Duration
15h Th
Number of credits
| Bachelor in ancient and modern languages and literatures | 5 crédits | |||
| Bachelor in French and Romance languages and literatures : general | 5 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
All year long, with partial in January
If a student fails an examination during the first term:
- They are permitted to resit the assessed subject during the second term (May-June);
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The End-of-Cycle Project (TFC) aims to prepare students for academic reading and writing in the disciplines relevant to Romance studies, with a view to completing their Master's thesis. The objective is to ensure that students have mastered the minimum skills required to independently develop a personal and original research project.
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Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The completion of a final-year dissertation should enable students to carry out independent, original and rigorous research. This project will demonstrate that the student is capable of:
- formulating a research question;
- mastering the relevant literature;
- read, understand and summarise a scientific text;
- write a coherent and well-structured text that articulates several points of view and sets out a personal position.
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Prerequisite knowledge and skills
The skills taught as part of the bachelor's degree programme are expected to be, if not fully mastered, at least demonstrated. It is absolutely essential to have a good command of the French language (and/or the Romance language in which the dissertation is written), the basics of bibliographic research and the use of a word processor.
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The Final Course Project (TFC) consists of an individual written assignment on a topic of the student's choice, supervised and assessed by a lecturer from the programme.
Allocation of topics
Each year, every lecturer on the programme proposes several topics for the Final Course Project. These topics may vary in nature depending on the lecturers and the subjects concerned.
Each student submits (via a dedicated form) three subject choices to at least two supervisors, in order of preference. The Bachelor's degree examination board allocates these subjects efficiently and informs each student of the subject they have been assigned.
Supervision and ongoing support
Students then work in consultation with the lecturer associated with their allocated topic, who acts as their supervisor. This supervision involves the ongoing assessment of the student's work. Discussing sections of the work with the supervisor during the year is therefore strongly encouraged, provided, however, that these sections can be submitted at least 15 days before the deadline for submitting the final version of the TFC.
Students are responsible for initiating and maintaining communication with their supervisor.
Methodology training workshops
Three methodology training sessions on writing the TFC will be organised in the second semester by members of the department: attendance at all three sessions is compulsory.
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Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Further information:
The arrangements for meetings between the supervisor and the student are left to their discretion.
The methodological training sessions will be held in person and will require the active participation of the students.
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Course materials and recommended or required readings
Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus
Further information:
The TFC is subject to the following institutional and faculty regulations:
- Faculty regulations concerning TFCs: https://my.facphl.uliege.be/upload/docs/application/pdf/2020-03/reglement_des_tfb.pdf
- General Regulations on Studies and Assessment: https://www.enseignement.uliege.be/upload/docs/application/pdf/2026-07/rgee_2026-2027_ca_08072026.pdf
The platform used to share any supporting materials is eCampus
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Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
oral exam
Written work / report
Continuous assessment
Further information:
Procedures
- The allocation of topics is organised around the All Saints' Day holiday.
- The dissertation must be submitted in two strictly identical copies on the first day of the relevant examination session (May or August session). An electronic version of the dissertation (PDF format) and any appendices (in other formats) must be emailed to the supervisor. The TFC must also be submitted in hard copy to the department's secretariat.
- During the examination period following the submission of the TFC, an oral examination between the student and their supervisor will be organised. During this discussion, the student must demonstrate a thorough understanding of the written work. This oral examination will be a decisive factor in determining the final mark.
In terms of format, the TFC must take the form of a continuous text, written in French (or in the appropriate Romance language if the student so wishes), comprising between 25,000 and 35,000 characters including spaces (excluding the bibliography), with 1.5 line spacing. The critical apparatus must be particularly well-presented and the bibliographical references standardised. Other typographical choices are left to the student's discretion.
The TFC is assessed (on a scale of /20) according to the following criteria:
- attention to formal presentation;
- relevance of sources and accuracy of citations;
- language quality: the student bears sole responsibility for the quality of the language used, and this constitutes a ground for exclusion, as a final year project containing more than ten language errors will be deemed inadmissible;
- Quality of problem formulation: with regard to problem formulation, the examiner will take into account not only the final result but also the student's process and progress (taking on board feedback, improving and refining the research, self-reflection, etc.).
As the final-year project forms part of the Bachelor's examination, the general examination regulations apply. In particular, in the event of proven plagiarism or cheating (including in relation to generative AI, see below), the student will be immediately suspended, without precluding further sanctions in accordance with the procedure set out in the general examination regulations.
Depending on the type of topic assigned, the supervisor may specify more detailed expectations and criteria.
Special case: field research
Where the student undertakes field research, they must ensure that the following ethical principles are observed in the collection, storage and publication of their data:
- Comply with data protection legislation: https://www.uliege.be/cms/c_9266052/fr/protection-de-la-vie-privee
- Obtain the informed consent of the individuals concerned by this data;
- Ensure the anonymity of the data;
- Take steps to ensure data security;
- Specify the period for which this information will be retained;
- Ensure that this data is not disclosed to third parties.
Any images used in the TFC must be properly captioned and referenced. They must be accompanied by commentary or analysis within the work (illustrative images are not permitted).
The use of generative AI
University-level studies in Romance languages are not merely about imparting a catalogue of pure content or encyclopaedic information. The knowledge that is the subject of Romance studies is inseparable from the practices through which it emerges as knowledge (documentary research, source criticism, comparison of versions, socio-historical contextualisation, problematisation, analysis, synthesis, commentary, argumentation, theoretical modelling, interpretation, formal composition, etc.). The intellectual effort required by these practices can now, to some extent, be delegated to AI. However, this delegation-apart from implying an endorsement of AI policy (energy costs, scientific extractivism, commercial conflicts of interest, subjugation to certain discursive and ideological norms, etc.), does not enable us to fulfil the ultimate objective of university education, namely the development of individuals who are intellectually equipped to assume, in complete autonomy, an ethical commitment to the world.
In these circumstances, the use of artificial intelligence is not only discouraged but prohibited. In this regard, the LLFR final-year project regulations are therefore more restrictive than the ULiège's general charter, as they prohibit the use of generative AI for bibliographic research, language correction, rephrasing, translation, stylistic enhancement and the organisation of ideas.
Depending on the subject of the dissertation, any use of AI that might prove useful (such as the generation of images or code, etc.) must have been authorised by the dissertation supervisor and must be explicitly cited in the dissertation.
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Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Justine Huppe (Chair of the LLFR A-level examination board): Justine.huppe@uliege.be
Ariane Nusgens (Secretary of the LLFR department): ariane.nusgens@uliege.be, 04 366 56 50