The “Master [60] in Modern and Ancient Languages and Literature” trains specialists in French and Latin languages and literature.
At the end of their training, students will have an expert literary and linguistic knowledge allowing them to produce a precise and rigorous analysis, guided by a critical mind-set and intellectual independence, with a view to interpreting an author’s ideas, a question relating to a societal issue or a linguistic phenomenon in its context. The challenge for students is to demonstrate, on the basis of their critical mind-set, how the building blocks of their maternal language contributed to and developed the evolution of a language which is preeminent in modern society.
On successful completion of this programme, each student is able to :
At the end of their training, students will have an expert literary and linguistic knowledge allowing them to produce a precise and rigorous analysis, guided by a critical mind-set and intellectual independence, with a view to interpreting an author’s ideas, a question relating to a societal issue or a linguistic phenomenon in its context. The challenge for students is to demonstrate, on the basis of their critical mind-set, how the building blocks of their maternal language contributed to and developed the evolution of a language which is preeminent in modern society.
On successful completion of this programme, each student is able to :
1. Situate, analyse and interpret the different areas of French and Latin literature in a coherent and relevant way.
2. Recognise, from within French and Latin literature, links relating to circulation, similarities and also differences and specific features between different authors, works and general historical and literary trends.
3. Understand questions relating to philology, linguistics and the theory of literature and produce a critical reading of a text using the analytical and interpretation tools offered by the available methods and practices.
4. Problematize a research question and implement a suitable method of analysis based upon the disciplinary field chosen for the final assignment.
5. Develop, on the basis of French and Latin languages, reflective and critical knowledge allowing them to become actors in modern society, and intellectuals in the area of humanities, open to a dialogue between language, literature and other artistic and scientific knowledge.