Master course admission requirements are defined by the French Community of Belgium Decree of 7 November 2013 defining the hiher education landscape and the academic organisation of courses.
General and specific admission requirements for this programme must be satisfied at the time of enrolling at the university.
Unless explicitly mentioned, the bachelor's, master's and licentiate degrees listed in this table or on this page are to be understood as those issued by an institution of the French, Flemish or German-speaking Community, or by the Royal Military Academy.
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 access requirements
1° Students must hold a university degree or a higher education degree. Failing that, students must provide proof of significant personal and/or professional experience related to the performing arts (consult Validation of learning from experience).
2° Provide proof of level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages in French.
3° Have a minimum of 30 credits in philosophy, literature, arts, humanities and social sciences. The 30 credits of the #prog:title:min-lcucr100i# are eligible to meet these requirements.
And/or report on practical experience in the performing arts acquired prior to entering the master's programme. Theatre courses, internships and workshops taken in academies, schools or universitys are non-exhaustive examples of such experience.
In the absence of sufficient training in one or more of these subjects, supplementary classes will be integrated into the Master's programme (from 15 credits to a maximum of 60 credits). This preparatory module is established by the jury (small panel) on the basis of the student's educational background.
4° Students wishing to pursue a master's degree with a teaching focus must have a degree of the French Community of Belgium; 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).
University Bachelors | |||
| Diploma | Special Requirements | Access | Remarks |
| UCLouvain Bachelors | |||
| Bachelor in History Bachelor in History of Art and Archaeology : General Bachelor in History of Art and Archaeology : Musicology Bachelor in Ancient and Modern Languages and Literatures Bachelor in Ancient Languages and Literatures : Classics Bachelor in Ancient Languages and Literatures: Oriental Studies Bachelor in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : General Bachelor in Modern Languages and Literatures: German, Dutch and English Bachelor in Modern Languages and Literatures : General Bachelor in Philosophy | Direct access | ||
| All bachelors | If students have chosen the Minor in Culture and Creation | Direct access | If the UCLouvain Admissions Office considers the enrolment application sufficiently complete, it will submit the application to the faculty for a decision. |
| Any other bachelor | Access with additional training | Maximum 15 credits of supplementary classes integrated into the master's programme | |
| Others Bachelors of the French speaking Community of Belgium | |||
| All bachelors | Access based on application | In case of admission, maximum 15 credits of supplementary classes integrated into the master's programme (consult Admission and Enrolment Procedures) | |
| Bachelors of the Dutch speaking Community of Belgium | |||
| All Bachelors | Access based on application | In case of admission, maximum 15 credits of supplementary classes integrated into the master's programme (consult Admission and Enrolment Procedures) | |
| Foreign Bachelors | |||
| All Bachelors | See the general admission requirements | Access based on application | In case of admission, maximum 60 credits of supplementary classes integrated into the master's programme (consult Access on the file) |
Non university Bachelors | |||
> Find out more about links to the university Only applicable to graduates of higher education institutions of the French Community of Belgium | |||
| Diploma | Access | Remarks | |
| BA - AESI en musique - crédits supplémentaires entre 30 et 60 BA - AESI orientation Arts plastiques - crédits supplémentaires entre 30 et 60 BA - AESI orientation Français et français langue étrangère - crédits supplémentaires entre 30 et 60 BA - AESI orientation Français et morale - crédits supplémentaires entre 30 et 60 BA - AESI orientation Français et religion - crédits supplémentaires entre 30 et 60 BA - AESI orientation Langues germaniques - crédits supplémentaires entre 30 et 60 BA - AESI orientation Sciences humaines: géographie, histoire, sciences sociales - crédits supplémentaires entre 30 et 60 BA - assistant(e) en psychologie - crédits supplémentaires entre 30 et 60 BA - assistant(e) social(e) - crédits supplémentaires entre 30 et 60 BA - bibliothécaire-documentaliste - crédits supplémentaires entre 30 et 60 BA - conseiller(ère) social(e) - crédits supplémentaires entre 30 et 60 BA - éducateur(trice) spécialisé(e) en accompagnement psycho-éducatif - crédits supplémentaires entre 30 et 60 BA - éducateur(trice) spécialisé(e) en activités socio-sportives - crédits supplémentaires entre 30 et 60 BA - instituteur(trice) préscolaire - crédits supplémentaires entre 30 et 60 BA - instituteur(trice) primaire - crédits supplémentaires entre 30 et 60 BA - styliste-modéliste - crédits supplémentaires entre 30 et 60 BA de spécialisation en accessoires de mode - crédits supplémentaires entre 30 et 60 BA de spécialisation en art thérapie - crédits supplémentaires entre 30 et 60 BA en Arts du spectacle et technique de diffusion et de communication: arts du cirque - crédits supplémentaires entre 30 et 60 BA en Arts du spectacle et technique de diffusion et de