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Faculty of Philosophy and Letters
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Master in Linguistics, Research focus
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 | Credits
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 First Year
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 Optional courses
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|  Choose courses totalling 40 ECTS from the following :
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| [...] | At least 20 credits in Group A | | | | | - |
| [...] | At the most 20 dredits in the Group B | | | | | - |
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LGER0110-1
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In-depth research seminar on German language and literature (german language) - Louis Gerrekens, Robert Möller, Vera Viehöver - [30h Ex.]
 | TA
 | 15
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 | [+]
 | 10
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LGER0112-1
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In-depth research seminar in English language and literature - Rebecca Ashworth, Lieselotte Brems, Marc Delrez, Michel Delville, Bénédicte Ledent, Archibal Michiels, Delphine Munos, Daria Tunca - [30h Ex.]
 | TA
 | 15
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 | [+]
 | 10
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LGER0114-2
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In-depth research seminar in Dutch language and literature - Johan Sonnenschein, Kris Steyaert - [30h Ex.]
 | Q1
 | 15
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 | [+]
 | 10
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|  Group A :
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|  Semantics and Semiotics
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PHIL0042-1
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Logic - Bruno Leclercq
 | Q1
 | 30
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 | 5
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LROM0131-1
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Lexicology and Lexicography - Marie Steffens
 | Q1
 | 30
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 | 5
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LROM0150-1
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Textual semiotics - Sémir Badir
 | Q1
 | 30
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 | 5
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LROM0151-1
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Visual semiotics - Maria Giulia Dondero
 | Q1
 | 30
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 | 5
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LROM0130-1
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Questions of rhetoric and semiology - François Provenzano
 | Q2
 | 30
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 | 5
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LING0223-1
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Formal semantics - Philippe Kreutz
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 | 30
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 | 5
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Notice course organised at the ULB.
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|  Analysis of Speech
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LING0007-1
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Discourse analysis and typology - Jean-Marc Defays, Deborah Meunier
 | Q2
 | 30
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 | 5
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COMU0002-1
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Analysis of Texts from the Media - Christine Servais
 | Q2
 | 30
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 | 5
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PEAV0004-1
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Analysis of media discourse - Christine Servais
 | Q1
 | 30
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 | 5
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PEAV0016-1
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Information theories and analysis - Geoffrey Geuens
 | Q2
 | 30
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 | 5
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COMU0025-1
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Critical theory of information - Pascal Durand
 | Q1
 | 30
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 | 5
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CINE0009-1
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Introduction to the Language of Cinematography - Philippe Dubois
 | Q1
 | 30
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 | 5
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PEAV0020-1
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Techniques of journalism - Marc Vanesse
 | Q1
 | 30
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 | 5
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|  Linguistic Variation and Comparative Grammar
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LING0009-1
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Typology of languages and language universals - Julien Perrez, Laurent Rasier
 | Q2
 | 30
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 | 5
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LROM0184-1
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Sociolinguistic questions - François Provenzano
 | TA
 | 30
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 | 5
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LROM0096-1
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Regional variations of French, especially in Belgium - Esther Baiwir, Marie-Guy Boutier
 | Q2
 | 30
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 | 5
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| Requisite | LROM0184-1 | Questions de sociolinguistique | |
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LGER0117-1
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Social and geographic variation in germanic languages - Guy Janssens
 | Q1
 | 30
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 | 5
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LLOR0008-2
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Comparative Grammar of Semitic Languages - Frédéric Bauden
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 | 30
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 | 5
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| Requisite | LROM0184-1 | Questions de sociolinguistique | |
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LING0016-3
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Comparative grammar of Indo-European languages - Philippe Swennen
 | Q2
 | 30
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 | 5
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|  Logics and language philosophy
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PHIL0042-1
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Logic - Bruno Leclercq
 | Q1
 | 30
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 | 5
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PHIL0043-1
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Exercises in logics - Pascal Gribomont - [30h Ex.]
