Additional courses (preparatory module) to the master course

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 Core subjects (45 credits)
FR q1  15h+15h  3 credits      
FR q2  30h  3 credits      
Philippe Hambye
, Charlotte Kouklia (compensates Anne-Catherine Simon)


FR q1  30h  5 credits       > English-friendly  
Mandatory LCOMU1121  General Semiotics
FR q1  22.5h  4 credits      
FR q2  30h  5 credits       > English-friendly  
FR q1  22.5h+15h  4 credits      
FR q1  30h+15h  5 credits      
Mandatory Optional courses (10 credits)
Depending on their training, students may choose from the courses below for a maximum of 10 credits (maximum of two different languages having formed part of the initial training).
Optional French linguistics
FR q1  45h  5 credits      
Anne Dister (compensates Cédrick Fairon)
, Charlotte Kouklia (compensates Anne-Catherine Simon)


Optional German linguistics
DE q2  22.5h+5h  5 credits      
DE q1  22.5h+5h  5 credits      
Optional English linguistics
EN q1  22.5h+5h  5 credits      
EN q2  22.5h+5h  5 credits      
Optional Dutch linguistics
NL q2  22.5h+5h  5 credits