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1° Student must hold a first level university degree.

2° Student applying for the Master's programme in Linguistics must provide proof that they have attained, in French and/or English (depending on the language(s) of the programme), a competence of level B2+ of the (CEFR).

Student wishing to include other languages (German, Spanish or Dutch) in their programme must provide proof of a command of the languages referred to at level B2+ of the .

Proof of level B2+ can be provided by :

• the certificate of attendance of language courses at the required level in the student's previous academic career, officially attested (diploma and transcripts) ;
• an official certificate or an international certificate recognized by the admission jury (for example: DELF B2 for French, IELTS 6.5 for English).

3° Student must have followed at least 30 credits of courses in linguistics and/or language sciences, including the following 2 courses (or their equivalent): LFIAL1530 Introduction to Language Science and LFIAL1560 General Linguistics: semantics and pragmatics. Through this training, student must have developed an understanding of how language works both internally (basic units and structures, contemporary theoretical trends) and externally (relations with other disciplines such as cognition, communication, sociology).

The 30 credits of Minor in Linguistics satisfy these requirements.

In the absence of sufficient training in one or more of these subjects, supplementary classes will be integrated into the master's programme (from 15 credits to a maximum of 60 credits). This preparatory module is established by the jury (small panel) on the basis of the student's educational background.

> It is possible, under certain conditions, to use one's personal and professional experience to enter a university course without having the required qualifications. However, validation of prior experience does not automatically apply to all courses. Find out more about Validation of priori experience.

Candidates who do not fulfil the abovementioned admission requirements, but who have duly attested significant experience relevant to the field of study in question, may apply for admission to the programme on the basis of an individualised admission procedure.

For more information on the procedure for admission by validation of learning from experience (VAE) in the Faculty of Philosophy, Arts and Letters: /fr/facultes/fial/valorisation-des-acquis-de-l-experience-vae.html.

Access based on application : access may be granted either directly or on the condition of completing additional courses of a maximum of 60 ECTS credits, or refused.

Conditions of access based on application 2024-2025 of the Faculty of Philosophy, Arts and Letters are available in (in French).