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The Master in French and Romance Languages and Literatures: General (60 credits) aims to give a less specialised training in French and Romance languages and literatures than the Master of 120 credits but the knowledge acquired will be as thorough.

On completing this master, students will have been introduced to literary and linguistics processes in the framework of a common training. Students will also be able to communicate in the Romance language studied (Spanish or Italian).

Students will also have developed through their individual project (which must be based on the option) an indepth reflection on a specific discipline which may be chosen from :

• French literature ;
• French linguistics ;
• French as a foreign language.

1. Core courses
- The student carries out end of study work (15 credits).
- The student takes 30 core courses, favouring the main disciplinary fields of French and Romance language studies.

2. Options
Choice of 15 credits either as an extension of a disciplinary field of the core courses or in French as a foreign language; in all cases, options will be linked to the end of study work.

Accessible masters :
- the Master in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : General [120.0] (direct access to the 2nd year);
- the Master in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : French as a Second Language [120.0].

Links with the Teacher Training Certificate (upper secondary education) :
at the end of the Master 60 in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : General, the student has access to the Teacher Training Certificate (upper secondary education) - French and Romance Languages and Literatures [30.0].

1° Student must hold a first level university degree.

2° Provide proof of a sufficient level in French (B1 of the European Framework of Reference )

3° Student must have developed the following skills in his previous training :
- complete grasp of the written and oral practices of the French language;
- complete passive and active grasp of a Romance language;
- literary and linguistic analytical skills;
- knowledge of the history of French literature and one Romance language literature;
- Knowledge of literary theory and criticism;
- knowledge of Latin language and literature;

At the end of the 1st level programme, including at least the following 96 specific credits:
- Méthodologie des études françaises et romanes (7 credits);
- Histoire littéraire (française et romane) et littérature comparée (23 credits);
- Analyse littéraire et explication de textes (18 credits);
- Littérature belge (3 credits);
- Grammaire et linguistique diachronique et synchronique (français et langues romanes) (21 credits);
- Langues et littératures latines (8 credits);
- Étude et pratique d’une langue romane (16 credits).

The 30 credits of the Minor in French Studies [30.0] satisfy these requriements.

Courses not taken will be added to the masters programme (without exceeding a total of 15 credits).

If the total number of prerequisites exceeds 15 credits, access to the master is subject to the student passing an Preparatory Year for Master in French and Romance Languages and Literatures: General [60.0] the programme of which is established on the basis of 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.

University Bachelors
Diploma	Special Requirements	Access	Remarks
UCL Bachelors
Bachelor in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : General [180.0]		Direct access
Bachelor in Modern Languages and Literatures : General [180.0]	If student has taken French as Romance Language and one of the following minors : Minor in Italian Studies [30.0] Minor in Spanish Studies [30.0]	Direct access	With 15 credits prerequisites integrated into the masters programme
Bachelor in Modern Languages and Literatures : General [180.0]	If student has taken Spanish or Italian as Romance Language and the Minor in French Studies [30.0]	Access with additional training	Preparatory Year for Master in French and Romance Languages and Literatures: General [60.0]
Bachelor in Ancient and Modern Languages and Literatures [180.0]	If student has taken one of the following minors : Minor in Italian Studies [30.0] Minor in Spanish Studies [30.0]	Direct access	With 15 credits prerequisites integrated into the masters programme
Other Bachelor in Arts and Letters	If student has taken one of the following minors : Minor in French Studies [30.0] Minor in Italian Studies [30.0] Minor in Spanish Studies [30.0]	Access with additional training	Preparatory Year for Master in French and Romance Languages and Literatures: General [60.0]
Belgian Bachelors of the French speaking Community
Bachelor in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : General		Direct access
Other Bachelor in Arts and Letters		Access with additional training	Additional training to be determined depending on the programme followed
Belgian Bachelors of the Dutch speaking Community
Academische Bachelor in de Taal- en Letterkunde : twee talencombinaties (Frans-latijn; Frans-Spaans; Frans-Italiaans)		On the file: direct access or access with additional training	Additional training to be determined depending on the programme followed
Foreign Bachelors
Bachelor in Arts and Letters		On the file: direct access or access with additional training	Additional training to be determined depending on the programme followed
Non university Bachelors
Diploma		Access	Remarks
> Find out more about links to the university
> BA-AESI en français et français langue étrangère > BA-AESI en français et morale > BA-AESI en français et religion		Accès au master moyennant réussite d'une année préparatoire de max. 60 crédits	Type court
Holders of a 2nd cycle University degree
Diploma	Special Requirements	Access	Remarks
"Licenciés"
Other Holder of a "Licence" in Arts and Letters		Access with additional training	Additional training to be determined depending on the programme followed
Masters
Master [60] of arts in Modern Languages and Literatures : General [60.0] Master [120] of arts in Modern Languages and Literatures : General [120.0]	If student has taken French as Romance Language and one of the following minors : Minor in Italian Studies [30.0] Minor in Spanish Studies [30.0]	Direct access
Master [60] of arts in Ancient and Modern Languages and Literatures [60.0] Master [120] of arts in Ancient and Modern Languages and Literatures [120.0]	If student has taken one of the following minors : Minor in Italian Studies [30.0] Minor in Spanish Studies [30.0]	Direct access
Other Master		Access with additional training	Additional training to be determined depending on the programme followed
Holders of a non-University 2nd cycle degree
Diploma		Access	Remarks
> Find out more about links to the university Not relevant for this Master.

