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Master in Modern Languages and Letters : German, Dutch and English

Master in Modern Languages and Letters : German, Dutch and English

The 2024-2025 programme is subject to change. It is provided for information purposes only.

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    • Programme title
      Master in Modern Languages and Letters : German, Dutch and English
    • Programme mnemonic
      MA-LGERM
    • Programme organised by
      • Faculty of Letters, Translation and Communication
    • Degree type
      Master 120 credits
    • Tier
      2nd cycle
    • Field and branch of study
      Human and social sciences/Languages and literature
    • Schedule type
      Daytime
    • Languages of instruction
      french
    • Theoretical programme duration
      2 years
    • Campus
      Solbosch
    • Category / Topic
      Human and social sciences - Languages and literature
    • Jury President
      Alain DELATTRE
    • Jury Secretary
      Dorota WALCZAK

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    General information

    Degree type

    Master 120 credits

    Theoretical programme duration

    2 years

    Learning language(s)

    french

    Schedule type

    Daytime

    Campus

    Solbosch

    Category(ies) - Topic(s)

    Human and social sciences - Languages and literature

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    Presentation

    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.

      

    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:

    • 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.

    • the focus on North American studies provides in-depth knowledge of the United States' and Canada's cultures.

    • 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.

    • 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.