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° Student must hold a first level university degree.
2° Provide proof of level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference in French.
In addition, any student must provide proof to have achieved, in the second Romance language (Spanish/Italian), a receptive communicative competence (oral and written) of level B2 and a productive communicative competence (oral and written) of level B2.1 of the Common European Framework of Reference.
3° To have developed the following skills in the context of their previous academic training:
- knowledge of French and Romance literature and linguistics (notions, genres, trends, authors, reference theories, etc.);
- the production of a discourse that adequately and rigorously integrates the vocabulary, notions and concepts specific to each of these disciplines;
- the mobilization of knowledge acquired in the various fields of the human sciences for the analysis of a literary text and a linguistic corpus;
- mastery of the standard French language, both orally and in writing, and production of a university-level oral/written discourse in French;
- the receptive and productive mastery of one of the two Romance languages provided for in the curriculum (Spanish or Italian);
at the end of a bachelor's programme including at least the following 100 specific credits:
- 15 credits of general training (philosophy, history, arts, language sciences, criticism of sources, etc.);
- 10 credits of general and comparative linguistics and literature;
- 55 credits in French language and French literature (history of language and literature, literary analysis, historical linguistics, grammar, Old/Middle French, Belgian literature, etc.) ;
- 20 credits in Romance languages and literatures (Spanish/Italian).
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 on the basis of the student's previous course of study.
University Bachelors | |||
| Diploma | Special Requirements | Access | Remarks |
| UCLouvain Bachelors | |||
| Bachelor in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : General | Direct access | ||
| Bachelor in Modern Languages and Literatures : General (a German language + French) Bachelor in Ancient and Modern Languages and Literatures | If students have chosen one of the following minors: Minor in Italian Studies Minor in Spanish Studies | Access with additional training | Maximum 15 credits of supplementary classes integrated into the master's programme 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 of the Faculty of Philosophy, Arts and Letters | If students have chosen one of the following minors: Minor in French Studies Minor in Italian Studies Minor in Spanish Studies | Access with additional training | Maximum 60 credits of supplementary classes integrated into the master's programme If the UCLouvain Admissions Office considers the enrolment application sufficiently complete, it will submit the application to the faculty for a decision. |
| Others Bachelors of the French speaking Community of Belgium | |||
| Bachelor in French and Romance Languages and Literatures: General | Direct access | ||
| Any other Bachelor in languages and literatures | Access based on application | In case of admission, additional training to be determined depending on the student's educational background (consult Admission and Enrolment Procedures for general registration) | |
| Bachelors of the Dutch speaking Community of Belgium | |||
| Bachelor of Linguistics and Literature (French + Italian/Latin/Spanish) | Access based on application | In case of admission, additional training to be determined depending on the student's educational background (consult Admission and Enrolment Procedures for general registration) | |
| Foreign Bachelors | |||
| Foreign bachelor in languages and literatures | Access based on application | In case of admission, additional training to be determined depending on the student's educational background (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 orientation Français et français langue étrangère - crédits supplémentaires entre 45 et 60 BA - AESI orientation Français et morale - crédits supplémentaires entre 45 et 60 BA - AESI orientation Français et religion - crédits supplémentaires entre 45 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" | |||
| Masters | |||
| Master [60] in Modern Languages and Literatures : General (a German language + French) Master [120] in Modern Languages and Literatures : General (a German language + French) | If students have chosen one of the following minors: Minor in Italian Studies Minor in Spanish Studies | Access with additional training | Maximum 15 credits of supplementary classes integrated into the Master's programme Programme to be determined depending on the student's educational background (consult Admission and Enrolment Procedures for general registration) If the UCLouvain Admissions Office considers the enrolment application sufficiently complete, it will submit the application to the faculty for a decision. |
| Master [60] in Ancient and Modern Languages and Literatures Master [120] in Ancient and Modern Languages and Literatures | If students have chosen one of the following minors: Minor in Italian Studies Minor in Spanish Studies | Access with additional training | Maximum 15 credits of supplementary classes integrated into the Master's programme Programme to be determined depending on the student's educational background (consult Admission and Enrolment Procedures for general registration) If the UCLouvain Admissions Office considers the enrolment application sufficiently complete, it will submit the application to the faculty for a decision. |
| Master [120] in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : French as a Foreign Language | Access with additional training | Programme to be determined depending on the student's educational background (consult Admission and Enrolment Procedures for general registration) | |
| Foreign Masters | Access based on application | All candidates must ensure that they meet the specific access requirements. In case of admission, maximum 60 credits of supplementary classes integrated into the Master's programme (consult Acces on the file). | |
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/valorisation-des-acquis-de-l-experience-vae.html.
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.
Conditions of access based on application 2024-2025 of the Faculty of Philosophy, Arts and Letters are available in this document (in French).