Overview

You'll choose two major languages from the six languages we offer (seven including our optional module Chinese) at the start of your bachelor's programme: Dutch, French, English, German, Spanish and Italian. Your three-year study programme consists of 60 ECTS credits on a yearly basis. All courses are taught in the target language. For German, Italian and Spanish, courses start from scratch, and most students will have no or little proficiency in these languages at the start of the programme. For students of Dutch, however, a C1 level according to the Commom European Framework of Reference for Languages is required. Students of English and French need a minimum level of B2. During these three years, you’ll learn the basics of linguistic and literary analysis and will also be introduced to research methodology.

The bachelor in Linguistics and Literary Studies is a new study programme that will be launched for the first time in the academic year of 2022-2023. The programme will grow in the following years, but keep in mind that only courses from the first bachelor year will be available in 2022-2023.

Questions about our bachelor's programme? Contact us via muba@vub.be.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Foundations of Language

Language in Multilingual Contexts

Foundations of Literary Analysis

European Literary History

Language

Language and Cognition

Literature, Society and the City

Research Methodology

Reason & Engage

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2023-09-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2023-08-31 00:00:00 , EEA/EU
Starting 2024-09-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-03-31 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

TOEFL^® IBT

79

Credits

180 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Language Studies Literature Linguistics

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

TOEFL^® IBT

79

Student insurance

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Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
Liability
Home contents and baggage
Accidents
Legal aid

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Other requirements

General requirements

To apply for this bachelor's programme, you need to have secondary school credentials that grant you access to a bachelor degree in your home country.
- You have direct access if you have graduated from a Belgian secondary school. In addition, some international secondary school degrees are held to be equivalent to a Belgian degree of secondary education and grant you direct access, provided you also have valid proof of your language proficiency. List of equivalent secondary school certificates
- If you have a secondary school degree that is not equivalent to a Belgian degree of secondary education, you will have to meet our language requirements (see below) and send us your secondary school diploma and transcripts as well as a letter of motivation. The admissions committee then decides whether you are eligible to join the programme.
An interview via Skype is also part of the application process.

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Tuition Fee

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International

3620 EUR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 3620 EUR per year during 36 months.
EU/EEA

1092 EUR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 1092 EUR per year during 36 months.

Living costs for Brussels

885 - 1305 EUR /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

Studyportals Tip: Students can search online for independent or external scholarships that can help fund their studies. Check the scholarships to see whether you are eligible to apply. Many scholarships are either merit-based or needs-based.