MAFrench Language, Literature and Culture
| Study location | Hungary, Budapest |
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| Type | Master, partial/exchange studies |
| Nominal duration | 1-2 semesters (60 credits/2 semesters) (60 ECTS) (60 ECTS) |
| Study language | French |
| Awards | MA (Bear in mind that the partial time programme does not provide with Masters degree! Students receive Transcript of Records after finishing their studies) |
| Course code | Arts and Humanities |
| Accreditation | OH-FHF/1662-4/2009 |
| Entry qualification | Bachelor diploma (or higher) EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY ONLY ACCEPTS EXCHANGE STUDENTS FOR 5 MONTHS (1 SEMESTER) OR 10 MONTHS (2 SEMESTERS). Applicants must hold a university bachelor’s degree (or an equivalent college degree) in the fields listed below. Full credit acknowledgement is only given for a Bachelor’s degree in Romance Philology, Specialized in French Studies or French as a Foreign Language Teacher qualification. In case of any other degree, each diploma will be considered individually. The educational and outcome requirements are defined by the Ministry of Human Capacities, Regulation No. 18/2016. (VIII. 5.). Details of the application and admission process are defined by the Organisational and Operational Regulations of ELTE. The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / French. In most cases you can request a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. You must take the original entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university. |
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| Territory requirements | Applications are accepted from the following territories (based on citizenship): Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Burundi, Cambodia, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo - Kinshasa, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Russia, Rwanda, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Korea, St Lucia, Sudan, Syria, São Tomé & Príncipe, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Türkiye, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Yemen. |
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| Language requirements | French Niveau linguistique requis: Français (Niveau Autonome, C1 selon CECRL) Suivant le dossier et le profil de l’étudiant, d’éventuels cours de mise à niveau peuvent être proposés. C1-level French (CEFR/CECRL) |
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| Other requirements | A motivation letter must be added to your application. — Bachelor-level degree. An official copy of your completed Bachelor degree Other: An official English translation of the certificates and the records if the language of the original is not English |
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Overview
Short description:
La formation est assurée par les vingt enseignants universitaires qualifiés et les trois lecteurs francophones du plus ancien département d’études françaises en Hongrie (235 ans de recherches). Le Département offre un cursus complet : licence, master, doctorat. Les étudiants recevront une formation pluridisciplinaire de haut niveau articulant des cours de langue, de littérature et de civilisation françaises (Voir la liste des cours sur le site internet). Le master se clőt par la soutenance d’un mémoire.
The aim of this course is to train high-level specialists capable of meeting the specific demands of the labour market in the fields of cultural and intercultural exchange. In addition to local, national or international authorities in the public sector, it is important to underline the growing need for French graduates in the private sector, e.g. in multinational companies.
The training will also prepare students to continue in one of the Doctoral Schools of the Faculty.
Our graduates find positions mainly in the sectors of education and research, tourism management, banking and finance, and intercultural communications.
This program enables students to become scholars in French philology, organisers in various fields of French culture, experts on French culture, journalists, specialists in diplomatic affairs.
Strength of program:
Le master permet aux étudiants de découvrir des domaines de recherches en littérature française du Moyen Age à l’extrême contemporain d’étudier les littératures francophones de pratiquer l’analyse scientifique des discours et des textes littéraires de mener une recherche documentaire en littérature d’élaborer à l’écrit des textes argumentés et articulés d’exposer à l’oral une argumentation claire et informée d’approfondir leur formation linguistique et d’étudier des domaines de recherches en linguistique (synchronie et diachronie, linguistique théorique et appliquée) le master prépare les étudiants à poursuivre leur formation dans le cadre des Écoles Doctorales de la Faculté : Littérature française du haut Moyen Âge jusqu’à nos jours Linguistique française (au sein de l’école doctorale de romanistique).
In the Master program students explore different areas of research, such as French Medieval to contemporary literature, to practise the scientific analysis of discourse and literary texts, to conduct elaborate literary research, to form clear and informed arguments reflecting a deep linguistic understanding (of the synchronic and the diachronic aspects, from the theoretical to the applied linguistic points of view).
Entry requirements: BA degree in the related fields, proof of French language proficiency
Entrance exam: Yes
Type of entrance exam: oral
Entrance exam location: Electronic
Entrance exam description: The application documents are processed by the Department of International Affairs and then forwarded to the department responsible for the given degree programme. The department checks the documents and organizes an interview by telephone, online (e.g. Skype) or in person. After the entrance interview, the department comes to a decision and informs the Department of International Affairs.
Contact:
Mr Rezső Jarmalov
Stipendium Hungaricum coordinator
stipendiumhungaricum@btk.elte.hu
Minimum number of scholarship holders: 1
Maximum number of scholarship holders: 10
Link: www.elte.hu/en/french-language-literature-and-culture-ma
Programme structure
Please find the list of study units here:
Career opportunities
The aim of this course is to train high-level specialists capable of meeting the specific demands of the labor market in the fields of cultural and intercultural exchange. In addition to local, national or international authorities in the public sector, it is important to underline the growing need for French graduates in the private sector, e.g. with multinational companies.
Our graduates find positions mainly int he sectors of education and research, tourism management, banking and finance, and intercultural communications.
Job examples:
Scholar in French philology, organiser in various fields of French culture, expert on French culture, journalist, specialist in diplomatic affairs.