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Master in Ethics [120.0]

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Retour en début de pageStudy objectives

The objective of the master in ethics is to train students in how to analyse the ethical issues prompted by decision processes and practices, both at individual level and social and political level.
At the end of his training, the student should be able to analyse the following four fields which correspond to the four professional focuses: ethics in science and techniques; ethics in public policy; ethics, norms and societies; bioethics and biomedical ethics.

In this regard, the student must develop the following skills:

• a grasp of the theories, concepts and methods behind philosophical ethics;
• a grasp of the theories, concepts and methods behind ethical reflection specifically related to one of the four fields mentioned above;
• an ability to use, on a scientifically-documented basis, these theories, concepts and methods in analysing the normative issues inherent to decision processes and practices in the field in question;
• an ability to debate these issues and analyse them with specialists from other scientific disciplines and key players in the field in question;
• an ability to conduct original, individual research (drafting and oral defence of a dissertation).

Retour en début de pageGeneral presentation of the programme

The programme is made up of:
♦   core courses (60 credits), made up of:    
    - A dissertation and an accompanying seminar;    
    - 30 credits in basic training;
♦   one focus (30 credits);
♦   and optional courses (30 credits).

 

Wathever the focus or the options chosen, the programme of this master shall totalise 120 credits, spread over two years of studies each of 60 credits

Core courses

Professional Focuses

Optional courses

Retour en début de pagePositioning of the programme

Other accessible masters :
At the end of the master 120, each focus in the Master in ethics can be obtained in a new year of 30 credits only.

Teacher Training Certificate (upper secondary education) :
The master 120 in ethics gives access to the ‘programme d'agrégation de l'enseignement secondaire supérieur’ (AESS).
Nevertheless, it is important to note that combining this master with the AESS grants the title suffisant but not the title requis to teach. 

Accessible doctoral training :
- 'École doctorale in philosophy;

 

Retour en début de pageCertificates

The masters programme involves in particular programmes for both university certificates (‘certificat universitaire en éthique biomédicale’ and ‘certificat universitaire en éthique économique et sociale’). On file, some of the activities taken as part of the certificates can be credited in the masters programme.

 

Admission
1° Student must hold a first level university degree.

2° Provide proof of a sufficient level in French (B1 of the European Framework of Reference )

University Bachelors
Diploma Special Requirements Access Remarks
UCL Bachelors
Bachelor in Philosophy [180.0]   Direct access  
All bachelor If student has taken :
- la Minor in Philosophy [30.0]
- le Certificat universitaire en philosophie (fondements) [30.0]  
 		 Access with additional training With prerequisites integrated into the masters programme (max. 15 credits)  
All bachelor   Access with additional training Preparatory year for Master in Ethics [60.0]  
Belgian Bachelors of the French speaking Community
Bachelor in philosophy   Direct access  
All bachelor If student has taken :
- le Certificat universitaire en philosophie (fondements) [30.0]
- le Certificat universitaire en philosophie (approfondissement) [60.0]  		 Access with additional training With prerequisites integrated into the masters programme (max. 15 credits)  
All bachelor   Access with additional training Preparatory year for Master in Ethics [60.0]  
Belgian Bachelors of the Dutch speaking Community
Bachelor of philosophy
Bachelor in de wijsbegeerte 		  Direct access  
Foreign Bachelors
Bachelor in philosophy or equivalent training   On the file: direct access or access with additional training With prerequisites integrated into the masters programme (max. 15 credits) or  Preparatory year for Master in Ethics [60.0]  
Non university Bachelors
Diploma Access Remarks
> Find out more about links to the university
 
Holders of a 2nd cycle University degree
Diploma Special Requirements Access Remarks
"Licenciés"
 
Holder of a "Licence" in philosophy   Direct access  
Masters
 
Master [60] in Philosophy [60.0]
Master [120] in Philosophy [120.0] 		  Direct access An exemption of a maximum volume of 60 credits can be granted    
Holders of a non-University 2nd cycle degree
Diploma Access Remarks
> Find out more about links to the university
 
Adults taking up their university training
> See the website www.uclouvain.be/vae
Personalized access
Reminder : all Masters (apart from Advanced Masters) are also accessible on file.
Admission and Enrolment Procedures for general registration

