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Preparatory courses Discover university education and life at UNamur while revising the subjects essential for your future training.To get your first year of study off to a good start, at the end of August the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters is offering courses and exercises that will enable you to: check your command of the French language, your ability to take notes and report on an oral presentation or text; approach activities specific to Latin and French languages and literature; discover the demands of university life and being a student; introduce you to the methodological principles of your discipline; confront your choices of disciplinary orientation. Discover the preparatory course program Do you have what it takes? Test your knowledge and skills with "Passeports pour le bac".At the start of your first year, "Passeports pour le bac" allow you to compare what you've learned with what your teachers expect.Following these tests, the Faculty offers you sessions and workshops to reinforce your:reading strategy;analysis of questions and construction of appropriate answers.You thus fill in any gaps and promote your success. Are your methods appropriate? To succeed in your first year, you need effective strategies.Every Wednesday, two hours of methodological sessions are organized to familiarize you with university learning techniques:taking clear and comprehensive notes;summarizing and synthesizing material;understanding material in depth;building your study tools;memorizing large amounts of information;managing your time during class and blockade periods;organizing your work;anticipating teachers' demands.In addition to these methodological sessions, your Faculty's Cellule d'Appui Pédagogique organizes individual assessment interviews after your tests and exams. If you request it, you can also benefit from personalized follow-up throughout the year.If you're experiencing difficulties with your study method in general, the cellule interfacultaire d'appui pédagogique also offers individual follow-up. Throughout the year, an advisor is on hand to take stock of your study methods and techniques and help you improve them.Finally, on the eve of the first blockade, you can take part in an exchange and advice session with 2nd or 3rd year students under the supervision of the Cellule d'Appui Pédagogique. How can you consolidate your reading and writing skills? Learn to express yourself correctly in writing and deepen your understanding of texts.Your Faculty's Pedagogical Support Unit enables you to improve your skills in various areas:writing assignments and exam answersreading and understanding university-level textsby language tests at the start of the year assessing spelling, vocabulary, syntax;by workshop reinforcement sessions and online exercises;by supervision of some of your written work: commented corrections, individually and collectively ;by the organization of mock exams (November tests) ;by individual follow-up (by e-mail and face-to-face).by a reading test at the beginning of the year;by reinforcement sessions on reading strategies.Special follow-up is provided for students whose mother tongue is not French. What resources are available to you? Central and department libraries, computer space and e-learning platform: valuable resources.At the central library ("BUMP" for Bibliothèque Universitaire Moretus Plantin), you can consult : catalogs, dictionaries, encyclopedias, bibliographies, literary works, CD-ROMs, databases... Rarer or specialized journals or books can be obtained on request.At the departmental library, located on the floor of your section, you have free access to most of the working tools you need: journals, grammars and special dictionaries, summary collections, scholarly studies, exemplary monographs, collections of published or manuscript sources and even sometimes microfilm reading devices.You'll also benefit from practical advice from more senior staff, and even from the professors occupying the adjoining offices.And that's not all! Thanks to the WebCampus e-learning platform, you can download the documents that teachers make available to you, access discussion forums with other students, ask your questions live...And that's not all! How can you prepare for the exams? Studying regularly, acquiring good methods, but also knowing the requirements of teachers and their way of questioning.In the first year, formative assessments are organized at the beginning of November in most subjects. Copies are given to you corrected and commented on, and teachers then orally explain the expected answers to their questions.These tests do not play a part in the grades that will be awarded at the end of the year. They are merely a training tool, giving you an idea of the teachers' exacting standards and enabling you to judge the effectiveness of your work. Exam organization January, June and, if necessary, August... three sessions to prove your mastery of the subjects.In January, you sit the exams on the 1st term courses. If you fail, you can retake the relevant exam in June and/or August. Three chances to succeed, but only in your first year as a bachelor. From the second year onwards, any exam failed in the January or June session is automatically carried over to the August session.According to the choice of teachers, courses may be assessed either in writing or orally. Assessment procedures are specified during the first course and are detailed on the university website.Throughout your training, verification of the knowledge and skills developed in the technical courses is almost continuous; it relies above all on quizzes and exercises carried out during the year.You conclude your training by demonstrating, through your end-of-cycle work, your ability to carry out personal research and analysis. Image Les études en Faculté de philosophie et lettres See content Image Etudier à l'UNamur See content Image Vie du campus See content

