Bachelor of Arts in Art History, Musicology and Theatre Studies

Ghent University’s Art History programme has a concept that is unique in Flanders. A broad basic education covers all the art disciplines, and gradually deepens depending on your choice of one specific discipline: Visual Arts, Performing Arts or Musicology.

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3 year 180 credits

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First year

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Course schedule 1st semester Course schedule 2nd semester

1 General Courses

1.1 Faculty-Specific Educational Requirements

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Visual Culture: Art in Historical Context	1	sem 2	nl	Koenraad Jonckheere	3

History of Philosophy	1	sem 1	nl	Johan Braeckman	3

Historical Criticism	1	sem 1	nl	Jan Dumolyn	3

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

Introduction to Anthropology	1	sem 2	nl	Hugo DeBlock	3

1.2 Domain-Specific and Theoretical Training

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Historiography of Art: Introduction	1	sem 2	nl	Francis Maes	5

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

Survey of the Visual Arts: 1789 until today	1	sem 2	nl	Marjan Sterckx	6

History of Music: Until 1750	1	sem 2	nl	Francis Maes	6

History of Modern Theatre	1	sem 1	nl	Christel Stalpaert	6

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

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

1.3 Research and Practice

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Research Skills I		1	sem 2	nl	Jeroen Coppens	5

3 Majors

Subscribe to 1 major from the following list.

Some courses are organised alternately.

3.1 Major in Visual Arts and Architecture

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
History of Visual Arts in the Low Countries I	sem 1	nl	Maximiliaan Martens	5

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

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

Historic Interior and Design			Marjan Sterckx	5

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

Modern and Contemporary Art: Capita Selecta			Wouter Davidts	5

3.2 Major in Music

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
History of Music: 1750-1900			Francis Maes	5

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

Foundations of Musical Acoustics and Sonology			Pieter-Jan Maes	5

Foundations of Musical Action and Perception	sem 1	nl,en	Pieter-Jan Maes	5

3.3 Major in Performing and Media Arts

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Cultural and Historical Aspects of Dance Theatre			Annelies Van Assche	5

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

History of Music: 1750-1900			Francis Maes	5

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

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

Film History and Aesthetics	sem 1	nl	Daniël Biltereyst	5

4 Elective Courses

4.2 Free Choice

Subscribe to 5 credit units from no less than 1 and no more than 2 modules from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

4.2.2 Free choice

Subscribe to 5 credit units from academic programmes offered by UGent (including the Ghent University Elective Courses) or by other Flemish institutions of higher education. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Second year

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Course schedule 1st semester Course schedule 2nd semester

1 General Courses

1.2 Domain-Specific and Theoretical Training

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Heritage	2	sem 2	en	Maude Bass-Krueger	5

Art Policy and Museum Studies	2	sem 1	en	Maude Bass-Krueger	5

Aesthetics I	2	sem 2	nl	Bart Vandenabeele	5

1.3 Research and Practice

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Research Skills II		2	sem 1	nl,en	Marjan Sterckx	5

2 Minors

Subscribe to 15 credit units from 1 minor from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

2.1 Minor in Archaeology

Course	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	Peter Vandenabeele	6

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

Pre- and Protohistory	2	sem 1	nl	Guy De Mulder	5

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

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

2.2 Minor in History

Students who take courses from this minor in preparation of the Educational Master, are recommended to choose courses with *.

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

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

Early Modern History	*	2	sem 1	nl	René Vermeir	5

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

History of Belgium	*	2	sem 2	nl	Margo De Koster	5

Tendencies in Historiography		2	sem 1	nl	Frederik Buylaert	5

Historical Culture and Society	*	2	sem 1	nl	Berber Bevernage	5

History of the Ancient Near East		2	sem 1	nl	Katrien De Graef	5

Visual Materials as Historical Sources		2	sem 2	nl	Abigail Newman	5

2.3 Minor in Literature

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Poetics	2	sem 1	en	Nimrod Reitman	5

