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, in the first annual block of their Masters programme, 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).


Optional General Training
Optional LFIAL1131M  Understanding language: an introduction to linguistics - MOOC
for non-French-speaking students
EN q1 or q2  30h  5 credits      
FR q1  30h  5 credits       > English-friendly  
Optional French linguistics
FR q1  30h+15h  5 credits      
FR q1  45h  5 credits      
Jorina Brysbaert (compensates Anne-Catherine Simon)
, Cédrick Fairon


Optional English linguistics
EN q1  22.5h+5h  5 credits      
EN q1  22.5h+5h  5 credits      
Optional Cours complémentaires
Optional LCOMU1121  General Semiotics
FR q1  22.5h  4 credits      
Gaël Gilson
, Gaël Gilson (compensates Andrea Catellani)


FR q2  30h  5 credits       > English-friendly  
FR q1  22.5h+15h  4 credits