Preparatory courses Discover university education and life at UNamur while revising the subjects essential for your future training. To get your first year of study off to a good start, the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures is offering courses and exercises at the end of August that will enable you to check and develop your skills in the four competencies: listening, reading, speaking and writing in the two Germanic languages of your choice from English, German or Dutch.These courses will enable you to: discover various Germanic language and literature courses; be introduced to the methodological principles of your discipline; discover the demands of university life and being a student; meet teachers in a less formal way; confront your disciplinary orientation choices. These preparatory courses are also (and above all) beneficial if you had little or no German in secondary education and wish to study this language. Discover the preparatory course program Do you have what it takes? Test your knowledge and skills with "Passeports pour le bac"At the start of your first year, Passeports pour le bac allow you to compare your achievements with the expectations of your teachers.Following these tests, the Faculty offers you sessions and workshops to reinforce your:reading strategy;analysis of questions and construction of appropriate answers.You thus fill in any gaps and promote your success. Are your methods appropriate? To succeed in your first year, you need effective strategies.Every Wednesday, two hours of methodological sessions are organized to familiarize you with university learning techniques:taking clear, comprehensive notes;summarizing and synthesizing material;understanding material in depth;building your study tools;memorizing large amounts of information;managing your time during class and blockade periods;organizing your work;anticipating teachers' demands.In addition to these methodological sessions, your Faculty's Cellule d'Appui Pédagogique organizes individual assessment interviews after your tests and exams. If you request it, you can also benefit from personalized follow-up throughout the year.If you're experiencing difficulties with your study method in general, the cellule interfacultaire d'appui pédagogique also offers you individual follow-up. A counselor is on hand to review your study methods and techniques and help you improve them.Finally, on the eve of the first blockade, you can take part in an exchange and counseling session with 2nd or 3rd year students under the supervision of the Cellule d'Appui Pédagogique.. How can you consolidate your reading and writing skills? Learn to express yourself correctly in writing and deepen your understanding of texts.The Cellule d'Appui Pédagogique enables you to improve your skills in various areas.Writing assignments and exam answers:by language tests at the beginning of the year assessing spelling, vocabulary, syntax;by reinforcement sessions in workshops and through online exercises;by supervision of some of your written work: commented corrections, individual and collective ;by the organization of mock exams (November tests) ;by individual follow-up (by email and face-to-face) ;the reading and comprehension of university-level texts:by a reading test at the beginning of the year ;by reinforcement sessions on reading strategies.You benefit from special follow-up if your mother tongue is not French. Heures de boost Participez à des séances de coaching avec vos professeurs.Sur demande, les professeurs vous accompagnent pour renforcer vos compétences en langue et vous aider à mieux maitriser des éléments spécifiques (grammaire, rédaction…). Cet encadrement peut avoir lieu en présentiel ou à distance (par exemple pour les étudiants en Erasmus). How can you prepare for the exams? Studying regularly, acquiring good methods but also knowing the teachers' requirements and their way of questioning.In the first year, formative assessments are organized at the beginning of November. Teachers correct your papers, comment on them and organize group correction sessions. Following these assessments, the Cellule d'Appui Pédagogique organizes individual assessment interviews and offers more personalized follow-up, particularly in French.These tests do not play a part in the grades that will be awarded at the end of the year. They are merely a training tool to give you an idea of the teachers' standards and the effectiveness of your work. After the first year, you can adapt your efforts more effectively to the nature and importance of each subject in the program. As a result, you no longer benefit from regular quizzes, except in the context of tutorials. Exam organization January, June and, if necessary, August... three sessions to prove your mastery of the subjects.In the 1st annual block (first 60 credits), you must sit all the exams on the 1st quadrimester courses in January. If you fail, you can retake the exam in June and/or August. Three chances to pass. Thereafter, any exam not passed in the January or June session is automatically carried over to the August session.Exams can be either written or oral.Teachers give preference to open-ended questions and take care to combine oral and written modalities to test different language skills. Several teachers use formulas aimed at the creative application of knowledge to texts not dealt with in class. For many courses, a significant proportion of the results are determined by written work or personal or group presentations.Language skills acquired during exercises are generally assessed on an ongoing basis (active participation) or in the form of individual or group work.Each teacher informs you of his or her requirements and examination modalities. Several teachers communicate sample questions orally or on the intranet.Verification of knowledge acquired in technical courses is almost permanent; it is based above all on personal work completed during the year. Language courses are also accompanied by regular tests.You conclude your training by demonstrating, through your end-of-cycle work, the acquisition of personal reflection. Image Les études en Faculté de philosophie et lettres See content Image Etudier à l'UNamur See content Image Vie du campus See content

Do you want to earn a double bachelor's degree in philosophy and law in just one more year? It's possible!

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Teachers and researchers at the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters contribute to developing the cultural dynamism of the Cité. Through cultural activities, publications and training courses, but also through interventions on request, their work is regularly embedded in the economic and social context of civil society.

The Faculty of Philosophy and Letters has a Cellule d'appui pédagogique (CAP) whose primary mission is to organize aide à la réussite activities for students. These consist of: methodological workshops, applied to the requirements of the faculty's courses, particularly in terms of writing; mock exams and feedback sessions; (on request) personalized follow-up.

