Access Requirements

1° Student must hold a first level university degree.

2° Two main languages must be chosen amongst German, English, Dutch and French. For both main langaguages, candidates must provide proof of having achieved passive communicative skills (listening and reading comprehension) and active communicative skills (oral expression) at level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

Level B2 can be proved, for each of the main languages, through:

• an official attestation (diploma and transcripts) of completion of language courses at the level required in the student's previous academic course of study;
• an official attestation or an international certificate recognised by the admission board
  Examples:
  - for English: IELTS 6-6.5 / TOEFL 87-109 / PTE Academic 59-79 / Cambridge English: First Grade B
  - for French (non-French-speaking student*): DELF B2 / TCF B2 (4) / TEF 4 / ALTE 3

In the absence of the above level proof, students will be required to pass an admission test focusing on communicative, receptive and productive skills. This test is organised by the admission board as detailed on the following page: https://uclouvain.be/fr/facultes/fial/communication-multilingue-tests-de-langues.html (https://uclouvain.be/fr/facultes/fial/communication-multilingue-tests-de-langues.html).

(*) All non-French-speaking students who do not hold an official diploma in French attesting to a level at least equivalent to B2 and who wish to choose French in their master's programme must pass an admission test organised by the admission board.

In the absence of sufficient skills in one of the two main languages (including French), supplementary classes will be integrated into the Master's programme. The programme of this preparatory module will be established by the jury (small panel) on the basis of the student's educational background and the results obtained in the admission test.

General remark concerning the choice of languages:

Admission to the Master [120] in Multilingual Communication involves continuing with the two languages studied in the undergraduate programme (two Germanic languages or one Germanic language and French), whether these languages were studied as part of the major or as part of a minor in Germanic language.

Students whishing to change their language choice must provide proof of the required level in that language or pass the admission test in that language.

> It is possible, under certain conditions, to use one's personal and professional experience to enter a university course without having the required qualifications. However, validation of prior experience does not automatically apply to all courses. Find out more about Validation of priori experience.

Candidates who do not fulfil the abovementioned admission requirements, but who have duly attested significant experience relevant to the field of study in question (multilingual business communication), may apply for admission to the programme on the basis of an individualised admission procedure.

For more information on the procedure for admission by validation of learning from experience (VAE) in the Faculty of Philosophy, Arts and Letters: https://uclouvain.be/fr/facultes/fial/vae.html (https://uclouvain.be/fr/facultes/fial/vae.html).

Access based on application : access may be granted either directly or on the condition of completing additional courses of a maximum of 60 ECTS credits, or refused.

If the students' educational background is incomplete, supplementary classes may be integrated into their master's programme.

Students with a Belgian degree
Students whose previous educational background is not included in the above-mentioned admission requirements may apply for admission according to the procedure described below.

Students with an international degree (EU)
Students whose previous educational background is not included in the above-mentioned admission requirements may apply for admission according to the procedure described below.

Students with an international degree (outside the EU)
Students holding an undergraduate and/or postgraduate degree from a university outside Europe may apply for admission, provided they have obtained at least a 55% (or 11/20) general average for all successful academic years at their home university.
Applications that do not meet this minimum average requirement will be automatically rejected.
However, this may be waived provided that the applicant has duly attested significant professional experience (consult Validation of learning from experience).

The conditions for admission on the basis of a submitted dossier have changed in 2023-2024 compared to 2022-2023. They can be consulted here.

Requests for further information regarding admission to this Master's programme should be addressed to Ms. Fiorella Flamini, Study Adviser (conseiller.etudes-fial@uclouvain.be) of the Faculty of Philosophy, Arts and Letters.

All applications for admission, enrolment or re-enrolment (from a Belgian or international candidate) must be submitted online to the UCLouvain Enrolment Service (SIC): https://uclouvain.be/en/study/inscriptions.

If a Faculty's authorisation or derogation is requested by the UCLouvain Enrolment Service (SIC), the request for authorisation must be submitted to the Faculty of Philosophy, Arts and Letters, in accordance with the procedure described on the page: https://uclouvain.be/fr/facultes/fial/admission-et-inscription.html.