Multilingual Communication

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As a programme oriented towards professional activity, the Master in Multilingual Communication is designed to offer both a high level of intellectual training and a practical training for activities related to communication in a multilingual workplace ; it aims at training versatile students who are aware of the latest scientific advances in their field of speciality and who possess the technical skills that are required for the professional activities they plan to perform.

This master includes courses in communication that specifically deal with European and euro-regional matters, and it allows students to make better use of languages in their cultural and societal contexts. Furthermore, two of the programme's three possible focuses include an intership in the second year, enabling students to personalise their academic packground while getting a foot in the professional world.

Students can choose between three specialisations, through the various focuses available :

* the professional focus on economic and social communication (with internship) prepares students to work within companies and professional organisations, as well as in the field of social economy. This focus relies on a series of courses that deal with, among other things, corporate life, marketing, and sustainable development ;
* the professional focus on international cultural communication (with internship) prepares students to work within cultural institutions with a national or international scope. The programme's core includes, among other things, courses on European policy, international relations and intercultural dynamics ;
* the professional focus on languages and cultures gives students the opportunity to either specialise in the English language and the English-speaking culture, or to learn the basics of a third foreign language.

Key Learning outcomes
At the end of the master, students will be expected to possess the following skills :

* understanding two modern foreign languages and communicating in these languages with clarity and fluency, both orally and in writing ;
* taking a critical view of these languages in their cultural and societal dimensions ;
* contextualising and mastering the processes content and means of diffusion related to the fields of corporate, social or cultural communication ;
* mastering the various styles of communication writing ;
* being proficient in using the documentary resources required to carry out a personal research ;
* drafting and orally presenting an original scientific work.

Values
Conscientious work ethic, critical thinking skills, analytical capabilities, attention to detail, independance, responsability, ethics, open-mindedness, creativity, intellectual curiosity, professional know-how.

The requirements to access to the master programmes are regulated by articles 51 to 53 of the decree of 31 March 2004 defining higher education, promoting its integration into the European Higher Education Area, and refinancing universities.The master programmes are open to students who hold one of the following: * a bachelor in the same curriculum; * the same master with a different focus; * a university degree, subject to the academic authorities' decision and to additional requirements defined by them; * a long course academic degree granting access to the master, subject to a decision by the government and to additional requirements defined by it; * an academic degree similar to those mentioned above, delivered under the same conditions by the Flemish Community, the German-speaking Community or the Royal Military Academy; * a foreign academic degree recognised as equivalent to those mentioned above in application of the aforementioned decree, of a European directive or of an international convention, under the same conditions.The additional requirements are designed to ensure students have sufficient knowledge of the subjects required for the intended studies.When these additional requirements consist in one or several additional courses, they cannot add more than 15 credits in total to the student's course load, considering all other credits counting towards their admission.These courses are included into the curriculum of their master programme.Master programmes are also open to students who, in order to earn the bachelor in the same curriculum, must still pass no more than 12 credits and are registered for those courses.Master programmes, possibly subject to additional courses worth no more than 60 credits (when this added course load is over 15 credits, it must be taken as a preparatory year), are open to students who hold one of the following: * another bachelor-level degree delivered by the French Community (professional bachelor or transition bachelor from a non-university institute of higher education), granting access to the master following a decision by the government and subject to the additional requirements defined by it; * a similar academic degree, delivered by the Flemish Community, the German-speaking Community or at the Royal Military Academy, or a foreign academic degree recognised as equivalent; * a bachelor-level degree delivered by a Belgian university or a foreign institute of higher education can the admissions jury can value at 180 credits or more.knowledge and skills, acquired through personal or professional experience, that can be recognised by the admissions jury. This relevant experience must be equivalent to at least five years of professional activity, not taking into account failed years of higher education. At the conclusion of an evaluation process organised by the academic authorities, the admissions jury judges whether the student's skills and knowledge allow them to successfully pursue the programme.