 | Q2
 | -
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 | 5
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| Prerequisite | PHIL0042-1 | Logique | |
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PHIL0051-1
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Issues in logic - François Beets
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 | 30
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 | 5
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| Prerequisite | PHIL0042-1 | Logique | |
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PHIL0208-1
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Logic and theory of knowledge - Bruno Leclercq
 | Q1
 | 30
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 | 5
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| Prerequisite | PHIL0042-1 | Logique | |
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PHIL0050-1
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Analytic philosophy - Bruno Leclercq
 | Q1
 | 30
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 | 5
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| Requisite | PHIL0042-1 | Logique | |
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PHIL0219-1
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Introduction to the philosophy of language - Bruno Leclercq
 | Q1
 | 30
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 | 5
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PHIL0031-1
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Hermeneutics - Michel Dupuis
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 | 30
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 | 5
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LROM0175-1
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Historical and epistemological problems of language science - Sémir Badir
 | Q2
 | 30
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 | 5
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LING0073-1
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Logical approach of natural languages - Philippe Kreutz
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 | 30
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 | 5
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| Requisite | PHIL0042-1 | Logique | |
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Notice course organised at the ULB.
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|  Psycholinguistics
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PSYC0016-1
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Psychology of Language - Martine Poncelet
 | Q2
 | 30
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 | 5
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PSYC2142-1
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Language Development - Sandrine Leroy, Christelle Maillart
 | Q1
 | 30
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 | 5
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| Requisite | PSYC0016-1 | Psychologie du langage | |
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PSYC0021-1
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Cognitive neuropsychology - Thierry Meulemans
 | Q2
 | 30
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 | 5
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| Requisite | PSYC0016-1 | Psychologie du langage | |
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LOGO1145-1
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Neuropsychology of language - Steve Majerus, Martine Poncelet
 | Q1
 | 30
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 | 5
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| Requisite | PSYC0021-1 | Neuropsychologie cognitive | |
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LING0224-1
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Psycholinguistic approach to writing systems - D. Holender
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 | 30
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 | 5
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| Requisite | PSYC0016-1 | Psychologie du langage | |
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Notice course organised at the ULB.
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|  Computational linguistics
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PHIL0042-1
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Logic - Bruno Leclercq
 | Q1
 | 30
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 | 5
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LING0013-2
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Machine Language Processing (english language) - Archibal Michiels - [30h Ex.]
 | Q1
 | 30
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 | 10
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INFO0054-1
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Functional programming - Pascal Gribomont - [15h Proj.]
 | Q2
 | 30
 | 25
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 | 10
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INFO0049-1
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Knowledge representation (english language) - Pascal Gribomont - [50h Proj.]
 | Q2
 | 30
 | 25
 | [+]
 | 10
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| Prerequisite | PHIL0042-1 | Logique | |
|  Tools
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INFO1275-1
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Software for preparing and using data collections - Gérald Purnelle
 | Q2
 | 30
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 | 5
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STAT0010-1
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Introduction to quantitative methods and elements of statistics - Pierre Magain
 | Q1
 | 30
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 | 5
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INFO0080-2
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Programming principles for social sciences - Gérald Purnelle
 | Q2
 | 45
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 | 5
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|  Group B :
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|  "French and Romance Languages and Literature" course module
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LROM0045-1
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Issues in French linguistics - Esther Baiwir, Marie-Guy Boutier
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 | 30
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 | 5
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LROM0078-1
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Issues in romance linguistics - Pierre Swiggers
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 | 30
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 | 5
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LROM0140-1
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Linguistic study of dialectic Wallonian texts - Esther Baiwir
 | Q2
 | 30
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 | 5
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LROM0158-1
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In-depth research seminar in general French and Romance linguistics 1 - Marie-Guy Boutier, Pierre Swiggers - [30h SEM]
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 | -
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 | 15
