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Preparatory Year for Master in French and Romance Languages and Literatures: General

AnnéesProgramme non académique

Retour en début de pageStudy objectives

The preparatory year provides students with the basic tools in linguistics and in French and Romance literatures to help them successfully follow the Master [60] of arts in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : General [60.0] or the Master [120] of arts in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : General [120.0] .

The preparatory year programme includes specialised courses aimed at :
- mastering written and oral skills in the French language ;
- mastering receptive skills and practice of a Romance language ;
- aquiring skills in literary and linguistic analysis ;
- aquiring knowledge of the history of French literature and a Romance literature ;
- aquiring knowledge of theory and of literary criticism ;
- aquiring knowledge of Latin language and literature.

The programme also includes a  basic training made up of general courses.

Retour en début de pageEvaluation

Depending on the nature of the course and the teaching activities in question, the evaluation will take different forms. Some courses will involve oral and/or written evaluations (held during one of the three exam sessions), whilst the evaluation of seminars will involve more substantial participation on the part of the student as well as assessment of individual course work. Those exams relating to courses on communication skills will evaluate the student's level, i.e. the practical use of the language in relevant situations.
Admission

Retour en début de pageAdmission Requirements

This year of study targets :
• Students who satisfy the conditions of the decree regarding the bridging programme ;
• Graduates of a Belgian or foreign university deemed by the admission committee for Master [120] of arts in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : General [120.0] or Master [60] of arts in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : General [60.0] not to have the prerequisite knowledge (see Admission requirements) ;
• Students who do not hold a degree allowing direct access to a master but who can demonstrate a level of knowledge and skills aquired through their professional or personal experiences (accreditation of prior learning).

Retour en début de pageAdmission and Enrolment Procedures for general registration

See the general admission requirements

Specific procedures :

For Belgian students satisfying the decree’s bridging programme conditions : applications must be adressed to the administrative manager – Collège Erasme, Place Blaise Pascal, 1 1348 Louvain-La-Neuve – Michèle Dewez. The application must include a CV and a detailed list of results obtained during all the previous years of study at third-level institutions.

Foreign students : applications are examined by a Master’s committee. Details concerning applications by international students may be found on http://www.uclouvain.be/14041.html.

For VAE students (accreditation of prior learning) : applications must be submitted to the Studies Adviser (Collège Erasme, Place Blaise Pascal, 1 1348 Louvain-La Neuve – Fiorella Flamini).



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Le programme sera constitué en fonction du parcours antérieur de l'étudiant (maximum 60 crédits).

MandatoryCours obligatoires (33credits)
Mandatory LFLTR1410

 Historical Foundations of Western Civilisation   Paul Servais, Françoise Van Haeperen, Laurence Van Ypersele, Jean-Marie Yante (coord.) 60h + 10h  5credits  1q  x
Mandatory LFLTR1430

 Historical Criticism   Laurence Van Ypersele 30h + 10h  4credits  2q  x
Mandatory LFLTR1510

 Introduction to the Principal Works of European Literature I  Paul Deproost, Erica Durante (coord.), Guido Latre, Jean-Claude Polet (supplée Paul Deproost), Hubert Roland 30h  5credits  1q  x
Mandatory LROM1112

 Introduction to the Study of French and Romance Languages and Literature : Trends, Concepts, Methods   Mattia Cavagna, Jean-Louis Dufays, Philippe Hambye (coord.) 30h + 7.5h  4credits  2q  x
Mandatory LROM1221

 French Linguistics I : Analysis of Contemporary French   Stéphanie Audrit (supplée null), Anne-Catherine Simon 30h + 15h  5credits  1q  x
Mandatory LROM1222

 French Linguistics II : Historical Approach   Michel Francard 30h + 15h  5credits  2q  x

MandatoryUn cours de latin au choix (5credits)
Les étudiants qui, durant les quatre dernières années de l'enseignement secondaire, n'ont pas suivi 4 heures de latin par semaine, suivront le cours FLTR 1760 Initiation au latin.
Optional LFLTR1760

 Begining Latin   Alain Meurant 30h + 30h  5credits  1q  x
Optional LFLTR1780

 Latin language and literature : poetry
(Pour les exercices, 15 heures, choix entre latin classique ou latin médiéval.) 		 Paul Deproost (coord.), Jean-Marie Yante 30h + 15h  5credits  1qPeriodic courses not taught this academic year  x
Optional LFLTR1781

 Latin language and literature : prose
(Pour les exercices, 15 heures, choix entre latin classique ou latin médiéval.) 		 Paul Deproost, Jean-Marie Yante 30h + 15h  5credits  1qPeriodic courses taught this academic year  x

MandatoryCours complémentaires
L'étudiant choisira un ou plusieurs des cours suivants (en fonction de son programme antérieur) :from 3 to 13 credits among
Optional LROM1111

 French Grammar Analysis and Practice   N. 7.5h + 22.5h  4credits  1+2q  x
Optional LROM1230

 Critical analysis of Medieval Texts : Ancient French   Mattia Cavagna 30h  3credits  2q  x
Optional LROM1260

 Critical analysis of Modern and Contemporary Texts : the French Language Novel   Vincent Engel 30h  4credits  1q  x
Optional LROM1330

 Critical analysis of Medieval Texts : Middle French   Mattia Cavagna 30h  3credits  1q  x
Optional LROM1331

 French Linguistics III : from words to discourse   Anne Dister (supplée null), Cédrick Fairon, Anne-Catherine Simon 45h  5credits  1+2q  x
Optional LROM1360

 Critical analysis of Modern and Contermporary Texts: the French Language Theatre   Pierre Piret 30h  4credits  1q  x
Optional LROM1523

 Belgian Francophone Literature   Pierre Piret 30h  4credits  2q  x
Optional LFLTR1550

 Theory of Literature  (in French) Jean-Louis Dufays (coord.), Michel Lisse 30h + 7.5h  3credits  1q  x

MandatoryCours de langues romanes (14credits)
L'étudiant choisit l'espagnol ou l'italien.

OptionalEspagnol (14credits)
Mandatory LFLTR1740

 Basic Modern Spanish I   (in French) N. 22.5h + 22.5h  5credits  1q  x
Mandatory LROM1741

 Basic Modern Spanish II   (in French) Almudena Basanta Romero Valdespino (supplée Geneviève Fabry), Geneviève Fabry 30h + 15h  5credits  2q  x
Mandatory LESPA1600

 Espagnol élémentaire avancé  (in French) Paula Lorente Fernandez 45h  4credits  2q  x

OptionalItalien (14credits)
Mandatory LFLTR1750

 Basic Modern Italian I   (in French) Costantino Maeder 15h + 30h  5credits  1q  x
Mandatory LROM1751

 Basic Modern Italian II   (in French) Gian paolo Giudicetti 15h + 30h  5credits  2q  x
Mandatory LITA1000

 Aspects and Languages of Italian society   (in French) N. 30h + 30h  4credits    x
 


Masters accessibles au terme de l'année préparatoire
A certificate, not a diploma, is given at the end of the preparatory year, which if successful, permits study of a Master [60] of arts in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : General [60.0] and of a Master [120] of arts in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : General [120.0] .


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