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Core courses [30.0]
The study program (blocks 1 and 2) listed below is based on the latest reform of the Master's degree in Modern Languages and Literatures: German, Dutch and English, and applies to students enrolling for the first time in September 2025 in the 1st year of the Master's degree in Modern Languages and Literatures: German, Dutch and English.
Students enrolled in the 1st year of the Master's program during the 2024-2025 academic year who have not acquired all the credits in their annual program will follow a program adapted by the jury according to the credits acquired.
Students who began their course before September 2025 will follow the old program, but with content adjustments following the reform. The adapted program for these students will be drawn up by the jury on the basis of the teaching units already taken and passed.From 2025-26, the didactic final year is no longer offered. Students who were enrolled before 2025 may re-enroll and have two years to complete the program (2025-26 and 2026-27). Students re-enrolling in 2026-27 who have not obtained their diploma by the end of 2026-27 will have the academic year 2027-28 to validate the missing teaching units. If the diploma is not obtained in 2027-28, they will continue their studies in a Section 4 Master in Teaching.
Further information on the transition program: https://uclouvain.be/fr/facultes/fial/elal/programmes-de-transition.html
Dissertation
(27 credits)
One course, depending on the bachelor's degree course(s) taken
(3 credits)
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Professional Focus : Linguistic and Literary Approaches to a Pluralistic Society [30.0]
The student chooses 15 credits in each of their two Germanic languages (building upon the two languages studied during the bachelor's degree)
Content:
Deutsche Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft
(15 credits)
English literature and linguistics
(15 credits)
Nederlandse taal- en letterkunde
(15 credits)
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Options
The Master's programme comprises 60 credits of options and electives.
Of these 60 credits, each student must choose :
- at least one ‘in-depth’ option in one of the two languages studied in the Master's programme
- at least one ‘thematic’ option
Each option chosen must comprise between 15 credits (minimum) and 30 credits (maximum).If this is necessary to achieve 60 credits of elective options/courses, students may complete their programme :
- by adding one or more in-depth, thematic or open options (with a minimum of 15 credits and a maximum of 30 credits per option)
- and/or by freely choosing courses from among the various options offered (in-depth, thematic, open).NB: Teaching units present in several options can only be credited within a single option.
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In-depth subject option
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Disciplinary learning in German studies (15 to 20 credits)
Content:
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Disciplinary learning in English studies (15 to 30 credits)
Content:
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Disciplinary learning in Dutch studies (15 to 20 credits)
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thematic option in languages and literature
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Linguistic diversity and plurilingualism (15 to 30 credits)
Content:
FR
q2
45h
5
credits
> English-friendly
Teacher(s):
> Magali Beylat (compensates Vincent Yzerbyt)
> Stéphanie Demoulin (compensates Karl-Andrew Woltin)
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Comparative literature (15 to 25 credits)
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Intermediates (15 to 30 credits)
Content:
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Environment and culture (15 to 25 credits)
Content:
FR
q1
30h
5
credits
Teacher(s):
> Martin Colla (compensates Nathalie Frogneux)
> Valentin Couvreur
> Charlotte Luyckx (coord.)
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Foreign language acquisition and learning (15 to 30 credits)
Content:
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Opening option
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Digital humanities
Content:
Students choose a minimum of 15 credits from :
LFIAL2650
Critical analysis of artificial intelligence
If the student selects LFIAL2650E as part of the compulsory core curriculum of an ELAL master's degree, the student will choose another UE from the list
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Business languages
Content:
The student chooses a maximum of one 15-credit module from the four below (required language level: min. B2). Students may not mix and match between languages.
German
Students who wish to choose German must take LMULT2213 in block 1 in 2025-26 and LMULT2414 and LMULT2415 in block 2 in 2026-27.
DE
q1
15h+15h
3
credits
DE
q2
7.5h+15h
3
credits
LMULT2213
Reading comprehension and vocabulary extension: economic and commercial texts in German
Please note: This course will not be offered in 2026-27.
English
Dutch
NL
q1
30h+15h
5
credits
Teacher(s):
> Dag Houdmont
> Matthieu Sergier (compensates Philippe Hiligsmann)
French
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French as foreign language
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Methodology and language statistics
Content:
Students choose a minimum of 15 credits from
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Optional courses
Students complete their programme with courses from one of the three option sections to reach a total of 60 credits for Options.
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International mobility
As part of their studies, students are encouraged to :
- spend a semester (30 credits) studying at one of our many partner universities. Information on these programs can be found at https://www.uclouvain.be/fr/facultes/fial/etudiant-fial-en-echange- take one or more courses (maximum 3) offered by FIAL partners abroad. This internationalization of training takes place :
· either through mobility (stay at a partner university),
· or by taking these courses online,
· or by taking a course at UCLouvain which is offered by the faculty to a wider, international audience, as well as to its own students.
The list of courses offered in this way can be found on the https://www.uclouvain.be/fr/facultes/fial/je-fais-une-mobilite-courte page.
Students can add these courses to their curriculum throughout the academic year, within the limits set out in the regulations.
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Preparatory Module
(only for students who qualify for the course via complementary coursework)
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).
Langues germaniques
Students must choose 2 languages from German, English and Dutch.
German Studies
English Studies
Dutch Studies
General courses
GERM2M - Louvain-la-Neuve
Students who do not hold a bachelor's degree from UCLouvain in Languages and Literature choose one of the three courses.