Research Master of Arts in Philosophy
This full time English/Dutch-taught research programme is organised by the Department of Philosophy of the University of Antwerp (UAntwerpen), the Department of Philosophy and Moral Science of Ghent University (UGent) and the Department of Philosophy and Moral Sciences of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB). The programme offers a high-level training for excellent students who seek to develop a research career in philosophy.
Students who already have a Master’s degree in Philosophy, Moral Sciences or Philosophy and Moral Sciences are exempted from the advanced optional courses (1.1), 2 of the 5 research seminars (1.3), the course Advanced Academic English (1.4) and the elective courses (2).
Students following the standard learning track take 39 credits from the advanced optional courses and the elective courses in the first year. This will be supplemented by 3 credits language proficiency and 18 credits of research seminars. In the second year, 27 credits are chosen from the research seminars, aside from the research project and the master's dissertation.
| Course | Ref | MT1 | Semester | Language | Instructor | Crdt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
1
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Erik Myin
|
6
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Willem Lemmens
|
6
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 1
|
nl
|
Walter Van Herck
|
6
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Arthur Cools
|
6
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 2
|
nl
|
Herbert De Vriese
|
6
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Bence Nanay
|
6
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 1
|
nl
|
Herbert De Vriese
|
6
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 2
|
nl
|
|
6
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 2
|
nl,en
|
Joke Meheus
|
5
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 1
|
nl
|
Farah Focquaert
|
5
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 1
|
nl
|
Danny Praet
|
5
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Gertrudis Van de Vijver
|
5
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Sigrid Sterckx
|
5
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Tom Claes
|
5
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 2
|
nl
|
Erik Weber
|
5
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 1
|
nl
|
Maarten Van Dyck
|
5
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 1
|
nl
|
Gily Coene
|
6
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 2
|
nl
|
Gily Coene
|
6
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 1
|
nl
|
Liesbet De Kock
|
6
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 1
|
nl
|
Marc Van den Bossche
|
6
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Steffen Ducheyne
|
6
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Francis Heylighen
|
6
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Gustaaf Cornelis
|
6
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 1
|
en
|
|
6
|
|
Students must take up seminars at two universities minimum.
| Course | Ref | MT1 | Semester | Language | Instructor | Crdt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|
year
|
en
|
Katrien Schaubroeck
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
year
|
en
|
Veerle Provoost
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
year
|
en
|
Luc Van Liedekerke
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
year
|
en
|
Heidi Mertes
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
year
|
en
|
Tom Claes
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
year
|
en
|
Pawel Pawlowski
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
year
|
en
|
Erik Weber
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
year
|
en
|
Jean Paul Van Bendegem
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
year
|
en
|
Maarten Van Dyck
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
year
|
en
|
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
year
|
en
|
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
year
|
en
|
Gertrudis Van de Vijver
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
year
|
en
|
Michiel Meijer
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
year
|
en
|
Danny Praet
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
year
|
en
|
Sonja Lavaert
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
year
|
en
|
Bart Vandenabeele
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
year
|
en
|
Arthur Cools
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
year
|
en
|
|
9
|
|
| Course | Ref | MT1 | Semester | Language | Instructor | Crdt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
UKV
|
1
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Geert Jacobs
|
3
|
|
Students who already have a Master’s degree in Philosophy, Moral Sciences or Philosophy and Moral Sciences are exempted from the advanced optional courses (1.1), 2 of the 5 research seminars (1.3), the course Advanced Academic English (1.4) and the elective courses (2).