The FoundationsOn May 1, 1831, the Fathers of the Society of Jesus founded a college in Namur with the distinctive feature of providing philosophical education at both secondary and higher levels.Two years later, in August 1833, a two-year candidacy in "Speculative Philosophy and Letters" was devised and created. It would be effectively undertaken the following academic year, that of 1834. This was the birth of UNamur's Faculty of Philosophy and Letters.As early as 1835, the new program advocated enabled students to prepare for the state jury examinations to acquire the legal grade of Candidate in Philosophy and Letters. The program was then legally recognized as a diploma.Early developmentsIn 1890, the application was enriched by offering four sections: philosophy, history, classical philology and Romance philology. A preparatory section for law was added and became an autonomous faculty in 1967.From College to UniversityIn the inter-war years, the establishment progressed. The law of 1929 assimilated the Collège Notre-Dame de la Paix's faculty of philosophy and letters to the universities, which awarded candidate diplomas in philosophy and letters. Students were no longer obliged to be examined by the central jury.The time of reformsDespite a difficult financial situation due to the lack of state subsidies, the faculty continued to develop.The second half of the twentieth century saw the advent of numerous reforms. From 1953 onwards, girls were admitted to the Faculties on condition that they were from the city of Namur or a contiguous commune (the condition was lifted in 1965).In 1955, new, more spacious buildings made it possible to accommodate more students, even if their numbers did not increase significantly until the 1980s.In 1961, the sections of Germanic Philology and Art and Archaeology completed the existing sections. Lay professors were gradually added to the teaching staff.From 1971, the government decided to grant the university operating subsidies calculated according to the same criteria as for other university institutions. The Faculty of Philosophy and Letters thus benefited from the improved financial situation of the institution as a whole.The "today of the faculty"In 1994, the decree on the university study regime empowered the faculty to organize the doctorate in philosophy and letters.Ten years later, in 2004, following the so-called "Bologna" reform aimed at enabling greater collaboration between universities at European level, the candidacy cycle was transformed by ministerial decree into a three-year bachelor's degree.. Image Studies in the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters See content Image Research See content Image Service to society See content

We are pleased to invite you, on Thursday June 19, 2025, to Julie Duchêne's lecture on the results of the "Loup, qui es-tu?" project.As part of this lecture, Julie Duchêne (PhD in History UNamur/FNRS FRESH) will present the results of her thesis devoted to the history of the wolf on Walloon and Luxembourg territories from the 18th to the 20th century, shedding new light on the history of the wolf in Wallonia. What were the images of the wolf conveyed by sources during this period? What policies were put in place by the various states to combat this species, until leading to its disappearance in the early 20th century? And, finally, who were the wolves that populated our lands at that time? Finally, Julie will share with the public the results of paleogenetic analyses carried out on a dozen naturalized wolves preserved in partner museums, institutions and venues throughout Wallonia, a project that was a first in Belgium, at the crossroads of history and biology. We hope to see many of you at this event. Welcome to you all! Sign up

Research seminar co-organized by Louis Carré and Sabina Tortorella as part of the activities of the Esphin Institute, the Department of Philosophy, and the Arcadie Center as well as the Marie Skłodowska-Curie SOCIAL project This seminar sets out to explore contemporary uses of Hegel's practical thought as well as to question its relevance and legacy. Themes central to recent philosophical debates, such as globalization, race, feminism and the Anthropocene, as well as contemporary challenges facing philosophical reflection - such as social justice and ecological transition, state sovereignty in the face of international markets and the emergence of supranational subjects, or the crisis of democracy in the face of the rise of populism and the return of war - may call for a mobilization of Hegelian thought. The aim of this seminar is not necessarily to propose a strictly historical-philosophical reading of Hegelian thought, but rather to seek to take Hegel beyond Hegel himself, by engaging in a reflection on problematics that find their first formulation in him, but that have developed far beyond his conceptual framework, or by questioning his concepts from perspectives that do not necessarily lay claim to Hegelianism. The aim of this approach is to bring Hegel's thought into dialogue with other philosophical traditions and currents of political philosophy, in order to question its ability to shed light on some of the major issues of our time. By questioning its topicality and limitations, this seminar aims to examine what practical Hegelian philosophy can still offer us today, and how it enables us to question our own problems from a renewed angle. While it is unlikely to provide ready-made solutions, it can perhaps help us to ask the right questions and think differently about the tensions of our time.Chiara Magni (Università degli Studi Roma Tre) will speak on the theme: "What rights for the accused and the convicted? Criminal prosecution and human dignity in the light of Hegel's practical philosophy"Link to attend the online seminar Contact: sabina.tortorella@unamur.beThis project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 101150961.

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Program 5-6pm: Student read-aloud6-7:30pm: Lecture by Julia Kerninon7:30pm-9pm: DrinkConference and performance aimed at students but open to all, interns and externs. Free but reservation required (aurelie.sinte@unamur.be)