Preparatory courses for Philosophy and Arts students
This session will familiarize you with the university environment (city, campus, faculty premises) and, more specifically, with the content, requirements and methods specific to studies in philosophy and the humanities. A specific session is planned for Germanic Languages and Humanities.
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Preparatory courses for students of Germanic languages and literature
On the Bachelor of Arts in Germanic Languages and Humanities course, you'll discover rich and varied cultures, literatures and linguistic approaches, starting with two languages from among English, German and Dutch.
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Practical information for preparatory courses
Accommodation, food, campus life... All the practical information you need to organize your preparatory courses at the University of Namur can be found on this page.
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Waiver or partial refund of preparatory course fees
If you* are receiving financial assistance** from a C.P.A.S.Registration for preparatory courses is free***.The registration form must be accompanied by an attestation from the C.P.A.S.* or your dependents** a living wage, social assistance or any other one-off financial aid from a C.P.A.S.*** Free tuition is granted for one year onlyIf you receive a study allowance from the FWBIf you enroll at UNamur in 2025-2026 and you receive a study allowance from the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles for the 2025-2026 academic year, you will be eligible for a 50% refund of tuition fees. Your request must be submitted before September 30, 2025 via the form below.The refund will be made from January 2026 as soon as the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles has confirmed to us that the study grant has been awarded.Any information concerning the procedure and application forms for granting higher education allowances can be requested from Service des Allocations d'études - Bureau régional de Namur - Rue Van Opré, 89 - 5100 Jambes - Tel. : 02 413 37 37If you unregisterFor medical preparatory coursesIf you unregister (only via the form below, the session registration fee is fully refunded (minus €20 administrative fee) at the end of the month following unregistration : for the winter session, if deregistration was introduced before October 31, 2024, an amount of 70€ (or 120€ if the student has not yet obtained his syllabi);for the summer session, if deregistration was introduced before June 15, 2025, an amount of 50€ (or 100€ if the student has not yet obtained his syllabi).For other preparatory courses (excluding medicine)If you deregister (only via the form below)and provided the registration fee is more than €40, you will be automatically refunded the registration fee at the end of the month following your deregistration :completely, with the exception of a €20 administrative fee, if the cancellation was submitted at least 15 calendar days before the start of the session;at 50%, if the cancellation was submitted no later than the day before the first day of the session.No refunds will be granted for cancellations submitted on or after the first day of the session concerned.
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Studying law
Your life is subject to a multitude of rules. Whether it's the highway code, your rights as a student, your responsibilities as a youth leader...But did you know that the simple act of buying a new mobile phone or sending an SMS is influenced by dozens of local, regional, national, European and even international rules?By studying law, you learn to understand and apply the rules that influence your daily life and that of the world around you.
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"2 +2 +1" trilingual legal immersion programme
Dreaming of a legal career that's open to Belgium and the world? With the trilingual immersion programme in law (2 +2 +1) developed by the University of Namur and the University of Hasselt, you'll enjoy a rare experience in Belgium: five years of study in French, Dutch and English, in two universities, two linguistic communities... and a year abroad to complete the package. A demanding, exciting and resolutely forward-looking course!On this page, discover the specific features, strengths and useful information of this programme.
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Studying law - double baccalaureate in law and philosophy
Do you want to earn a double bachelor's degree in law and philosophy in just one more year? It's possible!
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Activities
A language and culture can't just be learned, they have to be experienced! To bring the English language and culture even more to life, the English Unit offers you a range of activities, some more recurrent and structural, others more according to the opportunities that arise - exhibitions, films in their original version or even plays organized in Namur, Brussels, Ghent, Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve...
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Dutch unit
Dutch, more than just the language of Kevin, Bart or Marina
The Dutch is not only the language spoken in northern Belgium and Brussels... It's also the official language of almost 18 million people in the Netherlands, Suriname and even the West Indies. Often misunderstood and unloved, this language is the bearer of a culture as rich as it is varied. Knowledge of Dutch outside Dutch-speaking regions offers real economic, cultural and diplomatic added value. It is the multiplicity and dynamism of the Dutch language and culture of yesterday and today that are at the heart of our training.
