Additional courses (preparatory module) to the master course

To access  this Master, students must have a good command of certain subjects. If this is not the case, they must add supplementary classes at the beginning of their Master’s programme in order to obtain the prerequisites for these studies.

What is a preparatory module?

It is a set of supplementary classes (courses, practical works, seminars, etc.) from the first cycle (see the non-exhaustive list below). The complementary module (maximum 60 credits) is tailor-made by the jury according to the student's educational background and added to the Master’s programme in order to acquire fundamental knowledge to then pursue the 120 credits of the Master’s programme.

Who is it for?
  • Students from a non-university higher education institution
  • Candidates admitted with additional training
  • Candidates admitted on the file with additional training

All the explanations are in this document (in French).


Mandatory General training (10 credits)
Mandatory LROM1112  Introduction to the Study of French and Romance Languages and Literature : Trends, Concepts, Methods
FR q2  30h+15h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Mattia Cavagna

> Jean-Louis Dufays

> Philippe Hambye

Mattia Cavagna
, Jean-Louis Dufays
, Philippe Hambye
Mandatory LFIAL1550  Theory of Literature
FR q1  30h+7.5h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Jean-Louis Dufays

> Jean-Louis Dufays (compensates Michel Lisse)

Jean-Louis Dufays
, Jean-Louis Dufays (compensates Michel Lisse)
Mandatory Romance languages courses (15 credits)
Students will choose Spanish or Italian. The ¿beginner¿ or ¿B1¿ level is determined by the results of the placement test taken at the time of admission.
Optional Spanish
Optional Beginners
Mandatory LFIAL1170  Basic Modern Spanish I
ES q1  22.5h+22.5h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Barbara De Cock

Barbara De Cock
Mandatory LROM1180  Basic Modern Spanish II
ES q2  30h+15h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Geneviève Fabry

> Emeline Pierre (compensates Geneviève Fabry)

Geneviève Fabry
, Emeline Pierre (compensates Geneviève Fabry)
Mandatory LROM1281  Introduction to Linguistic Analysis of Spanish Texts
ES q1  30h+15h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Barbara De Cock

Barbara De Cock
Optional Level B1
Mandatory LROM1382  Writing and Accounts of Crisis in Modern and Contemporary Spanish literature
ES q1  30h+15h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Marta Sábado Novau

Marta Sábado Novau
Mandatory LROM1283  Twentieth Century Latin-American short story : a historical and thematic survey
ES q2  30h+15h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Geneviève Fabry

Geneviève Fabry
Mandatory LROM1281  Introduction to Linguistic Analysis of Spanish Texts
ES q1  30h+15h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Barbara De Cock

Barbara De Cock
Optional Italian
Optional Beginners
Mandatory LFIAL1175  Basic Modern Italian I
IT q1  15h+30h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Costantino Maeder

Costantino Maeder
Mandatory LROM1170  Basic Modern Italian II
IT q2  15h+30h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Costantino Maeder

Costantino Maeder
Mandatory LITA1000  Geografia e cultura italiana contemporanea
IT q1+q2  45h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Annalisa Caruso (coord.)

Annalisa Caruso (coord.)
Optional Level B1
Mandatory LROM1272  Italian literature and civilization: the three crowns. From the Middle Ages to the early Renaissance
IT q1  22.5h+15h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Mattia Cavagna

Mattia Cavagna
Mandatory LROM1273  Italian literature and civilization: the Renaissance and the Baroque
IT q2  22.5h+15h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Mattia Cavagna (coord.)

> Costantino Maeder

Mattia Cavagna (coord.)
, Costantino Maeder
Mandatory LROM1271  Elements of italian linguistics
IT q2  15h+45h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Costantino Maeder

Costantino Maeder
Mandatory Linguistics (15 credits)
Mandatory LROM1221  Linguistics: Variation in Contemporary French
FR q1  30h+15h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Anne-Catherine Simon

Anne-Catecoine Simon
Mandatory LROM1222  Linguistics: Historical approach to French in Romance languages
FR q2  45h+7.5h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Philippe Hambye

Philippe Hambye
Mandatory LROM1331  Linguistics: Analysis of Language in Context
FR q1  45h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

Mathieu Avanzi (compensates Anne-Catecoine Simon)

> Anne Dister (compensates Cédrick Fairon)

Mathieu Avanzi (compensates Anne-Catecoine Simon)
, Anne Dister (compensates Cédrick Fairon)
Mandatory Literature (20 credits)
Mandatory LROM1323  Belgian Francophone Literature
FR q2  30h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Pierre Piret

Pierre Piret
Mandatory LFIAL1330  General and Comparative Literature : Methods and Practices
FR q2  30h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Marta Sábado Novau

Marta Sábado Novau
Mandatory Optional history of literature course
Optional LROM1100  History of French Literature from the Middle Ages to the French Revolution
FR q2  60h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Olivier Delsaux

> Olivier Delsaux (compensates Tania Van Hemelryck)

> Agnès Guiderdoni

Olivier Delsaux
, Olivier Delsaux (compensates Tania Van Hemelryck)
, Agnès Guiderdoni
Optional LROM1200  History of French Literature from the French Revolution to the Present Day
FR q2  60h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Alice Richir

Alice Richir
Mandatory Optional textual analysis course
Optional LROM1260  Critical analysis of Texts : the French Language Novel
FR q1  30h+7.5h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Amaury Dehoux

Amaury Dehoux
Optional LROM1360  Critical analysis of Texts: the French Language Theatre
FR q1  30h+7.5h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Pierre Piret

Pierre Piret
Optional LROM1230  Examination of Medieval Texts : from Latin to Old French
FR q2  30h+7.5h  5 credits      
Teacher(s):

> Mattia Cavagna

Mattia Cavagna