Faculty of Languages & Humanities
Enrolling for this study plan is possible after having obtained one of the following degrees:
Academic Bachelor's programme taal- en letterkunde
You may also be asked to provide additional documents so we may evaluate your application.
Aanbevelingsbrief 1 / Letter of recommendation 1
Aanbevelingsbrief 2 / Letter of recommendation 2
Motivatiebrief / Letter of motivation
Puntenlijst / Transcript of records
Enrolling for this plan is also possible having completed the Preparatory Programme Master of Arts in Linguistics and Literary Studies.
Enrolling for this plan is also possible having completed the Bachelor of Linguistics and LiteraryStudies.
In addition to the Master's thesis (18 ECTS) and the research methodology course (3 ECTS), the student is obliged to take the Brussels subject (3 ECTS) and choose 1 language of which at least 12 ECTS per chosen language and 24 ECTS within the chosen profile.
Within the profile Intermediality, the languages German, English, Dutch, French, Italian and Spanish can also be chosen from a special list of ULB course units (Max. 1 course, 6 ECTS)
First Semester
- Histoire approfondie du théâtre anglophone (Prof. M. Maufort) ENG
Second Semester
- Méthodologie de la culture et de la musique populaires (Prof. C. Den Tandt) FRENCH
Students who wish to make use of this possibility must submit their request via the form 'request equivalent study parts ULB LW', which can be found on the faculty website STUDENT.VUB (regulations and forms) and this until 30 September for courses of the first semester and 15 February for courses of the second semester.
The following courses are all compulsory. You should only register for the master thesis and research methodology course at the end of your program, when you are able to graduate. You are strongly advised to register the master thesis and the research methodology course together in the same academic year.
From the courses listed below, students must obtain 24 ECTS credits.
| 18ECTS credits - Master Thesis Linguistics and Literary Studies |
| 3ECTS credits - Research Methodology: Literary Studies |
| 3ECTS credits - Linguistics and literary studies in Brussels |
You can choose elective courses for a total of 36 ECTS. At least 12 of those 36 ECTS must be within the language module of your chosen language.
To complete this module, students must obtain 36 ECTS credits.
German
If your main language is German, you have to take at least 12 ECTS from this list.
From the courses listed below, students must obtain 12 ECTS credits.
English
If your main language is English, you have to take at least 12 ECTS from this list.
From the courses listed below, students must obtain 12 ECTS credits.
French
If your main language is French, you have to take at least 12 ECTS from this list.
From the courses listed below, students must obtain 12 ECTS credits.
| 6ECTS credits - French literature: cultures in context |
| 6ECTS credits - Acquisition of French as a Foreign Language |
| 6ECTS credits - Syntax of Modern French |
| 6ECTS credits - Poetry and Intermediality |
Italian
If your main language is Italian, you have to take at least 12 ECTS from this list.
From the courses listed below, students must obtain 12 ECTS credits.
| 6ECTS credits - Italian Language in the Media |
| 6ECTS credits - European and Italian Literature from the 18th Century to the Present |
| 6ECTS credits - Modern Literary Genres in Italy |
Dutch
If your main language is Dutch, you have to take at least 12 ECTS from this list.
From the courses listed below, students must obtain 12 ECTS credits.
| 6ECTS credits - Contemporary Dutch prose |
| 6ECTS credits - Aspects of poetry study |
| 6ECTS credits - Sociolinguistics and Language Change |
| 6ECTS credits - Dutch as second language |
Spanish
If your main language is Spanish, you have to take at least 12 ECTS from this list.
From the courses listed below, students must obtain 12 ECTS credits.
Profile Intermediality
After you selected at least 12 ECTS from the language module of your chosen language, you complete your program with profile courses.