Master [120] in Anthropology - Detailed programme by subject

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Tronc commun [90.0]

Problématiques transversales (34 credits)

LANTR2020 Anthropology of symbolic systems: religions, imaginary worlds and virtual worlds

FR q1 20h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Olivier Servais

Olivier Servais

LANTR2030 Arts and anthropology

FR q2 15h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Jacinthe Mazzocchetti

Jacinthe Mazzocchetti

LANTR2095 Séminaire de tutorat des jurys en anthropologie

FR q1 35h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Jean-frédéric de Hasque (compensates Marie Deridder)

> Frédéric Laugrand

> Frédéric Laugrand (compensates Julie Hermesse)

> Jacinthe Mazzocchetti

> Jacinthe Mazzocchetti (compensates Julie Hermesse)

> Olivier Servais

Jean-frédéric de Hasque (compensates Marie Deridder)

, Frédéric Laugrand

, Frédéric Laugrand (compensates Julie Hermesse)

, Jacinthe Mazzocchetti

, Jacinthe Mazzocchetti (compensates Julie Hermesse)

, Olivier Servais

LANTR2100 Basics of anthropology

FR q1 20h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Etienne Dalemans

Etienne Dalemans

LANTR2010 Multi-species anthropologies and interspecific relations

FR q1 20h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Frédéric Laugrand

Frédéric Laugrand

LANTR2080 Anthropological shifts: socio-ecological crises and desirable possibilities

FR q1 20h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Julie Hermesse

Julie Hermesse

LANTR2015 Ethnographic writings : Implications and Ethical issues

FR q2 20h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Jacinthe Mazzocchetti

Jacinthe Mazzocchetti

LANTR2115 How can you be an anthropologist in today's world?

FR q2 15h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Pierre-Joseph Laurent

Pierre-Joseph Laurent

Ouverture anthropologique - Chaire Jacques Leclercq (6 credits)
Deux parmi (dont minimum une en anthropologie), à répartir sur les deux années/blocs.

LANSO1390 Jacques Leclercq Chair I (anthropology)

FR q1 15h 3 credits
Teacher(s):

> Dorothée Dussy

> Perrine Lachenal

Dorothée Dussy

, Perrine Lachenal

LANSO1391 Jacques Leclercq Chair II (sociology)

FR q1 15h 3 credits

LANSO1392 Jacques Leclercq Chair III (anthropology)

FR q2 15h 3 credits

LANSO1393 Jacques Leclercq Chair IV (sociology)

FR q2 15h 3 credits

Formation à la recherche: théories et pratiques (40 credits)

LANTR2901 Field survey

FR q2 10 credits

LANTR2140 Séminaire d'enquêtes collaboratives

FR q2 30h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Julie Hermesse

> Saskia Simon

Julie Hermesse

, Saskia Simon

LANTR2005 Séminaire d'écriture ethnographique

FR q2 15h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Marie Deridder

Marie Deridder

LPSAD2900 Thesis support seminar

FR q1 or q2 7.5h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Amine Ait-Chaalal

> An Ansoms

> Elena Aoun

> David Aubin

> Pierre Baudewyns

> Philippe Bocquier

> Benjamin Chemouni

> Joost de Moor

> Tanguy de Wilde d'Estmael

> Marie Deridder

> Claire Dupuy

> Julie Hermesse

> Theodoros Koutroubas

> Frédéric Laugrand

> Vincent Legrand

> Andreia Lemaître

> Michel Liegeois

> Bruno Masquelier

> Jacinthe Mazzocchetti

> Stéphane Moyson

> Emmanuelle Piccoli

> Geoffrey Pleyers

> Min Reuchamps

> Benoît Rihoux

> Ester Lucia Rizzi

> Valérie Rosoux

> Christine Schnor

> Bruno Schoumaker

> Olivier Servais

> Tanguy Struye de Swielande

> Virginie Van Ingelgom

Amine Ait-Chaalal

, An Ansoms

, Elena Aoun

, David Aubin

, Pierre Baudewyns

, Philippe Bocquier

, Benjamin Chemouni

, Joost de Moor

, Tanguy de Wilde d'Estmael

, Marie Deridder

, Claire Dupuy

, Julie Hermesse

, Theodoros Koutroubas

, Frédéric Laugrand

, Vincent Legrand

, Andreia Lemaître

, Michel Liegeois

, Bruno Masquelier

, Jacinthe Mazzocchetti

, Stéphane Moyson

, Emmanuelle Piccoli

, Geoffrey Pleyers

, Min Reuchamps

, Benoît Rihoux

, Ester Lucia Rizzi

, Valérie Rosoux

, Christine Schnor

, Bruno Schoumaker

, Olivier Servais

, Tanguy Struye de Swielande

, Virginie Van Ingelgom

LANTR2900 Thesis : writing a monography

FR 15 credits

Stage d'observation (10 credits)

LANTR2903 Internship in a professional environment

FR q2 10 credits
Research Focus [30.0]
Cette finalité est explicitement un approfondissement en ethnologie et en anthropologie sociale et culturelle. Elle vise avant tout à former des chercheurs, des consultants ou des experts de haut niveau destinés aux institutions de recherche et d'enseignement, services d'étude et cabinets de consultants
La finalité (30 crédits) approfondie comporte :
- un séminaire (5 crédits)
- des cours d'approfondissements anthropologiques (15 crédits)
- des cours d'ouverture inter-disciplinaires (10 crédits)
Content:

LANTR2950 Seminar of Ethnographic Practices

FR q1 24h 5 credits

Cours d'approfondissements anthropologiques (15 credits)
L'étudiant.e choisit 15 crédits parmi les cours d'approfondissements anthropologiques.

