Bachelor of Philosophy - Major (1st year) 1BWIJS-MA 2008-2009  Title Semester Theory (hours) Practice/Exercises (hours) Credits Professor(s) Skills Methods and techniques of philosophical inquiry 1st semester 30,00 4 Walter Van Herck Herbert De Vriese Introduction to reading French, English and German philosophical texts 1st semester 30,00 4 Willem Lemmens Peter Reynaert Koen Verrycken History of Philosophy Historical survey of philosophy: the Ancients and the Middle Ages 1st semester 45,00 6 Koen Verrycken Historical survey of philosophy Early Modern and Contemporary Periods 2nd semester 45,00 6 Willem Lemmens Systematic Philosophy Psychology and philosophical anthropology 1st semester 45,00 5 Philippe Verbeeck Logic and epistemology 1st semester 45,00 5 Erik Myin Philosophy of language 2nd semester 30,00 3 Joachim Leilich Philosophy of culture 2nd semester 45,00 5 Arthur Cools Geert Van Eekert Philosophical Authors Seminar contemporary philosophical authors 1 2nd semester 30,00 3 Guido Vanheeswijck During the 3 BA years, students must take approx. 40 credits worth of philosophical courses. In addition, he / she must take a minor in another training programme from the UA Arts Faculty (History or Languages) or any other UA Faculty. Bachelor of Philosophy - Major (2nd year) BWIJS-MA 2008-2009  Title Semester Theory (hours) Practice/Exercises (hours) Credits Professor(s) Skills Oral exercises 1st and 2nd semester 5 Philippe Verbeeck Herbert De Vriese Torben Wolfs Written exercises 1st and 2nd semester 5 Philippe Verbeeck Herbert De Vriese History of Philosophy Contemporary continental philosophy 1st semester 30,00 3 Arthur Cools Contemporary analytic philosophy 2nd semester 30,00 3 Joachim Leilich Philosophical foundations of western culture 1st semester 45,00 5 Guido Vanheeswijck Systematic Philosophy Metaphysics 2nd semester 45,00 5 Geert Van Eekert Ethics 2nd semester 45,00 5 Johan Taels Philosophical psychology 1st semester 30,00 3 Peter Reynaert Philosophy of art 1st semester 30,00 3 Peter De Graeve Philosophical Authors Seminar modern philosophical authors 2 2nd semester 30,00 3 Geert Van Eekert During the 3 BA years, students must take approx. 40 credits worth of philosophical courses. In addition, he / she must take a minor in another training programme from the UA Arts Faculty (History or Languages) or any other UA Faculty. Bachelor of Philosophy - Major (3rd year) 3BWIJS-MA 2008-2009  Title Semester Theory (hours) Practice/Exercises (hours) Credits Professor(s) Skills Bachelor's thesis 1st and 2nd semester 12 Arthur Cools Guido Vanheeswijck Philosophical formation World view 1st semester 30,00 3 Patrick Loobuyck Walter Van Herck Systematic Philosophy Social and political philosophy 1st semester 30,00 3 Peter Reynaert Philosophy of religion 2nd semester 30,00 3 Luc Braeckmans Philosophical Authors > 1 course to be selected from: Seminar on ancient philosophical authors 1st semester 30,00 4 Koen Verrycken Seminar on medieval philosophical authors 2nd semester 30,00 4 Luc Braeckmans Cultural-Philosophical Optional Courses: 2, 3 or 4 to be selected from Research seminar metaphysics 2nd semester 30,00 4 Koen Verrycken Research seminar ethics 1st semester 30,00 4 Luc Van Liedekerke Research seminar philosophical psychology 1st semester 30,00 4 Joachim Leilich Erik Myin Peter Reynaert Research seminar philosophy of religion 2nd semester 30,00 4 Walter Van Herck Research seminar esthetics 2nd semester 30,00 4 Arthur Cools Religion Option Philosophy of economics 1st semester 30,00 3 Hendrik Opdebeeck Philosophy of law 1st semester 30,00 3 Fernand Tanghe Bioethics 2nd semester 30,00 3 Willem Lemmens Jean-Pierre Verbelen Philosophy of literature onbekend 30,00 3 Arthur Cools Philosophy of music 2nd semester 30,00 3 Albert Van der Schoot Philosophy of religious language 1st semester 30,00 3 Walter Van Herck Philosophical anthropology of religion 1st semester 30,00 3 Johan Taels Religion, morals and society 1st semester 30,00 3 Hendrik Opdebeeck Science critique 2nd semester 30,00 3 Erik Myin Philosophy of technology 2nd semester 30,00 3 Hendrik Opdebeeck Views of the world and humankind in science 2nd semester 30,00 3 Erik Myin Philosophy of history 1st semester 30,00 3 Koen Verrycken Cultural semiotics 2nd semester 30,00 3 Arthur Cools Comparative philosophy 2nd semester 30,00 3 Philippe Verbeeck Judaism and Philosophy 2nd semester 30,00 4 Joachim Leilich Vivian Liska During the 3 BA years, students must take approx. 40 credits worth of philosophical courses. In addition, he / she must take a minor in another training programme from the UA Arts Faculty (History or Languages) or any other UA Faculty.