be accepted on an exceptional basis, subject to the approval of the chairperson of the Curriculum Committee, following a motivated written request.

2.2.1.1 Minor in Arabic and Islamic Studies

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Introduction to Islam and Being Muslim	3	sem 1	en	Ashraf Hassan	5

Introduction to the History of Islamic West Asia (600-1800)	3	sem 2	nl	Jo Van Steenbergen	5

Politics of the Contemporary Middle East	3	sem 2	nl	Brecht De Smet	5

Politics of Islam	3			Sami Zemni	5

Introduction to the Structures of Arabic (Language and Texts)	3	sem 1	nl	Jo Van Steenbergen	5

Structures of Arabic (Language and Texts): Historical Thinking	3	sem 2	nl,en	Jo Van Steenbergen	5

Arabic Language Acquisition: Media and Egyptian I	3	sem 1	nl,ar	Jo Van Steenbergen	8

Arabic Language Acquisition: Media and Egyptian II	3	sem 2	ar	Jo Van Steenbergen	7

2.2.1.2 Minor in Archaeology

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Introduction to Prospection and Excavation Techniques	*	3	sem 2	nl	Frank Vermeulen	6

Pre- and Protohistory			sem 1	nl	Guy De Mulder	5

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

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

Archaeology of the Near East			sem 2	nl	Joachim Bretschneider	5

Protohistory of Northwestern Europe					Guy De Mulder	5

Prehistory of Northwestern Europe			sem 1	nl	Dimitri Teetaert	5

Roman Archaeology: The Mediterranean World					Frank Vermeulen	5

Archaeology of the Roman Provinces			sem 2	nl	Wim De Clercq	5

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

Archaeology of Greece			sem 1	nl	Roald Docter	5

Archaeology of the Ancient Near East: from the Proto-Neolithic to the Bronze Age			sem 1	nl	Joachim Bretschneider	5

2.2.1.3 Minor in Economics and Business Management

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Introduction to Law	sem 2	nl	Ellen Desmet	5

Business Cycles and Growth	sem 1	nl	Freddy Heylen	6

Markets and Prices	sem 1	nl	Dirk Van de gaer	6

Labour and Employment	sem 1	nl	Stijn Baert	6

Business Administration	sem 2	nl	Mirjam Knockaert	4

Business Skills	sem 2	en	Mieke Audenaert	4

Entrepreneurship	sem 2	nl	Petra Andries	4

Political Economy	sem 2	nl	Rudi Vander Vennet	5

Comparative Political Economy	sem 2	nl	Mattias Vermeiren	5

Economic Globalisation	sem 2	en	Glenn Rayp	6

Introduction to Global Economic History	sem 2	en	Frank Caestecker	5

Corporate Social Responsibility	sem 2	nl	Saskia Crucke	3

Marketing I	sem 2	en	Katrien Verleye	5

Marketing II	sem 1	nl	Anneleen Van Kerckhove	3

Organization Theory	sem 2	en	Adelien Decramer	4

2.2.1.4 Minor in Globalization and Diversity

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Structure and Conflict in the Global South	sem 2	nl	Sibo Kanobana	6

Development in the Global South	sem 1	en	Tomas Van Acker	6

Conflict in the Global South	sem 2	en	Maarten Hendriks	6

Communication Science	sem 1	nl	Stijn Joye	6

Media Economy and Media Structures	sem 2	nl	Tom Evens	5

Multiculturalism and Multicultural Societies	sem 2	nl	Piet Van Avermaet	5

Gender and Diversity Studies	sem 1	nl	Joz Motmans	5

Sexuality and Globalisation	sem 2	nl	Tom Claes	5

Philosophical Ethics: Systematics	sem 1	nl	Sigrid Sterckx	5

Comparative Study of Religions	sem 1	nl	Jakob De Roover	5

Christianity	sem 1	nl	Danny Praet	5

Introduction to Islam and Being Muslim	sem 1	en	Ashraf Hassan	5

Buddhism			Christoph Anderl	5

Religious Traditions of India	sem 1	en	Eva De Clercq	5

East Asian Ideologies	sem 2	en	Christoph Anderl	5

History of Religions: Classical Antiquity and Early Christianity	sem 1	nl	Annelies Lannoy	5