LANTR2035 Spatiality, materiality and infrastructure: an anthropological approach

FR q1 20h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Marie Deridder

Marie Deridder

LANTR2045 Political anthropology : Power relations and Resistances

FR q2 20h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Jacinthe Mazzocchetti

Jacinthe Mazzocchetti

LANTR2055 Visual anthropology: iconography-figurations-cosmologies

FR q1+q2 22.5h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Frédéric Laugrand

Frédéric Laugrand

LANTR2060 Exiles, migrations and borders: anthropological approaches

FR q2 22.5h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Jacinthe Mazzocchetti

Jacinthe Mazzocchetti

LANTR2090 Anthropology of ‘nature’: environments, local knowledge and global health

FR q1 15h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Cédric Byl (compensates Frédéric Laugrand)

Cédric Byl (compensates Frédéric Laugrand)

LANTR1300 Chinese Worlds in Question: Histories and Anthropologies

FR q1 30h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Frédéric Laugrand

Frédéric Laugrand

LANTR1301 Asian and Austronesian worlds (1)

FR q1 30h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Frédéric Laugrand

Frédéric Laugrand

LANTR1302 Asian and Austronesian worlds (2)

FR q1 15h 3 credits

LSEXM2810 Anthropology of the family and contemporary sexuality

FR q2 30h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Elisabeth Defreyne

Elisabeth Defreyne

LDVLP2310 Gender and development

FR q1 30h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Jacinthe Mazzocchetti

> Emmanuelle Piccoli

Jacinthe Mazzocchetti

, Emmanuelle Piccoli

LENVI2101 Societies, populations, environment, development: issues and interdisciplinary approaches

FR q1 45h 6 credits
Teacher(s):

> Martin Colla (compensates Caroline Nieberding)

> Nathalie Frogneux (coord.)

> Jean-Pierre Raskin

> Jean-Pierre Raskin (compensates Julie Hermesse)

Martin Colla (compensates Caroline Nieberding)

, Nathalie Frogneux (coord.)

, Jean-Pierre Raskin

, Jean-Pierre Raskin (compensates Julie Hermesse)

LSREL2110 Religions and interculturality

FR q1 30h 3 credits
Teacher(s):

> Caroline Sappia

Caroline Sappia

Cours d'ouvertures interdisciplinaires (10 credits)
L'étudiant.e choisit 10 crédits minimum dans une des catégories suivantes :
* soit dans les cours au choix d'ouvertures interdisciplinaires,
* soit dans les 3 coupoles proposées.

Cours au choix d'ouvertures interdisciplinaires (10 credits)

LDVLP2315 Socio-political analysis of development

FR q2 30h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Emmanuelle Piccoli

Emmanuelle Piccoli

LDVLP2325 Geopolitics of natural ressources

FR q1 30h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Vincent Legrand

Vincent Legrand

LDVLP2630 Socio-economic analysis of Latin America

FR q1 30h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Emmanuelle Piccoli

Emmanuelle Piccoli

LDVLP2675 Dynamics of development - environment inter-actions

FR q2 30h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> An Ansoms

An Ansoms

LCRIM2106 Penology

FR q1 30h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Fabienne Brion

Fabienne Brion

LSOC2031 Gender and migration

FR q2 30h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Laura Merla

Laura Merla

LSOC2060 socio-anthropology of contemporary Islam

FR q2 30h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Lionel Remy (compensates Brigitte Maréchal)

Lionel Remy (compensates Brigitte Maréchal)

LFILO2233 Interdisciplinary Seminar on Transition

FR q1 30h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Martin Colla (compensates Nathalie Frogneux)

> Valentin Couvreur

> Charlotte Luyckx

Martin Colla (compensates Nathalie Frogneux)

, Valentin Couvreur

, Charlotte Luyckx

LFILO2281 Philosophy of Art and Culture (Advanced Questions)

FR q2 30h+0h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Pierre Destrée (compensates Nathalie Frogneux)

Pierre Destrée (compensates Nathalie Frogneux)

LFILO1170 Philosophical anthropology

FR q2 45h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Nathalie Frogneux

Nathalie Frogneux

LCOMU2200 Genres, cultures and representations

FR q1 30h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Sarah Sepulchre

Sarah Sepulchre

LCOMU2605 Analysis of televised series

FR q2 22.5h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Sarah Sepulchre

Sarah Sepulchre

LCOMU2640 Media education and media literacy

FR q1 30h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Jerry Jacques

Jerry Jacques

LARKO2290 Prehistoric archaeology

FR q2 30h 5 credits

LSC2004 Evolution et hominisation

FR q2 15h 3 credits
Teacher(s):

