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French and Romance languages, general, professional focus in publishing and book trade

120 crédits
Master in French and Romance languages, general, professional focus in publishing and book trade
P2SRLI01

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  • Organization
  • Theory
  • Practical
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Block 1

Core curriculum compulsory courses
CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Lexicology and Lexicography
Marie-Guy Boutier
Q130--5
Medieval philology and literature
Sophie Lecomte 
Q145--5
Critical theories of literature
Justine Huppe
Q130--5
Questions of rhetoric and semiology
François Provenzano
Q230--5
Issues in romance linguistics
Marie-Guy Boutier
Q230--5

Common core courses

Choose 1 Romance language among the following:
CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits

Spanish Module
CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Hispanic cultures (spanish language) - [3d Field trips, travels and pract]
Kristine Vanden Berghe
Q230-[+]5
Questions of Spanish Linguistics (spanish language)
Vanessa Casanova Romero
Q230--5

Italian Module
CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Italian linguistics (italian language)
Hélène Miesse
Q130--5

Choose 3 modules from :
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General linguistics, French and Romance
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Choose one of the following courses :
CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Walloon dialectology
Marie-Guy Boutier
TA30--5
Issues in general linguistics
Nicolas Mazziotta
Q21515-5
Issues in sociolinguistics
François Provenzano
TA1515-5

Middle ages language and literature
CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits

Choose one of the following courses :
CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
History of French literature of the Middle Ages (In-depth approach)
Nadine Henrard
Q11515-5
Medieval Literature and language of Southern France
Nadine Henrard
Q230--5
Codicology
Cécile Oger
Q230--5

Modern french literature
CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits

Choose one of the following courses :
CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Questions on history of 19 to 21C French literature
Benoît Denis
Q130--5
Issues in 17th and 18th century French literature
Benoît Denis
Q230--5
History of the French-speaking poem of Belgium
Gérald Purnelle
Q230--5
Socio-Economics of the Production and Circulation of Books
Pascal Durand
Q230--5
Notice : this course is highly recommended for students who choose the professional focus in publishing and book-related professions

Semiotics, pragmatics and poetics
CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits

Choose one of the following courses :
CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Questions of poetic
Laurent Demoulin
Q230--5
Practical issues
Sémir Badir
Q130--5
Visual semiotics
Maria Giulia Dondero
Q130--5
Literary semiology
Sémir Badir, François-Xavier Surinx
Q230--5
Notice : This course is strongly recommended for students who choose the specialised focus in Analysis and Creation of Critical Knowledge

Spanish and hispano-american languages and literatures
CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits

Choose one of the following courses :
CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Questions of Hispano-American literature (spanish language)
Kristine Vanden Berghe
Q130--5
Modern and contemporary Spanish literature (spanish language)
Alvaro Ceballos Viro
Q130--5
Studies of Modern Hispanic texts (spanish language)
Kristine Vanden Berghe
Q230--5

Italian Language and Literature
CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits

Choose one of the following courses :
CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Issues in Italian linguistics (italian language)
Hélène Miesse
Corequisite
LROM0037-1
Linguistique italienne
Q230--5
Questions of Italian literature during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance (italian language)
Hélène Miesse
Q230--5
Questions of modern Italian literature: XX- XXI centuries (italian language)
Thea Rimini
Q230--5

Optional free courses
CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits

Choose 1 Romance language among the following:
CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Spanish I (spanish language)
Vanessa Casanova Romero, Kristine Vanden Berghe
TA3060-10
Italian I (italian language) TA   10
Theory
Hélène Miesse
 30-- 
Practice
Hélène Miesse, Guido Scaravilli
 -60- 

Focus compulsory courses
CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Publishing in Wallonia and Brussels in the past and today
Pascal Durand
Q130--5
The publishing industryQ1   5
Editorial techniques and processes
Tanguy Habrand
 30-- 
Distribution
Philippe Marczewski, Anicet Thomas
 15-- 
The book trade
Bernard Quickels
 15-- 

Focus optional courses

Choose one of the following courses :
CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Workshop in literature criticism
Laurent Demoulin
Q130--5
Events in the book world: activities, demonstrations, workshops
Tanguy Habrand
Q230--5

Block 2

Core curriculum compulsory courses
CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Final work
Nadine Henrard
TA---25

Common core courses

Poursuivre le choix de la langue romane :
CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits

Spanish Module
CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Hispanic cultures (spanish language) - [3d Field trips, travels and pract]
Kristine Vanden Berghe
Q230-[+]5
Questions of Spanish Linguistics (spanish language)
Vanessa Casanova Romero
Q230--5

Italian Module
CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits

Choose one of the following courses :
CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Italian civilization (italian language)
Guido Scaravilli
Q130--5
History of Italian language from the Baroque period to the present day (italian language)
Thea Rimini
Q230--5

Poursuivre les choix de modules
CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits

General linguistics, French and Romance
CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits

Choose one of the following courses :
CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Walloon dialectology
Marie-Guy Boutier
TA30--5
Issues in general linguistics
Nicolas Mazziotta
Q21515-5
Issues in sociolinguistics
François Provenzano
TA1515-5

Middle ages language and literature
CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits

Choose one of the following courses :
CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
History of French literature of the Middle Ages (In-depth approach)
Nadine Henrard
Q11515-5
Medieval Literature and language of Southern France
Nadine Henrard
Q230--5
Codicology
Cécile Oger
Q230--5

Modern french literature
CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits

Choose one of the following courses :
CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Questions on history of 19 to 21C French literature
Benoît Denis
Q130--5
Issues in 17th and 18th century French literature
Benoît Denis
Q230--5
History of the French-speaking poem of Belgium
Gérald Purnelle
Q230--5
Socio-Economics of the Production and Circulation of Books
Pascal Durand
Q230--5
Notice : this course is highly recommended for students who choose the professional focus in publishing and book-related professions

Semiotics, pragmatics and poetics
CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits

Choose one of the following courses :
CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Questions of poetic
Laurent Demoulin
Q230--5
Practical issues
Sémir Badir
Q130--5
Visual semiotics
Maria Giulia Dondero
Q130--5
Literary semiology
Sémir Badir, François-Xavier Surinx
Q230--5
Notice : This course is strongly recommended for students who choose the specialised focus in Analysis and Creation of Critical Knowledge

Spanish and hispano-american languages and literatures
CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits

Choose one of the following courses :
CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Questions of Hispano-American literature (spanish language)
Kristine Vanden Berghe
Q130--5
Modern and contemporary Spanish literature (spanish language)
Alvaro Ceballos Viro
Q130--5
Studies of Modern Hispanic texts (spanish language)
Kristine Vanden Berghe
Q230--5

Italian Language and Literature
CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits

Choose one of the following courses :
CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Issues in Italian linguistics (italian language)
Hélène Miesse
Corequisite
LROM0037-1
Linguistique italienne
Q230--5
Questions of Italian literature during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance (italian language)
Hélène Miesse
Q230--5
Questions of modern Italian literature: XX- XXI centuries (italian language)
Thea Rimini
Q230--5

Focus compulsory courses
CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Digital book chain: forms, media and business models
Tanguy Habrand
Q130--5
Typography and Layout
Gérald Purnelle
Q230--5
internship 2 - [120h internship]
TA--[+]5

Bloc d'aménagement du programme de l'année

Bridging courses Master in French and Romance languages and literatures : general (120 credits)
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Compulsory courses
CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
History of Romance languagesQ2   5
Common
Nicolas Mazziotta
 30-- 
and especially history of the French language
 -15- 
Narratology
Laurent Demoulin
Q12010-5
History of French literature with an introduction to methods of literary historyTA   5
17th-18th centuries
Benoît Denis
 15-- 
19th-21th centuries
Benoît Denis
 30-- 
Historical linguistics of the French language 2 : historical morphology and history of the French language (in-depth approach)
Marie-Guy Boutier
TA45--5
French synchronic linguistics
Nicolas Mazziotta
TA1515-5
Introduction to medieval French texts, including philological methods
Nadine Henrard
TA3015-5

Optional courses

Commentary on French authors

Choose two courses out of the following :
CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
In-depth study of Francophone authors (from the beginnings to 1350)
Sophie Lecomte 
Q23015-5
Commentary on French Authors from 1350 to 1600
Nadine Henrard
Q13015-5
Applied poetics (17th-21st centuries)
Laurent Demoulin
Q245--5
Texts, literature and society, 17th to 21st centuries, I
Justine Huppe
Q11530-5

Foreign Romance language

Choose one of the following languages :
CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits

Spanish Language
CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Spanish II (spanish language) TA   10
Theory
Anne-Cécile Druet - Suppl : Nicolas Licata
 30-- 
Practice
Anne-Cécile Druet - Suppl : Nicolas Licata
 -45- 
History of Hispanic literature (spanish language)
Alvaro Ceballos Viro, Kristine Vanden Berghe
TA45--5

Italian Language
CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Italian 2 (italian language) TA   10
Theory
Hélène Miesse
 30-- 
Practice
Hélène Miesse, Guido Scaravilli
 -45- 
Italian literature history (italian language) TA   5
from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance
Hélène Miesse
 15-- 
from the Baroque period to the 20th century
Thea Rimini
 30-- 

Latin

Choose one of the following courses :
CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Introduction to Latin
Sara Fascione - Suppl : Elie Piette
TA3015-5
Latin: grammar and texts
Dominique Longrée
TA30--5

Bridging courses (max 30-60 credits) Master in French and Romance languages and literatures : general (120 credits)
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Choose courses totalling 60 ECTS amongst :
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[...] Between 45 and 60 ECTS of courses from "Bachelier en langues et lettres françaises et romanes, orientation générale"-