2025-2026

Master of Education, Section 4: Biology

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ECTS Credits 120

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Masters 120 en enseignement section 4 et 5

Making young people capable of learning and collaborating, guiding them, helping them become agents of change... Being a teacher is exciting!

Organized as a joint degree by UNamur and Hénallux, the Master 120 in Teaching section 4 - Biology prepares you for your future teaching profession in upper secondary education (4th to 6th secondary).

Information session

An information evening in the presence of the lecturers is scheduled for Wednesday, September 3, 2025 at 5:00 pm (approximate duration: 2:00 pm).

Block the date already if you would like to get detailed practical information about this master's degree in teaching and ask any questions you may have.

PLACE: Auditoire L33, Faculté de Philosophie et Lettres, Rue Joseph Grafé 1, 5000 Namur

Check out the video below for a replay of our latest information session.

Séance d'information - section 4 et section 5

The program

The Master 120 in Teaching section 4 - Biology consists of the following axes:

Training in and through practice

Organized around secondary school internships, this axis offers you the opportunity to discover various professional and social environments and aspects, and to develop and exercise your teaching skills there. During your internships, you'll acquire knowledge and refine your critical thinking on the challenges and issues involved in practice. You are supported in this realization by various professional practice analysis seminars.

Didactic and pedagogical training

The didactic courses focus on how to teach your discipline to your future students and how discipline-specific knowledge is constructed and evolves over time. They stimulate your creativity and give you the tools and methods to develop your future teaching sequences.

The pedagogy courses draw on different disciplines to lead you to design, operationalize and evaluate teaching sequences based on students' needs.

Training in the humanities and social sciences

The emotional, organizational, cultural and political dimensions complement your training to address the various facets of the teaching profession.

The Ethical and deontological aspects of the teaching profession and the foundation of neutrality course trains you to adopt an objective, unprejudiced attitude while respecting the diversity of opinions and values.

Training in and through research

Articulated around seminars and targeted coaching, this axis aims to discover and appropriate research methods in didactics and educational sciences. The culmination of this axis is not only the defense of an end-of-study dissertation on a topic chosen in consultation with the trainers, but above all the development of the identity of a practitioner-researcher.

Disciplinary courses

These courses complement your mastery of biology.

Epreuve liminaire écrite de maîtrise approfondie de la langue française (EMLF)

This is a compulsory diagnostic test of French language proficiency organized at the beginning of the year for all students enrolled for the first time in section 4 or 5. If you fail this test, a 5-credit remedial teaching unit will be added to your program (PAE).
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Horaire des cours

L’horaire du master 120 en enseignement section 4 est réparti sur les lundis, les mercredis, ainsi que les samedis, en ce qui concerne les cours non disciplinaires. Les cours disciplinaires sont quant à eux répartis sur toute la semaine.

Contacts

Faculté des sciences de l’éducation et de la formation

Secrétariat
Place Saint Aubain, 14
5000 Namur
Tél. +32 81 72 50 69
secretariat.fasef@unamur.be

Coordinateur pédagogique des masters en enseignement section 4 et section 5
Nathanaël Laurent
Place Saint Aubain, 14
5000 Namur
nathanael.laurent@unamur.be

Cycle
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Training for and through practice

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	Code	Name	Staff	Th.+Ex.	Credits/Block
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Soft skills Image	FEDBM102	Practical introduction to the teaching profession	Vervoort Arnaud LAURENT Nathanaël	27h th. + 3h ex.	5
Soft skills Image	FEDBM202	In-depth practical training in the teaching profession	Roland Elsa Vervoort Arnaud	69h th. + 45h ex.		8
	FEDXM101	Observation and support for the teaching profession	LAURENT Nathanaël	7.5h th. + 30h ex.	5
	FEDUM203	Digital training	Dumortier Laurence	15h th.		2
	FEDXM201	Practical training in the teaching profession	LAURENT Nathanaël Nicolay Delphine	30h th. + 30h ex.		10

Didactic and pedagogical training

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	Code	Name	Staff	Th.+Ex.	Credits/Block
					1	2	3
Sustainable development Image Soft skills Image	FEDBM105	Didactics and epistemology of biology	Vervoort Arnaud	22.5h th. + 13.5h ex.	3
	FEDHM107	Introduction to the didactics and epistemology of disciplines	Dehon Jérémy Oger Élodie	26h th. + 4h ex.	4
	FEDUM103	Relational gestures and the professional identity of teachers 1 and 2	Biémar Sandrine Fischer Line	37.5h th. + 15h ex.	5
	FEDHM104	Educational psychology	Delisse Sébastien LAURENT Nathanaël	45h th.	6
	FEDBM204	In-depth questions on didactics and epistemology of biology	Vervoort Arnaud	45h th. + 15h ex.		6
	FEDHM205	Differentiated learning	Van der Linden Sylvie	15h th.		2