Global Developments in Historical Perspective	sem 2	nl	Michael Limberger	5

Tendencies in Historiography	sem 1	nl	Frederik Buylaert	5

History of China	sem 1	nl	Ann Heirman	5

History of Japan	sem 1	nl	Christian Uhl	5

History of South Asia	sem 1	nl	Michael Limberger	5

History of Central Asia	sem 1	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

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

History of South East Europe	sem 1	nl	Pieter Troch	5

Society and Current Affairs: South Asia			Tine Vekemans	5

Judaism	sem 1	nl	Annelies Lannoy	5

Ancient Near Eastern Society and Religion	sem 1	nl	Katrien De Graef	5

Society and Current Affairs: China	sem 1	en	Bart Dessein	5

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

Politics of the Contemporary Middle East	sem 2	nl	Brecht De Smet	5

Politics of Islam			Sami Zemni	5

Humanitarian Policy	sem 2	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

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

2.2.1.5 Minor in Literature

With the exception of the 5 compulsory credits, more credits may be taken up from other literature courses on offer in the Faculty of Arts and Philosophy.

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Theory of Literature	*	sem 1	nl,en	Koen De Temmerman	5

Comparative Literature		sem 2	nl	Bart Keunen	5

Poetics		sem 1	nl	Nimrod Reitman	5

Repertoire Study of Theatre				Christel Stalpaert	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 1	nl	Stijn Praet	5

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

Oriental Literature: China		sem 2	nl	Bart Dessein	5

Oriental Literature: Japan		sem 2	nl	Luc Van Haute	5

2.2.1.6 Minor in Political and Social Sciences

Students mandatorily take up (at least) one of two introductory courses with reference * in year 2.

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

Sociology	*	sem 1	nl	Bart Van de Putte	6

Statistics		sem 1	nl	John Lievens	5

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

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	6

Structure and Conflict in the Global South		sem 2	nl	Sibo Kanobana	6

Introduction to World Politics		sem 2	nl	Thijs Van de Graaf	6

History of World Politics (1815 - now)		sem 2	nl	Dries Lesage	6

Theories of International Relations		sem 1	nl	Dries Lesage	5

Communication Science		sem 1	nl	Stijn Joye	6

Media Economy and Media Structures		sem 2	nl	Tom Evens	5

Development in the Global South				Tomas Van Acker	6

Conflict in the Global South		sem 2	en	Maarten Hendriks	6

Politics of the Contemporary Middle East		sem 2	nl	Brecht De Smet	5

Politics of Islam		sem 2	en	Sami Zemni	5

Humanitarian Policy		sem 2	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

2.2.1.7 Minor in Education

This module is particularly recommended for students who are considering following the Master of Science in Teaching.

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

Teaching Methodology: Cultural Sciences	3	year	nl	Christophe Verbruggen	6

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

2.2.1.7.1 Elective Courses

Subscribe to 15 credit units from one other Minor, to be taken in year 3.

2.2.2 List of Electives

Subscribe to 15 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: Theories and Methods		3	sem 1	nl	Klaas Willems	5

Theory of Literature		3	sem 1	nl,en	Koen De Temmerman	5

Introduction to World Archaeology		3	sem 1	nl	Joachim Bretschneider	5

History of the European Expansion during the Early Modern Period		3	sem 1	nl	Michael Limberger	5

Lingála IV		3	sem 2	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

Multiculturalism and Multicultural Societies		3	sem 2	nl	Piet Van Avermaet	5

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

Introduction to Islam and Being Muslim		3	sem 1	en	Ashraf Hassan	5

Structure and Conflict in the Global South		3	sem 2	nl	Sibo Kanobana	6

Development in the Global South		3			Tomas Van Acker	6

Conflict in the Global South		3	sem 2	en	Maarten Hendriks	6

Methodology of Qualitative Research		3	sem 1	nl	Peter Stevens	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