Students following the standard learning track take 39 credits from the advanced optional courses and the elective courses in the first year. This will be supplemented by 3 credits language proficiency and 18 credits of research seminars. In the second year, 27 credits are chosen from the research seminars, aside from the research project and the master's dissertation.
| Course | Ref | MT1 | Semester | Language | Instructor | Crdt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
2
|
year
|
en
|
Erik Weber
|
9
|
|
Students must take up seminars at two universities minimum.
| Course | Ref | MT1 | Semester | Language | Instructor | Crdt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|
year
|
en
|
Katrien Schaubroeck
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
year
|
en
|
Veerle Provoost
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
year
|
en
|
Luc Van Liedekerke
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
year
|
en
|
Heidi Mertes
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
year
|
en
|
Tom Claes
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
year
|
en
|
Pawel Pawlowski
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
year
|
en
|
Erik Weber
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
year
|
en
|
Jean Paul Van Bendegem
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
year
|
en
|
Maarten Van Dyck
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
year
|
en
|
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
year
|
en
|
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
year
|
en
|
Gertrudis Van de Vijver
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
year
|
en
|
Michiel Meijer
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
year
|
en
|
Danny Praet
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
year
|
en
|
Sonja Lavaert
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
year
|
en
|
Bart Vandenabeele
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
year
|
en
|
Arthur Cools
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
year
|
en
|
|
9
|
|
| Course | Ref | MT1 | Semester | Language | Instructor | Crdt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
2
|
year
|
en
|
Erik Weber
|
24
|
|
Students who already have a Master’s degree in Philosophy, Moral Sciences or Philosophy and Moral Sciences are exempted from the advanced optional courses (1.1), 2 of the 5 research seminars (1.3), the course Advanced Academic English (1.4) and the elective courses (2).
Students following the standard learning track take 39 credits from the advanced optional courses and the elective courses in the first year. This will be supplemented by 3 credits language proficiency and 18 credits of research seminars. In the second year, 27 credits are chosen from the research seminars, aside from the research project and the master's dissertation.
| Course | Ref | MT1 | Semester | Language | Instructor | Crdt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
1
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Erik Myin
|
6
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Willem Lemmens
|
6
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 1
|
nl
|
Walter Van Herck
|
6
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Arthur Cools
|
6
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 2
|
nl
|
Herbert De Vriese
|
6
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Bence Nanay
|
6
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 1
|
nl
|
Herbert De Vriese
|
6
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 2
|
nl
|
|
6
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 2
|
nl,en
|
Joke Meheus
|
5
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 1
|
nl
|
Farah Focquaert
|
5
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 1
|
nl
|
Danny Praet
|
5
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Gertrudis Van de Vijver
|
5
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Sigrid Sterckx
|
5
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Tom Claes
|
5
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 2
|
nl
|
Erik Weber
|
5
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 1
|
nl
|
Maarten Van Dyck
|
5
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 1
|
nl
|
Gily Coene
|
6
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 2
|
nl
|
Gily Coene
|
6
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 1
|
nl
|
Liesbet De Kock
|
6
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 1
|
nl
|
Marc Van den Bossche
|
6
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Steffen Ducheyne
|
6
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Francis Heylighen
|
6
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Gustaaf Cornelis
|
6
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 1
|
en
|
|
6
|
|
| Course | Ref | MT1 | Semester | Language | Instructor | Crdt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
2
|
year
|
en
|
Erik Weber
|
9
|
|
Students must take up seminars at two universities minimum.
| Course | Ref | MT1 | Semester | Language | Instructor | Crdt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|
year
|
en
|
Katrien Schaubroeck
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
year
|
en
|
Veerle Provoost
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
year
|
en
|
Luc Van Liedekerke
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
year
|
en
|
Heidi Mertes
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
year
|
en
|
Tom Claes
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
year
|
en
|
Pawel Pawlowski
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
year
|
en
|
Erik Weber
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
year
|
en
|
Jean Paul Van Bendegem
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
year
|
en
|
Maarten Van Dyck
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
year
|
en
|
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
year
|
en
|
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
year
|
en
|
Gertrudis Van de Vijver
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
year
|
en
|
Michiel Meijer
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
year
|
en
|
Danny Praet
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
year
|
en
|
Sonja Lavaert
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
year
|
en
|
Bart Vandenabeele
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
year
|
en
|
Arthur Cools
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
year
|
en
|
|
9
|
|
| Course | Ref | MT1 | Semester | Language | Instructor | Crdt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
UKV
|
1
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Geert Jacobs
|
3
|
|
| Course | Ref | MT1 | Semester | Language | Instructor | Crdt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
2
|
year
|
en
|
Erik Weber
|
24
|
|