Didactics and epistemology of a complementary discipline

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Code	Name	Staff	Th.+Ex.	Credits/Block
				1	2	3
FEDCM105	Didactics and epistemology of chemistry	Dehon Jérémy	22.5h th. + 13.5h ex.	3
FEDPM105	Didactics and epistemology of physics	Dias De Carvalho Junior Gabriel	22.5h th. + 13.5h ex.	3

Training in the humanities and social sciences

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Code	Name	Staff	Th.+Ex.	Credits/Block
				1	2	3
FEDUM108	Psychology of Evaluation	Vanmeerhaeghe Sophie	15h th. + 7.5h ex.	2
FEDUM109	The teenager in a school situation	Biémar Sandrine Vanhoolandt Cédric	15h th. + 7.5h ex.	2
FEDUM110	School education and society	Biémar Sandrine Roland Elsa	30h th. + 7.5h ex.	4
FEDHM111	Social psychology	Engelen Vincent	15h th.	2
FEDHM112	Communication types	Hayez Cécile	15h th.	3
FEDUM113	Analysis of media communications	Hernalesteen Alyson	15h th.	2
FEDUM206	Psychology of learning and analysis of acquisition processes	Biémar Sandrine Vanmeerhaeghe Sophie Vanmeerhaeghe Sophie	30h th. + 15h ex.		3
FEDHM207	Ethical and deontological aspects of the teaching profession - Neutrality	Fabry Stéphanie	22.5h th.		3

Disciplinary courses

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	Code	Name	Staff	Th.+Ex.	Credits/Block
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	SBIOM136	Bacterial Cell Biology	Matroule Jean-Yves	22h th.	3
	SBIOM122	Cancer	Michiels Carine	22h th.	2
	SBIOM102	Evolution	Dennis Alice	15h th.	2
	SBIOM120	Stem Cells and Differentiation	Renard Patricia	22h th.		3
	SBIOM138	Inflammation	Renard Patricia Canonne Morgane	22h th.		3
Sustainable development Image	SCHIM229	Chemistry and the environment	Michaux Catherine	12h th.		4
	SPHYB221_Master Enseignement	Physics: personal project		15h th. + 15h ex.	3

Choice of cross-disciplinary courses

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	Code	Name	Staff	Th.+Ex.	Credits/Block
					1	2	3
Sustainable development Image	SSPSM101	Science, ethics and development	Tilman Valérie Leyens Stéphane	18h th. + 6h ex.		3
	FINT0048	Artificial intelligence: challenges and opportunities	Frenay Benoît	24h th.		3
Sustainable development Image	UNAM0043	Global change and the Anthropocene	Dujardin Sébastien Henry Sabine Houssiau Laurent Linard Catherine Yans Johan Dendoncker Nicolas Yans Johan	24h th.		3

Training for and through research

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Code	Name	Th.+Ex.	Credits/Block
			1	2	3
FEDUM114	Research methodology	30h th. + 7.5h ex.	4
FEDUM208	Thesis and accompanying seminar			16

Mastery of the French language

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	Code	Name	Staff	Th.+Ex.	Credits/Block
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	FEDUM001	Mastery of the French language	Collonval Sophie	30h th.	5

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Training for and through practice

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	Code	Name	Staff	Credits	Hours/Quarter
					1	2
Soft skills Image	FEDBM102	Practical introduction to the teaching profession	Vervoort Arnaud LAURENT Nathanaël	5		27h th. + 3h ex.
	FEDXM101	Observation and support for the teaching profession	LAURENT Nathanaël	5	7.5h th. + 30h ex.

Didactic and pedagogical training

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	Code	Name	Staff	Credits	Hours/Quarter
					1	2
Sustainable development Image Soft skills Image	FEDBM105	Didactics and epistemology of biology	Vervoort Arnaud	3	22.5h th. + 13.5h ex.
	FEDHM107	Introduction to the didactics and epistemology of disciplines	Dehon Jérémy Oger Élodie	4	26h th. + 4h ex.
	FEDUM103	Relational gestures and the professional identity of teachers 1 and 2	Biémar Sandrine Fischer Line	5		37.5h th. + 15h ex.
	FEDHM104	Educational psychology	Delisse Sébastien LAURENT Nathanaël	6	45h th.

