Master course admission requirements are defined by the French Community of Belgium Decree of 7 November 2013 defining the hiher education landscape and the academic organisation of courses.
General and specific admission requirements for this programme must be satisfied at the time of enrolling at the university.
Unless explicitly mentioned, the bachelor's, master's and licentiate degrees listed in this table or on this page are to be understood as those issued by an institution of the French, Flemish or German-speaking Community, or by the Royal Military Academy.
In the event of the divergence between the different linguistic versions of the present conditions, the French version shall prevail.
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Specific access requirements
Deadlines for applying to UCLouvain (different depending on your nationality, visa requirements,...)
Please note that attendance to classes is compulsory from the beginning of the academic year.
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DIRECT ACCESS OR ACCESS BASED ON APPLICATION? >> CHECK THE REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES IN THE TABLE HERE BELOW
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University Bachelors | |||
| Diploma | Special Requirements | Access | Remarks |
| UCLouvain Bachelors | |||
| Bachelor : Business Engineering (site of Louvain-la-Neuve) - INGE1BA | Direct access | > Direct online registration | |
| Bachelor : Business Engineering (site of Mons) - INGM1BA | Direct access | > Direct online registration | |
| Bachelor in Engineering (site of Louvain-la-Neuve) - FSA1BA | . Have followed the Minor in Mangement (basic knowledge) . Meet the general and specific access requirements | Access based on application | If general and specific requirements are met > possibility of access on file with the possible addition of a maximum of 60 additional credits into the master's programme > you must : . fill in the prerequisite analysis form and send it back to lsm-belgian-admissions@uclouvain.be and . also submit a UCLouvain online access request |
| Other UCLouvain bachelors | Meet the general and specific access requirements | Access based on application | If general and specific requirements are met > possibility of access on file with the possible addition of a maximum of 60 additional credits into the master's programme > you must : . fill in the prerequisite analysis form and send it back to lsm-belgian-admissions@uclouvain.be and . also submit a UCLouvain online access request |
| Others Bachelors of the French speaking Community of Belgium | |||
| Bachelier Ingénieur de gestion | Direct access | > Direct online registration | |
| Other bachelors | Meet the general and specific access requirements | Access based on application | If general and specific requirements are met > possibility of access on file with the possible addition of a maximum of 60 additional credits into the master's programme > you must : . fill in the prerequisite analysis form and send it back to lsm-belgian-admissions@uclouvain.be and . also submit a UCLouvain online access request |
| Bachelors of the Dutch speaking Community of Belgium | |||
| Bachelor in handelsingenieur/Business Engineering/Ingénieur de gestion | Direct access | > Direct online registration | |
| Other bachelors | Meet the general and specific access requirements | Access based on application | If general and specific requirements are met > possibility of access on file with the possible addition of a maximum of 60 additional credits into the master's programme > you must : . fill in the prerequisite analysis form and send it back to lsm-belgian-admissions@uclouvain.be and . also submit a UCLouvain online access request |
| Foreign Bachelors | |||
| Non-Belgian bachelor's university degree in Business Engineering or equivalent issued by a recognized academic institution | Meet the general and specific access requirements | Access based on application | If general and specific access requirements are met > Submit a UCLouvain online request |
Non university Bachelors | |||
> Find out more about links to the university Holders of a bachelor's degree from long type Belgian non-university higher education in commercial engineering may, after analysis of the file by the jury and only if they have an average of at least 67% for the 3 years of bachelor's degree, access the Master's degree in business engineering, with maybe an additional teaching unit (EU) in "mathématiques avancées et fondement d'économétrie". > Submit a UCLouvain online request | |||
Holders of a 2nd cycle University degree | |||
| Diploma | Special Requirements | Access | Remarks |
| "Licenciés" | |||
| Any Belgian licence | Meet the general and specific access requirements | Access based on application | If general and specific access requirements are met > possibility of access on file with the possible addition of a maximum of 60 additional credits into the master's programme > you must : . fill in the prerequisite analysis form and send it back to lsm-belgian-admissions@uclouvain.be and . also submit a UCLouvain online access request |
