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2026-2027 / Master

Multilingual communication, professional focus in language and culture

120 crédits
Master in multilingual communication, professional focus in language and culture
P2SLAN01

Cycle view

  • Bloc
  • Organization
  • Theory
  • Practical
  • Others
  • Credits

Core curriculum compulsory courses

B1
20Cr
B2
30Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Public relations in the digital age
B1Q230--5
Analysis of political communication: actors, practices, discourse
Geoffrey Geuens
B1Q130--5
Project workshop
Quanah Zimmerman
B2Q130--5
Communication visuelle (lexique français/anglais, théorie, analyse)
Jeremy Hamers
B1Q130--5
Analysis of corporate communication: multinationals, greenwashing, social washing
Geoffrey Geuens
B2Q130--5
Audiovisual production workshop (english language)
B1Q21515-5
Final thesis
B2TA---20

Common core courses

B1
20Cr
B2
20Cr

Choose two modules from :

B1
20Cr
B2
20Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits

ENGLISH

B1
10Cr
B2
10Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Comparative method in linguistics, English-French (english language)
Marie Herbillon
B1Q130--5
Practical translation from French to English
Marie Herbillon
B2Q130--5

Choose 2 groups among the following :

B1
5Cr
B2
5Cr
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Argumentation Group
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Practicing English argumentation (english language)
Marie Herbillon
-Q2-30-5

Linguistics group
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Choose one of the following courses :
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
World Englishes (english language)
Daria Tunca
-Q230--5
English diachronic linguistics b : Approaches and perspectives in English historical linguistics (english language)
Lieselotte Brems
-Q130--5
English synchronic linguistics a : English corpus linguistics (english language)
An Van Linden
-Q130--5
English synchronic linguistics b: Construction grammar and its application to English (english language)
Lieselotte Brems
-Q230--5
English diachronic linguistics: An introduction to grammaticalization (english language)
Lieselotte Brems
-Q230--5

Literature group
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Choose one of the following courses :
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
English literature a: Modern Literature(s) in English (english language)
Marc Delrez
-Q130--5
English literature b: Intermedial approaches to literature and culture (english language)
Michel Delville
-Q130--5
English literature c (english language)
Delphine Munos
-Q230--5
English language literature (english language)
Daria Tunca
-Q230--5
English literature e: American literature (english language)
Michel Delville
-Q130--5
Littérature anglaise f (english language)
N...
-Q230--5

GERMAN

B1
10Cr
B2
10Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Linguistique contrastive allemand-français (german language)
Céline Letawe
B1Q130--5
Practice of translation from French into German
Myriam-Naomi Walburg
B2Q230--5

Choose 2 groups among the following :

B1
5Cr
B2
5Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits

Argumentation Group
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Practicing German argumentation (german language)
Claus Telge
-Q230--5

Linguistics group
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Choose one of the following courses :
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Linguistique allemande a : Variation und Wandel im Deutschen im 20. und 21. Jahrhundert (german language)
Robert Möller
-Q130--5
Linguistique allemande b : Das Deutsche im Sprachkontakt (german language)
Robert Möller
-Q130--5

Literature group
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Choose one of the following courses :
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Littérature allemande a : Deutsche Literatur in mehrspachigen Kontexten (german language)
-Q230--5
Littérature allemande b : Deutsche Literature im 20. und 21. Jahrhundert (german language)
Vera Viehöver
-Q130--5
Littérature allemande c : Klassiker der deutschen Literatur - Kanonbildung und Kanonkritik (german language)
Vera Viehöver
-Q230--5

SPANISH

B1
10Cr
B2
10Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Comparative linguistics Spanish-French (spanish language)
B1Q130--5
Practice of translation from French into Spanish (spanish language)
Ernesto Wong García
B2Q130--5

Choose two courses out of the following :

B1
5Cr
B2
5Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Practicing Spanish argumentation (spanish language)
Ernesto Wong García
-Q230--5
Questions of Spanish Linguistics (spanish language)
Vanessa Casanova Romero, Marta Gallego Garcia
-Q230--5
Questions of Hispano-American literature (spanish language)
Kristine Vanden Berghe
-Q130--5

ITALIEN

B1
10Cr
B2
10Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits

Choose courses totalling 20 credits out of the following :

B1
10Cr
B2
10Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits

Compulsory courses
History of Italian language from the Baroque period to the present day (italian language)
Thea Rimini
-Q230--5
Issues in Italian linguistics (italian language)
Hélène Miesse
-Q230--5
Italian civilization (italian language)
-Q130--5