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

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Curriculum management 

• Academic supervisor : Agnès GUIDERDONI
• Secretaries : Claire DETRIXHE and Nathalie COISMAN

Useful contacts

• Exam jury :
  - president : Jean-Louis DUFAYS
  - secretary : Agnès GUIDERDONI

The different pathways on offer provide the student with the chance to construct his course according to his skills and interests and thus gain relative autonomy in his training. The different areas of study in the programme offer a coherent, high-quality set of courses.
♦ Structure which helps promote interdisciplinary : in the master 60, it is the student's choice (geared towards the programme's interdisciplinary courses) which holds sway.
♦ Variety of teaching strategies (including e-learning) : use of different types of multimedia for meridional languages.
♦ Diverse learning situations : individual and group work, seminar and lecture work. Tutorial for the end of study work ('travail de fin d'études' or TFE).

Students are evaluated in many ways : through work and oral/written exams.

Courses are evaluated according to current university regulations (see General Examination Regulations). Students may find further information on specific evaluation methods in the course descriptions.

No Erasmus possibility in the master 60.

Legend
Mandatory Optional Courses not taught this academic year Periodic courses not taught this academic year Periodic courses taught this academic year Two year courses
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						Year
						1
Individual final project (15credits)
LROM2898	Individual final project  (in French)	N.		15credits		x
Core courses (30credits) 10 credits in each discipline :
1. French linguistics (10credits)
LROM2151	Text Linguistics	Catherine Bolly, Anne-Catherine Simon	22.5h	5credits	2q	x
LROM2180	Geolinguistic varieties of French	N.	22.5h	5credits	1q	x
LROM2200	History of the French language	Michel Francard	22.5h	5credits	1q	x
2. Literature (10credits)
LROM2221	Issues in medieval literary history	Mattia Cavagna (coord.), Colette Storms	22.5h	5credits	1q	x
LROM2760	Principles and Foundations of Fiction	Vincent Engel, Christophe Meurée (supplée Vincent Engel)	22.5h	5credits	1q	x
3. Languages and literatures of Southern France (10credits) Students must choose Spanish or Italian courses worth 10 credits.
a) Spanish
LROM2840	Text analysis in Spanish   (in French)	Geneviève Fabry	22.5h	5credits		x
LROM2842	Issues in Spanish Literary History   (in French)	Geneviève Fabry	30h	5credits	2q	x
LROM2843	Issues in Spanish Linguistics   (in French)	N.	30h	5credits	2q	x
LROM2844	Theory and analysis of Spanish-American literary texts   (in French)	François Degrande (supplée Geneviève Fabry), Geneviève Fabry	30h	5credits	1q	x
b) Italian
LROM2851	Italian Literature within Narrative, Poetry and the Stage   (in French)	Erica Durante	15h	5credits	2q	x
LROM2852	Poetry within Destruction and Re-creation : from Saba, Montale, Ungaretti to the Present   (in French)	N.	15h	5credits	1+2q	x
LROM2857	Pragmatico- linguistic analysis of Italian literary texts  (in French)	Costantino Maeder	15h	5credits	2q	x
LROM2854	An Author and his Work   (in French)	N.	15h	5credits	2q	x

Students will choose 15 credits which may either be a continuation of a discipline in the core subjects or French as a foreign language.
The option must be, in any event, linked to the individual final project.

Legend
Mandatory Optional Courses not taught this academic year Periodic courses not taught this academic year Periodic courses taught this academic year Two year courses
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						Year
						1	2
Choose the linguistic module or the literature module according to the individual final project.
1. Linguistics (15credits)
LCLIG2210	Phonology and Prosody	Anne-Catherine Simon	30h	5credits	2q	x	x
LCLIG2250	Methods of corpus linguistics	Cédrick Fairon, Anne-Catherine Simon	30h + 10h	5credits	1q	x	x
LROM2171	Lexicology	Cédrick Fairon	22.5h	5credits	2q	x	x
2. Literature (15credits)
LROM2710	Literary aesthetics	Pierre Piret	22.5h	5credits	1q	x	x
LROM2720	Literary History	Damien Zanone	22.5h	5credits	1q	x	x
LROM2740	Sociology of Literature	Jean-Louis Tilleuil	22.5h	5credits	2q	x	x

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Mandatory Optional Courses not taught this academic year Periodic courses not taught this academic year Periodic courses taught this academic year Two year courses
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						Year
						1	2
LROM2317	Seminar on research methodology for French as a foreign or second language	Luc Collès	15h	5credits	1q	x	x
LROM2620	Acquisition of a seond or foreign language: theory and applications	Silvia Lucchini	22.5h	5credits	1q	x	x
LROM2940	Didactics of French as a foreign language and interncultural studies	Luc Collès	22.5h + 15h	5credits	1q	x	x