Admission

roge2m  2016-2017  Louvain-la-Neuve



General and specific admission requirements for this program must be satisfied at the time of enrolling at the university..
Specific Admission Requirements

Student must hold a first level university degree.

Student must have developed, in the Germanic and Romance languages that he wishes to include in his programme :
- passive communicative skills (oral and written) and active communicative skills (oral and written) equal to level « B2+ » (‘high advanced level) of the Common European Framework of References;
- linguistic skills (the study of grammar and its structures);
- literary skills (history of literature, analysis and interpretation of literary texts);
- broad cultural skills (the study of the 'civilisation' of the countries where the two Germanic languages are spoken: historical data and contemporary reality).

If the student does not demonstrate the passive and productive communicative skills, he must pass a level test organised by the programme committee.

he 30 credits of the English Studies minor, the Dutch Studies minor, the German Studies minor, the French Studies minor, the Hispanic Studies minor or the Italian Studies minor satisfy these requirements.
In the absence of courses providing basic training in one of the three other skills (linguistic, literary or cultural) in his previous course of study, prerequisites will be added to the student's masters programme (without exceeding a total of 15 credits).
In the absence of courses providing training in linguistic and/or literary and cultural skills, access to the master is subject to the student passing the Preparotory Year for Master in Modern Languages and Literatures: General [55.0] the programme of which is established based on the student's file.

Course equivalences are submitted for approval to the chairman of the jury, the secretary of the jury and the academic faculty secretary.

4° Students wishing to pursue a Master's degree with a teaching focus must have a French Community of Belgium diploma; failing this, they will have to pass a French language proficiency examination to demonstrate that their command of written and spoken French is equivalent to Level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (for further information, visit https://uclouvain.be/en-204103.html).

General observation on the choice of languages studied :
The Master in Modern Languages and Literatures : General involves the pursuit of the study of the Germanic language and the Romance language included in the bachelor programme, whether they were studied as a major or minor.

Examples :
- A Bachelor in Modern Languages and Literatures: German, Dutch and English (Dutch-English), who has taken the minor in a second German language (Minor in Dutch Studies [30.0], Minor in English Studies [30.0] or the Minor in German Studies [30.0]) includes in his master programme one of the two Germanic languages and the Romance language studied during the first level.
- A Bachelor in Modern Languages and Literatures: German, Dutch and English (Dutch-English), who has taken the Minor in Italian Studies [30.0] includes in his masters programme one of the Germanic languages studied during the first level and a Romance language studied as the minor.
- A Bachelor in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : General who has taken a minor in Germanic language includes in his masters programme one of the Romance languages studied in the first level (Italian, Spanish or French) and the Germanic language studied as the minor.

 




University Bachelors

Diploma Special Requirements Access Remarks
UCL Bachelors
Bachelor in Modern Languages and Letters : General   Direct access The two languages studied in the bachelor programme are the same as those studied in the master programme
If student has taken one of the following minors :
Minor in French Studies
Minor in Spanish Studies
Minor in Italian Studies
The choice of the two languages is left to the student's discretion (in other words, the language chosen as the minor can replace one of the two modern languages from the bachelor without any other previous requirement) 
Bachelor in Modern Languages and Letters: German, Dutch and English If student has taken one of the following minors :
Minor in French Studies
Minor in Spanish Studies
Minor in Italian Studies 
Direct access In this case, the choice of the two languages (one Germanic language and one modern non-Germanic language) to be studied is left to the student's discretion (in other words, the language chosen as the minor can replace one of the two Germanic languages from the bachelor without any other previous requirement)  
Bachelor in French and Romance Languages and Letters : General If student has chosen one of the following minors:
Minor in Dutch Studies
Minor in German Studies 
Direct access In this case, the choice of the two languages (one Romance language and one modern non-Romance language) to be studied is left to the student's discretion (in other words, the language chosen as the minor can replace one of the two Germanic languages from the bachelor without any other previous requirement)  
Bachelor in French and Romance Languages and Letters : General S'il a choisi la Minor in English Studies  On the file: direct access or access with additional training L'étudiant inscrit à son programme de master l'anglais et une langue romane étudiée dans la cadre de son bachelier. Max. 15 crédits d'enseignements supplémentaires seront intégrés dans son programme de master. 
Bachelor in Ancient and Modern Languages and Letters If student has chosen one of the following minors:
Minor in Dutch Studies
Minor in German Studies   
Direct access Student includes in his masters programme French and the Germanic language studied in the minor  
Bachelor in Ancient and Modern Languages and Letters S'il a choisi la Minor in English Studies  On the file: direct access or access with additional training L'étudiant inscrit à son programme de master le français et l'anglais. Max. 15 crédits d'enseignements supplémentaires seront intégrés dans son programme de master. 
Others Bachelors of the French speaking Community of Belgium
Bachelor in Modern Languages and Literatures : General   Direct access The two languages studied in the bachelor programme are the same as those studied in the master programme  
Bachelors of the Dutch speaking Community of Belgium
Bachelor in de taal- en letterkunde (één Germaanse taal en Frans/Spaans/Italiaans)   On the file: direct access or access with additional training Additional training to be determined depending on the programme  
Foreign Bachelors
Bachelor in Modern Languages and Literatures   On the file: direct access or access with additional training Additional training to be determined depending on the programme  

Non university Bachelors

Diploma Access Remarks

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> BA en traduction et interprétation (pour les langues concernées) - type longAccès au master moyennant ajout de maximum 60 crédits d'enseignements supplémentaires obligatoires au programme. Voir 'Module complémentaire'Type long

Holders of a 2nd cycle University degree

Diploma Special Requirements Access Remarks
"Licenciés"
 
Holder of a "Licence" in Modern Languages and Literatures   On the file: direct access or access with additional training Additional training to be determined depending on the programme  
Masters
 
Master [60] in Modern Languages and Letters : General   Direct access An exemption of a maximum volume of 60 credits can be granted  
Master [120] in Modern Languages and Letters : German, Dutch and English   On the file: direct access or access with additional training Additional training to be determined depending on the programme  

Holders of a non-University 2nd cycle degree

Diploma Access Remarks

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> MA en interprétation (pour les langues concernées)
> MA en traduction (pour les langues concernées)
Accès direct au master moyennant ajout éventuel de 15 crédits maxType long

Adults taking up their university training

> See the website Valorisation des acquis de l'expérience

It is possible to gain admission to all masters courses via the validation of professional experience procedure.


Personalized access

Reminder : all Masters (apart from Advanced Masters) are also accessible on file.


Admission and Enrolment Procedures for general registration

Specific procedures :

Requests for additional information regarding admission should be addressed to Mme Fiorella Flamini, Study Adviser at the Faculty of Philosophy, Arts and Letters (conseiller.etudes-fial@uclouvain.be, tel. : +32 (0)10 47 48 57).
 
All requests for admission based on the student’s academic record (as well as category II and III bridging programmes) should be submitted to Mme Fiorella Flamini, Study Adviser at the Faculty of Philosophy, Arts and Letters (Collège Mercier, 14 bte L3.06.01, Place Cardinal Mercier B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, conseiller.etudes-fial@uclouvain.be, tel. : +32 (0)10 47 48 57). The application file should include a letter in support of the application, academic transcripts for every year in higher education, a copy of the qualification(s) gained and, where the student has had a professional career, a curriculum vitae.
 
International candidates should submit their request to the University Enrolment Office according to the procedure outlined at : https://uclouvain.be/inscription