Theory of Literature	2	sem 1	nl,en	Koen De Temmerman	5

Comparative Literature	2	sem 2	nl	Bart Keunen	5

Oriental Literature: China	2	sem 2	nl	Bart Dessein	5

Oriental Literature: Japan	2	sem 2	nl	Luc Van Haute	5

Introduction to the Literatures of Africa	2	sem 1	nl	Inge Brinkman	5

Overview of Russian Literature	2	sem 2	nl	Ben Dhooge	5

Classics in Translation	2	sem 1	nl	Kristoffel Demoen	5

German Literature I	2	sem 1	de	Benjamin Biebuyck	5

English Literature I	2	year	en	Andrew Bricker	5

English Literature II: Historical Survey: Older Period	2	sem 1	en	Elly McCausland	5

English Literature II: Historical Survey: More Recent Period	2	sem 2	en	Marco Caracciolo	5

French Literature I	2	sem 1	fr	Griet Theeten	5

Dutch Literature I	2	sem 1	nl	Lars Bernaerts	5

Dutch Literature II	2	sem 2	nl	Youri Desplenter	5

Dutch Literature IV	2	sem 2	nl	Yves T'Sjoen	5

2.4 Minor in Economics and Business Management

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

Business Cycles and Growth	2	sem 1	nl	Freddy Heylen	6

Markets and Prices	2	sem 1	nl	Dirk Van de gaer	6

Labour and Employment	2	sem 1	nl	Stijn Baert	6

Corporate Social Responsibility	2	sem 2	nl	Saskia Crucke	3

Business Administration	2	sem 2	nl	Mirjam Knockaert	4

Entrepreneurship	2	sem 2	nl	Petra Andries	4

Introduction to Global Economic History	2	sem 2	en	Frank Caestecker	5

Business Skills	2	sem 2	en	Mieke Audenaert	4

Economics and Ethics	2				6

Introduction to Accountancy	2	sem 1	nl	Patricia Everaert	4

Marketing Management	2	sem 1	nl	Maggie Geuens	6

Financial Markets and Institutions	2	sem 2	nl	Rudi Vander Vennet	5

2.5 Minor in Globalization and Diversity Studies

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Gender and Diversity Studies	2	sem 1	nl	Carine Plancke	5

Sexuality and Globalisation	2	sem 2	nl	Tom Claes	5

Philosophical Ethics: Systematics	2	sem 1	nl	Sigrid Sterckx	5

Comparative Study of Religions	2	sem 1	nl,en	Jakob De Roover	5

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

Introduction to Global Economic History	2	sem 2	en	Frank Caestecker	5

Conflict and Society in Central and Eastern Africa	2	sem 1	en	Peer Schouten	5

Communication Science	2	sem 1	nl	Stijn Joye	6

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

Structure and Conflict in the Global South	2	sem 2	nl	Koenraad Bogaert	5

Conflict in the Global South	2	sem 2	en	Jeroen Adam	6

Tendencies in Historiography	2	sem 1	nl	Frederik Buylaert	5

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

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

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

History of China	2	sem 1	nl	Ann Heirman	5

History of Japan	2	sem 1	nl	Christian Uhl	5

History of South Asia	2	sem 1	nl	Michael Limberger	5

History of Central Asia	2	sem 1	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

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

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

History of Russia	2	sem 1	nl	Ben Dhooge	5

History of Religions: Classical Antiquity and Early Christianity	2	sem 1	nl	Danny Praet	5

Christianity	2	sem 1	nl	Danny Praet	5

Introduction to Islam and Being Muslim	2	sem 1	en	Fien De Block	5

Religious Traditions of India	2			Eva De Clercq	5

Buddhism	2	sem 2	en	Christoph Anderl	5

East Asian Ideologies	2			Christoph Anderl	5

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

Ancient Near Eastern Society and Religion	2			Katrien De Graef	5

Judaism	2				5

Society and Current Affairs: China	2	sem 1	en	Bart Dessein	5

Society and Current Affairs: Japan	2	sem 1	en	Andreas Niehaus	5

2.6 Minor in Education

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

3 Majors

Subscribe to 1 major from the following list.

Some courses are organised alternately.