Sustainability Thinking	UKV	3	year	nl	Thomas Block	5

Humanitarian Policy		3	sem 2	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

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1.1 General Faculty Requirements

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

History of Philosophy	1	sem 1	nl	Johan Braeckman	3

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

Introduction to World History	1	sem 2	nl	Eric Vanhaute	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	Hilde Gunnink	5

Swahili I	1	sem 1	nl,en	Koen Bostoen	5

Swahili II	1	sem 2	nl,en	Koen Bostoen	5

Swahili III	2	sem 1	nl,en	Maud Devos	5

Swahili IV	2	sem 2	nl,en	Maud Devos	5

Lingála I	2	sem 1	ln,nl	Michael Meeuwis	5

Lingála II	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	Sara Pacchiarotti	5

1.3 Man, History and Culture

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Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Introduction to the History of Africa	1	sem 2	en	Mathieu Zana Etambala	5

Cultural Anthropology	1	sem 2	nl	Koenraad Stroeken	5

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

Fieldwork in Africa	1	sem 2	nl	Inge Brinkman	5

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

Themes and Regions in African History				Gillian Mathys	5

Methods, Sources and Historiography in African History		sem 2	en	Mathieu Zana Etambala	5

Anthropology of Visual and Material Cultures in Africa				Koenraad Stroeken	5

1.4 Language and Culture

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Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Language, Culture and Society in Africa	1	sem 2	nl	Michael Meeuwis	5

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

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

Themes and Genres in African Literatures				Inge Brinkman	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 50

Subscribe to 1 study track from the following list.

2.1 Study Abroad Program: Africa

50

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

Subscribe to 50 credit units from no less than 1 and no more than 2 modules from the following list.

Study Abroad Program: Africa (25 credits) is compulsory. The remaining credits are chosen from within the modules Minors and Elective Courses.

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 Minors

Subscribe to no less than 15 and no more than 25 credit units from 1 minor from the following list, with at least 15 credits in year 2, and at most 10 credits in year 3.

* = mandatory course

Deviation of this limited list of minors can be accepted on an exceptional basis, subject to the approval of the chairperson of the Curriculum Committee, following a motivated written request.

2.1.1.1 Minor in Arabic and Islamic Studies

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Introduction to Arabic Language Acquisition: Modern Standard Arabic and Egyptian Colloquial I	*	2	sem 1	nl,ar	Jo Van Steenbergen	10

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

Introduction to Islam and Being Muslim		3	sem 1	en	Ashraf Hassan	5

Introduction to the History of Islamic West Asia (600-1800)		3	sem 2	nl	Jo Van Steenbergen	5

Politics of the Contemporary Middle East		3	sem 2	nl	Brecht De Smet	5

Politics of Islam		3			Sami Zemni	5

Introduction to the Structures of Arabic (Language and Texts)		3	sem 1	nl	Jo Van Steenbergen	5

Structures of Arabic (Language and Texts): Historical Thinking		3	sem 2	nl,en	Jo Van Steenbergen	5

Arabic Language Acquisition: Media and Egyptian I		3	sem 1	nl,ar	Jo Van Steenbergen	8

Arabic Language Acquisition: Media and Egyptian II		3	sem 2	ar	Jo Van Steenbergen	7

2.1.1.2 Minor in Archaeology

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
General Introduction to Archaeology	*	2	sem 1	nl	Philippe Crombé	5

Introduction to World Archaeology	*	2	sem 1	nl	Joachim Bretschneider	5

Introduction to the Natural Sciences in Archaeology	*	2	sem 2	nl	Possum Pincé	6

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

Pre- and Protohistory			sem 1	nl	Guy De Mulder	5

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

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

Archaeology of the Near East			sem 2	nl	Joachim Bretschneider	5

Protohistory of Northwestern Europe					Guy De Mulder	5

Prehistory of Northwestern Europe			sem 1	nl	Dimitri Teetaert	5

Roman Archaeology: The Mediterranean World					Frank Vermeulen	5

Archaeology of the Roman Provinces			sem 2	nl	Wim De Clercq	5

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

Archaeology of Greece			sem 1	nl	Roald Docter	5

Archaeology of the Ancient Near East: from the Proto-Neolithic to the Bronze Age			sem 1	nl	Joachim Bretschneider	5

