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Core courses [50.0]
Master's Dissertation
(30 credits)
Students choose either a dissertation with an integrated work placement or a research dissertation.
Master's Dissertation with integreted internship
The dissertation with integrated internship aims at combining research work and professional experience. This formula is particularly recommended for students who choose the professional focus in Natural Language Processing, for whom the internship of minimum 7 weeks will be part of the dissertation.
FR
q1+q2
20
credits
FR
q1 or q2
240h
10
credits
Research Dissertation
The Research Dissertation is based on an empirical study requiring the collection and exploitation of new data. The study may lead to an oral presentation at a conference.
FR
q1+q2
30
credits
Methodology Courses
(20 credits)
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List of focuses
Students choose one of the following focuses:
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Professional Focus : Natural Language Processing [30.0]
This professional focus trains students in language industry tools (spell-checking, speech recognition, machine translation, document management, etc.). With its strong business focus, this specialization welcomes guest researchers (from academia and business).
For further information: https://uclouvain.be/fr/instituts-recherche/ilc/cental
Content:
Computer studies
(10 credits)
Automatic Language Processing
(20 credits)
FR
q1
15h
5
credits
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Professional Focus: Empirical Linguistics Research [30.0]
Content:
Students choose 3 of the 4 units.
EN
q1+q2
15h
10
credits
LLING9995
Work placement in a research laboratory or a company
The language of the internship and of the internship report depends on the location of the internship and is subject to the approval of the academic supervisor.
FR
q1 or q2
240h
10
credits
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Options
Irrespective of the final destination, the programme must contain 40 credits of electives and courses to choose from, including :
- at least one main option, with at least 15 course credits within that option
- a maximum of 30 course credits within a single option
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Linguistic diversity in society
Content:
EN
q2
15h
5
credits
EN
q2
15h
5
credits
FR
q2
30h
5
credits
FR
q1
30h
5
credits
ES
q2
22.5h
5
credits
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Digital humanities
Content:
FR
q1
22.5h
5
credits
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Computational Linguistics and Computer Science
Content:
Prerequisite in computing
These courses are recommended for students who have not undergone equivalent training.
FR
q1
30h+30h
5
credits
Optional activities
EN
q2
15h+15h
5
credits
EN
q2
30h+15h
5
credits
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Second language acquisition
Content:
EN
q2
22.5h
5
credits
FR
q2
22.5h
5
credits
EN
q1
22.5h
5
credits
FR
q1
22.5h
5
credits
NL
q1
15h
5
credits
ES
q2
15h
5
credits
DE
q1
15h
5
credits
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Translation studies
Content:
(15 credits)
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Modern language linguistics
Content:
The minimum level required to take part in these courses is B2.
DE
q1
22.5h
5
credits
DE
q1
15h
5
credits
EN
q1
22.5h
5
credits
EN
q1
30h+10h
5
credits
ES
q2
15h
5
credits
ES
q2
22.5h
5
credits
FR
q2
22.5h
5
credits
FR
q2
22.5h
5
credits
FR
q2
30h
5
credits
LNED2731
Construction grammar: a corpus-based exploration of Dutch constructions (research seminar)
[C]
NL
q2
22.5h
5
credits
NL
q2
15h
5
credits
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Interdisciplinary Program in Entrepreneurship - INEO [30.0]
INEO is an option offered in 30 Master programmes, in 9 faculties of UCLouvain. It involves the completion of an interfaculty dissertation (in teams) on a business creation project. Access to this option (as well as to each of the courses) is limited to students selected by application. All information on https://uclouvain.be/en/study/ineo.
Content:
Prerequisite
This course is compulsory for students who do not have any management prerequisites. Students who have taken the minor in Management or the minor in Entrepreneurship do not have to take this course.
FR
q2
30h+15h
5
credits
Compulsory courses
(20 credits)
Additional courses
(5 credits)
Students who do not have to take the LINEO2021 prerequisite choose 10 credits from the following courses:
EN
q2
30h
5
credits
EN
q2
30h+30h
5
credits
EN
q1
30h+15h
5
credits
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Optional courses
Students complete their program with courses from the above options.
Content:
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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).
General Training
LFIAL1131M
Understanding language: an introduction to linguistics - MOOC
for non-French-speaking students
ENq1 or q2 30h 5 credits
FRq1 30h 5 credits
French linguistics
FRq1 30h+15h 5 credits
FRq1 45h 5 credits
English linguistics
ENq2 30h+5h 5 credits
Cours complémentaires
FRq1 22.5h+15h 4 credits
