Introduction

The detailed program presented in these pages is based on the latest reform of the Master’s program and applies to students starting the program in September 2025. For other students, further information on the transition program: https://uclouvain.be/fr/facultes/fial/elal/programmes-de-transition.html

The training is centred on practical aspects : language classes held in the target language accompanied by exercises in the language lab, individual assignments and seminars on advanced issues, writing a dissertation in one of the chosen languages, etc.

We strongly recommend ERASMUS exchanges as a way of gaining complete immersion in one of the two languages.
  

Your profile

You

• have a Bachelor’s degree in Germanic Languages and Literatures and wish to develop your communicative competences in English, Dutch or German;
• have demonstrated your liking for literary and linguistic topics and wish to specialise in your chosen fields;
• wish to undergo high quality training in a stimulating working atmosphere;
• wish your training to focus on using your skills in a professional environment.

Your future job

New graduates increasingly work in business (management, administration etc.); some become translators or interpreters, others journalists or proof readers; yet others become managers, private secretaries, booksellers, legal advisers, tourist guides or work as attachés in government departments.

Your programme

The Master’s degree is designed

• for you to reach the European level of ‘proficient user’ in two Germanic languages chosen from English, German or Dutch;
• for advanced study of the culture, linguistics and literature of the two languages;
• to gain a high level of critical and analytical expertise;
• to specialise in a professional field where you can develop your skills.