2.1.1.3 Minor in Economics and Business Management

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

Introduction to Law			sem 2	nl	Ellen Desmet	5

Business Cycles and Growth			sem 1	nl	Freddy Heylen	6

Markets and Prices			sem 1	nl	Dirk Van de gaer	6

Labour and Employment			sem 1	nl	Stijn Baert	6

Business Administration			sem 2	nl	Mirjam Knockaert	4

Business Skills			sem 2	en	Mieke Audenaert	4

Entrepreneurship			sem 2	nl	Petra Andries	4

Political Economy			sem 2	nl	Rudi Vander Vennet	5

Comparative Political Economy			sem 2	nl	Mattias Vermeiren	5

Economic Globalisation			sem 2	en	Glenn Rayp	6

Introduction to Global Economic History			sem 2	en	Frank Caestecker	5

Corporate Social Responsibility			sem 2	nl	Saskia Crucke	3

Marketing I			sem 2	en	Katrien Verleye	5

Marketing II			sem 1	nl	Anneleen Van Kerckhove	3

Organization Theory			sem 2	en	Adelien Decramer	4

2.1.1.4 Minor in Globalization and Diversity

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Structure and Conflict in the Global South	sem 2	nl	Sibo Kanobana	6

Development in the Global South	sem 1	en	Tomas Van Acker	6

Conflict in the Global South	sem 2	en	Maarten Hendriks	6

Communication Science	sem 1	nl	Stijn Joye	6

Media Economy and Media Structures	sem 2	nl	Tom Evens	5

Multiculturalism and Multicultural Societies	sem 2	nl	Piet Van Avermaet	5

Gender and Diversity Studies	sem 1	nl	Joz Motmans	5

Sexuality and Globalisation	sem 2	nl	Tom Claes	5

Philosophical Ethics: Systematics	sem 1	nl	Sigrid Sterckx	5

Comparative Study of Religions	sem 1	nl	Jakob De Roover	5

Christianity	sem 1	nl	Danny Praet	5

Introduction to Islam and Being Muslim	sem 1	en	Ashraf Hassan	5

Buddhism			Christoph Anderl	5

Religious Traditions of India	sem 1	en	Eva De Clercq	5

East Asian Ideologies	sem 2	en	Christoph Anderl	5

History of Religions: Classical Antiquity and Early Christianity	sem 1	nl	Annelies Lannoy	5

Global Developments in Historical Perspective	sem 2	nl	Michael Limberger	5

Tendencies in Historiography	sem 1	nl	Frederik Buylaert	5

History of China	sem 1	nl	Ann Heirman	5

History of Japan	sem 1	nl	Christian Uhl	5

History of South Asia	sem 1	nl	Michael Limberger	5

History of Central Asia	sem 1	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

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

History of South East Europe	sem 1	nl	Pieter Troch	5

Society and Current Affairs: South Asia			Tine Vekemans	5

Judaism	sem 1	nl	Annelies Lannoy	5

Ancient Near Eastern Society and Religion	sem 1	nl	Katrien De Graef	5

Society and Current Affairs: China	sem 1	en	Bart Dessein	5

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

Politics of the Contemporary Middle East	sem 2	nl	Brecht De Smet	5

Politics of Islam			Sami Zemni	5

Humanitarian Policy	sem 2	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

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

2.1.1.5 Minor in Literature

With the exception of the 5 compulsory credits, more credits may be taken up from other literature courses on offer in the Faculty of Arts and Philosophy.

