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Minor in Literary Studies [30.0]

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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.


Admission

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


Detailed course structure
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Year
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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.

MandatoryTheory and methodology (14credits)
14 credits chosen from:
Optional LFLTR1550

Theory of Literature  (in French) Jean-Louis Dufays (coord.), Michel Lisse 30h + 7.5h  4credits  1q  x x
Optional 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 x
Optional LCOMU1222

Literature and Society  (in French) Marc Lits 30h  5credits  2q  x x
Optional LCOMU1313

Narratology  (in French) Joëlle Desterbecq (supplée Marc Lits), Marc Lits 30h  5credits  2q  x x
Optional LPSY1404

Psychologie, littérature et création  Philippe Lekeuche 30h  5credits  1q  x x
Optional LGLOR1410

Introduction to the Study of Antiquity  Charles Doyen, Aline Smeesters 30h  5credits  2q  x x

MandatoryLiterature studies (16credits)
Students must choose two modules of 8 credits from :

OptionalIntroduction to European and Comparative literature (8credits)
Optional LFLTR1130

Comparative Approach of European Literatures  Paul Deproost, Erica Durante (coord.), Guido Latre, Jean-Claude Polet (supplée Paul Deproost), Hubert Roland 30h  5credits  1q  x x
Optional LFLTR1330

General and Comparative Literature : Methods and Practices  Erica Durante 30h  3credits  2q  x x
Optional LEURO1202

Literature and artistic movements in Europe  Jean-Claude Polet 30h  5credits  2q  x x

OptionalAncient and oriental literatures (8credits)
Optional LGLOR1431

Latin Literature  (in French) Paul Deproost 15h  3credits  2qPeriodic courses not taught this academic year  x x
Optional LGLOR1432

Latin Literature  (in French) Paul Deproost 15h  3credits  1qPeriodic courses taught this academic year  x x
Optional LGLOR1441

Greek Literature  (in French) Anne-Marie Doyen 15h  3credits  2qPeriodic courses not taught this academic year  x x
Optional LGLOR1442

Greek Literature  (in French) Anne-Marie Doyen 15h  3credits  2qPeriodic courses taught this academic year  x x
Optional LGLOR1512

Culture and Civilization of the Near East and Ancient Egypt I  (in French) Claude Obsomer, Jan Tavernier 30h  4credits  2qPeriodic courses taught this academic year  x x
Optional LGLOR1522

Culture and Civilization of Byzantium and the Christian East I  (in French) Andrea Barbara Schmidt 30h  4credits  1qPeriodic courses taught this academic year  x x
Optional LGLOR1532

Culture and Civilization of Islam and the Arab World I  (in French) Godefroid De Callatay 30h  4credits  1qPeriodic courses taught this academic year  x x
Optional LGLOR1542

Culture and Civilization of India and the Far East I  (in French) Robert Deliège 30h  4credits  1qPeriodic courses not taught this academic year  x x

OptionalFrench literature (8credits)
Optional LROM1100

History of French Literature from the Middle Ages to the 17th century   Agnès Guiderdoni, Tania Van Hemelryck (coord.) 45h  4credits  2q  x x
Optional LROM1200

History of French Literature from 1700 to 1850   Damien Zanone 45h  5credits  2q  x x
Optional LROM1300

History of French Literature from 1850 to the contemporary period   Vincent Engel, Christophe Meurée (supplée Vincent Engel) 30h  3credits  2q  x x
Optional LROM1523

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

OptionalNon-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.
Optional LROM1531

The Great Spanish Literary Myths from the Middle Ages to the Spanish Golden Age   (in French) François Degrande (supplée Geneviève Fabry), Geneviève Fabry 30h + 15h  4credits  1q  x x
Optional LROM1537

Twentieth Century Latin-American short story : a historical and thematic survey   (in French) Geneviève Fabry 30h + 15h  4credits  2q  x x
Optional LROM1541

The Golden Age of Italian Literature : from Dante to Tasso and Metastasio   (in French) Costantino Maeder 30h + 15h  4credits  1+2q  x x
Optional LROM1542

Thematic Surveys of Italian Literature : from the 19th century to the Present   (in French) Costantino Maeder 15h + 15h  4credits  1+2q  x x
Optional LGERM1314

The History of German Literature I  (in French) Antje Büssgen (coord.), Hubert Roland 30h  4credits  1q  x x
Optional LGERM1324

The History of English Literature I  Guido Latre 30h  4credits  1q  x x
Optional LGERM1334

The History of Dutch Literature I  (in French) Matthieu Sergier 30h  4credits  1q  x x
Optional LGERM1514

The History of German Literature II  (in French) Antje Büssgen 30h  4credits  2q  x x
Optional LGERM1524

The History of English Literature II  Guido Latre 30h  4credits  1q  x x
Optional LGERM1534

The History of Dutch Literature II  (in French) Matthieu Sergier 30h  4credits  2q  x x
 


Training available at the end of the minor
This minor doesn't give direct access to a particular master.


Useful contacts

 



Practical information
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.


 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/2011-Loptionbac.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.


 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.  


 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. 


 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.


 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.