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Specific Admission Requirements
1° Students 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 training including the following 105 credits :
⇒ 30 credits in general or specialised history courses, covering several periods;
⇒ 30 credits in introduction to the historical discipline and research techniques;
⇒ 30 credits in implementing theory;
⇒ 15 course credits in ancient, medieval and/or modern languages.
The 30 credits of the Minor in History [30.0] satisfy these requriements.
In the absence of sufficient training in one or several of these subjects, prerequisites are added to the masters programme (maximum 15 credits).
If the total number of prerequisites exceeds 15 credits, access to the master will be subject to the student doing a preparatory year for a Master in History [60.0], the programme of which, totaling 60 credits maximum, will be drawn up 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.
4° Students wishing to pursue a Master's degree with a teaching focus must have a French Community of Belgium diploma; failing this, they will have to pass a French language proficiency examination to demonstrate that their command of written and spoken French is equivalent to Level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (for further information, visit https://uclouvain.be/en/study/inscriptions/french-language-master-teaching.html (https://uclouvain.be/en/study/inscriptions/french-language-master-teaching.html)).
University Bachelors | |||
| Diploma | Special Requirements | Access | Remarks |
| UCLouvain Bachelors | |||
| Bachelor in History | Direct Access | ||
| Bachelor in Arts and Letters | If student has taken the Minor in History | Access with additional training | Code inconnu:hist1pm |
| Bachelier en philosophie, arts et lettres | If student has taken the Minor in History (version B) | Direct Access | With prerequisites integrated into the masters programme (max. 15 credits) |
| Bachelier en droit | If student has taken the Minor in History (version B) | Direct Access | With prerequisites integrated into the masters programme (max. 15 credits) |
| Bachelier en sociologie et anthropologie Bachelier en sciences politiques, orientation générale Bachelier en sciences humaines et sociales Bachelier en information et communication | If student has taken the Minor in History (version B) | Direct Access | With prerequisites integrated into the masters programme (max. 15 credits) |
| Other Bachelor | 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 History | 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 History | Direct Access | ||
| Other Bachelor | Access with additional training | Additional training to be determined depending on the programme followed | |
| Foreign Bachelors | |||
| Bachelor in History | Based on application: accepted, conditional on further training, or refusal | ||
| Other Bachelor | Access with additional training | Additional training to be determined depending on the programme followed | |
Non university Bachelors | |||
| Diploma | Access | Remarks | |
| BA - AESI orientation Sciences humaines: géographie, histoire, sciences sociales - 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 History | Direct Access | An exemption of a maximum volume of 60 credits can be granted | |
| Other "Licencié" of engineer | Access with additional training | Additional training to be determined depending on the programme followed | |
| Masters | |||
| Master [60] in History | Direct Access | An exemption of a maximum volume of 60 credits can be granted | |
| Master [60] in History of Art and Archaeology : General Master [120] in History of Art and Archaeology : General | If student has taken the Minor in History | Direct Access | With 15 credits prerequisites integrated into the masters programme |
| Other Master | Access with additional training | Additional training to be determined depending on the programme followed | |
Holders of a non-University 2nd cycle degree | |||
Not relevant for this Master. | |||
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.
The Accreditation of Prior Experience procedure is applicable for admission to all Master's (except Advanced Master's) programmes.
Visit www.uclouvain.be/vae.
Adults with professional experience will be assessed for enrolment on a case-by-case basis.
To find out whether you can enrol in the programme, contact Fiorella Flamini