3.1 Major in Visual Arts and Architecture

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Technology and Conservation of the Visual Arts	2	sem 1	nl,en	Jaya Remond	5

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

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

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

Historic Interior and Design				Marjan Sterckx	5

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

Modern and Contemporary Art: Capita Selecta				Wouter Davidts	5

Architectural Theory 1	2	sem 1	en	Elizabeth Merrill	5

3.2 Major in Music

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
History of Music: 1750-1900				Francis Maes	5

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

Foundations of Musical Acoustics and Sonology				Pieter-Jan Maes	5

Foundations of Musical Action and Perception		sem 1	nl,en	Pieter-Jan Maes	5

Ethnomusicology	2	sem 2	nl	Dirk Moelants	5

Introduction to Theatre Studies	2	sem 1	nl	Bram Van Oostveldt	5

Ritual Aspects of Theatre and Performing Arts	2	sem 2	nl	Bram Van Oostveldt	5

3.3 Major in Performing and Media Arts

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Introduction to Theatre Studies	2	sem 1	nl	Bram Van Oostveldt	5

Ritual Aspects of Theatre and Performing Arts	2	sem 2	nl	Bram Van Oostveldt	5

Cultural and Historical Aspects of Dance Theatre				Annelies Van Assche	5

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

History of Music: 1750-1900				Francis Maes	5

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

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

Film History and Aesthetics		sem 1	nl	Daniël Biltereyst	5

4 Elective Courses

4.2 Free Choice

Subscribe to 5 credit units from no less than 1 and no more than 2 modules from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

4.2.2 Free choice

Third year

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Course schedule 1st semester Course schedule 2nd semester

1 General Courses

1.2 Domain-Specific and Theoretical Training

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Aesthetics II		3	sem 1	nl	Bart Vandenabeele	5

1.3 Research and Practice

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Bachelor's Essay	3	year	nl	Marjan Sterckx	10

Apprenticeship	3	year	nl	Marjan Sterckx	10

3 Majors

Subscribe to 1 major from the following list.

Some courses are organised alternately.

3.1 Major in Visual Arts and Architecture

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
History of Visual Arts in the Low Countries I		sem 1	nl	Maximiliaan Martens	5

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

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

Historic Interior and Design				Marjan Sterckx	5

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

Modern and Contemporary Art: Capita Selecta				Wouter Davidts	5

History of Architecture 2	3	sem 2	nl	Johan Lagae	5

3.2 Major in Music

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
History of Music: 1750-1900				Francis Maes	5

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

Musical Analysis	3	sem 1	nl	Francis Maes	5

Music Psychology	3	sem 2	nl,en	Marc Leman	5

Foundations of Musical Acoustics and Sonology				Pieter-Jan Maes	5

Foundations of Musical Action and Perception		sem 1	nl,en	Pieter-Jan Maes	5

3.3 Major in Performing and Media Arts

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Dramaturgy	3	sem 2	nl	Bram Van Oostveldt	5

Cultural and Historical Aspects of Dance Theatre				Annelies Van Assche	5

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

History of Music: 1750-1900				Francis Maes	5

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

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

Film History and Aesthetics		sem 1	nl	Daniël Biltereyst	5

4 Elective Courses

4.1 Other Major

Subscribe to 10 credit units from another major, distributed over the first standard learning path as follows: 10 credit units in year 3. Subject to approval by the faculty.

4.2 Free Choice

Subscribe to 5 credit units from no less than 1 and no more than 2 modules from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

4.2.1 Elective courses

Subscribe to 5 credit units from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
History of the Classical Antiquity	3	sem 2	nl	Thierry Oppeneer	5

History of the Middle Ages	3	sem 2	nl	Jeroen Deploige	5

Early Modern History	3	sem 1	nl	René Vermeir	5

Modern and Contemporary History	3	sem 2	nl	Bruno De Wever	5

Methodology of History: Palaeography with Close Reading	3	year	nl	Els De Paermentier	5