> Jean-Paul Dehoux

Jean-Paul Dehoux

LHART2410 The iconography and anthropology of the image

FR q2 30h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Ralph Dekoninck

Ralph Dekoninck

LDROI1309 Ethics as applied to law

FR q1 30h 3 credits
Teacher(s):

> Maxime Lambrecht

Maxime Lambrecht

LDROI1503 Law, Nature and Society

FR q1 30h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Elisa Novic

Elisa Novic

LPSYS2739 Transcultural and intercultural clinical psychology

FR q2 45h 5 credits

LHIST2610 History of sub-Saharan Africa

FR q2 22.5h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Anne-Sophie Gijs

Anne-Sophie Gijs

LESPO1005 MOOC Regards croisés sur la migration

FR q1+q2 7.5h 3 credits
Teacher(s):

> Bruno Schoumaker

Bruno Schoumaker

Coupoles
10 crédits à prendre dans les cours au choix ci-dessous.

Coupole 1: couples, familles, sexualités

LSEXM2713 Sociological approaches to family and couple

FR q1 30h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Pierre-Yves Wauthier

Pierre-Yves Wauthier

LSEXM2722 Special topics: psychological approaches of contemporary sexualities

FR q1 30h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Emilie Moget

Emilie Moget

LSEXM2812 Gender approach on the family and couple

FR q2 15h 3 credits

LSEXM2814 Family policies

FR q2 22.5h 3 credits
Teacher(s):

> Jean-François Husson

Jean-François Husson

LFILO2202 Biomedical Ethics

FR q1 30h+0h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Samuel Dishaw

Samuel Dishaw

Coupole 2: Cultures et représentations

LCOMU2200 Genres, cultures and representations

FR q1 30h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Sarah Sepulchre

Sarah Sepulchre

LHIST2733 Early Modern Gender and Religious Issues

FR q2 22.5h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Silvia Mostaccio

Silvia Mostaccio

LTHEO2430 Religions and gender

FR q1 30h 4 credits
Teacher(s):

> Justine Manuel

Justine Manuel

Coupole 3: Analyse des discriminations et promotion de l'égalité

LDVLP2310 Gender and development

FR q1 30h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Jacinthe Mazzocchetti

> Emmanuelle Piccoli

Jacinthe Mazzocchetti

, Emmanuelle Piccoli

LPSYS2203 Psychology of multiculturalism and diversity

FR q2 45h 5 credits > English-friendly
Teacher(s):

> Karl-Andrew Woltin

> Vincent Yzerbyt

Karl-Andrew Woltin

, Vincent Yzerbyt

LDEMO2130 Theories of socio-demographic change

FR q2 30h 5 credits > English-friendly
Teacher(s):

> Risto Conte Keivabu

> Ester Lucia Rizzi

Risto Conte Keivabu

, Ester Lucia Rizzi

LDROI1525 Gender law

FR q2 30h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Pascale Vielle

Pascale Vielle

LDROP2072 Individual, Family and State

FR q2 30h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Geoffrey Willems

Geoffrey Willems

LPSYS2056 Psychologie du genre

FR q2 30h 5 credits
Teacher(s):

> Michael Andres (compensates Vincent Yzerbyt)

> Annalisa Casini

> Annalisa Casini (compensates Isabelle Roskam)

Michael Andres (compensates Vincent Yzerbyt)

, Annalisa Casini

, Annalisa Casini (compensates Isabelle Roskam)
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.

LPOLS1326 Practical Research Seminars in Sociology and Anthropology

FR q1+q2 45h+20h 7 credits
Teacher(s):

> Mathieu Berger

> Hugues Draelants

> Jacinthe Mazzocchetti

> Lionel Simon

> Saskia Simon

> Marie Verhoeven

Mathieu Berger

, Hugues Draelants

, Jacinthe Mazzocchetti

, Lionel Simon

, Saskia Simon

, Marie Verhoeven

LESPO1103 Anthropology

FR q1 15h 3 credits
Teacher(s):

> Olivier Servais

Olivier Servais

LESPO1001 MOOC Penser critique

FR q1+q2 7.5h 3 credits
Teacher(s):

> Olivier Servais

Olivier Servais

LESPO1002 MOOC Pratiquer la méthode de recherche en sciences humaines et sociales

FR q1+q2 7.5h 3 credits
Teacher(s):

> Jehan Bottin (compensates Pierre Baudewyns)

Jehan Bottin (compensates Pierre Baudewyns)

LESPO1003 MOOC Découvrir l'anthropologie

FR q1+q2 7.5h 3 credits
Teacher(s):

> Olivier Servais

Olivier Servais

LSOCA1225 Social and cultural anthropology

FR q1 30h+10h 6 credits
Teacher(s):

> Martin Colla (compensates Julie Hermesse)

> Yailin Laffita van den Hove d'Ertsenryck (compensates Julie Hermesse)

Martin Colla (compensates Julie Hermesse)

, Yailin Laffita van den Hove d'Ertsenryck (compensates Julie Hermesse)