Access Requirements

Master course admission requirements are defined by the French Community of Belgium Decree of 7 November 2013 defining the higher 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.

SUMMARY


Specific access requirements

DIRECT ACCESS
In accordance with the general admission conditions (see below), holders of one of the following academic degrees from the Wallonia-Brussels Federation have direct access:

• an undergraduate academic degree from the same field of study;

• the same second cycle academic degree but in another focus;

• an undergraduate university degree recognized as comprising at least the following subjects (prerequisites):

  • Microeconomics (5 credits)
  • Macroeconomics (5 credits)
  • Statistics in Economics and Management II (5 credits)
  • Mathematics in Economics and Management II (5 credits)
  • Econometrics (5 credits)
  • One among: Public economics (5 credits), Industrial economics (5 credits), European economy (5 credits), Game theory and information economics (5 credits)

University Bachelors

Diploma Special Requirements Access Remarks
UCLouvain Bachelors
Bachelor : Business Engineering (Louvain-la-Neuve)
Bachelor : Business Engineering (Mons)
Bachelor : Business Engineering (Saint-Louis Bruxelles)
Bachelor : Business Engineering (French-English) (Saint-Louis Bruxelles)
Bachelor : Business Engineering (French-Dutch-English) (Saint-Louis Bruxelles)
Bachelor of Science in Business Engineering (Saint-Louis Bruxelles)
Bachelor in Economics and Management (Louvain-la-Neuve)
Bachelor in Economics and Management (Saint-Louis Bruxelles)
Bachelor in Economics and Management (French-English) (Saint-Louis Bruxelles)
Bachelor in Economics and Management (French-Dutch-English) (Saint-Louis Bruxelles)
Bachelor in Management (Mons)
Bachelor in Philosophy, Politics and Economics		 Direct access
#Other BachelorsWith the "Mineure d’accès au master en économie" and with programme responding to the general and specific access conditions. Direct access If considered sufficiently complete, the UCLouvain Registration Service will be responsible for submitting, to the faculty, the registration request of the student in order to obtain its decision.
Others Bachelors of the French speaking Community of Belgium
Bachelier en sciences économiques et de gestion
Bachelier en sciences de gestion
Bachelier en sciences économiques
Bachelier ingénieur de gestion		 Direct access
Bachelors of the Dutch speaking Community of Belgium
Bachelor in de (toegepaste) economische wetenschappen Direct access
Foreign Bachelors
All Bachelorsprogramme responding to the general and specific access conditions. Direct access

Non university Bachelors

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Holders of a 2nd cycle University degree

Diploma Special Requirements Access Remarks
"Licenciés"
Licence en sciences économiques Direct access
Licence en sciences économiques appliquées Access based on application
Masters
Master en sciences économiques, orientation générales [60] Direct access
Master en sciences de gestion Access with additional training
Other Masters Access based on application

Holders of a non-University 2nd cycle degree

No "passerelle" between your initial diploma and this master's degree are organized by the Government Decree. You may nevertheless have access to this master's degree, possibly by adding additional courses to your program.
Please contact the faculty which organizes this master's degree to find out the steps to take. Requests for additional information regarding admission should be addressed to Géraldine Carette. Masters' studies particularly targeted are:
> MA - Business Engineering
> MA in Business Management
> MA in public management
> MA in administrative sciences
> MA in commercial sciences

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.

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 after file review means that, based on the complete file submitted, access to the program can:

  • either be direct (see above DIRECT ACCESS conditions)
  • or require additional training for a maximum of 60 ECTS credits
  • or be refused (if the file does not meet the criteria listed below)

Students who do not hold one of the academic degree of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation (see above) have the possibility of requesting admission to the master's program in economics (60 or 120) subject to meeting the attached criteria:

  • Hold a recognized diploma (ENIC-NARIC centers) attesting the successful completion of a first-cycle academic degree in economics or similar and have obtained at least 60% (or 12/20) average overall successful academic years at their home university
  • Have validated - within the last 7 years - all or most of the subjects considered as prerequisites for access to the master's program in economics, namely
  • Microeconomics
  • Macroeconomics
  • Statistics in economics and management II
  • Mathematics in economics and management II
  • Econométrics
  • One among: Public economics, Industrial economics, European economy, Game theory and information economics
  • Prove a good command of English. Proof of aptitude to follow teaching units in English MUST be attached to the admission application file:
  • either a university transcript proving that you have successfully completed at least 3 economics courses in English during your previous university career;
  • or proof of passing a B2 level English test of the CEFR: Common European Framework of Reference (Common European Framework).

This level results in a TOEFL (iBT) test of at least 79 and an IELTS test of 6.5 (other certified tests are also taken into account). The admission decision will also consider the general quality of the admission file, the dates of obtaining the prerequisites in economics, the curriculum vitae, the motivation and the complete background of the student. These eligibility criteria are necessary but not sufficient.
However, this may be waived subject to significant and duly certified quality professional experience (upon jury decision).

In addition to these conditions, add:
For the ECON2MD - teaching focus:
Students wishing to access the teaching focus MUST provide proof of sufficient mastery of the French language (level C1 of the CEFR: Common European Framework of Reference)).

For ETRI2MA - research focus:

  • The academic manager of the program determines, based on the file, any additional training that the student MUST add to the master's program.
  • Students who wish to participate in the international degree program Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree QEM (the “Master in Models and Methods of Quantitative Economics”) MUST also fulfill the conditions specific to this program.
  • See link: https://master-economics-qem.univ-paris1.fr/application/?no_cache=1

 

Admission and Enrolment Procedures for general registration