Choisir 1 cours parmi (sur le cycle) :
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

DUTCH

B1
10Cr
B2
10Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Comparative method in linguistics, Dutch-French
Laurent Rasier
B1Q130--5
Practice of tanslation from French into Dutch
Isa Hendrikx
B2Q230--5

Choose 2 groups among the following :

B1
5Cr
B2
5Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits

Argumentation Group
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Practicing Dutch argumentation (dutch language)
Elies Smeyers
-Q230--5

Linguistics group
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Select 1 course in the linguistics group
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Dutch synchronic linguistics a : Ruimte, taal en cognitie (dutch language)
Julien Perrez
-Q230--5
Dutch synchronic linguistics c: Tekstlinguïstiek en pragmatiek in het Nederlands (dutch language)
Laurent Rasier
-Q130--5

Literature group
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Select 1 course in the literature group
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Littérature néerlandaise b (dutch language)
-Q130--5
Littérature néerlandaise c (dutch language)
-Q230--5

FRENCH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGES

B1
10Cr
B2
10Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Linguistics as applied to language learning and acquisition
Laurent Rasier
B2Q130--5
Practical issues related to the Teaching of French as a Foreign and Second Language, Part II
Deborah Meunier, Frédéric Saenen, Audrey Thonard
B2Q230--5

Choose a group according to its profile :

B1
10Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits

For Frenchspeaking students

B1
10Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Introduction to discourse analysis
Deborah Meunier, François Provenzano
B1Q230--5
Practical issues
Sémir Badir
B1Q130--5

For students whose mother language is not French

B1
10Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Command of the French language
ISLV, Marielle Maréchal
B1Q230--5
French grammatical analysis
Nicolas Mazziotta
B1Q130--5

Focus optional courses

B1
20Cr
B2
10Cr

Choose one module from :

B1
20Cr
B2
10Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits

IMPROVEMENT : Anglo-Saxon language and culture

B1
20Cr
B2
10Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits

Choose courses totalling 30 ECTS out of the following :

B1
20Cr
B2
10Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
English literature a: Modern Literature(s) in English (english language)
Marc Delrez
-Q130--5
English literature b: Intermedial approaches to literature and culture (english language)
Michel Delville
-Q130--5
English literature c (english language)
Delphine Munos
-Q230--5
English language literature (english language)
Daria Tunca
-Q230--5
English literature e: American literature (english language)
Michel Delville
-Q130--5
Littérature anglaise f (english language)
N...
-Q230--5
Postcolonial civilizations (english language)
Delphine Munos
-Q230--5
Post-colonial literatures in English language (english language)
Marc Delrez
-Q130--5
US literature and civilization (english language)
Michel Delville
-Q230--5
Seminar in American Studies (english language) - [30h Seminar]
Michel Delville
-TA--[+]5

INTRODUCTION TO A 3RD LANGUAGE

B1
20Cr
B2
10Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits

Choose 1 group from the following :

B1
20Cr
B2
10Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits

Group : Anglo-Saxon language and culture

B1
20Cr
B2
10Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
English Language 2 (english language)
Lieselotte Brems
B1TA30--10

Choose four of the following courses :

B1
10Cr
B2
10Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
English linguistics 1 (english language)
Lieselotte Brems
B1Q130--5
Introduction to Modern English Literature II (english language) B1Q1   5
Theory
Marc Delrez
  30-- 
Bibliographic research
Marc Delrez
  -2- 
History of English Literature 2 (english language)
Marc Delrez
B1Q230--5
English Linguistics 2 (english language)
An Van Linden
Corequisite
LGER0007-1
Langue anglaise I
B2Q230--5
Introduction to Modern English Literature III (english language)
Daria Tunca
B2Q130--5
History of English literature 3 (english language)
Michel Delville
B2Q230--5
Civilisation britannique : empire, nation et identité (english language) - [3d Field trips, travels and pract]
Raymond Echitchi
B2Q230-[+]5

Group : German language and culture

B1
20Cr
B2
10Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
German Language 1
B1TA3060-10
Introduction aux études littéraires et culturelles allemandes (german language)
Vera Viehöver
B1TA60--5
German Linguistics 1 (german language)
Robert Möller
B1Q230--5
German Language 2 (german language)
Corequisite
LGER0005-1
Langue allemande I
B2Q130--5

Choose one of the following courses :

