Study programme
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: English
2024-2025
Important: Students following the Master of Linguistics and Literature cannot choose courses for languages they did not study in the Bachelor.
Model Path
Besides the master thesis (18 ECTS-credits) and the free-choice elective (12 ECTS-credits), you also need to select 30 ECTS-credits out of the courses English offered below, of which at least one course on literature and at least one course on linguistics.
Master's thesis
Master's Thesis
Course code:
2100FLWTLA
Semester:
1E/2E SEM
Sequentiality:
Enrollment for the master thesis (or parts of it) is not possible if you are also enrolled in a bachelor or preparatory programme. In case of Exception, contact your faculty.
ECTS-credits:
18 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
504
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st and/or 2nd semester
Credit required to obtain degree:
Yes
Study domain:
Linguistics and Proficiency
Lecturer(s):
English: literature
Select at least one course out of the following:
Beckett Seminar
Course code:
2002FLWTLE
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Literature
Lecturer(s):
Stevens Seminar
Course code:
2003FLWTLE
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Bi-annual course:
Taught in academic years starting in an odd year
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Literature
Lecturer(s):
New York City 1880-2020: Cultural History & Literary Representations
Course code:
2028FLWTLE
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Literature
Lecturer(s):
Women Writers in Modern British Literature
Course code:
2016FLWTLE
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Literature
Lecturer(s):
Constructing Age in Modern Literature
Course code:
2017FLWTLE
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Literature
Lecturer(s):
Joyce Seminar
Course code:
2018FLWTLE
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Bi-annual course:
Taught in academic years starting in an even year
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Literature
Lecturer(s):
Children's Literature Summer School
Course code:
2019FLWTLE
Semester:
1E SEM
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Language of instruction:
English
Possibility of resit:
No
Study domain:
Literature
Lecturer(s):
Digital Humanities Summer School
Course code:
2024FLWTLE
Semester:
2E SEM
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Faculty decision based on student file
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Literature
The American Historical Novel since 1950
Course code:
2004FLWTLE
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Literature
Lecturer(s):
English: language/linguistics
Select at least one course out of the following:
Language and the City
Course code:
2025FLWTLE
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
30
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Linguistics and Proficiency
Lecturer(s):
Curriculum and Syllabus Design
Course code:
2010FLWTLE
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Possibility of resit:
No
Study domain:
Linguistics and Proficiency
Lecturer(s):
Pragmatics
Course code:
2998FLWTAA
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Linguistics and Proficiency
Lecturer(s):
Language Variation and Change in Adults
Course code:
2019FLWTAA
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Linguistics and Proficiency
Lecturer(s):
English Sociolinguistics
Course code:
2020FLWTLE
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Linguistics and Proficiency
Lecturer(s):
Fieldwork in English Linguistics
Course code:
2021FLWTLE
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Linguistics and Proficiency
Lecturer(s):
Text Editing: Making Texts Communicate Effectively
Course code:
2011FLWTLE
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Possibility of resit:
No
Study domain:
Linguistics and Proficiency
Lecturer(s):
Electives / Free-choice
Students choose 12 ECTS-credits from the list or from
- other courses belonging to the Master¹s programme in Linguistics and Literature, restricted to their language choices in the Bachelor's program,
- courses that belong to a different master's programme than "Linguistics and Literature", including master's programmes organised by other Faculties (approval by the Education Board is required),
- language courses from the Master of Teaching, restricted to their language choices in the Bachelor's program.
Students can choose only 1 Internship course, belonging to their Master's programme.
Internship
Course code:
2106FLWTLA
Semester:
1E/2E SEM
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Credit required to obtain degree:
Yes
Study domain:
Linguistics and Proficiency
Lecturer(s):
Scientific Internship
Course code:
2107FLWTLA
Semester:
1E/2E SEM
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Credit required to obtain degree:
Yes
Study domain:
Linguistics and Proficiency
Lecturer(s):
2023-2024
Important: Students following the Master of Linguistics and Literature cannot choose courses for languages they did not study in the Bachelor.
Model Path
Besides the master thesis (18 ECTS-credits) and the free-choice elective (6 ECTS-credits), you also need to select 36 ECTS-credits out of the courses English offered below, of which at least one course on literature and at least one course on linguistics.
Master's thesis
Master's Thesis
Course code:
2100FLWTLA
Semester:
1E/2E SEM
Sequentiality:
Enrollment for the master thesis (or parts of it) is not possible if you are also enrolled in a bachelor or preparatory programme. In case of Exception, contact your faculty.