See the general admission requirements



Contact

Curriculum management 

Useful contacts



Teaching method

Retour en début de pageStrong points of the pedagogical approach

The courses on the programme of the master en éthique guarantee students lessons in ethical reflection in one of the four specialised fields corresponding to the four focuses and train the students in how to acquire the necessary scientific skills for ethical reflection in a specific field. As for the research seminars, they are the place 'par excellence' where the student learns how to integrate research work into an academic debate on ethics. Given that UCL is a complete university which is very up-to-date in ethical research, the students are easily integrated into the activities of the various ethical research bodies in UCL: Centre de philosophie du droit (CPDR), Unité d’éthique biomédicale (EBIM), Chaire Hoover d’éthique économique et sociale (ETES), Centre interdisciplinaire techniques, sciences et sociétés (CITES). Incidentally, internationalisation is not forgotten, as students can take part of their training away from UCL, either by sharing courses with KULeuven, or through a stay at a foreign university. Finally, the programme ends with the writing and oral defence of an individual piece of research.

 

Retour en début de pageEvaluation

In the courses and all the more so in the seminars on the master en éthique, students are often evaluated on their individual work. The relatively small class sizes means that teachers can provide follow-up guidance and constructive criticism.

 



Internationalisation

Students can stay abroad for one semester as part of the Erasmus exchange. They must choose the ethics and practical philosophy courses for 30 credits.

The focus "Ethics in Sciences and Techniques" (EST) foresees an exchange of 30 credits in the first term of the second year of the master abroad in one of the following two universities: Strasbourg or Lund University.

The focus "Public Ethics and Policies" (EPP) foresees joint courses and seminars (in English) with the orientation "Ethique et philosophie sociale et politique" from the master en philosophie organised by KULeuven (Hooger Instituut voor Wijsbegeerte)

The Ecole de philosophie has privileged links, in teaching and research, with the Département de philosophie and the Centre de recherche en éthique (University of Montréal). A Mercator exchanges agreement exists with the University of Montréal.

Information on Erasmus exchange : http://www.uclouvain.be/17371.html
For more information :

 



Core courses
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MandatoryDissertation and dissertation seminar (30credits)
Mandatory LFILO2960

Dissertation seminar N. 5credits  x 
Mandatory LFILO2007

Dissertation N. 25credits   x

MandatoryShared subjects (30credits)
Mandatory LESPO1321

Economic, Political and Social Ethics Philippe Van Parijs20h + 10h 5credits 1q xx
Mandatory LFILO2920

Seminar on social and political philosophy  Mark Hunyadi, Walter Lesch30h 5credits 2q xx
Mandatory LFILO2003

Ethics in the Sciences and technics  Bernard Feltz (coord.), René Rezsohazy, Daniel Tyteca15h + 15h 5credits 2q xx

MandatoryOne of the two courses (5credits)
Students must choose one of the following two courses :
Optional LFILO2190

Advanced Studies in Moral Philosophy A  Walter Lesch30h 5credits 1qPeriodic courses not taught this academic year xx
Optional LFILO2191

Advanced Studies in Moral Philosophy B Walter Lesch30h 5credits 1qPeriodic courses taught this academic year xx

MandatoryOne of the two courses (5credits)
Students must choose one of the following two courses :
Optional LFILO2600

Advanced Studies in the Philosophy of Social Sciences A  Tom Dedeurwaerdere30h 5credits 2qPeriodic courses not taught this academic year xx
Optional LFILO2601

Advanced Studies in the Philosophy of Social Sciences B Marc Maesschalck30h 5credits 1qPeriodic courses taught this academic year xx

MandatoryOne of the two courses (5credits)
Students must choose one of the following two courses :
Optional LFILO2200

Fundamentals of Biomedical Ethics A  Mylene Botbol30h 5credits 1qPeriodic courses not taught this academic year xx
Optional LFILO2201

Fundamentals of Biomedical Ethics B Michel Dupuis30h 5credits 1qPeriodic courses taught this academic year xx
 


Focuses
The student chooses one of the following focuses :  

Professional Focus in Ethics and Public Policies (EPP) [30.0]
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MandatoryCompulsory courses (18credits)
Mandatory LESPO2211

Integrated exercises of economic and social ethics Jean-Michel Chaumont, Philippe Van Parijs 0h + 30h 5credits  xx
Mandatory LKUL2100

Ethics and public policy N.26h 8credits 1+2q xx

MandatoryOne of the two courses (5credits)
Students must choose one of the following two courses :
Optional LFILO2360