B2
5Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Etude de textes littéraires allemands modernes II (german language)
B2Q130--5
Histoire culturelle et médias de l'espace germanophone (german language) - [3d Field trips, travels and pract]
Claus Telge
B2Q130-[+]5
Culture et littérature allemandes du long XVIIIe siècle (german language)
Vera Viehöver
B2Q230--5

Group : Dutch language and culture

B1
20Cr
B2
10Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Dutch Language 1 (dutch language)
Laurent Rasier
B1TA3060-10
Etude de textes littéraires néerlandais modernes I (dutch language)
Kris Steyaert
B1TA60--5
Dutch linguistics 1 (dutch language)
Julien Perrez
B1Q130--5
Dutch Language 2 (dutch language)
Julien Perrez
Corequisite
LGER0009-1
Langue néerlandaise I
B2Q230--5

Choose one of the following courses :

B2
5Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Study of Modern Dutch Literature 2 (dutch language) B2Q1   5
Theory
Kris Steyaert
  30-- 
Bibliographic research
Kris Steyaert
  -2- 
Culture du monde néerlandophone (dutch language) - [3d Field trips, travels and pract]
Elies Smeyers
B2Q130-[+]5
History of Dutch Literature 2 (dutch language)
B2Q230--5

Group : Hispanic language and culture

B1
20Cr
B2
10Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Spanish I (spanish language)
Vanessa Casanova Romero, Marta Gallego Garcia, Kristine Vanden Berghe
B1TA3060-10
Littérature espagnole : des chansons de geste à l'exil républicain
Alvaro Ceballos Viro
B1Q130--5
La littérature espagnole actuelle (spanish language)
Alvaro Ceballos Viro
B1Q130--5
Spanish II (spanish language) B2TA   5
Theory
  30-- 
Practice
Corequisite
LROM9065-2
Langue espagnole I
  -45- 

Choose one of the following courses :

B2
5Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Linguistique systémique de l'espagnol : phonologie, morphologie et syntaxe (spanish language)
Ernesto Wong García
B2Q130--5
Monde hispanique et variation linguistique (spanish language)
Alvaro Ceballos Viro
B2Q230--5
Histoire, culture, littérature hispanoaméricaines du XX siècle (spanish language) - [3d Field trips, travels and pract]
Kristine Vanden Berghe
B2Q230-[+]5

Group : Italian language and culture

B1
20Cr
B2
10Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Italian I (italian language) B1TA   10
Theory
Hélène Miesse
  30-- 
Practice
Hélène Miesse
  -60- 
Histoire, culture, littérature italiennes I, Théorie
Thea Rimini
B1Q130--5
Italian linguistics (italian language)
Hélène Miesse
B1Q130--5
Langue italienne IIB2TA   5
Théorie
  30-- 
Pratique
Hélène Miesse
Corequisite
LROM9066-1
Langue italienne I
  -45- 

Choose one of the following courses :

B2
5Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Histoire de la langue italienne, des origines à la fin du 16e siècle
N...
B2Q230--5
Etude de textes littéraires italiens modernes II (italian language)
Hélène Miesse
B2Q130--5
Histoire, culture, littérature italiennes II (italian language) B2Q1   5
Théorie
Thea Rimini
  30-- 
Recherche bibliographique
Thea Rimini
  -2- 
History of Italian language from the Baroque period to the present day (italian language)
Thea Rimini
B2Q230--5

Group : Arabic language and culture

B1
20Cr
B2
10Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Arab I
Frédéric Bauden, Elise Franssen
B1TA3030-10
Arab II
Frédéric Bauden, Elise Franssen
Corequisite
LLOR0092-1
Arabe I
B2TA3045-10

Choose two courses out of the following :

B1
10Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
History and religion of the Arab-Muslim world I
Frédéric Bauden
-Q130--5
History and religion of the Arab-Muslim world II
Frédéric Bauden
-Q130--5
Questions spéciales d'histoire de l'art et d'archéologie du monde islamique
Elise Franssen
-Q230--5

Group : Japanese language and culture

B1
20Cr
B2
10Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Japanese language I (beginners)*
Andreas Thele
B1TA3030-10
East Asian Beliefs and Philosophy
Andreas Thele
B1Q130--5
Introduction to Japanese literature
Kanako Goto
B1Q230--5
Japanese language II (intermediate)*
Kanako Goto
Corequisite
ASIE0012-2
Langue japonaise I (niveau débutant)*
B2TA3030-5
Introduction to the religions of Japan : Shintoism and Buddhism
Andreas Thele
B2Q130--5

