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The aim of the minor in literary studies is to give first level students (students in the first or second year of their degree course) an introduction to the scientific approach to literature, make them aware of literature as a vehicle for culture, and, in more general terms, to encourage them to hone their critical and analytical skills.

As far as skills are concerned, the student will, at the end of his/her course of study, have familiarized him/herself with the main concepts of literary theory, enabling him/her to analyze texts accurately.S/he will then be able to build on his/her theoretical skills which will allow him/her to address the literary text in all its complexity.Over the course of the minor, the student will be asked to look at literary works from a variety of cultures and be invited to tackle them from a comparative point of view. His/her studies will have given him/her a sound introduction to drafting dissertations, and s/he will thus be better equipped to embark upon a literary master's. For ROM, GERM and CLAS students in particular, the program will help students acquire the critical capacities they will need for future literary research.

The program is open to all students in the first basic university level.

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Students must gain a total of 30 credits over two years; ideally they should aim for 15 credits per year. The list of possible courses is below; however, they should not form part of the compulsory courses for the major in the second or third years.
Theory and methodology (14credits) 14 credits chosen from:
FLTR1550	Theory of Literature  (in French)	Jean-Louis Dufays (coord.), Michel Lisse	30h + 7.5h	4credits	1q	x	x
ROM1112	Introduction to the Study of French and Romance Languages and Literature : Trends, Concepts, Methods   (in French)	Mattia Cavagna, Jean-Louis Dufays, Philippe Hambye (coord.)	30h + 7.5h	4credits	2q	x	x
COMU1222	Literature and Society  (in French)	Marc Lits	30h	5credits	2q	x	x
COMU1313	Narratology  (in French)	Marc Lits	30h	5credits	2q	x	x
PSY1404	Psychology, literature and creation  (in French)	Philippe Lekeuche	30h	5credits	1q	x	x
GLOR1410	Introduction to the Study of Antiquity  (in French)	Charles Doyen, Aline Smeesters	30h	5credits	2q	x	x
Literature studies (16credits) Students must choose two modules of 8 credits from :
Introduction to European literature (8credits)
FLTR1510	Introduction to the Principal Works of European Literature I  (in French)	Paul Deproost, Erica Durante, Guido Latre, Jean-Claude Polet (supplée Paul Deproost), Hubert Roland (supplée Guido Latre)	30h	5credits	1q	x	x
FLTR1520	Introduction to the Principal Works in European Literature II  (in French)	Erica Durante	30h	3credits	2q	x	x
EURO1202	Literature and artistic movements in Europe  (in French)	Jean-Claude Polet	30h	5credits	2q	x	x
Ancient and oriental literatures (8credits)
GLOR1431	Latin Literature  (in French)	Paul Deproost	15h	3credits	1q	x	x
GLOR1432	Latin Literature  (in French)	Paul Deproost	15h	3credits	2q	x	x
GLOR1441	Greek Literature  (in French)	Anne-Marie Doyen	15h	3credits	2q	x	x
GLOR1442	Greek Literature  (in French)	Anne-Marie Doyen	15h	3credits	1q	x	x
GLOR1512	Culture and Civilization of the Near East and Ancient Egypt I  (in French)	Claude Obsomer, Jan Tavernier	30h	4credits	1q	x	x
GLOR1522	Culture and Civilization of Byzantium and the Christian East I  (in French)	Bernard Coulie, Andrea Barbara Schmidt, Véronique Somers (supplée Bernard Coulie)	30h	4credits	1q	x	x
GLOR1532	Culture and Civilization of Islam and the Arab World I  (in French)	Godefroid De Callatay	30h	4credits	1q	x	x
GLOR1542	Culture and Civilization of India and the Far East I  (in French)	Robert Deliège	30h	4credits	1q	x	x
French literature (8credits)
ROM1100	History of French Literature from the Middle Ages to the 17th century   (in French)	Agnes Guiderdoni, Tania Van Hemelryck (coord.)	45h	4credits	2q	x	x
ROM1200	History of French Literature from 1700 to 1850   (in French)	Damien Zanone	45h	5credits	2q	x	x
ROM1300	History of French Literature from 1850 to the contemporary period   (in French)	Vincent Engel	30h	3credits	2q	x	x
ROM1523	Belgian Francophone Literature   (in French)	Pierre Piret	30h	4credits	2q	x	x
Non-francophone modern languages (8credits) These courses are given in the language of the literature ; linguistic prerequisites corresponding to Level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages are required.
ROM1531	The Great Spanish Literary Myths from the Middle Ages to the Spanish Golden Age   (in Spanish)	Geneviève Fabry	30h + 15h	4credits	1q	x	x
ROM1537	Twentieth Century Latin-American short story : a historical and thematic survey   (in Spanish)	Geneviève Fabry	30h + 15h	4credits	2q	x	x
ROM1541	The Golden Age of Italian Literature : from Dante to Tasso and Metastasio   (in Italian)	Costantino Maeder	30h + 15h	4credits	1+2q	x	x
ROM1542	Thematic Surveys of Italian Literature : from the 19th century to the Present   (in Italian)	Costantino Maeder, Franco Musarra (supplée Costantino Maeder), Ulla Schroder (supplée Costantino Maeder)	15h + 15h	4credits	1+2q	x	x
GERM1314	The History of German Literature I  (in German)	Antje Büssgen, Hubert Roland	30h	4credits	1q	x	x
GERM1324	The History of English Literature I  (in English)	Guido Latre	30h	4credits	2q	x	x
GERM1334	The History of Dutch Literature I  (in Dutch)	Sonja Vanderlinden	30h	4credits	1q	x	x
GERM1514	The History of German Literature II  (in German)	Antje Büssgen	30h	4credits	2q	x	x
GERM1524	The History of English Literature II  (in English)	Guido Latre	30h	4credits	2q	x	x
GERM1534	The History of Dutch Literature II  (in Dutch)	Sonja Vanderlinden	30h	4credits	2q	x	x

