General (https://uclouvain.be/en/study/inscriptions/admission-requirements-master-s-degree.html) and specific admission requirements for this program must be satisfied at the time of enrolling at the university.
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 Admission Requirements
1° Student must hold a first level university degree.
2° Provide proof of a sufficient level in French (B1 of the European Framework of Reference )
3° Student must prove skills in the following subjects :
⇒ Ancient oriental culture and civilisation;
⇒ Ancient oriental history and society;
⇒ Ancient oriental language and literature;
⇒ Human sciences;
⇒ Modern languages and literature.
In the absence of sufficient training in one or several of these subjects, prerequisites will be added to the student's masters programme (maximum 15 credits).
If the total number of prerequisites exceeds 15 credits, access to the master is subject to the student passing an additional year, the programme of which is established based on 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 |
| UCLouvain Bachelors | |||
| Bachelor in Ancient Languages and Literatures: Oriental Studies | Direct Access | ||
| Any other bachelor | With the Minor in Antiquity: Egypt, Eastern World, Greece, Rome and provided they have studied, in this minor, at least one of the Oriental languages (A and B) for two years and two courses on the civilisation in the same field. | Direct Access | With a maximum of 15 credits prerequisites integrated into the master's programme. In some cases, the UCLouvain Enrolment Office, after reviewing their online enrolment or re-enrolment application, will ask the students concerned to provide an enrolment authorisation from the faculty/school. |
| Any other bachelor | With the Minor in Oriental Studies and provided they have studied, in this minor, at least one of the Oriental languages (A and B) for two years and two courses on the civilisation in the same field. | Direct Access | With a maximum of 15 credits prerequisites integrated into the master's programme. In some cases, the UCLouvain Enrolment Office, after reviewing their online enrolment or re-enrolment application, will ask the students concerned to provide an enrolment authorisation from the faculty/school. |
| Any other bachelor | With the Minor in Arabic language and Islamic civilization | Direct Access | With a maximum of 15 credits prerequisites integrated into the master's programme. In some cases, the UCLouvain Enrolment Office, after reviewing their online enrolment or re-enrolment application, will ask the students concerned to provide an enrolment authorisation from the faculty/school. |
| Any other bachelor | Based on application: accepted, conditional on further training, or refusal | With a maximum of 60 crédits additional training integrated in the master's programme. See Additional requirements for admission . | |
| Others Bachelors of the French speaking Community of Belgium | |||
| Bachelor in Modern Languages and Literatures: Oriental Languages Bachelor in Modern Languages and Literatures : Arabic Languages | Direct Access | ||
| Other Bachelor | Based on application: accepted, conditional on further training, or refusal | Additional training to be determined depending on the programme followed | |
| Bachelors of the Dutch speaking Community of Belgium | |||
| Academische Bachelor in Oosterse talen en culturen | Based on application: accepted, conditional on further training, or refusal | Additional training to be determined depending on the programme followed | |
| Academische Bachelor in Taal- en religiostudies | Based on application: accepted, conditional on further training, or refusal | Additional training to be determined depending on the programme | |
| Other Bachelor | Based on application: accepted, conditional on further training, or refusal | Additional training to be determined depending on the programme followed | |
| Foreign Bachelors | |||
| Foreign Bachelor | Based on application: accepted, conditional on further training, or refusal | Additional training to be determined depending on the programme followed | |
Non university Bachelors | |||
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Holders of a 2nd cycle University degree | |||
| Diploma | Special Requirements | Access | Remarks |
| "Licenciés" | |||
| "Licencié" in Oriental Languages and Literatures | Direct Access | An exemption of a maximum volume of 60 credits can be granted | |
| "Licencié" in Human Sciences | Based on application: accepted, conditional on further training, or refusal | Additional training to be determined depending on the programme followed | |
| Masters | |||
| Master [60] in Ancient Languages and Literatures : Oriental Studies | Direct Access | An exemption of a maximum volume of 60 credits can be granted | |
| Master [120] in Ancient Languages and Literatures: Classics | Based on application: accepted, conditional on further training, or refusal | Additional training to be determined depending on the programme followed | |
| Other Master in human sciences | Based on application: accepted, conditional on further training, or refusal | Additional training to be determined depending on the programme followed | |
Holders of a non-University 2nd cycle degree | |||
Not relevant for this Master. | |||
Adults taking up their university training
> See the website Valorisation des acquis de l'expérience (https://uclouvain.be/fr/etudier/vae)
It is possible to gain admission to all masters courses via the validation of professional experience procedure.