Didactics and epistemology of a complementary discipline

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Code	Name	Staff	Credits	Hours/Quarter
				1	2
FEDCM105	Didactics and epistemology of chemistry	Dehon Jérémy	3	22.5h th. + 13.5h ex.
FEDPM105	Didactics and epistemology of physics	Dias De Carvalho Junior Gabriel	3	22.5h th. + 13.5h ex.

Training in the humanities and social sciences

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Code	Name	Staff	Credits	Hours/Quarter
				1	2
FEDUM108	Psychology of Evaluation	Vanmeerhaeghe Sophie	2	15h th. + 7.5h ex.
FEDUM109	The teenager in a school situation	Biémar Sandrine Vanhoolandt Cédric	2	15h th. + 7.5h ex.
FEDUM110	School education and society	Biémar Sandrine Roland Elsa	4		30h th. + 7.5h ex.
FEDHM111	Social psychology	Engelen Vincent	2		15h th.
FEDHM112	Communication types	Hayez Cécile	3		15h th.
FEDUM113	Analysis of media communications	Hernalesteen Alyson	2	15h th.

Disciplinary courses

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Code	Name	Staff	Credits	Hours/Quarter
				1	2
SBIOM136	Bacterial Cell Biology	Matroule Jean-Yves	3	22h th.
SBIOM122	Cancer	Michiels Carine	2	22h th.
SBIOM102	Evolution	Dennis Alice	2	15h th.
SPHYB221_Master Enseignement	Physics: personal project		3		15h th. + 15h ex.

Training for and through research

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	Code	Name	Staff	Credits	Hours/Quarter
					1	2
	FEDUM114	Research methodology		4		30h th. + 7.5h ex.

Mastery of the French language

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	Code	Name	Staff	Credits	Hours/Quarter
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	FEDUM001	Mastery of the French language	Collonval Sophie	5		30h th.

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Training for and through practice

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	Code	Name	Staff	Credits	Hours/Quarter
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Soft skills Image	FEDBM202	In-depth practical training in the teaching profession	Roland Elsa Vervoort Arnaud	8		69h th. + 45h ex.
	FEDUM203	Digital training	Dumortier Laurence	2		15h th.
	FEDXM201	Practical training in the teaching profession	LAURENT Nathanaël Nicolay Delphine	10	30h th. + 30h ex.

Didactic and pedagogical training

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Code	Name	Staff	Credits	Hours/Quarter
				1	2
FEDBM204	In-depth questions on didactics and epistemology of biology	Vervoort Arnaud	6		45h th. + 15h ex.
FEDHM205	Differentiated learning	Van der Linden Sylvie	2	15h th.

Training in the humanities and social sciences

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Code	Name	Staff	Credits	Hours/Quarter
				1	2
FEDUM206	Psychology of learning and analysis of acquisition processes	Biémar Sandrine Vanmeerhaeghe Sophie Vanmeerhaeghe Sophie	3	15h th. + 10h ex.	15h th. + 5h ex.
FEDHM207	Ethical and deontological aspects of the teaching profession - Neutrality	Fabry Stéphanie	3		22.5h th.

Disciplinary courses

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	Code	Name	Staff	Credits	Hours/Quarter
					1	2
	SBIOM120	Stem Cells and Differentiation	Renard Patricia	3	22h th.
	SBIOM138	Inflammation	Renard Patricia Canonne Morgane	3	22h th.
Sustainable development Image	SCHIM229	Chemistry and the environment	Michaux Catherine	4		12h th.

Choice of cross-disciplinary courses

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	Code	Name	Staff	Credits	Hours/Quarter
					1	2
Sustainable development Image	SSPSM101	Science, ethics and development	Tilman Valérie Leyens Stéphane	3	18h th. + 6h ex.
	FINT0048	Artificial intelligence: challenges and opportunities	Frenay Benoît	3		24h th.
Sustainable development Image	UNAM0043	Global change and the Anthropocene	Dujardin Sébastien Henry Sabine Houssiau Laurent Linard Catherine Yans Johan Dendoncker Nicolas Yans Johan	3	24h th.

Training for and through research

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	Code	Name	Staff	Credits	Hours/Quarter
					1	2
	FEDUM208	Thesis and accompanying seminar		16

Ce programme vous prépare à la pratique professionnelle de l’enseignement de votre discipline aux élèves de l’enseignement secondaire supérieur (de la 4e à la 6e secondaire).