Master in Modern Languages and Letters : General

The Master programme includes courses centred on developing the linguistic and literary knowledge acquired during the Bachelor (65 credits) for a Germanic language—English, Dutch, or German (language A)—and a modern language—Arabic, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Polish, Czech, French as a foreign language, or Chinese (language B); a dissertation (25 credits over two years); and courses specific to each focus (30 credits).

Four focuses are available for this Master:

• the focus on linguistic contacts places emphasis on the various facets of multilingualism, and includes a work placement in a professional environment.

• the teaching focus provides the methodological skills required to teach in secondary schools, while also developing the students' abilities in the fields of training, argumentation, and knowledge sharing. Please note that a work placement is only possible for the following language pairs: Dutch/English/German as a first language, and Italian/Spanish as a second language. Students who have picked a second language other than Italian or Spanish may only complete their internship in their Germanic language.

• 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.