communication: image - crédits supplémentaires entre 30 et 60 BA en Arts du spectacle et technique de diffusion et de communication: montage et scripte - crédits supplémentaires entre 30 et 60 BA en Arts du spectacle et technique de diffusion et de communication: multimédia - crédits supplémentaires entre 30 et 60 BA en Arts du spectacle et technique de diffusion et de communication: son - crédits supplémentaires entre 30 et 60 BA en arts du tissu - crédits supplémentaires entre 30 et 60 BA en arts graphiques - crédits supplémentaires entre 30 et 60 BA en arts plastiques, visuels et de l'espace - orientation création d'intérieurs - crédits supplémentaires entre 30 et 60 BA en arts plastiques, visuels et de l'espace: arts numériques - crédits supplémentaires entre 30 et 60 BA en arts plastiques, visuels et de l'espace: bande dessinée - crédits supplémentaires entre 30 et 60 BA en arts plastiques, visuels et de l'espace: création d'intérieurs - crédits supplémentaires entre 30 et 60 BA en arts plastiques, visuels et de l'espace: dessin et technologie en architecture - crédits supplémentaires entre 30 et 60 BA en arts plastiques, visuels et de l'espace: graphisme - crédits supplémentaires entre 30 et 60 BA en arts plastiques, visuels et de l'espace: illustration - crédits supplémentaires entre 30 et 60 BA en arts plastiques, visuels et de l'espace: images plurielles imprimées - crédits supplémentaires entre 30 et 60 BA en arts plastiques, visuels et de l'espace: peinture - crédits supplémentaires entre 30 et 60 BA en arts plastiques, visuels et de l'espace: photographie - crédits supplémentaires entre 30 et 60 BA en arts plastiques, visuels et de l'espace: publicité - crédits supplémentaires entre 30 et 60 BA en arts plastiques, visuels et de l'espace: sculpture - crédits supplémentaires entre 30 et 60 BA en arts plastiques, visuels et de l'espace: stylisme d'objets ou esthétique industrielle - crédits supplémentaires entre 30 et 60 BA en arts plastiques, visuels et de l'espace: stylisme de mode - crédits supplémentaires entre 30 et 60 BA en communication - crédits supplémentaires entre 30 et 60 BA en droit - crédits supplémentaires entre 30 et 60 BA en écologie sociale - crédits supplémentaires entre 30 et 60 BA en écriture multimédia - crédits supplémentaires entre 30 et 60 BA en éducation spécialisée en accompagnement psycho-éducatif - crédits supplémentaires entre 30 et 60 BA en gestion des ressources humaines - crédits supplémentaires entre 30 et 60 BA en logopédie - crédits supplémentaires entre 30 et 60 BA en management du tourisme et des loisirs - crédits supplémentaires entre 30 et 60 BA en musique: formation de musicien intervenant - crédits supplémentaires entre 30 et 60 BA en musique: formation musicale - crédits supplémentaires entre 30 et 60 BA en musique: musiques improvisées de tradition orale - crédits supplémentaires entre 30 et 60 BA en publicité - crédits supplémentaires entre 30 et 60 BA en relations publiques - crédits supplémentaires entre 30 et 60 BA en scénographie - crédits supplémentaires entre 30 et 60 BA en stylisme de mode - crédits supplémentaires entre 30 et 60 BA en techniques de l'image, orientation Techniques de la cinématographie - crédits supplémentaires entre 30 et 60 BA en techniques de l'image, orientation Techniques de la photographie - crédits supplémentaires entre 30 et 60 BA en techniques graphiques, orientation Techniques de l'édition - crédits supplémentaires entre 30 et 60 | Les enseignements supplémentaires éventuels peuvent être consultés dans le module complémentaire. | Type court | |
Holders of a 2nd cycle University degree | |||
| Diploma | Special Requirements | Access | Remarks |
| "Licenciés" | |||
| Licence en arts du spectacle | Direct access | Programme to be determined depending on the student's educational background | |
| All 'licences' | Direct access | Programme to be determined depending on the student's educational background | |
| Masters | |||
| Master [120] in Performing Arts, second focus | Direct access | At the end of the master 120, each focus of the Master [120] in Performing Arts can be obtained in a new programme of 30 credits. | |
| All master | Direct access | Programme to be determined depending on the student's educational background | |
Holders of a non-University 2nd cycle degree | |||
| Only applicable to graduates of higher education institutions of the French Community of Belgium | |||
Access based on validation of professional experience
> 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, 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).
Admission on the basis of validation of learning from experience (VAE) may, in the case of training or experience judged to be valuable but insufficient by the select committee, involve the addition of supplementary classes (from 15 credits to a maximum of 60 credits) integrated into the Master's programme.
Opening to adults taking up their university training
The Centre d'études théâtrales from UCLouvain (CET) promotes the presence of adults alongside young students. To enable them to follow their studies while working, most courses are grouped together on certain days of the week.
Students who can prove they have a professional occupation can request (before 15th October) a reduction (allègement) in their annual programme and, therefore, be authorised to spread the credits of their Master's programme over three or four academic years.
Access based on application
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.
Admission and Enrolment Procedures for general registration
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.