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

Gender and Diversity Studies	3	sem 1	nl	Carine Plancke	5

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

Classical Mythology	3	sem 2	nl	Nadia Sels	5

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

Architectural Theory 2	3	sem 2	nl	Maarten Liefooghe	6

Film History and Aesthetics	3	sem 1	nl	Daniël Biltereyst	5

Sociology	3	sem 2	nl	Mart Willekens	5

Psycho-analysis and Art	3	sem 2	nl	Abe Geldhof	5

Introduction to Archival Science	3	sem 1	nl	Joke Verfaillie	5

Art and Architecture	3	sem 2	nl	Wouter Davidts	3

4.2.2 Free choice

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1 General Courses 105

1.1 Faculty-Specific Educational Requirements

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Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Visual Culture: Art in Historical Context	1	sem 2	nl	Koenraad Jonckheere	3

History of Philosophy	1	sem 1	nl	Johan Braeckman	3

Historical Criticism	1	sem 1	nl	Jan Dumolyn	3

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

Introduction to Anthropology	1	sem 2	nl	Hugo DeBlock	3

1.2 Domain-Specific and Theoretical Training

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Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Historiography of Art: Introduction	1	sem 2	nl	Francis Maes	5

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

Survey of the Visual Arts: 1789 until today	1	sem 2	nl	Marjan Sterckx	6

History of Music: Until 1750	1	sem 2	nl	Francis Maes	6

History of Modern Theatre	1	sem 1	nl	Christel Stalpaert	6

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

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

Heritage	2	sem 2	en	Maude Bass-Krueger	5

Art Policy and Museum Studies	2	sem 1	en	Maude Bass-Krueger	5

Aesthetics I	2	sem 2	nl	Bart Vandenabeele	5

Aesthetics II	3	sem 1	nl	Bart Vandenabeele	5

1.3 Research and Practice

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Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Research Skills I	1	sem 2	nl	Jeroen Coppens	5

Research Skills II	2	sem 1	nl,en	Marjan Sterckx	5

Bachelor's Essay	3	year	nl	Marjan Sterckx	10

Apprenticeship	3	year	nl	Marjan Sterckx	10

2 Minors 15

Subscribe to 15 credit units from 1 minor from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

2.1 Minor in Archaeology

Course	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	Peter Vandenabeele	6

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

Pre- and Protohistory	2	sem 1	nl	Guy De Mulder	5

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

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

2.2 Minor in History

Students who take courses from this minor in preparation of the Educational Master, are recommended to choose courses with *.

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

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

Early Modern History	*	2	sem 1	nl	René Vermeir	5

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

History of Belgium	*	2	sem 2	nl	Margo De Koster	5

Tendencies in Historiography		2	sem 1	nl	Frederik Buylaert	5

Historical Culture and Society	*	2	sem 1	nl	Berber Bevernage	5

History of the Ancient Near East		2	sem 1	nl	Katrien De Graef	5

Visual Materials as Historical Sources		2	sem 2	nl	Abigail Newman	5

2.3 Minor in Literature

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Poetics	2	sem 1	en	Nimrod Reitman	5

Theory of Literature	2	sem 1	nl,en	Koen De Temmerman	5

Comparative Literature	2	sem 2	nl	Bart Keunen	5

Oriental Literature: China	2	sem 2	nl	Bart Dessein	5

Oriental Literature: Japan	2	sem 2	nl	Luc Van Haute	5

Introduction to the Literatures of Africa	2	sem 1	nl	Inge Brinkman	5

Overview of Russian Literature	2	sem 2	nl	Ben Dhooge	5

Classics in Translation	2	sem 1	nl	Kristoffel Demoen	5

German Literature I	2	sem 1	de	Benjamin Biebuyck	5

English Literature I	2	year	en	Andrew Bricker	5

English Literature II: Historical Survey: Older Period	2	sem 1	en	Elly McCausland	5

English Literature II: Historical Survey: More Recent Period	2	sem 2	en	Marco Caracciolo	5

