Mention

English translation: Field of study or (Replace by actual 'mention' taken by the student)

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French term or phrase:Mention
English translation:Field of study or (Replace by actual 'mention' taken by the student)

20:19 Oct 24, 2019
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French term or phrase: Mention
Hi,

I've got "mention," "spécialité" and "option" in a graduate academic transcript from France. Could you help me translate the three terms and tell me the difference between them?

Thanks in advance!

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Desirée Morales Ruiz (X)
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Field of study or (Replace by actual 'mention' taken by the student)
Explanation:
Replace 'mention' by the actual 'mention' taken by the student.
It is the actual field of study like Chemistry, etc, not the major (see Sorbonne University website)
see discussion for explanation

http://vof.paris-sorbonne.fr/fr/index/master-XB/arts-lettres...
Mention: Littérature, Philologie, Linguistique, Sorbonne Université
Spécialité: Littératures comparées (area of speciality)
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Cyril Tollari
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Local time: 15:35
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3 +1Field of study or (Replace by actual 'mention' taken by the student)
Cyril Tollari
4Department
GUIPIE STEPHANE FREJUS BOLI
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Domaines & Mentions
Wolf Draeger

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Field of study or (Replace by actual 'mention' taken by the student)


Explanation:
Replace 'mention' by the actual 'mention' taken by the student.
It is the actual field of study like Chemistry, etc, not the major (see Sorbonne University website)
see discussion for explanation

http://vof.paris-sorbonne.fr/fr/index/master-XB/arts-lettres...
Mention: Littérature, Philologie, Linguistique, Sorbonne Université
Spécialité: Littératures comparées (area of speciality)

Cyril Tollari
France
Local time: 15:35
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Wolf Draeger: Or "subject", "discipline". I think "major" is reserved for undergrad degrees.
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Department


Explanation:
Exemple: Licence Mention: Economie, Option: Economie et Gestion, Spécialité: Gestion
De mon point de vue

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Note added at 1 day 9 hrs (2019-10-26 05:21:07 GMT)
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Mention = Department; Spécialité = Major Concentration; Option = Major


GUIPIE STEPHANE FREJUS BOLI
Cote D'ivoire
Local time: 13:35
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

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neutral  Wolf Draeger: Vous voulez dire "faculty", mais il ne s'agit pas de ça.
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Reference: Domaines & Mentions

Reference information:
Why make it simple when you can make it complicated? The list of approved mentions in the first Legifrance link is worth checking out and seems to correspond to plain subjects or disciplines. Also some useful references in the Wikipédia article.

Wikipédia (https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_(France)#cite_note-Cadr...

« Depuis la réforme LMD, les masters sont classés en domaines et en mentions. Les domaines sont choisis par chaque université, d'abord librement (premières habilitations 2003-2006) puis, à partir de 2007, dans une liste de quatre domaines nationaux, qui est figée par le cadre national des formations en 2014:

- Arts, lettres, langues
- Droit, économie, gestion
- Sciences humaines et sociales
- Sciences, technologies, santé

De la même façon, en 2013, il existait 7 700 masters, dont 1 841 en mentions et 5 806 en spécialités19. À partir de 2014, les mentions sont réglementées au niveau national et doivent être choisies parmi les 253 d'une liste placée en annexe de l'arrêté. »

Sorbonne glossary (http://www.univ-paris3.fr/glossaire-29979.kjsp)

« Domaine : Les licences sont organisées par domaines de formation, recouvrant une ou plusieurs disciplines sous des intitulés variables selon l'université : domaine droit, domaine économie et gestion, domaine sciences humaines et sociales, domaine lettres, langues, arts, domaine sciences et technologies...

Mention : A l'intérieur d'un domaine de formation, les licences et les masters se déclinent en mentions correspondant aux enseignements fondamentaux monodisciplinaires (mathématiques, informatique sociologie, histoire...), bidisciplianaires (mathématiques/informatiques: sociologie/démographie... ) ou pluridisciplinaires.

Mentions des UE, semestres et diplômes : Les mentions suivantes sont attribuées aux UE, aux semestres et aux diplômes validés :
- Mention passable : note au moins égale à 10 et inférieure à 12
- Mention assez bien : note au moins égale à 12 et inférieure à 14
- Mention bien : note au moins égale à 14 et inférieure à 16
- Mention très bien : note au moins égale à 16 »

So looks like the dictionary meaning of mention (grade) is also still used alongside the admin sense. No surprise that bureaucracy derives from FR...and shares its etymology with burlesque!

Example sentence(s):
  • Domaine—mention—spécialité—option
  • Field—subject/discipline—focus—elective

    Reference: http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTE...
    Reference: http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTE...
Wolf Draeger
South Africa
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English

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