diff --git a/block_career.php b/block_career.php
index a17fbacc7423dfa1e6b5dc8a3a2fb3d8f7f0a1ad..fa4266ba94a067403aa05a3cee4a4be5562d045d 100644
--- a/block_career.php
+++ b/block_career.php
@@ -65,6 +65,12 @@ class block_career extends block_base
 		if (empty($this->config)) {
 			$this->config = new stdClass();
 		}
+		if (empty($this->config->showstudents)) {
+			$this->config->showstudents = get_config('block_career', 'showstudentsbydefault');
+		}
+		if (!$this->config->showstudents && current(get_user_roles(context_course::instance($COURSE->id), $USER->id))->shortname == 'student') {
+			return;
+		}
 		
 		$request = $DB->get_records_sql('SELECT * FROM {block_career} WHERE course = ?', array($COURSE->id));
 		// var_dump($request);
diff --git a/edit_form.php b/edit_form.php
index 29a08b26e1b8a8b09a2393da2954399ae3a00c37..865524fd79032140591383eb22bc5e5225d69229 100644
--- a/edit_form.php
+++ b/edit_form.php
@@ -11,10 +11,12 @@
 		function specific_definition($mform)
 		{
 			// Adding an element to the form
-			// $mform->addElement('header', 'configheader', get_string('blocksettings', 'block'));
+			$mform->addElement('header', 'configheader', get_string('blocksettings', 'block'));
+
+			// Option to show/hide the block to students
+			$mform->addElement('advcheckbox', 'config_showstudents', get_string('config_showstudents', 'block_career'), get_string('config_showstudents_desc', 'block_career'));
+			$mform->setDefault('config_showstudents', get_config('block_career', 'showstudentsbydefault'));
 		}
 	}
 
-?>
-
-
+?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lang/en/block_career.php b/lang/en/block_career.php
index 20d5ecddd3f1e2bda33052a5655837e29eeddb02..54d095706a289ef71ae0e6bcf5333047d99fb089 100644
--- a/lang/en/block_career.php
+++ b/lang/en/block_career.php
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 <?php
 	$string['date_release'] = '{$a->month}.{$a->date}.{$a->year}';
 	$string['career'] = 'Moodle Version';
-	$string['career:addinstance'] = 'Ajouter un block Parcours';
-	$string['career:myaddinstance'] = 'Ajouter un block Parcours sur ma page';
-    $string['pluginname'] = 'Path block';
+	$string['career:addinstance'] = 'Add a new career block';
+	$string['career:myaddinstance'] = 'Add a new career block to Dashboard';
+	$string['pluginname'] = 'Path block';
 	$string['release'] = 'Release: ';
 	$string['title_plugin'] = 'Path';
 	$string['titleadd_plugin'] = 'New Path';
@@ -16,4 +16,8 @@
 	$string['add_path'] = 'Add a path';
     $string['any_carrer'] = 'No Path in this course.';
     $string['list_title'] = 'Edit path list';
+	$string['setting_showstudents']      = 'Show the block to students';
+	$string['setting_showstudents_desc'] = 'If unselected, the block will be hidden to students by default.';
+	$string['config_showstudents']       = 'Show the block to students';
+	$string['config_showstudents_desc']  = 'If unselected, the block will be hidden to students.';
 ?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lang/fr/block_career.php b/lang/fr/block_career.php
index b7c93cce0444763b72f283e085650f68e41b2f8b..7cbfa72295d404bffdb7ad8a3801b6e32785e2b2 100644
--- a/lang/fr/block_career.php
+++ b/lang/fr/block_career.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 	$string['career:addinstance'] = 'Ajouter un block Parcours';
 	$string['career:myaddinstance'] = 'Ajouter un block Parcours sur ma page';
 	$string['pluginname'] = 'Bloc Parcours';
+	$string['release'] = 'Version : ';
 	$string['title_plugin'] = 'Parcours';
 	$string['titleadd_plugin'] = 'Ajouter un parcours';
 	$string['titleaddname_plugin'] = 'Nom';
@@ -15,4 +16,8 @@
 	$string['add_path'] = 'Ajouter un parcours';
 	$string['any_carrer'] = 'Pas de parcours.';
 	$string['list_title'] = 'Édition des parcours';
+	$string['setting_showstudents']      = 'Afficher le bloc aux étudiant·e·s';
+	$string['setting_showstudents_desc'] = 'Si décoché, le bloc sera caché par défaut aux étudiant·e·s.';
+	$string['config_showstudents']       = 'Afficher le bloc aux étudiant·e·s';
+	$string['config_showstudents_desc']  = 'Si décoché, le bloc sera caché aux étudiant·e·s.';
 ?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/settings.php b/settings.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d4c2d6e329803c4ade9f9e23666bb87e8f5c809d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/settings.php
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+<?php
+// This file is part of Moodle - http://moodle.org/
+//
+// Moodle is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// Moodle is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with Moodle.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+/**
+ * Settings for the career block
+ *
+ * @package    block_career
+ * @category   block
+ * @copyright  2018 Softia/Université lorraine
+ * @author     Myriam Delaruelle / vrignaud camille/ faouzi / Thomas Fradet
+ * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
+ */
+
+defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die;
+
+if ($ADMIN->fulltree) {
+    // Default for showing/hiding the block to students
+    $settings->add(new admin_setting_configcheckbox(
+        'block_career/showstudentsbydefault',
+        get_string('setting_showstudents', 'block_career'),
+        get_string('setting_showstudents_desc', 'block_career'),
+        1
+    ));
+}