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Core courses [90.0]
General training
(35 credits)
FR
q1+q2
5
credits
Teacher(s):
> Nicolas Amoroso (coord.)
> Nicolas Cauwe (coord.)
> Marco Cavalieri (coord.)
> Gaelle Chantrain (coord.)
> Ralph Dekoninck (coord.)
> Anne Dubois (coord.)
> Ingrid Falque (coord.)
> Caroline Heering (coord.)
> Emmanuel Joly (coord.)
> Charlotte Langohr (coord.)
> Inès Leroy (coord.)
> François Maheu (coord.)
> Martina Marano (coord.)
> Marie-Emilie Ricker (coord.)
> Joël Roucloux (coord.)
> Alexander Streitberger (coord.)
> Paolo Tomassini (coord.)
> Jean Vanden Broeck-Parant (coord.)
> Laurent Verslype (coord.)
> Erika Weinkauf (coord.)
> Sonja Willems (coord.)
Nicolas Amoroso (coord.), Nicolas Cauwe (coord.), Marco Cavalieri (coord.), Gaelle Chantrain (coord.), Ralph Dekoninck (coord.), Anne Dubois (coord.), Ingrid Falque (coord.), Caroline Heering (coord.), Emmanuel Joly (coord.), Charlotte Langohr (coord.), Inès Leroy (coord.), François Maheu (coord.), Martina Marano (coord.), Marie-Emilie Ricker (coord.), Joël Roucloux (coord.), Alexander Streitberger (coord.), Paolo Tomassini (coord.), Jean Vanden Broeck-Parant (coord.), Laurent Verslype (coord.), Erika Weinkauf (coord.), Sonja Willems (coord.)
Subject choices
Student compose their programme according to their discipline and among the following modules of the training offer:
A. Histoire de l'art
(55 credits)
Student choose one full training module, 1 or 2 (25 credits).
Student choose 30 credits from the whole Art History programme; they preferably choose one of the two complete training modules 3 or 4, plus 10 credits from the whole Art History programme (modules 1 to 5).
Among the 30 credits, it is also possible to choose a course from another UCLouvain Master's programme in agreement with the thesis promoter and the secretary of the jury.
Histoire de l'art par période
1. Du Gothique au Baroque
FR
q1
30h
5
credits
Teacher(s):
Michel Lefftz (compensates Ralph Dekoninck)
Michel Lefftz (compensates Ralph Dekoninck)
2. Des avant-gardes à l'art actuel
Arts et patrimoine : conservation, valorisation, études comparées
3. Muséologie et médiation
FR
q2
15h
5
credits
4. Conservation du patrimoine
FR
q2
15h
5
credits
5. Cours au choix : Arts et imaginaires comparés
B. Archéologie
(55 credits)
L’étudiant·e choisit 2x10 crédits dans deux modules différents parmi les modules 6 à 9 dont au moins un séminaire dans chacun de ces deux modules.
L’étudiant·e choisit 15 crédits au choix parmi les modules 6 à 10.
L’étudiant·e complète son programme avec min. 5 crédits du module 3 (muséologie et médiation), et 15 crédits au choix parmi les modules 3 à 10, ou parmi ceux d'un autre master de l'UCLouvain, en accord avec le promoteur du mémoire et le secrétaire de jury.
6. Archéologie du Nord-Ouest européen
FR
q2
30h
5
credits
7. Archéologie égéenne et grecque
8. Archéologie de l'Italie et des Provinces romaines
9. Archéologie de l'Egypte et du Proche-Orient
FR
q2
30h
5
credits
10. Épigraphie et numismatique
FR
q2
22.5h
5
credits
> English-friendly
Teacher(s):
> Jean-Sébastien Balzat (compensates Charles Doyen)
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List of focuses
Students choose one of the following finalities.
From 2025-26, the didactic finalization is no longer offered in this course. Students who were enrolled before 2025 may re-enroll and have two years in which to complete the course (2025-26 and 2026-27). They will follow an adapted program drawn up by the jury on the basis of teaching units already completed and passed.
Students re-enrolling in 2026-27 who have not obtained their diploma by the end of 2026-27 will have the academic year 2027-28 to validate the missing teaching units. If the diploma is not obtained in 2027-28, they will continue their studies in a Section 4 Master in Teaching.
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Professional Focus: The study of visual cultures and their iconography [30.0]
This focus is designed and offered in addition to section A. Art History.
The objective of this focus is to place the history of art within the broader field of the history of images. The student acquires knowledge about the creation and reception of images from the Middle Ages to the present day. The relationship of images to cultural values linked to political, religious and social issues is examined using, among other methods, sociology and anthropology. The programme deals with a variety of media, their respective contributions to communication strategies and the relationships that are established between them.
Content:
(30 credits)
FR
q1
15h
5
credits
Teacher(s):
> Gwendoline de Mûelenaere (compensates Ralph Dekoninck)
> Joël Roucloux
FR
q2
30h
5
credits
Teacher(s):
> Julie Glodt (compensates Ralph Dekoninck)
> Nicolas Sarzeaud (compensates Ralph Dekoninck)
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Professional Focus : Archaelogical theories, management and sciences [30.0]
This focus is designed and offered in addition to section B. Archaeology.
This focus explores the epistemological and theoretical backgrounds as well as the ways in which archaeology is practised and managed today. In particular, it takes into consideration the social and technical frameworks of the exploitation, circulation and transformation of raw materials, shaped by Man into objects. The course also addresses, through practical cases, the analysis and interpretation of landscapes and the environment, including the exploitation of their resources by ancient societies. This focus also raises consciousness of the issues of investigating the physical traces of recent and present times.
Content:
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Preparatory Module
(only for students who qualify for the course via complementary coursework)
To access this Master, students must have a good command of certain subjects. If this is not the case, in the first annual block of their Masters programme, students must take supplementary classes chosen by the faculty to satisfy course prerequisites.
What is a preparatory module?
It is a set of supplementary classes (courses, practical works, seminars, etc.) from the first cycle (see the non-exhaustive list below). The complementary module (maximum 60 credits) is tailor-made by the jury according to the student's educational background and added to the Master’s programme in order to acquire fundamental knowledge to then pursue the 120 credits of the Master’s programme.
Who is it for?
- Students from a non-university higher education institution
- Candidates admitted with additional training
- Candidates admitted on the file with additional training
All the explanations are in this document (in French).
General training
(15 credits)
The student chooses one history course:
(5 credits)
FRq2 45h 5 credits
Archaeology and History of Art - different periods
(20 credits)
Arts and Civilisations - 4 courses chosen from :
FRq1+q2 45h 5 credits
Teacher(s):
> Nicolas Gauthier (compensates Gaelle Chantrain)
> Jan Tavernier
Archaeology and History of Art - tools and methods
(25 credits)
Scientific methods and practice I
(5 credits)
Students must choose one of the two following courses :
FRq1+q2 30h+15h 5 credits
Teacher(s):
> Jean Vanden Broeck-Parant
> Erika Weinkauf (compensates Laurent Verslype)
Scientific methods and practice II
(5 credits)
Students must choose one of the two following courses :
FRq1+q2 22.5h+15h 5 credits
Teacher(s):
> Roxanne Loos (compensates Ralph Dekoninck)
> Delphine Schreuder (compensates Ralph Dekoninck)
Technology
(5 credits)
Students must choose one of the two following courses :
FRq1 30h 5 credits
> English-friendly
Teacher(s):
> Florence Liard (compensates Jean Vanden Broeck-Parant)
> Laurent Verslype
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