ECTS-credits:
18 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
504
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st and/or 2nd semester
Credit required to obtain degree:
Yes
Study domain:
Linguistics and Proficiency
Lecturer(s):
English: literature
Select at least one course out of the following:
Beckett Seminar
Course code:
2002FLWTLE
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Literature
Lecturer(s):
Stevens Seminar
Course code:
2003FLWTLE
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Literature
Lecturer(s):
The American Historical Novel since 1950
Course code:
2004FLWTLE
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Literature
Lecturer(s):
New York City in Twentieth-Century Literature
Course code:
2013FLWTLE
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Literature
Lecturer(s):
Women Writers in Modern British Literature
Course code:
2016FLWTLE
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Literature
Lecturer(s):
Constructing Age in Modern Literature
Course code:
2017FLWTLE
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Literature
Lecturer(s):
Joyce Seminar
Course code:
2018FLWTLE
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Literature
Lecturer(s):
Children's Literature Summer School
Course code:
2019FLWTLE
Semester:
1E SEM
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Language of instruction:
English
Possibility of resit:
No
Study domain:
Literature
Digital Humanities Summer School
Course code:
2024FLWTLE
Semester:
2E SEM
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Faculty decision based on student file
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Literature
English: language/linguistics
Select at least one course out of the following:
Language and the City
Course code:
2025FLWTLE
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
30
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Linguistics and Proficiency
Lecturer(s):
Curriculum and Syllabus Design
Course code:
2010FLWTLE
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Possibility of resit:
No
Study domain:
Linguistics and Proficiency
Lecturer(s):
Pragmatics
Course code:
2998FLWTAA
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Linguistics and Proficiency
Lecturer(s):
Language Variation and Change in Adults
Course code:
2019FLWTAA
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Linguistics and Proficiency
Lecturer(s):
English Sociolinguistics
Course code:
2020FLWTLE
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Linguistics and Proficiency
Lecturer(s):
Fieldwork in English Linguistics
Course code:
2021FLWTLE
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Linguistics and Proficiency
Lecturer(s):
Text Editing: Making Texts Communicate Effectively
Course code:
2011FLWTLE
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Possibility of resit:
No
Study domain:
Linguistics and Proficiency
Lecturer(s):
Electives / Free-choice
Students choose 6 ECTS-credits from the courses belonging to the Master's programme in Linguistics and Literature on the condition that these courses are related to their Bachelor's language combinations.
Courses that belong to a different master's programme than "Linguistics and Literature", including master's programmes organised by another Faculty, will first have to be approved by the Education Board.
Internship
Course code:
2106FLWTLA
Semester:
1E/2E SEM
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Credit required to obtain degree:
Yes
Study domain:
Linguistics and Proficiency
Scientific Internship
Course code:
2107FLWTLA
Semester:
1E/2E SEM
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Credit required to obtain degree:
Yes
Study domain:
Linguistics and Proficiency
Lecturer(s):
2022-2023
Important: Students following the Master of Linguistics and Literature cannot choose courses for languages they did not study in the Bachelor.
Model Path
Besides the master thesis (18 ECTS-credits) and the free-choice elective (6 ECTS-credits), you also need to select 36 ECTS-credits out of the courses English offered below, of which at least one course on literature and at least one course on linguistics.
Master's thesis
Master project
Course code:
2100FLWTLA
Semester:
1E/2E SEM
Sequentiality:
Enrollment for the master thesis (or parts of it) is not possible if you are also enrolled in a bachelor or preparatory programme. In case of Exception, contact your faculty.
