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Master in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : General [60.0]

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Retour en début de pageStudy objectives

The Master in French and Romance Languages and Literatures: General (60 credits) aims to give a less specialised training in French and Romance languages and literatures than the Master of 120 credits but the knowledge acquired will be as thorough.

On completing this master, students will have been introduced to literary and linguistics processes in the framework of a common training. Students will also be able to communicate in the Romance language studied (Spanish or Italian).

Students will also have developed through their individual project (which must be based on the option) an indepth reflection on a specific discipline which may be chosen from :


Retour en début de pageGeneral presentation of the programme

1. Core courses
- The student carries out end of study work (15 credits).
- The student takes 30 core courses, favouring the main disciplinary fields of French and Romance language studies.

2. Options
Choice of 15 credits either as an extension of a disciplinary field of the core courses or in French as a foreign language; in all cases, options will be linked to the end of study work.

Core courses

Options


Retour en début de pagePositioning of the programme

Accessible masters :
- the Master in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : General [120.0] (direct access to the 2nd year);
- the Master in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : French as a Second Language [120.0].

Links with the Teacher Training Certificate (upper secondary education) :
at the end of the Master 60 in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : General, the student has access to the Teacher Training Certificate (upper secondary education) - French and Romance Languages and Literatures [30.0].


Admission
Student must hold a first level university degree.

Provide proof of a sufficient level in French (B1 of the European Framework of Reference )

Student must have developed the following skills in his previous training :
- complete grasp of the written and oral practices of the French language;
- complete passive and active grasp of a Romance language;
- literary and linguistic analytical skills;
- knowledge of the history of French literature and one Romance language literature;
- Knowledge of literary theory and criticism;
- knowledge of Latin language and literature;

At the end of the 1st level programme, including at least the following 96 specific credits:
- Méthodologie des études françaises et romanes (7 credits);
- Histoire littéraire (française et romane) et littérature comparée (23 credits);
- Analyse littéraire et explication de textes (18 credits);
- Littérature belge (3 credits);
- Grammaire et linguistique diachronique et synchronique (français et langues romanes) (21 credits);
- Langues et littératures latines (8 credits);
- Étude et pratique d’une langue romane (16 credits).

The 30 credits of the Minor in French Studies [30.0] satisfy these requriements.

Courses not taken will be added to the masters programme (without exceeding a total of 15 credits).

If the total number of prerequisites exceeds 15 credits, access to the master is subject to the student passing an Preparatory year for Master in French and Romance Languages and Literatures: General [60.0] the programme of which is established on the basis of the student's file.

Course equivalences are submitted for approval to the chairman of the jury, the secretary of the jury and the academic faculty secretary.


University Bachelors
Diploma Special Requirements Access Remarks
UCL Bachelors
Bachelor in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : General [180.0]   Direct access  
Bachelor in Modern Languages and Literatures : General [180.0] If student has taken French as Romance Language and one of the following minors :
Minor in Italian Studies [30.0]
Minor in Spanish Studies [30.0]  
Direct access With 15 credits prerequisites integrated into the masters programme  
Bachelor in Modern Languages and Literatures : General [180.0] If student has taken Spanish or Italian as Romance Language and the Minor in French Studies [30.0]   Access with additional training Preparatory year for Master in French and Romance Languages and Literatures: General [60.0]    
Bachelor in Ancient and Modern Languages and Literatures [180.0] If student has taken one of the following minors :
Minor in Italian Studies [30.0]
Minor in Spanish Studies [30.0]  
Direct access With 15 credits prerequisites integrated into the masters programme  
Other Bachelor in Arts and Letters If student has taken one of the following minors :
Minor in French Studies [30.0]
Minor in Italian Studies [30.0]
Minor in Spanish Studies [30.0]  
Access with additional training Preparatory year for Master in French and Romance Languages and Literatures: General [60.0]  
Belgian Bachelors of the French speaking Community
Bachelor in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : General   Direct access  
Other Bachelor in Arts and Letters   Access with additional training Additional training to be determined depending on the programme followed  
Belgian Bachelors of the Dutch speaking Community
Academische Bachelor in de Taal- en Letterkunde : twee talencombinaties (Frans-latijn; Frans-Spaans; Frans-Italiaans)   On the file: direct access or access with additional training Additional training to be determined depending on the programme followed  
Foreign Bachelors
Bachelor in Arts and Letters   On the file: direct access or access with additional training Additional training to be determined depending on the programme followed  

Non university Bachelors
Diploma Access Remarks
> Find out more about links to the university
 
> BA-AESI en français et français langue étrangère
> BA-AESI en français et morale
> BA-AESI en français et religion
Accès au master moyennant réussite d'une année préparatoire de max. 60 créditsType court

Holders of a 2nd cycle University degree
Diploma Special Requirements Access Remarks
"Licenciés"
 
Other Holder of a "Licence" in Arts and Letters   Access with additional training Additional training to be determined depending on the programme followed  
Masters
 
Master [60] in Modern Languages and Literatures : General [60.0]
Master [120] in Modern Languages and Literatures : General [120.0]
If student has taken French as Romance Language and one of the following minors :
Minor in Italian Studies [30.0]
Minor in Spanish Studies [30.0]  
Direct access  
Master [60] in Ancient and Modern Languages and Literatures [60.0]
Master [120] in Ancient and Modern Languages and Literatures [120.0]
If student has taken one of the following minors :
Minor in Italian Studies [30.0]
Minor in Spanish Studies [30.0]  
Direct access  
Other Master   Access with additional training Additional training to be determined depending on the programme followed  

Holders of a non-University 2nd cycle degree
Diploma Access Remarks
> Find out more about links to the university
Not relevant for this Master.
 

