Master course admission requirements are defined by the French Community of Belgium Decree of 7 November 2013 defining the higher 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
Admission to this degree is regulated in accordance with the decree of 7 November 2013 defining the higher education landscape and the academic organisation of studies .
In addition to meeting the entry requirements described below, candidates must provide proof of a sufficient command of the French language (level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference).
General entry requirements
In accordance with the general entry conditions, direct access is available to holders of one of the following academic degrees from the French Community of Belgium:
- a first-cycle academic degree in the same course;
- a first-cycle university degree recognised as including the following 108 credits:
Economics and management (9 credits)
Law (9 credits)
Informatics and Methodology (18 credits)
Other human sciences (30 credits)
Information and communication (27 credits)
Languages (15 credits)
- a second cycle university degree (with the possible addition of additional compulsory courses).
Depending on the student's previous career, the jury may make access to the Master's degree conditional on the addition of compulsory extra courses (maximum 60 credits) to the programme.
University Bachelors | |||
| Diploma | Special Requirements | Access | Remarks |
| UCLouvain Bachelors | |||
| Bachelor in Information and Communication | Direct access | ||
| Bachelor's degree in information and communication (Louvain-la-Neuve and Mons) | Direct access | ||
| Bachelor's degree in economics and management Bachelor's degree in humanities and social sciences (Louvain-la-Neuve) Bachelor's degree in humanities and social sciences (Mons) Bachelier en sciences politiques, orientation générale (Louvain-la-Neuve) Bachelor's degree in political science, general orientation (Mons) Bachelor's degree in sociology and anthropology | With the minor in Information and Communication (Louvain-la-Neuve) or the information and communication option (Mons) | Direct access | If it considers the application to be sufficiently complete, the UCLouvain Registrar's Office will submit the student's registration application to the faculty for a decision. |
| Bachelor's degree in economics and management Bachelor's degree in humanities and social sciences (Louvain-la-Neuve) Bachelor's degree in humanities and social sciences (Mons) Bachelier en sciences politiques, orientation générale (Louvain-la-Neuve) Bachelor's degree in political science, general orientation (Mons) Bachelor's degree in sociology and anthropology Bachelor's degree in management engineering (Louvain-la-Neuve) Bachelor's degree in philosophical, political and economic sciences | Without the minor in Information and Communication (Louvain-la-Neuve) and without Information and Communication option (Mons) | Access with additional training | Additional teaching units integrated into the Master's programme: LCOMU1211 - Theories in information and communication [30,00] 5 credits + two prerequisite courses determined by the choice of option |
| Bachelor's degree in law | with the minor in Information and Communication | Access with additional training | In some cases, the UCLouvain Enrolment Office, after reviewing your online enrolment or re-enrolment application, will ask you to provide an enrolment authorisation from your faculty/school. Prerequisite course : |
| Bachelor's degree in History | With the minor in Information and Communication | Direct access | If it considers the application to be sufficiently complete, the UCLouvain Registrar's Office will submit the student's registration application to the faculty for a decision. |
| Bachelor's degree in ancient languages and literature, classical orientation Bachelor's degree in ancient languages and literature, oriental studies Bachelor's degree in French and Romance languages and literature, general stream Bachelor's degree in ancient and modern languages and literature Bachelor's degree in modern languages and literature, Germanic studies Bachelor's degree in modern languages and literature, general stream Bachelor's degree in art history and archaeology, general stream Bachelor's degree in religious studies | With the minor in Information and Communication | Access with additional training | If it considers the application to be sufficiently complete, the UCLouvain Registrar's Office will submit the student's registration application to the faculty for a decision. Additional teaching units integrated into the Master's programme: LCOMU 1212: Qualitative approaches in information and communication [15,310] (5 credits) |
| Other bachelor's degree | Programme not meeting the general access conditions | Access based on application | Maximum 60 credits of additional teaching integrated into the Master's programme. See additional access conditions |
| Other bachelor's degree | Programme meeting the general entry requirements, taking into account a possible minor in information and communication | Access based on application | Maximum 60 credits of additional teaching integrated into the Master's programme. See additional access conditions |
| Others Bachelors of the French speaking Community of Belgium | |||
| Bachelor's degree in Information and Communication | Direct access | ||
| Other bachelor's degree | Programme meeting the general access conditions | Access based on application | Maximum 60 credits of additional teaching integrated into the Master's programme. See additional access conditions |
| Other bachelor's degree | Programme not meeting the general access conditions | Access based on application | Maximum 60 credits of additional teaching integrated into the Master's programme. See additional access conditions |
| Bachelors of the Dutch speaking Community of Belgium | |||
| Bachelor in de communicatiewetenschappen | Direct access | ||
| Other bachelor's degree | Programme meeting the general access conditions | Access based on application | Maximum 60 credits of additional teaching integrated into the Master's programme. See additional access conditions |
| Other bachelor's degree | Programme not meeting the general access conditions | Access based on application | Maximum 60 credits of additional teaching integrated into the Master's programme. See additional access conditions |
| Foreign Bachelors | |||
| Every bachelor | Programme meeting the general access conditions | Access based on application | Maximum 60 credits of additional teaching integrated into the Master's programme. See additional access conditions |
| Every bachelor | Programme not meeting the general access conditions | Access based on application | Maximum 60 credits of additional teaching integrated into the Master's programme. See additional access conditions |
Non university Bachelors | |||
> Find out more about links to the university The Government Decree does not provide for any transfer between your initial degree and this master's degree. You may nevertheless have access to this master's degree, possibly by adding additional courses to your programme. Please contact the faculty that organises this master's programme to find out what you need to do. Requests for further information about admission should be addressed to Laurence Minguet | |||
Holders of a 2nd cycle University degree | |||
| Diploma | Special Requirements | Access | Remarks |
| "Licenciés" | |||
| Licence in Information and Communication | Access with additional training | Addition of a prerequisite linked to the choice of option for students who have not taken a minor in information and communication. | |
| All licence | Access with additional training | Addition of a prerequisite linked to the choice of option for students who have not taken a minor in information and communication. | |
| Masters | |||
| All Master 60 | Programme meeting the general entry requirements or programme of similar level | Access based on application | Maximum 60 credits of additional teaching integrated into the Master's programme. See additional access conditions |
| All Master 120 | Access with additional training | With the exception of the Master 120 in information and communication delivered in the French-speaking Community of Belgium. Addition of a prerequisite linked to the choice of option for students who have not taken a minor in information and communication. | |
Holders of a non-University 2nd cycle degree | |||
| The Government Decree does not provide for any transfer between your initial degree and this master's degree. You may nevertheless have access to this master's degree, possibly by adding additional courses to your programme. Please contact the faculty that organises this master's programme to find out what you need to do. Requests for further information about admission should be addressed to Laurence Minguet. | |||
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.
More information about Valuing prior learning at the School of Communication
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.
Students holding an undergraduate (minimum 3 years or 180 credits) or postgraduate degree (minimum 5 years or 300 credits) in information and communication or in a humanities discipline, awarded by a university outside Europe recognised by the AUF (see https://www.whed.net/home.php and https://www.auf.org/les_membres/nos-membres/), must have obtained at least 70% (or 14/20) average marks for all their undergraduate academic years at their home university in order to be eligible to apply for admission to the master's programme in information and communication (60).These criteria will be strictly applied, which means that applications that do not meet them will be automatically rejected.
Admitted students will take the full 60-credit master's programme. If their previous studies are deemed incomplete, additional courses may be added to their programme.