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Theory of Literature	*	sem 1	nl,en	Koen De Temmerman	5

Comparative Literature		sem 2	nl	Bart Keunen	5

Poetics		sem 1	nl	Nimrod Reitman	5

Repertoire Study of Theatre				Christel Stalpaert	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 1	nl	Stijn Praet	5

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

Oriental Literature: China		sem 2	nl	Bart Dessein	5

Oriental Literature: Japan		sem 2	nl	Luc Van Haute	5

2.1.1.6 Minor in Political and Social Sciences

Students mandatorily take up (at least) one of two introductory courses with reference * in year 2.

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

Sociology	*	sem 1	nl	Bart Van de Putte	6

Statistics		sem 1	nl	John Lievens	5

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

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	6

Structure and Conflict in the Global South		sem 2	nl	Sibo Kanobana	6

Introduction to World Politics		sem 2	nl	Thijs Van de Graaf	6

History of World Politics (1815 - now)		sem 2	nl	Dries Lesage	6

Theories of International Relations		sem 1	nl	Dries Lesage	5

Communication Science		sem 1	nl	Stijn Joye	6

Media Economy and Media Structures		sem 2	nl	Tom Evens	5

Development in the Global South				Tomas Van Acker	6

Conflict in the Global South		sem 2	en	Maarten Hendriks	6

Politics of the Contemporary Middle East		sem 2	nl	Brecht De Smet	5

Politics of Islam		sem 2	en	Sami Zemni	5

Humanitarian Policy		sem 2	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

2.1.1.7 Minor in Education

This module is particularly recommended for students who are considering following the Master of Science in Teaching.

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Powerful Learning Environments	2	sem 1	nl	Bram De Wever	6

Teaching Methodology: Cultural Sciences	2	year	nl	Christophe Verbruggen	6

Reference Internship: Cultural Sciences	2	year	nl	Bruno De Wever	3

2.1.1.7.1 Elective Courses

Subscribe to no more than 10 credit units from one other Minor, to be taken in year 3.

2.1.2 List of Electives

Subscribe to no more than 10 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: Theories and Methods		3	sem 1	nl	Klaas Willems	5

Theory of Literature		3	sem 1	nl,en	Koen De Temmerman	5

Introduction to World Archaeology		3	sem 1	nl	Joachim Bretschneider	5

History of the European Expansion during the Early Modern Period		3	sem 1	nl	Michael Limberger	5

Lingála IV		3	sem 2	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

Multiculturalism and Multicultural Societies		3	sem 2	nl	Piet Van Avermaet	5

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

Introduction to Islam and Being Muslim		3	sem 1	en	Ashraf Hassan	5

Structure and Conflict in the Global South		3	sem 2	nl	Sibo Kanobana	6

Development in the Global South		3			Tomas Van Acker	6

Conflict in the Global South		3	sem 2	en	Maarten Hendriks	6

Methodology of Qualitative Research		3	sem 1	nl	Peter Stevens	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

Sustainability Thinking	UKV	3	year	nl	Thomas Block	5

Humanitarian Policy		3	sem 2	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

2.2 Study Program: Ghent University

50

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

Subscribe to 50 credit units from 2 modules from the following list.

Lingàla III (5 credits) is compulsory. The remaining credits are chosen from within the modules Minors and Elective Courses.

2.2.1 Minors

30

Subscribe to 30 credit units from 1 minor from the following list.

* = mandatory course

The courses are to be divided as evenly as possible over bachelor 2 and 3.

Deviation of this limited list of minors can be accepted on an exceptional basis, subject to the approval of the chairperson of the Curriculum Committee, following a motivated written request.

2.2.1.1 Minor in Arabic and Islamic Studies

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Introduction to Arabic Language Acquisition: Modern Standard Arabic and Egyptian Colloquial I	*	2	sem 1	nl,ar	Jo Van Steenbergen	10

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

Introduction to Islam and Being Muslim		3	sem 1	en	Ashraf Hassan	5

Introduction to the History of Islamic West Asia (600-1800)		3	sem 2	nl	Jo Van Steenbergen	5

Politics of the Contemporary Middle East		3	sem 2	nl	Brecht De Smet	5

Politics of Islam		3			Sami Zemni	5

Introduction to the Structures of Arabic (Language and Texts)		3	sem 1	nl	Jo Van Steenbergen	5

