Lettres Latin

From Latin...

No prerequisites are required for Latin training, although a prior basic knowledge is strongly advised. If you have not studied it in secondary school, an introductory course is specially designed for you. If you already have an advanced level, you can go straight into the Reading Texts or Explanation of Latin Authors courses, the latter devoted as much to literary and historical analysis as to the study of the language.

From the first year, you specialize in Latin language. The program includes theory courses, version and theme exercises, linguistic analysis, the study of Latin literature and an introduction to research tools.

To understand the historical and cultural context of Latin literature, a knowledge of antiquity is necessary. You are thus trained in the history, archaeology and art history of Greco-Roman antiquity.

Latin literature having developed essentially on the model of Greek literature, your training also includes learning the foundations of the Greek language. A gradual introduction is provided if you didn't take Greek in secondary school.

... to French

In linguistics, you will learn to analyze and describe the French language in its various aspects (phonology, morphosyntax, semantics) and understand how it has taken shape over the course of history to reach its current state. Practical courses in written and spoken French enable you to acquire the excellent command of the French language essential to these studies.

In literature, you are introduced to the reading and analysis of texts, the history of literary themes and genres, and the study of French and Francophone authors, from the Middle Ages to the Contemporary Era.

Several courses establish bridges between the Latin and French domains, notably through the study of the evolution of Latin into the Romance languages and the older states of the French language.

You're off to a good start

  • you have an excellent command of French, particularly spelling;
  • you have a real "taste for text" and enjoy close reading;
  • you are capable of rigor and precision in analyzing a text;
  • you enjoy seeking out information and elaborating complex thought.

Teaching methods

Lettres études

Courses, practical exercises, individual work... everything is done to ensure that you master the Latin and French languages, their history and the cultures they convey.

To learn Latin, you attend classes with a large audience and specialization classes in small groups. The latter are accompanied by regular exercise sessions that gradually train you in version and theme. All exercises are subject to a correction session commented on by the teacher.

The written and spoken French courses include regular exercise sessions. Completing the exercises on offer is a prerequisite for guaranteeing your learning.

The history of Latin and French literature is the subject of theoretical classes, which are supplemented by readings (Latin works in translation, novels, plays, short stories...) and personal analyses.

In 3rd year, you complete a travail de fin de cycle under the direct supervision of a teacher from the Classics, Romance or History department, who guides you in the choice of subject, research and writing. This work prepares you for independent scientific research.

At the end of your bachelor's degree, you'll have the chance to discover a different approach to university teaching and enjoy a cultural and even linguistic experience, thanks to the "Erasmus" program.

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Complementary activities to feed your thirst for culture!

Throughout your training, complementary activities are offered: visits to museums and exhibitions, trips abroad (particularly to Rome), lectures, meetings with authors, translation workshops...

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Success aids

Succeeding in a year of study at university involves many challenges.

To help you meet them, UNamur supports you in developing your disciplinary, methodological and human skills... with the support of numerous professionals.

Preparatory courses, individualized help... Discover the schemes set up for your training.

Discover the French-Latin success aids

After the baccalauréat: the master's degree

The bachelor's degree in ancient and modern languages and literature gives automatic access, in the French Community, to the master's degree in ancient and modern languages and literature.

During this second cycle, you opt for a major that prepares you more specifically for teaching (didactic major), research (in-depth major) or another professional specialization in the field of books, publishing, IT and linguistics, journalism...

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Métiers des experts en latin-français

Professions of French-Latin experts

Although graduates in ancient and modern languages and literature are very often destined for the profession of Latin and French teacher, they can put their skills to good use in many other, sometimes unexpected, professional fields.

Teaching and training

Many graduates share their expertise and passion for Latin and French with secondary school students.

But many also intervene in other training contexts facing a variety of audiences. We find them in Hautes Écoles, in private language centers, in continuing education organizations, in associations active in socio-professional integration or sometimes within certain large companies.

Within the framework of bilateral agreements signed by the Wallonia-Brussels Federation, the WBI (Wallonia-Brussels International, the public administration in charge of international relations) coordinates a network of French language trainers in several European countries and even in Louisiana. Dozens of young graduates thus spend a few years abroad as readers of
French language and literature in a university or a school of translators-interpreters, as trainers in a bilingual lycée, or as French language assistants in a secondary school, helping to promote Belgium's French culture in the broadest sense (literature, history, institutional system...).

Cultural and publishing world

The full range of book professions is available to graduates in ancient and modern languages and literature, from proofreading to publishing house management, promotion or literary translation.

These professions can be found in publishing houses, libraries, bookshops, documentation centers or as freelancers. Thanks to their training, which is open to the major artistic trends, graduates can also manage cultural projects in institutions such as Maisons de la culture, theaters...

Media and communication

By opening up to the socio-economic world or specializing in a particular cultural field, graduates can put their skills to work in the media and communication and become journalists, literary critics, editors in corporate
newspapers, press attachés, project managers in advertising...

Scientific research

Some graduates pursue a research activity, often complemented by teaching duties, in Belgium and sometimes abroad. Universities and public funds (e.g. FNRS) can finance the completion of a PhD. Doctors of philosophy and humanities then have the opportunity to teach at university.

Graduates in ancient and modern languages and literature will be able to direct their research in various fields: linguistics (mainly historical), Latin, Neolatin or French literature, cultural history, from Antiquity to the present day. Their skills are particularly well recognized in the study of the Renaissance and Modern Times, which relies to a very large extent on abundant Latin documentation that is still very rarely translated...

A social life to develop

When it comes to landing a first job, candidates' personalities are often as important as their university degrees, hence the importance of keeping one's curiosity alive throughout one's studies, and building a rich social life, for example by getting involved in the associative world. Young graduates can expect to follow a sometimes winding career path, especially in the first few years...

But it's often in these detours that creative, curious personalities and those driven by an entrepreneurial spirit will discover the profession they're passionate about. Some graduates complement their studies with further training (communication, languages, IT, management, etc.), which can facilitate their professional integration in specialized business sectors.