General (https://uclouvain.be/en/study/inscriptions/admission-requirements-master-s-degree.html) and specific admission requirements for this program must be satisfied at the time of enrolling at the university.
In the event of the divergence between the different linguistic versions of the present conditions, the French version shall prevail.
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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 training including the following 120 credits:
⇒ 30 credits in general training courses and seminars;
⇒ 23 credits in introductory courses to the discipline;
⇒ 20 credits in art and civilisation courses;
⇒ 5 credits in courses in introduction to the scientific practice;
⇒ 3 credits in technology courses;
⇒ 24 credits in methodology courses;
⇒ 15 credits in ancient, medieval and/or modern languages courses.
If the student does not have enough training in one or several of these subjects, prerequisites will be added to the masters programme.
If the total number of prerequisites exceeds 15 credits, access to the master is subject to the student passing an additional year, 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.
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 of Art and Archaeology : General | Direct Access | ||
| Bachelor in History of Art and Archaeology : Musicology | With the Minor in History of Art and Archeology | Access with additional training | Maximum 15 crédits d'enseignements supplémentaires intégrés dans le programme du master. Voir Additional requirements for admission. In some cases, the UCLouvain Enrolment Office, after reviewing their online enrolment or re-enrolment application, will ask the students concerned to provide an enrolment authorisation from the faculty/school. |
| Bachelor in History | With the Minor in History of Art and Archeology | Access with additional training | Accès direct moyennant 15 crédits de prérequis. In some cases, the UCLouvain Enrolment Office, after reviewing their online enrolment or re-enrolment application, will ask the students concerned to provide an enrolment authorisation from the faculty/school. |
| Bachelor in Philosophy, Arts and Letters | With the Minor in History of Art and Archeology | Access with additional training | Additional requirements for admission. In some cases, the UCLouvain Enrolment Office, after reviewing their online enrolment or re-enrolment application, will ask the students concerned to provide an enrolment authorisation from the faculty/school. |
| Other Bachelor | With the Minor in History of Art and Archeology | Access with additional training | Additional training to be determined depending on the programme followed. In some cases, the UCLouvain Enrolment Office, after reviewing their online enrolment or re-enrolment application, will ask the students concerned to provide an enrolment authorisation from the faculty/school. |
| Others Bachelors of the French speaking Community of Belgium | |||
| Bachelor in History of Art and Archaeology : 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 archeologie Bachelor in de kunstwetenschappen | Based on application: accepted, conditional on further training, or refusal | Additional training to be determined depending on the programme followed | |
| Access with additional training | |||
| Foreign Bachelors | |||
| Bachelor in History of Art and Archaeology | Based on application: accepted, conditional on further training, or refusal | Additional training to be determined depending on the programme followed | |
| Other Bachelor | Access with additional training | Additional training to be determined depending on the programme followed | |
Non university Bachelors | |||
> Find out more about links (https://uclouvain.be/fr/etudier/passerelles) to the university | |||
| Diploma | Access | Remarks | |
| BA en arts graphiques - HE - crédits supplémentaires entre 30 et 60 BA en arts plastiques, visuels et de l'espace (création d'intérieurs) - EPS - crédits supplémentaires entre 30 et 60 BA en arts plastiques, visuels et de l'espace: arts numériques - ESA - crédits supplémentaires entre 30 et 60 BA en Arts plastiques, visuels et de l'espace: bande dessinée - ESA - crédits supplémentaires entre 30 et 60 BA en Arts plastiques, visuels et de l'espace: création d'intérieurs - ESA - crédits supplémentaires entre 30 et 60 BA en Arts plastiques, visuels et de l'espace: dessin et technologie en architecture - ESA - crédits supplémentaires entre 30 et 60 BA en Arts plastiques, visuels et de l'espace: graphisme - ESA - crédits supplémentaires entre 30 et 60 BA en Arts plastiques, visuels et de l'espace: illustration - ESA - crédits supplémentaires entre 30 et 60 BA en Arts plastiques, visuels et de l'espace: images plurielles imprimées - ESA - crédits supplémentaires entre 30 et 60 BA en Arts plastiques, visuels et de l'espace: peinture - ESA - crédits supplémentaires entre 30 et 60 BA en Arts plastiques, visuels et de l'espace: photographie - ESA - crédits supplémentaires entre 30 et 60 BA en Arts plastiques, visuels et de l'espace: publicité - ESA - crédits supplémentaires entre 30 et 60 BA en Arts plastiques, visuels et de l'espace: sculpture - ESA - crédits supplémentaires entre 30 et 60 BA en Arts plastiques, visuels et de l'espace: stylisme d'objets ou esthétique industrielle - ESA - crédits supplémentaires entre 30 et 60 BA en Arts plastiques, visuels et de l'espace: stylisme de mode - ESA - crédits supplémentaires entre 30 et 60 BA en stylisme de mode - EPS - crédits supplémentaires entre 30 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 of Art and Archaeology | Direct Access | An exemption of a maximum volume of 60 credits can be granted | |
| All Holder of a "Licence" | Access with additional training | Additional training to be determined depending on the programme followed | |
| Masters | |||
| Master [60] in History of Art and Archaeology : General | Direct Access | An exemption of a maximum volume of 60 credits can be granted | |
| Master [120] in History Master [60] in History | With the Minor in History of Art and Archeology | Direct Access | With 15 credits prerequisites integrated into the masters programme. In some cases, the UCLouvain Enrolment Office, after reviewing their online enrolment or re-enrolment application, will ask the students concerned to provide an enrolment authorisation from the faculty/school. |
| Master [120] in History of Art and Archaeology: Musicology Master [60] in History of Art and Archaeology: Musicology | With the Minor in History of Art and Archeology | Direct Access | With 15 credits prerequisites integrated into the masters programme. In some cases, the UCLouvain Enrolment Office, after reviewing their online enrolment or re-enrolment application, will ask the students concerned to provide an enrolment authorisation from the faculty/school. |
| Master [120] in History of Art and Archaeology: Musicology | Access with additional training | 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 | |
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.