Structures of Arabic (Language and Texts): Historical Thinking		3	sem 2	nl,en	Jo Van Steenbergen	5

Arabic Language Acquisition: Media and Egyptian I		3	sem 1	nl,ar	Jo Van Steenbergen	8

Arabic Language Acquisition: Media and Egyptian II		3	sem 2	ar	Jo Van Steenbergen	7

2.2.1.2 Minor in Archaeology

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
General Introduction to Archaeology	*	2	sem 1	nl	Philippe Crombé	5

Introduction to World Archaeology	*	2	sem 1	nl	Joachim Bretschneider	5

Introduction to the Natural Sciences in Archaeology	*	2	sem 2	nl	Possum Pincé	6

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

Pre- and Protohistory			sem 1	nl	Guy De Mulder	5

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

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

Archaeology of the Near East			sem 2	nl	Joachim Bretschneider	5

Protohistory of Northwestern Europe					Guy De Mulder	5

Prehistory of Northwestern Europe			sem 1	nl	Dimitri Teetaert	5

Roman Archaeology: The Mediterranean World					Frank Vermeulen	5

Archaeology of the Roman Provinces			sem 2	nl	Wim De Clercq	5

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

Archaeology of Greece			sem 1	nl	Roald Docter	5

Archaeology of the Ancient Near East: from the Proto-Neolithic to the Bronze Age			sem 1	nl	Joachim Bretschneider	5

2.2.1.3 Minor in Economics and Business Management

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

Introduction to Law			sem 2	nl	Ellen Desmet	5

Business Cycles and Growth			sem 1	nl	Freddy Heylen	6

Markets and Prices			sem 1	nl	Dirk Van de gaer	6

Labour and Employment			sem 1	nl	Stijn Baert	6

Business Administration			sem 2	nl	Mirjam Knockaert	4

Business Skills			sem 2	en	Mieke Audenaert	4

Entrepreneurship			sem 2	nl	Petra Andries	4

Political Economy			sem 2	nl	Rudi Vander Vennet	5

Comparative Political Economy			sem 2	nl	Mattias Vermeiren	5

Economic Globalisation			sem 2	en	Glenn Rayp	6

Introduction to Global Economic History			sem 2	en	Frank Caestecker	5

Corporate Social Responsibility			sem 2	nl	Saskia Crucke	3

Marketing I			sem 2	en	Katrien Verleye	5

Marketing II			sem 1	nl	Anneleen Van Kerckhove	3

Organization Theory			sem 2	en	Adelien Decramer	4

2.2.1.4 Minor in Globalization and Diversity

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Structure and Conflict in the Global South	sem 2	nl	Sibo Kanobana	6

Development in the Global South	sem 1	en	Tomas Van Acker	6

Conflict in the Global South	sem 2	en	Maarten Hendriks	6

Communication Science	sem 1	nl	Stijn Joye	6

Media Economy and Media Structures	sem 2	nl	Tom Evens	5

Multiculturalism and Multicultural Societies	sem 2	nl	Piet Van Avermaet	5

Gender and Diversity Studies	sem 1	nl	Joz Motmans	5

Sexuality and Globalisation	sem 2	nl	Tom Claes	5

Philosophical Ethics: Systematics	sem 1	nl	Sigrid Sterckx	5

Comparative Study of Religions	sem 1	nl	Jakob De Roover	5

Christianity	sem 1	nl	Danny Praet	5

Introduction to Islam and Being Muslim	sem 1	en	Ashraf Hassan	5

Buddhism			Christoph Anderl	5

Religious Traditions of India	sem 1	en	Eva De Clercq	5

East Asian Ideologies	sem 2	en	Christoph Anderl	5

History of Religions: Classical Antiquity and Early Christianity	sem 1	nl	Annelies Lannoy	5