This minor doesn't give direct access to a particular master.

Academic in charge : Hubert ROLAND
Contact people : Nathalie COISMAN and Claire DETRIXHE, administrative secretaries of the department of Romance studies, Collège Erasme, office b 341, , tel. : 010/47.49.20.

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 Enrolling on the minor

1. Organizational details
This point does not apply to this minor. 

2. Admission to the minor
This point does not apply to this minor. 

3. Enrolling on the minor
http://www.uclouvain.be/2009-optionbac.html

In Year 2 of the bachelor’s degree
Students may enrol online for their minor after having enrolled for their year of study.
Students who are retaking their second year are automatically re-enrolled for the same minor.

In Year 3 of the bachelor’s degree
When they enrol for the third year, students are automatically enrolled for the second part of the option course. The same applies to students retaking their third year (BAC3).

All requests for exemption from this rule must be submitted to the adviser from the relevant programme.

4. Changes to the minor enrollment form
Requests to change the enrollment form, must be sent, with supporting reasons, to the conseiller aux études (course adviser) of the faculty to which the student belongs by 10 October.

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 Course timetable

1. Consulting the course timetable
The timetable can be consulted at this address: http://www.uclouvain.be/232660.html.

Students must also consult the general faculty timetable on the Zeus site: http://www.uclouvain.be/fltr.html
for courses which do not feature on the list of minor course times.  

Last-minute changes are included in the section "valves étudiants" (student bulletin board) on the following site:  
http://www.uclouvain.be/fltr.html

2. Resolving possible timetable clashes using an equivalence table
The equivalence table may be consulted in the secretariat of the department which is running the minor. Contact person : the person in charge of the minor, for advice and approval of possible changes.  

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 Enrollment form for minor activities

1. Information on entry requirements
This point does not apply to this minor. 

2. Enrolling on minor program activities  
Enrolment for activities (courses) in the minor should be done at the same time as enrolment for activities (courses) in the main subject.
Enrolment for courses is done by using the special menu in the virtual office.

3. Obtaining a visa from the person in charge of the minor   
Once the activities enrollment form has been completed, the student is required to ask for a visa from the person in charge of the minor before sending it to the secretariat of his/her faculty. 

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 Available support

1. Information on the course service
A certain number of lectures will, over time, be available on the Web and should ideally be accompanied by exercises that will make self-study possible.  
Please ask permanent members of course staff for more information.

2. Consulting the table of support available for each activity
Please ask permanent members of course staff for more information. 

Where alternative pedagogical systems are proposed for an activity, they are only intended for students who are enrolled on the activity in question as part of their minor and who have demonstrated that they are unable to attend classes. The written consent of the teacher will be required.

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 Organization of exams 

1. Registering for exams
Registering for minor course exams is done on the registration form for the main year of study (your department's secretariat).

2. Consulting exam times
Exam times can be consulted at the following address: http://www.uclouvain.be/232697.html

N.B. : to register on the "open" lists for some exams, students should make direct contact with the central secretariat of the Faculté de philosophie et lettres.