ECTS-credits:
18 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
504
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st and/or 2nd semester
Credit required to obtain degree:
Yes
Study domain:
Linguistics and Proficiency
Lecturer(s):
English: literature
Select at least one course out of the following:
Beckett seminar
Course code:
2002FLWTLE
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Literature
Lecturer(s):
Stevens Seminar
Course code:
2003FLWTLE
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Literature
Lecturer(s):
The American historical novel after 1950
Course code:
2004FLWTLE
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Literature
Lecturer(s):
New York City in Twentieth-Century Literature
Course code:
2013FLWTLE
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Literature
Lecturer(s):
Women Writers in Modern British Literature
Course code:
2016FLWTLE
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Literature
Lecturer(s):
- Vanessa Joosen
- Andrea Davidson
- Sonali Kulkarni
Constructing Age in Modern Literature
Course code:
2017FLWTLE
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Literature
Lecturer(s):
- Vanessa Joosen
- Mahlu Mertens
- Sonali Kulkarni
Joyce Seminar
Course code:
2018FLWTLE
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Literature
Lecturer(s):
Children's Literature Summer School
Course code:
2019FLWTLE
Semester:
1E SEM
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Language of instruction:
English
Possibility of resit:
No
Study domain:
Literature
Lecturer(s):
Digital Humanities Summer School
Course code:
2024FLWTLE
Semester:
2E SEM
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Faculty decision based on student file
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Literature
Lecturer(s):
English: language/linguistics
Select at least one course out of the following:
Phonetics and phonology
Course code:
2007FLWTLE
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Linguistics and Proficiency
Lecturer(s):
Language and the City
Course code:
2025FLWTLE
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
30
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Linguistics and Proficiency
Lecturer(s):
Curriculum and syllabus design
Course code:
2010FLWTLE
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Possibility of resit:
No
Study domain:
Linguistics and Proficiency
Lecturer(s):
- Marilize Pretorius
- Kris Van De Poel
- Sophie Demesmaeker
Pragmatics
Course code:
2998FLWTAA
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Linguistics and Proficiency
Lecturer(s):
Language Variation and Change in Adults
Course code:
2019FLWTAA
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Linguistics and Proficiency
Lecturer(s):
English Sociolinguistics
Course code:
2020FLWTLE
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Linguistics and Proficiency
Lecturer(s):
Fieldwork in English Linguistics
Course code:
2021FLWTLE
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Linguistics and Proficiency
Lecturer(s):
Text editing: making Texts Communicate Effectively
Course code:
2011FLWTLE
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Possibility of resit:
No
Study domain:
Linguistics and Proficiency
Lecturer(s):
Electives / Free-choice
Students choose 6 ECTS-credits from the courses belonging to the Master¹s programme in Linguistics and Literature on the condition that these courses are related to their Bachelor¹s language combinations.
Courses that belong to a different master¹s programme than ³Linguistics and Literature", including master¹s programmes organised by another Faculty, will first have to be approved by the Education Board.
Internship
Course code:
2106FLWTLA
Semester:
1E/2E SEM
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Credit required to obtain degree:
Yes
Study domain:
Linguistics and Proficiency
Scientific internship
Course code:
2107FLWTLA
Semester:
1E/2E SEM
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Credit required to obtain degree:
Yes
Study domain:
Linguistics and Proficiency
Lecturer(s):
2021-2022
Important: Students following the Master of Linguistics and Literature cannot choose courses for languages they did not study in the Bachelor.
Model Path
Besides the master thesis (18 ECTS-credits) and the free-choice elective (6 ECTS-credits), you also need to select 36 ECTS-credits out of the courses English offered below, of which at least one course on literature and at least one course on linguistics.
Master's thesis
Master project
Course code:
2100FLWTLA
Semester:
1E/2E SEM
Sequentiality:
Enrollment for the master thesis (or parts of it) is not possible if you are also enrolled in a bachelor or preparatory programme. In case of Exception, contact your faculty.
ECTS-credits:
18 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
504
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st and/or 2nd semester
Credit required to obtain degree:
Yes
Study domain:
Linguistics and Proficiency
Lecturer(s):
English: literature
Select at least one course out of the following:
Beckett seminar
Course code:
2002FLWTLE
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Literature
Lecturer(s):
Stevens Seminar
Course code:
2003FLWTLE
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Literature
Lecturer(s):
The American historical novel after 1950
Course code:
2004FLWTLE
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Literature
Lecturer(s):
New York City in Twentieth-Century Literature
Course code:
2013FLWTLE
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Literature
Lecturer(s):
Women Writers in Modern British Literature
Course code:
2016FLWTLE
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Literature
Lecturer(s):
Constructing Age in Modern Literature
Course code:
2017FLWTLE
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Literature
Lecturer(s):
Joyce Seminar
Course code:
2018FLWTLE
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Literature
Lecturer(s):
Children's Literature Summer School
Course code:
2019FLWTLE
Semester:
1E SEM
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Language of instruction:
English
Possibility of resit:
No
Study domain:
Literature
Lecturer(s):
Digital Humanities Summer School
Course code:
2024FLWTLE
Semester:
2E SEM
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Faculty decision based on student file
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Literature
Lecturer(s):
English: language/linguistics
Select at least one course out of the following:
Phonetics and phonology
Course code:
2007FLWTLE
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Linguistics and Proficiency
Lecturer(s):
Language and the City
Course code:
2025FLWTLE
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
30
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Linguistics and Proficiency
Lecturer(s):
Curriculum and syllabus design
Course code:
2010FLWTLE
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Linguistics and Proficiency
Lecturer(s):
- Marilize Pretorius
- Kris Van De Poel
- Sophie Demesmaeker
Pragmatics
Course code:
2998FLWTAA
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Linguistics and Proficiency
Lecturer(s):
Language Variation and Change in Adults
Course code:
2019FLWTAA
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Linguistics and Proficiency
Lecturer(s):
English Sociolinguistics
Course code:
2020FLWTLE
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Linguistics and Proficiency
Lecturer(s):
Fieldwork in English Linguistics
Course code:
2021FLWTLE
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Linguistics and Proficiency
Lecturer(s):
Text editing: making Texts Communicate Effectively
Course code:
2011FLWTLE
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Linguistics and Proficiency
Lecturer(s):
Electives / Free-choice
Students choose 6 ECTS-credits from the courses belonging to the Master¹s programme in Linguistics and Literature on the condition that these courses are related to their Bachelor¹s language combinations.
