Profile Multilingual Mediation and Communication - 2 languages

English
VUB Main Campus Etterbeek
60
 ECTS
1 year

Students of this profile study in two languages, one of them being English. The second language can be one of the following options: Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Russian, Spanish. 

In order to complete the master’s programme (60 ECTS), students need to take:

1. Compulsory courses (24 ECTS): The Master’s Thesis (18 ECTS), the Research Methodology course (3 ECTS) and the course “Linguistics and Literary Studies in Brussels” (3 ECTS). 

2. Compulsory courses (12 ECTS): Intercultural Communication (3 ECTS), The Language Industry (3 ECTS), Internship or Training "Multilingual Mediation and Communication" (6 ECTS).

3. Module multilingual practices (6 ECTS): Students must choose their working language combination. 

4. Module elective courses (18 ECTS): Students are free to choose any courses offered within this module. 

Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies

Compulsory courses (24 ECTS)

Linguistics and Literary Studies in Brussels
3 ECTS
Master Thesis Linguistics and Literary Studies
18 ECTS

Research Methodology (3 ECTS): Students choose one Research Methodology course out of the following options:

Translation Studies and Research Methodology
3 ECTS
Interpreting Studies and Research Methodology
3 ECTS

Compulsory courses (12 ECTS) (ENG)

Intercultural Communication
3 ECTS
The Language Industry
3 ECTS
Internship or Training Multilingual Mediation and Communication
6 ECTS

Multilingual practices (6 ECTS)

You choose one Multilingual Practices course based on your choice of languages:

Multilingual Practices English-Arabic
6 ECTS
Multilingual Practices English-Chinese
6 ECTS
Multilingual Practices English-French
6 ECTS
Multilingual Practices English-German
6 ECTS
Multilingual Practices English-Russian
6 ECTS
Multilingual Practices English-Spanish
6 ECTS

Optional courses (18 ECTS) (ENG)

You choose courses for 18 ECTS out of the following options:

Audiovisual Translation
3 ECTS
Technology for Translators
3 ECTS
Language and the Mass Media
3 ECTS
Theory of Literary Translation
3 ECTS
Language Contact and Language Planning
6 ECTS
Multilingualism and Cognition
6 ECTS
Multilingualism and Literature
6 ECTS
Internationalisation and Society Linguistics and Literary Studies 2
6 ECTS
Total number of ECTS
60

More optional courses (inter-university exchange) 

Several programmes of our sister university Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) are offering their courses to students of the Multilingual Master in Linguistics and Literary Studies within the framework of the Brussels University Alliance (https://www.ulb-vub.be/en/homepage). Consult the list of courses available in the 2024-2025 academic year below.

Among the available ULB courses, you may only register one (6 ECTS); the course must match your profile. You cannot register exchange courses yourself — this is handled by our faculty secretariat. Request that an exchange course be registered for you by sending an email to faclw@vub.be before September 30, 2024, with the following details:

  • Your first name
  • Your family name
  • Your VUB student number
  • Your email address
  • The ULB course ID of the class you want to take

Profile: “Multilingual Mediation and Communication”
ULB course ID ULB course title

MOI

SEM
GERM-B470* Working with spoken discourse

EN

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