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Master in Modern Languages and Letters : German, Dutch and English
- academic year2024-2025
The 2024-2025 programme is subject to change. It is provided for information purposes only.
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Programme titleMaster in Modern Languages and Letters : German, Dutch and English
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Programme mnemonicMA-LGERM
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Programme organised by
- Faculty of Letters, Translation and Communication
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Degree typeMaster 120 credits
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Tier2nd cycle
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Field and branch of studyHuman and social sciences/Languages and literature
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Schedule typeDaytime
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Languages of instructionfrench
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Theoretical programme duration2 years
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CampusSolbosch
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Category / TopicHuman and social sciences - Languages and literature
- Jury PresidentAlain DELATTRE
- Jury SecretaryDorota WALCZAK
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- Programme profile (Focus Teaching)
- Programme profile (Focus Third language)
- Programme profile (Focus European Central European languages and cultures)
- Programme profile (Focus North American Studies)
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General information
Degree typeMaster 120 credits
Theoretical programme duration2 years
Learning language(s)french
Schedule typeDaytime
CampusSolbosch
Category(ies) - Topic(s)Human and social sciences - Languages and literature
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Programme objectives
The programme aims to develop excellent communication skills in foreign languages by placing them in their scientific and cultural context. The Master in Germanic Languages and Letters gives graduates the ability to carry out a wide range of tasks independently, in a multilingual professional environment (trilingual or quadrilingual). Students also acquire the expertise necessary to contribute to the scientific development of their field. Last but not least, they will be able to take a scientific approach when teaching the languages and culture of the regions they have studied.
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Programme's added value
Students in this Master programme may study a third language (Spanish, Italian, Greek, Polish, Czech, Russian, Slovene, Portuguese, Arabic, or Turkish).
They also gain extensive skills that enable them to contribute to the scientific development of their field, while literature courses provide an opportunity to learn about cultures that are not covered in other programmes (Austria, U.S. and Canada, and ex-colonies). As a multicultural city, Brussels is an ideal environment in which to learn about languages and cultures. In addition, the close collaboration with nearby VUB allows students to immerse themselves in a Dutch-speaking environment, through frequent contacts with Dutch speakers (lecturers, researchers, and students).
r learning languages and cultures. The close collaboration with the nearby VUB allows students to immerse themselves in Dutch, with recurring contacts to Dutch speakers (lecturers, researchers and students).
Access conditions
Programme
The programme includes courses and seminars centres on developing the linguistic and literary knowledge acquired during the Bachelor (65 credits); a dissertation (25 credits); and courses specific to each focus (30 credits).
Four focuses are available for this Master:
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the teaching focus provides the methodological skills necessary to teach in secondary schools, while also developing the students' abilities in the fields of training, argumentation, and knowledge sharing.
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the focus on North American studies provides in-depth knowledge of the United States' and Canada's cultures.
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the focus on a third language lets students become proficient in an additional language—Arabic, Croatian, Czech, Dutch, English, German, Italian, Japanese, modern Greek, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovene, Spanish, or Turkish—, with no prerequisites.
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students in the focus on languages and cultures from Central Europe become proficient in at least two languages from Central Europe—Czech, German, or Polish—, while also gaining in-depth knowledge of the cultures in this area. This focus is open to students in Modern Languages and Letters: Germanic Languages who have been studying German since the Bachelor, or to students who meet the prerequisite level in German. The programme includes a four-month exchange with the universities of Leipzig, Brno, or Warsaw, leading to a joint degree.