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
Specific Admission Requirements
1° Student must hold a first level university degree.
2° Courses are available to students in several languages (French, English, Dutch, Spanish and Italian). For each language selected, students must prove they have attained Level B2+ of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
3° Student must have followed training including at least 30 credits in linguistics and/or 'sciences du langage', including the following 2 courses (or their equivalent) : LFIAL1530 'Introduction aux sciences du langage' (4 credits) and LFIAL1560 'Linguistique générale' (3 credits).
4° Student must demonstrate :
⇒ sufficient skills in the French language, of both a written and oral nature;
⇒ the capacity to develop an argument on the language heard as a general sign and not just a linguistic sign;
⇒ an understanding of the way language works internally (basic units and structures, contemporary theories) and externally (relationship with other disciplines).
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).
The 30 credits of the Minor in Linguistics [30.0] satisfy these requriements.
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 | |||
| All Bachelor | With the Minor in Linguistics | 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 Bachelor in Modern Languages and Literatures: German, Dutch and English Bachelor in Ancient and Modern Languages and Literatures Bachelor in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : General | Direct Access | ||
| Other Bachelor | Access with additional training | Additional requirements for admission | |
| Others Bachelors of the French speaking Community of Belgium | |||
| Bachelor in Modern Languages and Literatures Bachelor in French and Romance Languages and Literatures | Direct Access | ||
| Bachelor in Ancient Languages and Literatures | Access with additional training | Additional requirements for admission | |
| Bachelors of the Dutch speaking Community of Belgium | |||
| Bachelor in de taal- en letterkunde | Direct Access | ||
| Foreign Bachelors | |||
| Foreign Bachelor in Arts and Letters | Student must have followed training including at least 30 credits in linguistics and/or "sciences du langage" | Based on application: accepted, conditional on further training, or refusal | Additional training to be determined depending on the programme followed or a Additional requirements for admission |
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 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 BA - AESI orientation Langues germaniques - HE - crédits supplémentaires entre 45 et 60 BA - assistant(e) en psychologie - HE - crédits supplémentaires entre 45 et 60 BA en logopédie - 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 "langues et littératures germaniques" Holder of a "Licence" in "langues et littératures romanes'" Holder of a "Licence" in "langues et littératures classiques" Holder of a "Licence" in "langues et littératures orientales" | Direct Access | ||
| Holder of a "Licence" in "informatique'" Ingénieur civil informaticien | Direct Access | Direct access uniquely to the professional focus in natural language processing | |
| Masters | |||
| Master [60] in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : General Master [120] in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : General Master [60] in Modern Languages and Literatures : General Master [120] in Modern Languages and Literatures : General Master [60] in Modern Languages and Literatures : German, Dutch and English Master [120] in Modern Languages and Literatures : German, Dutch and English Master [60] in Ancient and Modern Languages and Literatures Master [120] in Ancient and Modern Languages and Literatures | Direct Access | If students have, moreover, taken 25 credits in linguistics in their optional courses, they have direct access to the second year of the master | |
| Master [60] in Ancient Languages and Literatures : Classics Master [120] in Ancient Languages and Literatures: Classics Master [60] in Ancient Languages and Literatures : Oriental Studies Master [120] in Ancient Languages and Literatures: Oriental Studies | Based on application: accepted, conditional on further training, or refusal | Additional training to be determined depending on the programme followed | |
| Master : ingénieur civil en informatique Master en sciences informatiques | Direct Access | Direct access uniquely to the professional focus in natural language processing | |
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.