Group : Chinese language and culture

B1
20Cr
B2
10Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Chinese language I (beginners)*
Eric Florence
B1TA3030-10
East Asian Beliefs and Philosophy
Andreas Thele
B1Q130--5
Chinese language 2 (intermediate)*
Rachel Delcourt, Eric Florence
Corequisite
ASIE0015-1
Langue chinoise I (niveau débutant)*
B2TA3030-5
Political and social history of modern China : opium wars following the fall of the Qing dynasty (1840-1911)
Eric Florence
B1Q230--5
Post-socialist China and Globalization: social and political dynamics (english language)
Eric Florence
B2Q130--5

Bridging courses Master in multilingual communication (120 credits)
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Compulsory courses

B0
10Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Introduction to Cultural Policies and Economics
Christophe Pirenne
B0Q230--5
History of information and communication sciences, with an introduction to document research
Geoffrey Geuens
B0Q130--5

Optional courses

B0
50Cr

Choose two courses out of the following :

B0
10Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Analysis of Cultural Institutions
Pascal Durand
B0Q130--5
Theories of Communication
B0Q230--5
Introduction to anthropology
Benjamin Rubbers
B0Q230--5
Esthetic Mediation and Communication
Christine Servais
B0Q130--5
Cinema and Video Documentaries
Jeremy Hamers
B0Q130--5
History of Cinema
Dick Tomasovic
B0TA3030-5
Dance and cinema
Dick Tomasovic
B0Q230--5
History of theatre
Nancy Delhalle
B0Q230--5

Specialized language class

Choose two modules from :

B0
40Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits

Module : ENGLISH

B0
20Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Advanced English (english language)
Daria Tunca
B0Q130--5
English linguistics 1 (english language)
Lieselotte Brems
B0Q130--5
Civilisation britannique : empire, nation et identité (english language) - [3d Field trips, travels and pract]
Raymond Echitchi
B0Q230-[+]5
Introduction to Modern English Literature III (english language)
Daria Tunca
B0Q130--5

Module : GERMAN

B0
20Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
German Language 2 (german language)
B0Q130--5
German Linguistics 1 (german language)
Robert Möller
B0Q230--5
Histoire culturelle et médias de l'espace germanophone (german language) - [3d Field trips, travels and pract]
Claus Telge
B0Q130-[+]5
Etude de textes littéraires allemands modernes II (german language)
B0Q130--5

MODULE : SPANISH

B0
20Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Spanish II (spanish language) B0TA   5
Theory
  30-- 
Practice
  -45- 
Linguistique systémique de l'espagnol : phonologie, morphologie et syntaxe (spanish language)
Ernesto Wong García
B0Q130--5
Monde hispanique et variation linguistique (spanish language)
Alvaro Ceballos Viro
B0Q230--5

Choose one of the following courses :

B0
5Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Textes littéraires hispano-américainsB0Q2   5
Théorie
Kristine Vanden Berghe
  30-- 
Recherche bibliographique
Kristine Vanden Berghe
  -2- 
La littérature espagnole actuelle (spanish language)
Alvaro Ceballos Viro
B0Q130--5

Module : DUTCH

B0
20Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Dutch Language 2 (dutch language)
Julien Perrez
B0Q230--5
Dutch linguistics 1 (dutch language)
Julien Perrez
B0Q130--5
Culture du monde néerlandophone (dutch language) - [3d Field trips, travels and pract]
Elies Smeyers
B0Q130-[+]5
Study of Modern Dutch Literature 3 (dutch language)
Kris Steyaert
B0Q130--5

Module : FRENCH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE

B0
20Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Introduction to general linguistics and semiology
Julien Perrez, François Provenzano
B0Q130--5
Literary and avant-garde movements in Europe (19th and 20th centuries)*
Marc Delrez
B0Q230--5
Technical journalistic writing
David Leloup
B0Q130--5

Choose 1 additional course amongst :

B0
5Cr
CodeDetailsBlocOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Analysis of Cultural Institutions
Pascal Durand
B0Q130--5
Theories of Communication
B0Q230--5
Introduction to anthropology
Benjamin Rubbers
B0Q230--5
Esthetic Mediation and Communication
Christine Servais
B0Q130--5
Cinema and Video Documentaries
Jeremy Hamers
B0Q130--5
History of Cinema
Dick Tomasovic
B0TA3030-5
Dance and cinema
Dick Tomasovic
B0Q230--5
History of theatre
Nancy Delhalle
B0Q230--5