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| Requisite | LROM0045-1 | Questions de linguistique française | |
| | LROM0078-1 | Questions de linguistique romane | |
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LROM0077-1
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Issues in Italian linguistics (italian language) - Paola Moreno
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 | 30
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 | 5
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LROM0076-1
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Questions of Spanish Linguistics (spanish language) - Alvaro Ceballos Viro
 | Q2
 | 30
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 | -
 | 5
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|  "Modern Languages and Literature: General" course module
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LLOR0070-1
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Arabish texts seminar - Frédéric Bauden, Collégialité - [15h SEM]
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 | -
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 | 5
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LLOR0071-1
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Questions of language and literature in Arabic History 1 - Frédéric Bauden (Odd years)
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 | 30
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 | 5
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LLOR0072-1
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Questions of language and literature in Arabic History 2 - Frédéric Bauden (Even years)
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 | 30
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 | 5
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LROM0103-1
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History of the Italian language (italian language) - Luciano Curreri
 | Q1
 | 15
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 | 5
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LROM0077-1
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Issues in Italian linguistics (italian language) - Paola Moreno
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 | 30
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 | 5
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LROM0100-1
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History of the Spanish language - Kristine Vanden Berghe
 | Q1
 | 15
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 | 5
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LROM0076-1
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Questions of Spanish Linguistics (spanish language) - Alvaro Ceballos Viro
 | Q2
 | 30
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 | -
 | 5
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LGER0100-3
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German synchronic linguistics a (Aktuelle Fragen der synchronen Linguistik des Deutschen) (german language) - Robert Möller
 | Q1
 | 30
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 | 5
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LGER0101-4
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German synchronic linguistics b (Gebrauchsstandard und Alltagssprache im deutschsprachigen Raum) (german language) - Robert Möller
 | Q2
 | 30
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 | 5
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LGER0102-4
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German diachronic linguistics (Semantischer Wandel) (german language) - Robert Möller
 | Q1
 | 30
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 | 5
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LGER0161-2
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German literature c (Vom Kanzleistil zur Kurznachricht - (Literarische) Briefkultur von der Frühen Neuzeit bis heute) (german language) - Vera Viehöver
 | Q2
 | 30
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 | -
 | 5
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LGER0103-1
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English synchronic linguistics a (Bible Translation in English from Tyndale to the present day) (english language) - Archibal Michiels
 | Q1
 | 30
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 | -
 | 5
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LGER0104-1
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English synchronic linguistics b (The Moncrieff-Kilmartin-Enright translation of Proust's "A la Recherche du temps perdu") (english language) - Archibal Michiels
 | Q2
 | 30
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 | -
 | 5
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LGER0105-2
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English diachronic linguistics (An introduction to grammaticalization) (english language) - Lieselotte Brems
 | Q2
 | 30
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 | 5
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LGER0165-2
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English literature a (Shakespeare and the Middle Ages) (english language) - Marc Delrez
 | Q1
 | 30
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 | -
 | 5
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LGER0106-5
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Dutch synchronic linguistics a (Introduction to cognitive linguistics as applied to issues of Dutch linguistics) (dutch language) - Julien Perrez
 | Q1
 | 30
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 | -
 | 5
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LGER0107-5
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Dutch synchronic linguistics b (Introduction to scientific research in applied linguistics) (dutch language) - Julien Perrez
 | Q2
 | 30
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 | -
 | 5
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LGER0109-1
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Dutch diachronic linguistics (Evolutie van het Nederlands in de 20ste en 21ste Eeuw) (dutch language) - Guy Janssens
 | Q2
 | 30
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 | -
 | 5
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LGER0108-1
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Het Nederlands in het onderwijs in Wallonië : maatschappelijke en linguïstische aspecten (dutch language) - Guy Janssens
 | Q1
 | 30
 | -
 | -
 | 5
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LGER0171-2
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Dutch literature c (Paul van Ostaijen en de historische avant-garde) (dutch language) - Erik Spinoy
 | Q1
 | 30
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 | -
 | 5
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GERM0015-2
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Introduction to English language (english language) - Archibal Michiels - [45h Ex.]
 | Q1
 | 15
 | -
 | [+]
 | 10
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GERM0016-1
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Introduction to Dutch language (dutch language) - Guy Janssens
 | TA
 | 60
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 | -
 | 10
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LGER0116-1
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English synchronic linguistics (in-depth approach) (english language) - Archibal Michiels - [15h Ex.]