Advanced Studies in Political Philosophy A Axel Gosseries, Hervé Pourtois (coord.), Philippe Van Parijs30h 5credits 2qPeriodic courses not taught this academic year xx
Optional LFILO2361

Advanced Studies in Political Philosophy B Axel Gosseries, Hervé Pourtois (coord.), Philippe Van Parijs30h 5credits 1qPeriodic courses taught this academic year xx

MandatoryOptional courses (12credits)
Chosen from :
Optional LLSMS2099

Corporate Social Responsability (in English) Ina Ehnert, Valérie Swaen30h 4credits 1q xx
Optional LECON2061

Philosophy and epistemology of the economics Christian Arnsperger30h 4credits 1q xx
Optional LTHEO2261

Christian Social Ethics : politics and economics questions I Walter Lesch30h 4credits 1qPeriodic courses not taught this academic year xx
Optional LFOPM2000

Ethique de l'éducation et de la formation Michel Dupuis, Hervé Pourtois30h 4credits  xx
Optional LESPO2212

Social responsibility in Economic life Manal El Abboubi, Axel Gosseries15h 4credits 1q xx
Optional LTRAV2250

Philosophy of work Mark Hunyadi30h 4credits  xx
Optional LKUL2200

Ethical Theories and Moral Life N.26h 4credits 1q xx
Optional LKUL2400

Conflicting Traditions in Political Philosophy N.26h 4credits 2q xx
Optional LEUSL2202

Political philosophy and the European Union Philippe Van Parijs30h 4credits 2q xx
 


Professional Focus in Ethics in the Sciences and Technics (EST) [30.0]
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Mandatory 

Exchange ESST
Exchange with a university in the ESST network during the first semester of the second year in the Master in Ethics.  (in French) 		N. 30credits   x
 


Professional Focus in Biomedical Ethics and Bioethics (EBM) [30.0]
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30 credits chosen from the following courses including 5 credits from the Master in Public Health :
Mandatory LDROP2131

Medical and Biomedical Law Geneviève Schamps30h 5credits 2q xx
Mandatory WMEDI2221

Formation à la relation et aux enjeux sociaux et éthiques de la santé et de la médecine (2e partie) et médecine légale Cécile Bolly, Frédéric Bonbled, Mylene Botbol, Marie-Christine Closon, Jean-Philippe Cobbaut, Emmanuel de Becker, Philippe de Timary, William D'Hoore, Vincent Dubois, Michel Dupuis, Denis Hers, Dominique Pestiaux, Christine Reynaert, Luc Roegiers, Geneviève Schamps, Christian Swine, Sophie Symann, Anne Wintgens, Nicolas Zdanowicz48h 5credits  xx
Mandatory WEBIM2101

Séminaire de bioéthique et d'éthique biomédicale Mylene Botbol (coord.), Michel Dupuis, Luc Roegiers15h 5credits  xx
Mandatory WEBIM2900

Stage d'observation et rapport d'éthique clinique N. 5credits  xx

MandatoryBioethics (5credits)
Students must choose one of the following two courses :
Optional WEBIM2100

Advanced questions in bioethics : Principles and methods Mylene Botbol, Michel Dupuis, Luc Roegiers30h 5credits Periodic courses not taught this academic year xx
Optional WEBIM2200

Questions approfondies de bioéthique (B) Mylene Botbol, Michel Dupuis, Luc Roegiers30h 5credits Periodic courses taught this academic year xx

MandatoryPublic Health (5credits)
Students must choose a course (5 credits) in the Master in Public Health (http://www.uclouvain.be/en-prog-2012-lesp2m.html).
 


Professional focus in Ethics, Norms and Societies (ENS) [30.0]
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25 credits chosen from :

MandatoryCourses (25credits)
25 credits chosen from
Optional LSOC2010

Regulation, Norms and Modernities Jean De Munck30h 5credits 2q xx
Optional LFILO2290

Philosophy of History A  Marc Maesschalck30h 5credits 2qPeriodic courses not taught this academic year xx
Optional LFILO2291

Philosophy of History B Marc Maesschalck30h 5credits 2qPeriodic courses taught this academic year xx
Optional LFILO2310

Advanced studies in Cultural Anthropology A  Nathalie Frogneux30h 5credits 1qPeriodic courses not taught this academic year xx
Optional LFILO2313

Advanced studies in Cultural Anthropology B Nathalie Frogneux30h 5credits 2qPeriodic courses taught this academic year xx
Optional LFILO2940