French Literature I	2	sem 1	fr	Griet Theeten	5

Dutch Literature I	2	sem 1	nl	Lars Bernaerts	5

Dutch Literature II	2	sem 2	nl	Youri Desplenter	5

Dutch Literature IV	2	sem 2	nl	Yves T'Sjoen	5

2.4 Minor in Economics and Business Management

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

Business Cycles and Growth	2	sem 1	nl	Freddy Heylen	6

Markets and Prices	2	sem 1	nl	Dirk Van de gaer	6

Labour and Employment	2	sem 1	nl	Stijn Baert	6

Corporate Social Responsibility	2	sem 2	nl	Saskia Crucke	3

Business Administration	2	sem 2	nl	Mirjam Knockaert	4

Entrepreneurship	2	sem 2	nl	Petra Andries	4

Introduction to Global Economic History	2	sem 2	en	Frank Caestecker	5

Business Skills	2	sem 2	en	Mieke Audenaert	4

Economics and Ethics	2				6

Introduction to Accountancy	2	sem 1	nl	Patricia Everaert	4

Marketing Management	2	sem 1	nl	Maggie Geuens	6

Financial Markets and Institutions	2	sem 2	nl	Rudi Vander Vennet	5

2.5 Minor in Globalization and Diversity Studies

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Gender and Diversity Studies	2	sem 1	nl	Carine Plancke	5

Sexuality and Globalisation	2	sem 2	nl	Tom Claes	5

Philosophical Ethics: Systematics	2	sem 1	nl	Sigrid Sterckx	5

Comparative Study of Religions	2	sem 1	nl,en	Jakob De Roover	5

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

Introduction to Global Economic History	2	sem 2	en	Frank Caestecker	5

Conflict and Society in Central and Eastern Africa	2	sem 1	en	Peer Schouten	5

Communication Science	2	sem 1	nl	Stijn Joye	6

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

Structure and Conflict in the Global South	2	sem 2	nl	Koenraad Bogaert	5

Conflict in the Global South	2	sem 2	en	Jeroen Adam	6

Tendencies in Historiography	2	sem 1	nl	Frederik Buylaert	5

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

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

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

History of China	2	sem 1	nl	Ann Heirman	5

History of Japan	2	sem 1	nl	Christian Uhl	5

History of South Asia	2	sem 1	nl	Michael Limberger	5

History of Central Asia	2	sem 1	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

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

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

History of Russia	2	sem 1	nl	Ben Dhooge	5

History of Religions: Classical Antiquity and Early Christianity	2	sem 1	nl	Danny Praet	5

Christianity	2	sem 1	nl	Danny Praet	5

Introduction to Islam and Being Muslim	2	sem 1	en	Fien De Block	5

Religious Traditions of India	2			Eva De Clercq	5

Buddhism	2	sem 2	en	Christoph Anderl	5

East Asian Ideologies	2			Christoph Anderl	5

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

Ancient Near Eastern Society and Religion	2			Katrien De Graef	5

Judaism	2				5

Society and Current Affairs: China	2	sem 1	en	Bart Dessein	5

Society and Current Affairs: Japan	2	sem 1	en	Andreas Niehaus	5

2.6 Minor in Education

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

3 Majors 45

Subscribe to 1 major from the following list.

Some courses are organised alternately.

3.1 Major in Visual Arts and Architecture

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Technology and Conservation of the Visual Arts	2	sem 1	nl,en	Jaya Remond	5

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

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

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

Historic Interior and Design				Marjan Sterckx	5

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

Modern and Contemporary Art: Capita Selecta				Wouter Davidts	5

Architectural Theory 1	2	sem 1	en	Elizabeth Merrill	5

History of Architecture 2	3	sem 2	nl	Johan Lagae	5

3.2 Major in Music

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
History of Music: 1750-1900				Francis Maes	5

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

Musical Analysis	3	sem 1	nl	Francis Maes	5

Music Psychology	3	sem 2	nl,en	Marc Leman	5

Foundations of Musical Acoustics and Sonology				Pieter-Jan Maes	5

Foundations of Musical Action and Perception		sem 1	nl,en	Pieter-Jan Maes	5

Ethnomusicology	2	sem 2	nl	Dirk Moelants	5

Introduction to Theatre Studies	2	sem 1	nl	Bram Van Oostveldt	5

Ritual Aspects of Theatre and Performing Arts	2	sem 2	nl	Bram Van Oostveldt	5

3.3 Major in Performing and Media Arts

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Introduction to Theatre Studies	2	sem 1	nl	Bram Van Oostveldt	5

