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 prove skills in the following subjects:
⇒ Modern language and literature (French);
⇒ Ancient language and literature (Latin);
⇒ Philosophy;
⇒ History and historical criticism;
⇒ Art and civilisations;
⇒ Linguistic and literary theory;
⇒ Modern languages and literature.
If the student does not have enough 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 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 Ancient and Modern Languages and Literatures | Direct Access | ||
Bachelor in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : General Bachelor in Modern Languages and Literatures : General | With Minor in Antiquity: Egypt, Eastern World, Greece, Rome and provide they have taken the following courses in this minor: LGLOR1142, LGLOR1143, LGLOR1141, an introductory course on Latin authors and the two Latin literature courses. | Direct Access | 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 Modern Languages and Literatures : General (including the study of French) | With Minor in Antiquity: Egypt, Eastern World, Greece, Rome and provide they have taken the following courses in this minor: LGLOR1142, LGLOR1143, LGLOR1141, an introductory course on Latin authors and the two Latin literature courses. | Direct Access | 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 Ancient Languages and Literatures : Classics | With Minor in French Studies | 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. |
Bachelor in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : General Bachelor in Modern Languages and Literatures : General | With (unknown URL) | 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. |
Bachelor in Ancient Languages and Literatures : Classics Bachelor in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : General | Access with additional training | Additional training to be determined depending on the programme followed | |
Other Bachelor | With one of the following minors : Minor in French Studies (unknown URL) | 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 Ancient languages and Literatures : Classics Bachelor in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : General | Access with additional training | Additional training to be determined depending on the programme followed | |
Bachelors of the Dutch speaking Community of Belgium | |||
Academische Bachelor in Taal- en letterkunde (frans/latijn) | Direct Access | ||
Academische Bachelor in Taal- en letterkunde (frans/...) Academische Bachelor in Taal- en letterkunde (latijn/...) | Access with additional training | Additional training to be determined depending on the programme followed | |
Foreign Bachelors | |||
All Bachelor | Based on application: accepted, conditional on further training, or refusal | Additional training to be determined depending on the programme followed | |
Non university Bachelors | |||
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Diploma | Access | Remarks | |
BA - AESI orientation Français et français langue étrangère - 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 Ancient Languages and Literatures Holder of a "Licence" in French and Romance Languages and Literatures | Access with additional training | Additional training to be determined depending on the programme followed | |
Masters | |||
Master [60] in Ancient and Modern Languages and Literatures | Direct Access | An exemption of a maximum volume of 60 credits can be granted | |
Master [60] in Ancient Languages and Literatures : Classics Master [120] in Ancient Languages and Literatures: Classics Master [60] in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : General Master [120] in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : General | Based on application: accepted, conditional on further training, or refusal | Additional training to be determined depending on the programme followed | |
Master’s degree in Human Sciences | 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.