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° Student must have developed, in the Germanic and Romance languages that he wishes to include in his programme :
- passive communicative skills (oral and written) and active communicative skills (oral and written) equal to level « B2+ » (‘high advanced level) of the Common European Framework of References;
- linguistic skills (the study of grammar and its structures);
- literary skills (history of literature, analysis and interpretation of literary texts);
- broad cultural skills (the study of the 'civilisation' of the countries where the two Germanic languages are spoken: historical data and contemporary reality).
If the student does not demonstrate the passive and productive communicative skills, he must pass a level test organised by the programme committee.
he 30 credits of the English Studies minor, the Dutch Studies minor, the German Studies minor, the French Studies minor, the Hispanic Studies minor or the Italian Studies minor satisfy these requirements.
In the absence of courses providing basic training in one of the three other skills (linguistic, literary or cultural) in his previous course of study, prerequisites will be added to the student's masters programme (without exceeding a total of 15 credits).
In the absence of courses providing training in linguistic and/or literary and cultural skills, access to the master is subject to the student passing the Preparotory Year for Master in Modern Languages and Literatures: General [55.0] 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).
General observation on the choice of languages studied :
The Master in Modern Languages and Literatures : General involves the pursuit of the study of the Germanic language and the Romance language included in the bachelor programme, whether they were studied as a major or minor.
Examples :
- A Bachelor in Modern Languages and Literatures: German, Dutch and English (Dutch-English), who has taken the minor in a second German language (Minor in Dutch Studies (https://uclouvain.be/cps/rde/xchg/ucl/hs2.xsl/cursusonweb.html/papp/cursusOnWeb/http://vs-webapps.sipr-dc.ucl.ac.be/PPEcursus/ppe/en-prog-2019-min-lalle100i) [30.0], Minor in English Studies (https://uclouvain.be/cps/rde/xchg/ucl/hs2.xsl/cursusonweb2.html/papp/cursusOnWeb/http://vs-webapps.sipr-dc.ucl.ac.be/PPEcursus/ppe/en-prog-2019-min-langl100i) [30.0] or the Minor in German Studies (https://uclouvain.be/cps/rde/xchg/ucl/hs2.xsl/cursusonweb2.html/papp/cursusOnWeb/http://vs-webapps.sipr-dc.ucl.ac.be/PPEcursus/ppe/en-prog-2019-min-lneer100i) [30.0]) includes in his master programme one of the two Germanic languages and the Romance language studied during the first level.
- A Bachelor in Modern Languages and Literatures: German, Dutch and English (Dutch-English), who has taken the Minor in Italian Studies (https://uclouvain.be/cps/rde/xchg/ucl/hs2.xsl/cursusonweb2.html/papp/cursusOnWeb/http://vs-webapps.sipr-dc.ucl.ac.be/PPEcursus/ppe/en-prog-2019-min-lita100i) [30.0] includes in his masters programme one of the Germanic languages studied during the first level and a Romance language studied as the minor.
- A Bachelor in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : General who has taken a minor in Germanic language includes in his masters programme one of the Romance languages studied in the first level (Italian, Spanish or French) and the Germanic language studied as the minor.
University Bachelors | |||
| Diploma | Special Requirements | Access | Remarks |
| UCLouvain Bachelors | |||
| Bachelor in Modern Languages and Literatures : General | Direct Access | The two languages studied in the bachelor programme are the same as those studied in the master programme If student has taken one of the following minors : Minor in French Studies Minor in Spanish Studies Minor in Italian Studies The choice of the two languages is left to the student's discretion (in other words, the language chosen as the minor can replace one of the two modern languages from the bachelor without any other previous requirement) | |
| Bachelor in Modern Languages and Literatures: German, Dutch and English | With one of the following minors : Minor in French Studies Minor in Spanish Studies Minor in Italian Studies | Direct Access | In this case, the choice of the two languages (one Germanic language and one modern non-Germanic language) to be studied is left to the student's discretion (in other words, the language chosen as the minor can replace one of the two Germanic languages from the bachelor without any other previous requirement). 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 | With one of the following minors: Minor in Dutch Studies Minor in German Studies | Direct Access | In this case, the choice of the two languages (one Romance language and one modern non-Romance language) to be studied is left to the student's discretion (in other words, the language chosen as the minor can replace one of the two Germanic languages from the bachelor without any other previous requirement). 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 | With the Minor in English Studies | Based on application: accepted, conditional on further training, or refusal | L'étudiant inscrit à son programme de master l'anglais et une langue romane étudiée dans la cadre de son bachelier. Max. 15 crédits d'enseignements supplémentaires seront intégrés dans son programme de master. 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 and Modern Languages and Literatures | With one of the following minors: Minor in Dutch Studies Minor in German Studies | Direct Access | Student includes in his masters programme French and the Germanic language studied in the minor. 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 and Modern Languages and Literatures | With the Minor in English Studies | Based on application: accepted, conditional on further training, or refusal | L'étudiant inscrit à son programme de master le français et l'anglais. Max. 15 crédits d'enseignements supplémentaires seront intégrés dans son programme de master. 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 Modern Languages and Literatures : General | Direct Access | The two languages studied in the bachelor programme are the same as those studied in the master programme | |
| Bachelors of the Dutch speaking Community of Belgium | |||
| Bachelor in de taal- en letterkunde (één Germaanse taal en Frans/Spaans/Italiaans) | Based on application: accepted, conditional on further training, or refusal | Additional training to be determined depending on the programme | |
| Foreign Bachelors | |||
| Bachelor in Modern Languages and Literatures | Based on application: accepted, conditional on further training, or refusal | Additional training to be determined depending on the programme | |
Non university Bachelors | |||
> Find out more about links (https://uclouvain.be/fr/etudier/passerelles) to the university | |||
Holders of a 2nd cycle University degree | |||
| Diploma | Special Requirements | Access | Remarks |
| "Licenciés" | |||
| Holder of a "Licence" in Modern Languages and Literatures | Based on application: accepted, conditional on further training, or refusal | Additional training to be determined depending on the programme | |
| Masters | |||
| Master [60] in Modern Languages and Literatures : General | Direct Access | An exemption of a maximum volume of 60 credits can be granted | |
| Master [120] in Modern Languages and Literatures : German, Dutch and English | Based on application: accepted, conditional on further training, or refusal | Additional training to be determined depending on the programme | |
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.