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)
FR q2  30h+15h  5 credits      
Mattia Cavagna
, Jean-Louis Dufays
, Philippe Hambye


Mandatory LFIAL1550  Theory of Literature
FR q1  30h+7.5h  5 credits      
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
ES q1  22.5h+22.5h  5 credits      
Barbara De Cock


ES q2  30h+15h  5 credits      
Geneviève Fabry
, Emeline Pierre (compensates Geneviève Fabry)


ES q1  30h+15h  5 credits      
Barbara De Cock


Optional Level B1
ES q1  30h+15h  5 credits      
Marta Sábado Novau


ES q2  30h+15h  5 credits      
Geneviève Fabry


ES q1  30h+15h  5 credits      
Barbara De Cock


Optional Italian
Optional Beginners
IT q1  15h+30h  5 credits      
Costantino Maeder


IT q2  15h+30h  5 credits      
Costantino Maeder


IT q1+q2  45h  5 credits      
Annalisa Caruso (coord.)


Optional Level B1
IT q1  22.5h+15h  5 credits      
Mattia Cavagna


IT q2  22.5h+15h  5 credits      
Mattia Cavagna (coord.)
, Costantino Maeder


IT q2  15h+45h  5 credits      
Costantino Maeder


Mandatory Linguistics (15 credits)
FR q1  30h+15h  5 credits      
Anne-Catecoine Simon


FR q2  45h+7.5h  5 credits      
Philippe Hambye


FR q1  45h  5 credits      
Mathieu Avanzi (compensates Anne-Catecoine Simon)
, Anne Dister (compensates Cédrick Fairon)


Mandatory Literature (20 credits)
FR q2  30h  5 credits      
Pierre Piret


FR q2  30h  5 credits      
Marta Sábado Novau


Mandatory Optional history of literature course
FR q2  60h  5 credits      
Olivier Delsaux
, Olivier Delsaux (compensates Tania Van Hemelryck)
, Agnès Guiderdoni


FR q2  60h  5 credits      
Alice Richir


Mandatory Optional textual analysis course
FR q1  30h+7.5h  5 credits      
Amaury Dehoux


FR q1  30h+7.5h  5 credits      
Pierre Piret


FR q2  30h+7.5h  5 credits      
Mattia Cavagna