Adults taking up their university training
> See the website www.uclouvain.be/vae

Personalized access
Reminder : all Masters (apart from Advanced Masters) are also accessible on file.

Admission and Enrolment Procedures for general registration


Contacts

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Teaching method

Retour en début de pageStrong points of the pedagogical approach

The different pathways on offer provide the student with the chance to construct his course according to his skills and interests and thus gain relative autonomy in his training. The different areas of study in the programme offer a coherent, high-quality set of courses.
♦ Structure which helps promote interdisciplinary : in the master 60, it is the student's choice (geared towards the programme's interdisciplinary courses) which holds sway.
♦ Variety of teaching strategies (including e-learning) : use of different types of multimedia for meridional languages.
♦ Diverse learning situations : individual and group work, seminar and lecture work. Tutorial for the end of study work ('travail de fin d'études' or TFE).

Retour en début de pageEvaluation

Students are evaluated in many ways : through work and oral/written exams.

Courses are evaluated according to current university regulations (see General Examination Regulations). Students may find further information on specific evaluation methods in the course descriptions.



Internationalisation
No Erasmus possibility in the master 60.


Core courses
Legend
MandatoryOptional
Courses not taught this academic yearPeriodic courses not taught this academic year
Periodic courses taught this academic yearTwo year courses

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Year
1

MandatoryIndividual final project (15credits)
Mandatory LROM2898

Individual final project N. 15credits  x

MandatoryCore courses (30credits)
10 credits in each discipline :

Mandatory1. French linguistics (10credits)
Mandatory LROM2151

Text Linguistics  Catherine Bolly, Anne-Catherine Simon22.5h 5credits 2q x
Mandatory LROM2180

Geolinguistic varieties of French  Philippe Hambye22.5h 5credits 1qPeriodic courses taught this academic year x
Mandatory LROM2200

History of the French language Michel Francard22.5h 5credits 1qPeriodic courses not taught this academic year x

Mandatory2. Literature (10credits)
Mandatory LROM2221

Issues in medieval literary history  Mattia Cavagna (coord.), Colette Storms22.5h 5credits 1q x
Mandatory LROM2760

Principles and Foundations of Fiction  Vincent Engel22.5h 5credits 1q x

Mandatory3. Languages and literatures of Southern France (10credits)
Students must choose Spanish or Italian courses worth 10 credits.

Optionala) Spanish
Mandatory LROM2840

Text analysis in Spanish  Geneviève Fabry22.5h 5credits 1qPeriodic courses taught this academic year x
Mandatory LROM2842

Issues in Spanish Literary History  Geneviève Fabry30h 5credits 2qPeriodic courses not taught this academic year x
Mandatory LROM2843

Issues in Spanish Linguistics  Barbara De Cock30h 5credits 2qPeriodic courses taught this academic year x
Mandatory LROM2844

Theory and analysis of Spanish-American literary texts  Geneviève Fabry30h 5credits 1qPeriodic courses not taught this academic year x

Optionalb) Italian
Optional LROM2851

Italian Literature within Narrative, Poetry and the Stage  Costantino Maeder15h 5credits 1q x
Optional LROM2852

Poetry within Destruction and Re-creation : from Saba, Montale, Ungaretti to the Present  Costantino Maeder15h 5credits 1+2qPeriodic courses taught this academic year x
Optional LROM2854

An Author and his Work  Costantino Maeder15h 5credits 2qPeriodic courses taught this academic year x
Optional LROM2857

Pragmatico- linguistic analysis of Italian literary texts Costantino Maeder15h 5credits 2qPeriodic courses not taught this academic year x
 


Options
Students will choose 15 credits which may either be a continuation of a discipline in the core subjects or French as a foreign language.
The option must be, in any event, linked to the individual final project.

Option in French and Romance Languages and Literatures [15.0]
Legend
MandatoryOptional
Courses not taught this academic yearPeriodic courses not taught this academic year
Periodic courses taught this academic yearTwo year courses

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Year
1

Choose the linguistic module or the literature module according to the individual final project.

Optional1. Linguistics (15credits)
Mandatory LCLIG2210

Phonology and Prosody  Anne-Catherine Simon30h 5credits 2q x
Mandatory LCLIG2250

Methods of corpus linguistics Cédrick Fairon, Anne-Catherine Simon30h + 10h 5credits 1q x
Mandatory LROM2171

Lexicology  Cédrick Fairon22.5h 5credits 2q x

Optional2. Literature (15credits)
Mandatory LROM2710

Questions of Literary aesthetics  Pierre Piret22.5h 5credits 1q x
Mandatory LROM2720

Questions of Literary History  Damien Zanone22.5h 5credits 1q x
Mandatory LROM2740

Sociology of Literature  Jean-Louis Tilleuil22.5h 5credits 2q x
 


Option in French as a Second Language [15.0]
Legend
MandatoryOptional
Courses not taught this academic yearPeriodic courses not taught this academic year
Periodic courses taught this academic yearTwo year courses

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Year
1
Mandatory LROM2317

Seminar on research methodology for French as a foreign or second language  Luc Collès15h 5credits 1q x
Mandatory LROM2620

Acquisition of a seond or foreign language: theory and applications  Silvia Lucchini22.5h 5credits 1q x
Mandatory LROM2940

Didactics of French as a foreign language and interncultural studies  Luc Collès22.5h + 15h 5credits 1q x