Courses that belong to a different master¹s programme than ³Linguistics and Literature", including master¹s programmes organised by another Faculty, will first have to be approved by the Education Board.
Internship
Course code:
2106FLWTLA
Semester:
1E/2E SEM
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Credit required to obtain degree:
Yes
Study domain:
Linguistics and Proficiency
Scientific internship
Course code:
2107FLWTLA
Semester:
1E/2E SEM
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Credit required to obtain degree:
Yes
Study domain:
Linguistics and Proficiency
Lecturer(s):
2020-2021
Important: Students following the Master of Linguistics and Literature cannot choose courses for languages they did not study in the Bachelor.
Model Path
Besides the master thesis (18 ECTS-credits) and the free-choice elective (6 ECTS-credits), you also need to select 36 ECTS-credits out of the courses English offered below, of which at least one course on literature and at least one course on linguistics.
Master's thesis
Master project
Course code:
2100FLWTLA
Semester:
1E/2E SEM
Sequentiality:
Enrollment for the master thesis (or parts of it) is not possible if you are also enrolled in a bachelor or preparatory programme. In case of Exception, contact your faculty.
ECTS-credits:
18 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
504
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st and/or 2nd semester
Credit required to obtain degree:
Yes
Study domain:
Linguistics and Proficiency
Lecturer(s):
English: literature
Select at least one course out of the following:
Beckett seminar
Course code:
2002FLWTLE
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Literature
Lecturer(s):
Stevens Seminar
Course code:
2003FLWTLE
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Literature
Lecturer(s):
The American historical novel after 1950
Course code:
2004FLWTLE
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Literature
Lecturer(s):
New York City in Twentieth-Century Literature
Course code:
2013FLWTLE
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Literature
Lecturer(s):
Women Writers in Modern British Literature
Course code:
2016FLWTLE
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Literature
Lecturer(s):
Constructing Age in Modern Literature
Course code:
2017FLWTLE
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Literature
Lecturer(s):
Joyce Seminar
Course code:
2018FLWTLE
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Literature
Lecturer(s):
Children's Literature Summer School
Course code:
2019FLWTLE
Semester:
1E SEM
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Language of instruction:
English
Possibility of resit:
No
Study domain:
Literature
Lecturer(s):
Digital Humanities Summer School
Course code:
2024FLWTLE
Semester:
2E SEM
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Faculty decision based on student file
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Literature
Lecturer(s):
English: language/linguistics
Select at least one course out of the following:
Phonetics and phonology
Course code:
2007FLWTLE
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Linguistics and Proficiency
Lecturer(s):
Curriculum and syllabus design
Course code:
2010FLWTLE
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Linguistics and Proficiency
Lecturer(s):
- Marilize Pretorius
- Kris Van De Poel
- Sophie Demesmaeker
Pragmatics
Course code:
2998FLWTAA
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Linguistics and Proficiency
Lecturer(s):
Language Variation and Change in Adults
Course code:
2019FLWTAA
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Linguistics and Proficiency
Lecturer(s):
English Sociolinguistics
Course code:
2020FLWTLE
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Linguistics and Proficiency
Lecturer(s):
Fieldwork in English Linguistics
Course code:
2021FLWTLE
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Linguistics and Proficiency
Lecturer(s):
Electives / Free-choice
Students choose 6 ECTS-credits from the courses belonging to the Master¹s programme in Linguistics and Literature on the condition that these courses are related to their Bachelor¹s language combinations.