 | Q1
 | 30
 | -
 | [+]
 | 10
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| Requisite | LING0013-2 | Traitement automatique de la langue | |
| [...] | At the most one course from the below seminars list : | | | | | 10 |
|  "Modern Languages and Literature: Germanic" course module
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LGER0100-3
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German synchronic linguistics a (Aktuelle Fragen der synchronen Linguistik des Deutschen) (german language) - Robert Möller
 | Q1
 | 30
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 | -
 | 5
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LGER0101-4
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German synchronic linguistics b (Gebrauchsstandard und Alltagssprache im deutschsprachigen Raum) (german language) - Robert Möller
 | Q2
 | 30
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 | -
 | 5
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LGER0102-4
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German diachronic linguistics (Semantischer Wandel) (german language) - Robert Möller
 | Q1
 | 30
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 | -
 | 5
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LGER0161-2
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German literature c (Vom Kanzleistil zur Kurznachricht - (Literarische) Briefkultur von der Frühen Neuzeit bis heute) (german language) - Vera Viehöver
 | Q2
 | 30
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 | -
 | 5
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LGER0103-1
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English synchronic linguistics a (Bible Translation in English from Tyndale to the present day) (english language) - Archibal Michiels
 | Q1
 | 30
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 | -
 | 5
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LGER0104-1
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English synchronic linguistics b (The Moncrieff-Kilmartin-Enright translation of Proust's "A la Recherche du temps perdu") (english language) - Archibal Michiels
 | Q2
 | 30
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 | -
 | 5
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LGER0105-2
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English diachronic linguistics (An introduction to grammaticalization) (english language) - Lieselotte Brems
 | Q2
 | 30
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 | -
 | 5
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LGER0165-2
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English literature a (Shakespeare and the Middle Ages) (english language) - Marc Delrez
 | Q1
 | 30
 | -
 | -
 | 5
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LGER0106-5
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Dutch synchronic linguistics a (Introduction to cognitive linguistics as applied to issues of Dutch linguistics) (dutch language) - Julien Perrez
 | Q1
 | 30
 | -
 | -
 | 5
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LGER0107-5
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Dutch synchronic linguistics b (Introduction to scientific research in applied linguistics) (dutch language) - Julien Perrez
 | Q2
 | 30
 | -
 | -
 | 5
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LGER0109-1
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Dutch diachronic linguistics (Evolutie van het Nederlands in de 20ste en 21ste Eeuw) (dutch language) - Guy Janssens
 | Q2
 | 30
 | -
 | -
 | 5
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LGER0108-1
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Het Nederlands in het onderwijs in Wallonië : maatschappelijke en linguïstische aspecten (dutch language) - Guy Janssens
 | Q1
 | 30
 | -
 | -
 | 5
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LGER0171-2
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Dutch literature c (Paul van Ostaijen en de historische avant-garde) (dutch language) - Erik Spinoy
 | Q1
 | 30
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 | -
 | 5
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GERM0015-2
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Introduction to English language (english language) - Archibal Michiels - [45h Ex.]
 | Q1
 | 15
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 | [+]
 | 10
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GERM0016-1
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Introduction to Dutch language (dutch language) - Guy Janssens
 | TA
 | 60
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 | -
 | 10
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LGER0116-1
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English synchronic linguistics (in-depth approach) (english language) - Archibal Michiels - [15h Ex.]
 | Q1
 | 30
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 | [+]
 | 10
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| Requisite | LING0013-2 | Traitement automatique de la langue | |
| [...] | At the most one course from the below seminars list | | | | | 10 |
|  "Ancient Languages and Literature: Classics" course module
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LCLA0132-1
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Questions on Greek and Latin philology A - Dominique Longrée, Koen Vanhaegendoren
 | TA
 | 60
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 | -
 | 10
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LCLA0006-2
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Latin authors 4 - Bruno Rochette (Even years)
 | TA
 | 30
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 | -
 | 5
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LCLA0133-1
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Questions on Greek and Latin philology B - Dominique Longrée, Koen Vanhaegendoren (Even years)
 | TA
 | 60
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 | -
 | 10
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LCLA0005-2
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Greek authors 4 - Koen Vanhaegendoren (Odd years)
 | TA
 | 30
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 | -
 | 5
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LCLA0134-1
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Research seminar 1 - Collégialité - [30h SEM]
 | TA
 | -
 | -
 | [+]
 | 10
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|  "Ancient Languages and Literature: Oriental" course module
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LLOR0070-1
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Arabish texts seminar - Frédéric Bauden, Collégialité - [15h SEM]
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 | -
 | -
 | [+]
 | 5
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LLOR0071-1
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Questions of language and literature in Arabic History 1 - Frédéric Bauden (Odd years)