Ritual Aspects of Theatre and Performing Arts	2	sem 2	nl	Bram Van Oostveldt	5

Dramaturgy	3	sem 2	nl	Bram Van Oostveldt	5

Cultural and Historical Aspects of Dance Theatre				Annelies Van Assche	5

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

History of Music: 1750-1900				Francis Maes	5

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

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

Film History and Aesthetics		sem 1	nl	Daniël Biltereyst	5

4 Elective Courses 15

4.1 Other Major

10

Subscribe to 10 credit units from another major, distributed over the first standard learning path as follows: 10 credit units in year 3. Subject to approval by the faculty.

4.2 Free Choice

5

Subscribe to 5 credit units from no less than 1 and no more than 2 modules from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

4.2.1 Elective courses

Subscribe to 5 credit units from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
History of the Classical Antiquity	3	sem 2	nl	Thierry Oppeneer	5

History of the Middle Ages	3	sem 2	nl	Jeroen Deploige	5

Early Modern History	3	sem 1	nl	René Vermeir	5

Modern and Contemporary History	3	sem 2	nl	Bruno De Wever	5

Methodology of History: Palaeography with Close Reading	3	year	nl	Els De Paermentier	5

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

Gender and Diversity Studies	3	sem 1	nl	Carine Plancke	5

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

Classical Mythology	3	sem 2	nl	Nadia Sels	5

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

Architectural Theory 2	3	sem 2	nl	Maarten Liefooghe	6

Film History and Aesthetics	3	sem 1	nl	Daniël Biltereyst	5

Sociology	3	sem 2	nl	Mart Willekens	5

Psycho-analysis and Art	3	sem 2	nl	Abe Geldhof	5

Introduction to Archival Science	3	sem 1	nl	Joke Verfaillie	5

Art and Architecture	3	sem 2	nl	Wouter Davidts	3

4.2.2 Free choice

Learning outcomes

To know and use the key concepts, theories, theoretical frameworks, explanatory models, methods and techniques used in Aesthetics, inspired by the newest developments in the field.

To know and understand the most important schools and developments within Visual Arts, Architecture, and Theatre, Performance and Media Studies.

To be familiar with and understand related sciences and their importance in relation to Aesthetics.

To know and understand the nature of Aesthetics (the establishment of theories, analysis, information gathering) and scientific practice in this field.

]To know and understand the - historical, systematic, comparative, diachronic - methods of Aesthetics and their importance.

To have a frame of reference, based on the audiovisual perception of art.

To take up a rational and critical stance towards artistic quality.

To value and critically use sources within Visual Arts, Architecture, Music or Performance and Media Studies.

To be able to autonomously initiate problem-oriented research with regard to Visual Arts and Architecture, Mosic or Performance and Media Studies.

To be able to autonomously and critically apply methods and techniques of research concerning Visual Arts and Architecture, Music or Performance and Media Studies.

To show creativity and originality in discovering links between several artistic disciplines and in interdisciplinary work.

To present the results of one's own initial research or the results of existing research to experts and/or lay people.

To show an awareness of the relativity of research results.

To think analytically about research ideas or questions within Aesthetics.

To develop a critical attitude towards sources and to form a substantiated opinion on scientific analyses and theories.

To critically reflect on one's own thinking, learning, decisions and actions, and to use these critical reflections as a basis for future work.

To display intellectual curiosity and a lifelong learning attitude.

To clearly communicate in writing about the results of learning, thinking and research.

To clearly communicate orally about the results of learning, thinking and research.

To carry out assignments in team.

To handle works of art and cultural objects with an attitude of professional ethics.

To recognise the social responsibility of art scientists.

To identify, explain and evaluate social developments in the cultural and creative sector.

To identify, explain and evaluate government policy on culture (with regard to the chosen major).