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.
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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 in Economics and Management (site of Louvain-la-Neuve) - ECGE1BA | Direct access | The programme will consist of advanced management courses > direct online registration | |
| Bachelor in Economics and Management (site of Bruxelles - Saint-Louis) - ECGB1BA | Direct access | The programme will consist of advanced management courses > direct online registration | |
| Bachelor in Economics and Management (French-English) (site of Bruxelles - Saint-Louis) - ECAB1BA | Direct access | The programme will consist of advanced management courses > direct online registration | |
| Bachelor in Economics and Management (French-Dutch-English) (site of Bruxelles - Saint-Louis) - ECTB1BA | Direct access | The programme will consist of advanced management courses > direct online registration | |
| Bachelor in Management (site of Mons) - GESM1BA | Direct access | The programme will consist of advanced management courses > direct online registration | |
| Bachelor : Business Engineering (site of Louvain-la-Neuve) - INGE1BA | Direct access | The programme will consist of advanced management courses > direct online registration | |
| Bachelor : Business Engineering (site of Mons) - INGM1BA | Direct access | The programme will consist of advanced management courses > direct online registration | |
| Bachelor : Business Engineering (site of Bruxelles - Saint-Louis) - INGB1BA | Direct access | The programme will consist of advanced management courses > direct online registration | |
| Bachelor : Business Engineering (French-English) (site of Bruxelles - Saint-Louis) - INAB1BA | Direct access | The programme will consist of advanced management courses > direct online registration | |
| Bachelor : Business Engineering (French-Dutch-English) (site of Bruxelles - Saint-Louis) - INTB1BA | Direct access | The programme will consist of advanced management courses > direct online registration | |
| Bachelor of Science in Business Engineering (site of Bruxelles - Saint-Louis) - BBEB1BA | Direct access | The programme will consist of advanced management courses > direct online registration | |
| Other UCLouvain bachelors | - | No access | |
| Others Bachelors of the French speaking Community of Belgium | |||
| Bachelier en sciences économiques et de gestion | Direct access | The programme will consist of advanced management courses > direct online registration | |
| Bachelier en sciences de gestion | Direct access | The programme will consist of advanced management courses > direct online registration | |
| Bachelier en ingénieur de gestion | Direct access | The programme will consist of advanced management courses > direct online registration | |
| Bachelier en sciences économiques | - | No access | |
| Any other bachelor | - | No access | |
| Bachelors of the Dutch speaking Community of Belgium | |||
| Bachelor in de toegepaste economische wetenschappen | Direct access | The programme will consist of advanced management courses > direct online registration | |
| Bachelor in ingenieurs wetenschappen | Direct access | The programme will consist of advanced management courses > direct online registration | |
| Foreign Bachelors | |||
| Non-Belgian bachelor's university degree of minimum 4 years (equivalent to 240 credits including the completion of a Master's thesis) 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 > possibility of access based on application with the possible addition of a maximum of 60 additional credits into the master's programme > Submit a UCLouvain online access 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 or in business management may, do not have access to the Master 60 in Management. Holders of one of the bachelor's degree from short type Belgian non-university higher education listed below have access to the Master 60 in Management with the addition of a minimum of 45 credits and a maximum of 60 credits of additional teaching units (EU) (= Preparatory module) Additional requirements for admission > Submit a UCLouvain online request | |||
| Diploma | Access | Remarks | |
| BA - assistant(e) de direction - crédits supplémentaires entre 45 et 60 BA - conseiller(ère) en développement durable - crédits supplémentaires entre 45 et 60 BA en assurances - crédits supplémentaires entre 45 et 60 BA en assurances et gestion du risque - crédits supplémentaires entre 45 et 60 BA en commerce et développement - crédits supplémentaires entre 45 et 60 BA en commerce extérieur - crédits supplémentaires entre 45 et 60 BA en comptabilité - crédits supplémentaires entre 45 et 60 BA en coopération internationale - crédits supplémentaires entre 45 et 60 BA en e-business - crédits supplémentaires entre 45 et 60 BA en gestion des transports et logistique d'entreprise - crédits supplémentaires entre 45 et 60 BA en gestion hôtelière, orientation arts culinaires - crédits supplémentaires entre 45 et 60 BA en gestion hôtelière, orientation management - crédits supplémentaires entre 45 et 60 BA en gestion hôtellière - crédits supplémentaires entre 45 et 60 BA en immobilier - crédits supplémentaires entre 45 et 60 BA en informatique de gestion - crédits supplémentaires entre 45 et 60 BA en informatique, orientation développement d'applications - crédits supplémentaires entre 45 et 60 BA en international business - crédits supplémentaires entre 45 et 60 BA en management de la logistique - crédits supplémentaires entre 45 et 60 BA en management du tourisme et des loisirs - crédits supplémentaires entre 45 et 60 BA en marketing - crédits supplémentaires entre 45 et 60 BA en relations publiques - crédits supplémentaires entre 45 et 60 BA en sales account manager - crédits supplémentaires entre 45 et 60 BA en sciences administratives et gestion publique - crédits supplémentaires entre 45 et 60 BA en vente - crédits supplémentaires entre 45 et 60 | Les enseignements supplémentaires éventuels peuvent être consultés dans le module complémentaire. | Type court | |
Holders of a 2nd cycle University degree | |||
| Diploma | Special Requirements | Access | Remarks |
| "Licenciés" | |||
| Belgian "licence" in another field than Management | Meet the general and specific access requirements | Access based on application | If general and specific access requirements are met > possibility of access based on application with the possible addition of two supplemental training courses into the master's programme : one course in Economie politique and one course in Mathématiques > Submit a UCLouvain online access request |
| Non-Belgian Licence's (2nd cycle) university 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 > possibility of access based on application file with the possible addition of two supplemental training courses into the master's programme : one course in Economie politique and one course in Mathématiques > Submit a UCLouvain online access request |
| Masters | |||
| Belgian Master in another field than Management | Meet the general and specific access requirements | Access based on application | If general and specific access requirements are met > possibility of access based on application with the possible addition of two supplemental training courses into the master's programme : one course in Economie politique and one course in Mathématiques > Submit a UCLouvain online access request |
| Non-Belgian Master's university 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 > possibility of access based on application with the possible addition of two supplemental training courses into the master's programme : one course in Economie politique and one course in Mathématiques > Submit a UCLouvain online access request |
Holders of a non-University 2nd cycle degree | |||
| Here are the general and specific access requirements to this Master's degree for holders of a Belgian non-university second cycle diploma. If you meet these conditions, we invite you to submit an online UCLouvain access request. The jury reserves the right to add up to 10 additional course credits to the programme for students who lack the required background in economics, mathematics or statistics. | |||
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 or 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.