Global Developments in Historical Perspective	sem 2	nl	Michael Limberger	5

Tendencies in Historiography	sem 1	nl	Frederik Buylaert	5

History of China	sem 1	nl	Ann Heirman	5

History of Japan	sem 1	nl	Christian Uhl	5

History of South Asia	sem 1	nl	Michael Limberger	5

History of Central Asia	sem 1	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

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

History of South East Europe	sem 1	nl	Pieter Troch	5

Society and Current Affairs: South Asia			Tine Vekemans	5

Judaism	sem 1	nl	Annelies Lannoy	5

Ancient Near Eastern Society and Religion	sem 1	nl	Katrien De Graef	5

Society and Current Affairs: China	sem 1	en	Bart Dessein	5

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

Politics of the Contemporary Middle East	sem 2	nl	Brecht De Smet	5

Politics of Islam			Sami Zemni	5

Humanitarian Policy	sem 2	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

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

2.2.1.5 Minor in Literature

With the exception of the 5 compulsory credits, more credits may be taken up from other literature courses on offer in the Faculty of Arts and Philosophy.

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Theory of Literature	*	sem 1	nl,en	Koen De Temmerman	5

Comparative Literature		sem 2	nl	Bart Keunen	5

Poetics		sem 1	nl	Nimrod Reitman	5

Repertoire Study of Theatre				Christel Stalpaert	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 1	nl	Stijn Praet	5

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

Oriental Literature: China		sem 2	nl	Bart Dessein	5

Oriental Literature: Japan		sem 2	nl	Luc Van Haute	5

2.2.1.6 Minor in Political and Social Sciences

Students mandatorily take up (at least) one of two introductory courses with reference * in year 2.

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

Sociology	*	sem 1	nl	Bart Van de Putte	6

Statistics		sem 1	nl	John Lievens	5

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

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	6

Structure and Conflict in the Global South		sem 2	nl	Sibo Kanobana	6

Introduction to World Politics		sem 2	nl	Thijs Van de Graaf	6

History of World Politics (1815 - now)		sem 2	nl	Dries Lesage	6

Theories of International Relations		sem 1	nl	Dries Lesage	5

Communication Science		sem 1	nl	Stijn Joye	6

Media Economy and Media Structures		sem 2	nl	Tom Evens	5

Development in the Global South				Tomas Van Acker	6

Conflict in the Global South		sem 2	en	Maarten Hendriks	6

Politics of the Contemporary Middle East		sem 2	nl	Brecht De Smet	5

Politics of Islam		sem 2	en	Sami Zemni	5

Humanitarian Policy		sem 2	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

2.2.1.7 Minor in Education

This module is particularly recommended for students who are considering following the Master of Science in Teaching.

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

Teaching Methodology: Cultural Sciences	3	year	nl	Christophe Verbruggen	6

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

2.2.1.7.1 Elective Courses

Subscribe to 15 credit units from one other Minor, to be taken in year 3.

2.2.2 List of Electives

20

Subscribe to 15 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: Theories and Methods		3	sem 1	nl	Klaas Willems	5

Theory of Literature		3	sem 1	nl,en	Koen De Temmerman	5

Introduction to World Archaeology		3	sem 1	nl	Joachim Bretschneider	5

History of the European Expansion during the Early Modern Period		3	sem 1	nl	Michael Limberger	5

Lingála IV		3	sem 2	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

Multiculturalism and Multicultural Societies		3	sem 2	nl	Piet Van Avermaet	5

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

Introduction to Islam and Being Muslim		3	sem 1	en	Ashraf Hassan	5

Structure and Conflict in the Global South		3	sem 2	nl	Sibo Kanobana	6

Development in the Global South		3			Tomas Van Acker	6

Conflict in the Global South		3	sem 2	en	Maarten Hendriks	6

Methodology of Qualitative Research		3	sem 1	nl	Peter Stevens	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

Sustainability Thinking	UKV	3	year	nl	Thomas Block	5

Humanitarian Policy		3	sem 2	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

Learning outcomes

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.

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.

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.

To report in a scientific way, both orally and in writing.

To contribute to discussions in a constructive way, and to cooperate with others.

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.