The Faculty of Philosophy and Letters invites you to study the productions of the human mind in search of meaning and values, taking care to restore works, documents and currents of thought in their context and evolution. A vast heritage to discover!

The studies

Do you have a curiosity for languages and works in their cultural and temporal diversity, as well as an interest in reflection and analysis? If so, the Faculty of Philosophy and Humanities has something for you. Whether you're looking for a bachelor's degree, a specialized master's, a doctorate or continuing education, the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters offers a wide range of courses, whatever your profile!

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Research

Research at the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters is highly diversified, and aims to take a fresh look at the cultural productions of yesterday and today. Scientific projects on a national and international scale make it one of the main pillars of the Faculty's influence in Belgium and abroad. With a view to maintaining contact with the teaching provided in the various sections of the faculty, research is developed above all at departmental level.

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Service to society

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.

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Organization

The Faculty of Philosophy and Letters is organized to manage its missions of teaching, research and service to society. It has services common to the entire faculty. It has 6 departments that reflect its diverse range of teaching, with a focus on yesterday, today and tomorrow.

Meet the Faculty's key players

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Life is first and foremost about the unexpected, then adapting to progress. Training the intellect and the heart is an essential basis for success. So come with your curiosity, your enthusiasm and your determination to make your project a success.
Christophe Flament
Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters
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The passion to understand and understand ourselves in the world we live in, in dialogue with tradition and all dimensions of culture, attests to philosophy's vocation to open up to the universal.
Sébastien Laoureux
Head of the Philosophy Department
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Faculty libraries

  • Philosophy
  • History
  • French and Romance languages and literatures
  • Germanic languages and literatures: Dutch Unit
  • Archaeology and art sciences

See the library portal of the University of Namur, which gives access to all publication directories.

Pedagogical Support Unit

The Faculty of Philosophy and Letters has a Pedagogical Support Unit (Cellule d'appui pédagogique - CAP) whose primary mission is to organize activities to help students (mainly Bac 1 students) succeed. It also manages (in part) the evaluation of teaching by students, and leads pedagogical reflection within the faculty.

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Contact

The Faculty of Philosophy and Letters welcomes you to the heart of the Namur campus.