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 | 30
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 | -
 | 5
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LLOR0072-1
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Questions of language and literature in Arabic History 2 - Frédéric Bauden (Even years)
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 | 30
 | -
 | -
 | 5
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LLOR0093-1
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Assyrobabylonian 1 - Laurent Colonna d'Istria
 | TA
 | 60
 | -
 | -
 | 10
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LLOR0040-2
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Assyrobabylonian 2 - Laurent Colonna d'Istria
 | TA
 | 60
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 | -
 | 10
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| Prerequisite | LLOR0019-4 | Assyro-babylonien I | |
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LLOR0020-2
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Egyptian 1 - Jean Winand - Suppl : Laurence Neven
 | TA
 | 60
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 | -
 | 10
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LLOR0048-2
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Egyptian 2 - Jean Winand
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 | 60
 | -
 | -
 | 10
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| Prerequisite | LLOR0020-4 | Egyptien I | |
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LLOR0095-1
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Sanskrit 1 - Philippe Swennen
 | TA
 | 60
 | -
 | -
 | 10
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LLOR0037-1
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Sanskrit 2 - Philippe Swennen
 | TA
 | 60
 | -
 | -
 | 5
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| Prerequisite | LLOR0050-2 | Initiation au sanskrit I | |
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LLOR0092-1
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Arab 1 - Frédéric Bauden, Elise Franssen
 | TA
 | 30
 | 60
 | -
 | 10
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LLOR0096-1
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Arabic 2 - Frédéric Bauden, Elise Franssen
 | TA
 | 30
 | 90
 | -
 | 10
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| Prerequisite | LLOR0092-1 | Arabe I | |
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LROM0065-1
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Spanish 1 (spanish language) - Kristine Vanden Berghe
 | TA
 | 30
 | 30
 | -
 | 10
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LROM0028-1
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Spanish 2 (spanish language) - Alfredo Segura Tornero
 | TA
 | 30
 | 30
 | -
 | 10
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| Prerequisite | LROM0065-1 | Langue espagnole I | |
|  "Philosophy" course module
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PHIL0001-1
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Critical analysis of a philosophical work - Jean-Renaud Seba
 | TA
 | 30
 | -
 | -
 | 5
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PHIL0002-1
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Commentary on a philosophical work - Laurence Bouquiaux
 | Q1
 | 30
 | -
 | -
 | 5
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PHIL0052-2
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Introduction to phenomenological philosophy - Denis Seron
 | Q1
 | 30
 | -
 | -
 | 5
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PHIL0207-1
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Political philosophy - Florence Caeymaex
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 | 30
 | -
 | -
 | 5
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|  "Information and Communication" course module
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COMU0030-1
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Digital industries and information society - Geoffrey Geuens
 | Q2
 | 30
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 | -
 | 5
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PEAV0005-1
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Analysis of radiophonic and televisual speech - Christine Servais
 | Q1
 | 30
 | -
 | -
 | 5
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| 
ANTH0043-1
 |  (not available during 2014-2015) Workshop on written mediation - Carl Havelange
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 | 30
 | -
 | -
 | 5
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 Research Focus
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|  Choose four of the following courses :
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LROM0170-1
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Phonetics and phonology - Laurent Rasier
 | Q2
 | 30
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 | -
 | 5
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LING0006-1
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Syntax - Laurent Rasier
 | Q2
 | 30
 | -
 | -
 | 5
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LING0012-1
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Semantics - Julien Perrez
 | Q2
 | 30
 | -
 | -
 | 5
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LROM0173-1
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Pragmatics - Jean-Marc Defays
 | Q2
 | 30
 | -
 | -
 | 5
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LING0018-1
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Questions of general linguistics - Pierre Swiggers
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 | 30
 | -
 | -
 | 5
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PHIL0023-1
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Philosophy of language - François Beets
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 | 30
 | -
 | -
 | 5
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 Second Year
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 Compulsory courses
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| 
PTFE0015-9
 | 
Methodology
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 | -
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 | 2
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| 
PTFE0021-1
 | 
Final work
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 | -
 | -
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 | 28
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 Optional courses
 |
|  Choose courses for a total of 20 credits from among the choice of courses not taken during the 1st year :
 |
| [...] | At least 5 credits from the 1st year Group A courses | | | | | - |
| [...] | At the most 15 credits in the Group B of the first year | | | | | - |
 Research Focus
 |
|  Le solde des cours non choisis en 1re année
 | | | | | - |