Seminar on philosophy of the social sciences  Tom Dedeurwaerdere, Marc Maesschalck30h 5credits 1q xx
Optional LDROP2153

Philosophy of law Jacques Lenoble30h 5credits 2q xx

MandatoryOne of the two courses (5credits)
Students must choose one of the following two courses :
Optional LTHEO2262

Christian Social Ethics : politics and economics questions II Walter Lesch30h 5credits 1qPeriodic courses taught this academic year xx
Optional LSOC2015

Social Structures and Power Georges Liénard30h 5credits 2q xx
 



Optional courses
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30 credits chosen from :

OptionalAdditional module in philosophy
Optional LFILO2230

Advanced Studies in Philosophy of Nature  Michel Ghins30h 5credits 1qPeriodic courses not taught this academic year xx
Optional LFILO2240

Advanced Studies in the Philosophy of Natural Sciences A  Bernard Feltz30h 5credits 2qPeriodic courses not taught this academic year xx
Optional LFILO2241

Advanced Studies in the Philosophy of Natural Sciences B Michel Ghins30h 5credits 1qPeriodic courses taught this academic year xx
Optional LFILO2970

Seminarium : Ethics in Science-Society Relations Bernard Feltz30h 5credits 2q xx
Optional LFILO2910

Seminar on philosophical anthropology  Michel Dupuis, Nathalie Frogneux, Raphaël Gély30h 5credits 2q xx
Optional LFILO2130

Philosophy of Religion A Gilbert Gérard, Jean Leclercq, Marc Maesschalck (coord.)30h 5credits 1qPeriodic courses not taught this academic year xx
Optional LFILO2131

Philosophy of Religion B Gilbert Gérard, Jean Leclercq, Marc Maesschalck (coord.)30h 5credits 2qPeriodic courses taught this academic year xx
Optional LFILO2170

Advanced Studies in Epistemology  Bernard Feltz, Mark Hunyadi30h 5credits 1qPeriodic courses taught this academic year xx
Optional LTHEO2952

Research seminar in applied ethics Dominique Jacquemin, Walter Lesch30h 5credits 2qPeriodic courses taught this academic year xx

OptionalInterdisciplinary studies
Optional LANTR2020

Symbolic systems anthropology : cosmology and environment Olivier Servais30h 5credits 1q xx
Optional LBIR1305

Introduction to systems analysis Philippe Baret (coord.), Emmanuel Hanert10h + 20h 3credits 1q xx
Optional 

Stage d'observation et rapport d'éthique clinique  (in French) N. 5credits  xx
Optional LFSA2245

Environment and Enterprise Thierry Bréchet30h 3credits 1q xx
Optional LPHY2153

Introduction à la physique du système climatique et à sa modélisation Hugues Goosse, Jean-Pascal van Ypersele de Strihou30h + 15h 5credits 1q xx
Optional LSEXM2115

Anthropologie culturelle de la famille et de la sexualité Robert Deliège30h 4credits  xx
Optional LSOC2065

Anthropology of politics and religion: power and beliefs Pierre-Joseph Laurent30h 5credits 1q xx
Optional LSPRI2000

Public Policy Analysis  David Aubin30h 5credits 2q xx
Optional LSPRI2210

Political Egineering and Elections  Lieven De Winter, François Maniquet15h + 15h 5credits 1q xx
Optional LTHEO1312

Ethics - Society - Religion Walter Lesch45h 4credits 1+2qPeriodic courses taught this academic year xx
Optional LTRAV2040

Social politics Philippe Pochet, Pierre Reman30h 4credits 2qPeriodic courses not taught this academic year xx
Optional LTRAV2050

Employment policies Philippe Pochet, Pierre Reman30h 4credits 2qPeriodic courses taught this academic year xx
Optional LTRAV2720

Comparative social protection systems Yannick Vanderborght, Pascale Vielle45h 5credits 2q xx
Optional LSOC2045

Sociology of Economic Practices Christian Arnsperger, Thomas Périlleux30h 5credits 1q xx
Optional LECON2340

Economy and society Christian Arnsperger, Isabelle Ferreras, Géraldine Thiry (supplée Isabelle Ferreras)30h 5credits 2q xx

OptionalPublic Health (5credits)
Students must choose a course (5 credits) in the Master in Public Health (http://www.uclouvain.be/en-prog-2012-lesp2m.html).