| Non-Belgian licence's degree (2nd cycle) issued by a recognized academic institution | Meet the general and specific access requirements | Access based on application | If general and specific access requirements are met > Submit a UCLouvain online access request |
| Masters | |||
| Master in Engineering issued by the UCLouvain | . Have followed the minor (1st cycle) in management AND/OR an option (2nd cycle) in management . Meet the general and specific access requirements | Access based on application | Content of the programme depend on the students' prior studies and their specialisation need. If general and specific requirements are met > possibility of access on file with the possible addition of a maximum of 60 additional credits into the master's programme > Submit a UCLouvain online access request |
| Belgian Master's degree compromising at least 45 course credits, at master's level, equivalent to the courses of the Master [120] in Business Engineering of the Louvain School of Management, giving the possibility of obtaining, in one year, the Master [120] in Business Engineering | Meet the general and specific access requirements | Access based on application | If general and specific access requirements are met > possibility to obtain, in one year, the Master's degree 120 credits in Business Engineering > Submit a UCLouvain online access request |
| Any other Belgian Master's | Meet the general and specific access requirements | Access based on application | If general and specific requirements are met > possibility of access on file with the possible addition of a maximum of 60 additional credits into the master's programme > you must : . fill in the prerequisite analysis form and send it back to lsm-belgian-admissions@uclouvain.be and . also submit a UCLouvain online access request |
| Non-Belgian Master's degree issued by a recognized academic institution | Meet the general and specific access requirements | Access based on application | If general and specific access requirements are met > Submit a UCLouvain online access request |
| Non-Belgian Master's degree, issued by a recognized academic institution, compromising at least 45 course credits, at master's level, equivalent to the courses of the Master [120] in Business Engineering of the Louvain School of Management, giving the possibility of obtaining, in one year, the Master [120] in Business Engineering | Meet the general and specific access requirements | Access based on application | If general and specific access requirements are met > possibility to obtain, in one year, the Master's degree 120 credits in Business Engineering > Submit a UCLouvain online access request |
Holders of a non-University 2nd cycle degree | |||
| Degrees and titles corresponding to 2nd cyle non-university degrees do not allow access to the programme. | |||
Access based on validation of professional experience
> It is possible, under certain conditions, to use one's personal and professional experience to enter a university course without having the required qualifications. However, validation of prior experience does not automatically apply to all courses. Find out more about Validation of priori experience.
For professionals who wish to acquire a basic education in management sciences, the 60-credit Master in Management (shift-schedule; entirely in French) is made for you. You can also have a look at the executive education proposed at the Louvain School of Management.Access based on application
Access based on application : access may be granted either directly or on the condition of completing additional courses of a maximum of 60 ECTS credits, or refused.
Access based on application for (future) holders of a Belgian degree: you must of course meet the general and specific access requirements mentioned in the table above according to the degree you have or will obtain and then you must complete and submit an online application to UCLouvain and follow the procedure
Access based on application for (future) holders of a non-Belgian degree: you must of course meet the general and specific access requirements mentioned in the table above according to the degree you have or will obtain and then you must complete and submit an online application to UCLouvain and follow the procedure
Admission and Enrolment Procedures for general registration
Before submitting an access request, we invite you to look carefully at the table above and see if access is possible.
If you think you have access to this Master, here is how the procedure will work:
- You must submit an online access request, after filling in all the required fields and providing the required documents.
- The central service of the university will check your application.
- If you have an access on file, the central service will forward your file to the faculty (Louvain School of Management) which will analyse your access in relation to the specific conditions visible in the table above.
- The positive or negative decision of the faculty is then transmitted to the central service.
- The central service will check various final elements before sending you the final decision, which will be either a refusal or the "Autorisation d'inscription" document. The latter will allow you to register officially at the university.