Supplementary classes

To access  this Master, students must have a good command of certain subjects. If this is not the case, students must take supplementary classes chosen by the faculty to satisfy course prerequisites.


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


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      
Rocio Cuberos Vicente (compensates Barbara De Cock)
, Barbara De Cock


ES q2  30h+15h  5 credits      
Geneviève Fabry
, Mauricio Narvaez Soto (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


Optional Level B1
IT q1  22.5h+15h  5 credits      
Costantino Maeder (compensates Mattia Cavagna)


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


IT q2  15h+45h  5 credits      
Costantino Maeder


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


FR q2  45h+7.5h  5 credits      
Philippe Hambye


FR q1  45h  5 credits      
Anne Dister (compensates Cédrick Fairon)
, Charlotte Kouklia (compensates Anne-Catherine Simon)


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      
Agnès Guiderdoni
, Tania Van Hemelryck (coord.)


FR q2  60h  5 credits      
Alice Richir


Mandatory Optional textual analysis course
FR q1  30h+10h  5 credits      
Amaury Dehoux


FR q1  30h+7.5h  5 credits      
Pierre Piret


FR q2  30h+7.5h  5 credits      
Craig Baker (compensates Mattia Cavagna)