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Specific Admission Requirements
Specific Admission Requirements
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;
- literary and linguistic analytical skills;
- knowledge about the history of French literature and Francophone literature;
at the end of a 1st level programme including at least 30 credits in general training and the following specific 61 credits:
- Histoire de la littérature française (12 credits);
- Littérature comparée (8 credits);
- Analyse littéraire et explication de textes (18 credits);
- Littérature belge (3 credits);
- Grammaire et linguistique synchronique du français et pratique du français (20 credits).
The 30 credits of the Minor in French Studies satisfy these requirements.
If student does not have sufficient training in one or several of these subjects, prerequisites will be added to the masters programme (maximum 15 credits).
If the total number of prerequisites exceeds 15 credits, access to the master is subject to the student passing the Année d'études préparatoire au master en langues et littératures françaises et romanes (toutes orientations) [60.0] (preparatory year of study) the programme of which is established based on 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 |
| UCLouvain Bachelors | |||
| Bachelor in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : General Bachelor in Ancient and Modern Languages and Literatures | Direct Access | ||
| Bachelor in Ancient and Modern Languages and Literatures | If student has taken the Minor in French Studies | Direct Access | |
| Bachelor in Modern Languages and Literatures : General | If student has taken French as Romance language | Direct Access | |
| Other Bachelor | If student has taken the Minor in French Studies | Access with additional training | Additional training to be determined depending on the programme followed |
| Others Bachelors of the French speaking Community of Belgium | |||
| Bachelor in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : General | Direct Access | ||
| Other Bachelor | Access with additional training | Additional training to be determined depending on the programme followed | |
| Bachelors of the Dutch speaking Community of Belgium | |||
| Bachelor in de Taal- en Letterkunde : twee talencombinaties (Frans-latijn; Frans-Spaans; Frans-Italiaans) | Based on application: accepted, conditional on further training, or refusal | Additional training to be determined depending on the programme followed | |
| Other Master | Access with additional training | Additional training to be determined depending on the programme followed | |
| Foreign Bachelors | |||
| Foreign Bachelor in Arts and Letters | Based on application: accepted, conditional on further training, or refusal | Additional training to be determined depending on the programme followed | |
Non university Bachelors | |||
| Diploma | Access | Remarks | |
| BA - AESI orientation Français et français langue étrangère - HE - crédits supplémentaires entre 45 et 60 BA - AESI orientation Français et morale - HE - crédits supplémentaires entre 45 et 60 BA - AESI orientation Français et religion - HE - crédits supplémentaires entre 45 et 60 | Les enseignements supplémentaires éventuels peuvent être consultés dans le module complémentaire. | Type court | |
Holders of a 2nd cycle University degree | |||
| Diploma | Special Requirements | Access | Remarks |
| "Licenciés" | |||
| Holder of a "Licence" in Romance Languages and Literatures | Direct Access | ||
| Other Holder of a "Licence" | Access with additional training | Additional training to be determined depending on the programme followed | |
| Masters | |||
| Master [120] in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : General | Direct Access | An exemption of a maximum volume of 60 credits can be granted | |
| Master [60] in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : General Master [60] in Ancient and Modern Languages and Literatures Master [120] in Ancient and Modern Languages and Literatures | Direct Access | ||
| Master [60] in Modern Languages and Literatures : General Master [120] in Modern Languages and Literatures : General | If student has taken the Minor in French Studies or French as Romance language | Access with additional training | Additional training to be determined depending on the programme followed |
| Other Master | Based on application: accepted, conditional on further training, or refusal | Additional training to be determined depending on the programme followed | |
Holders of a non-University 2nd cycle degree | |||
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Adults taking up their university training
> See the website Valorisation des acquis de l'expérience (https://uclouvain.be/fr/etudier/vae)
It is possible to gain admission to all masters courses via the validation of professional experience procedure.
Access on the file
Admission and Enrolment Procedures for general registration
All requests for admission based on the student’s academic record (as well as category II and III bridging programmes) should be submitted to Mme Fiorella Flamini, Study Adviser at the Faculty of Philosophy, Arts and Letters (Collège Mercier, 14 bte L3.06.01, Place Cardinal Mercier B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, conseiller.etudes-fial@uclouvain.be, tel. : +32 (0)10 47 48 57). The application file should include a letter in support of the application, academic transcripts for every year in higher education, a copy of the qualification(s) gained and, where the student has had a professional career, a curriculum vitae.
International candidates should submit their request to the University Enrolment Office according to the procedure outlined at : https://uclouvain.be/inscription (https://uclouvain.be/inscription)