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Faculty of Philosophy and Letters - Dutch Unit
Elisabeth Leijnse
+32 (0)81 72 41 77
elisabeth.leijnse@unamur.be
Faculty of Philosophy and Letters - Dutch Unit
Laurence Mettewie
+32 (0)81 72 41 70
laurence.mettewie@unamur.be
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Annual Student Program (ASP)
The student's annual program (PAE) is a coherent set of teaching units (UE) for which the student registers for the year, validated by the jury. When registering for the first time, your PAE is made up of 60 bachelor credits (block 1).
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Teaching
Sharing a passion and crossing borders
Because nothing beats authentic contact and practice, the Dutch Unit pulls out all the stops to immerse its students in a Dutch-speaking linguistic and cultural bath! In addition to the interactive courses, and the small-group exercises that closely accompany them, the Unit team integrates many immersion teaching projects into its teaching, including didactic trips, E-tandem exchanges with Dutch students, meetings with authors and directors, films, plays or opera, and many others to.. discover, taste and fully savor the language, culture and literature. To give you an initial idea of course content, take a look at the first-year course descriptions... Mastery of the Dutch language (1st and 2nd quarters) Dutch Linguistics (1st and 2nd quarters) History of Dutch Literature and Civilization (1st quadrennium) Analysis of Dutch-language literary texts I (2nd quadrimester)
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Linguistics
Research in Dutch linguistics revolves around a common theme: languages and multilingualism in the Belgian community context and is broken down into several topics: the context and outcomes of bilingual education (CLIL or immersion) cf. ARC project "Assessing CLIL: linguistic, congnitive and socio-educational factors" (Laurence Mettewie and Luk Van Mensel); the impact on language acquisition of socio-affective factors (attitudes, motivation, emotions) and contact situations in the school environment (Laurence Mettewieand Ilias Vierendeels) ; the multilingual needs of Brussels companies and the resulting costs (Laurence Mettewie and Luk Van Mensel); language dynamics within multilingual families (Luk Van Mensel); the language landscape as revealing the relationships between linguistic communities (Laurence Mettewie and Luk Van Mensel) ; the discourse around multilingualism and language policies in Belgium (Ilias Vierendeels); teacher support in differentiating modern language courses (Laurence Mettewie and Caroline Depuis). Read more
Literature
The Dutch Unit's literary research focuses on the period 1860-1940. Preferred topics are: Early feminism in novels, letters and diaries (Elisabeth Leijnse and Myriam Carlier); The theory of biography (Elisabeth Leijnse); Maurice Maeterlinck: a biography written in Dutch is in preparation (Elisabeth Leijnse) ; The biography of Dutch feminists Cécile and Elsa de Jong van Beek en Donk, the book Cécile en Elsa, strijdbare freules (Amsterdam 2015) has been awarded in the Netherlands the Biografieprijs 2016 and Libris Geschiedenis Prijs 2016 (Elisabeth Leijnse) ;Jewish literature in the Netherlands; birth of anti-Semitism in France and the Netherlands (Elisabeth Leijnse).
Dissertation/doctorate in Dutch literature or linguistics
Students who, after their course at UNamur, would like to prepare a dissertation or doctoral thesis around one of the themes mentioned above and with Elisabeth Leijnse and/or Laurence Mettewie as (co-)promoter are asked to get in touch with them by e-mail.For further information about research in the fields of languages and humanities, and more generally at UNamur, visit the research institute NaLTT.
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The Research Administration (ADRE) is at the disposal of researchers and partners in terms of funding, sound management and valorization of research projects.
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Learn more about all the services reserved for researchers at the University of Namur, from Masters to qualified researchers.
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