Courses that belong to a different master¹s programme than ³Linguistics and Literature", including master¹s programmes organised by another Faculty, will first have to be approved by the Education Board.
Internship
Course code:
2106FLWTLA
Semester:
1E/2E SEM
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Credit required to obtain degree:
Yes
Study domain:
Linguistics and Proficiency
Scientific internship
Course code:
2107FLWTLA
Semester:
1E/2E SEM
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Credit required to obtain degree:
Yes
Study domain:
Linguistics and Proficiency
Lecturer(s):
2019-2020
Important: Students following the Master of Linguistics and Literature cannot choose courses for languages they did not study for in the Bachelor.
Model Path
Besides the master thesis (18 ECTS-credits) and the free-choice elective (6 ECTS-credits), you also need to select 36 ECTS-credits out of the courses English offered below, of which at least one course on literature and at least one course on linguistics.
Master's thesis
Master project
Course code:
2100FLWTLA
Semester:
1E/2E SEM
Sequentiality:
Enrollment for the master thesis (or parts of it) is not possible if you are also enrolled in a bachelor or preparatory programme. In case of Exception, contact your faculty.
ECTS-credits:
18 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
504
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Credit required to obtain degree:
Yes
Study domain:
Linguistics and Proficiency
Lecturer(s):
English: literature
Select at least one course out of the following:
Beckett seminar
Course code:
2002FLWTLE
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Literature
Lecturer(s):
Stevens Seminar
Course code:
2003FLWTLE
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Literature
Lecturer(s):
The American historical novel after 1950
Course code:
2004FLWTLE
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Literature
Lecturer(s):
New York City in Twentieth-Century Literature
Course code:
2013FLWTLE
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Literature
Lecturer(s):
- Bart Eeckhout
- Laura Michiels
Women Writers in Modern British Literature
Course code:
2016FLWTLE
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Literature
Lecturer(s):
Constructing Age in Modern Literature
Course code:
2017FLWTLE
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Literature
Lecturer(s):
Joyce Seminar
Course code:
2018FLWTLE
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Literature
Lecturer(s):
Children's Literature Summer School
Course code:
2019FLWTLE
Semester:
1E SEM
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Language of instruction:
English
Possibility of resit:
No
Study domain:
Literature
Lecturer(s):
- Vanessa Joosen
- Gwennie Debergh
English: language/linguistics
Select at least one course out of the following:
Phonetics and phonology
Course code:
2007FLWTLE
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Linguistics and Proficiency
Lecturer(s):
Curriculum and syllabus design
Course code:
2010FLWTLE
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Linguistics and Proficiency
Lecturer(s):
- Kris Van De Poel
- Marilize Pretorius
- Sophie Demesmaeker
Pragmatics
Course code:
2998FLWTAA
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Linguistics and Proficiency
Lecturer(s):
Language Variation and Change in Adults
Course code:
2019FLWTAA
Semester:
2E SEM
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Linguistics and Proficiency
Lecturer(s):
- Peter Petré
- Lynn Anthonissen
- Sara Budts
English Sociolinguistics
Course code:
2020FLWTLE
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Linguistics and Proficiency
Lecturer(s):
Fieldwork in English Linguistics
Course code:
2021FLWTLE
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Linguistics and Proficiency
Lecturer(s):
Digital Humanities Summer School
Course code:
2024FLWTLE
Semester:
2E SEM
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Faculty decision based on student file
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Literature
Lecturer(s):
Electives / Free-choice
Students choose 6 ECTS-credits from the courses belonging to the Master¹s programme in Linguistics and Literature on the condition that these courses are related to their Bachelor¹s language combinations.
Courses that belong to a different master¹s programme than ³Linguistics and Literature", including master¹s programmes organised by another Faculty, will first have to be approved by the Education Board.
Internship
Course code:
2106FLWTLA
Semester:
1E/2E SEM
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Credit required to obtain degree:
Yes
Study domain:
Linguistics and Proficiency
Lecturer(s):
Scientific internship
Course code:
2107FLWTLA
Semester:
1E/2E SEM
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Credit required to obtain degree:
Yes
Study domain:
Linguistics and Proficiency
Lecturer(s):