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
DIRECT ACCESS
In accordance with the general admission conditions (see below), holders of one of the following academic degrees awarded in the French Community of Belgium 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 Bachelors | With the "Mineure d’accès au master en économie" and with programme responding to the general and specific access conditions. | Direct access | Even in the case of direct access, the UCLouvain Registration Service may submit the student's enrolment application to the faculty. The faculty will verify that any specific requirements have been met. |
| 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 | Access based on application | ||
| Foreign Bachelors | |||
| All Bachelors | programme responding to the general and specific access conditions. | Access based on application | |
Non university Bachelors | |||
> Find out more about links to the university No "passerelle" between your initial diploma, obtained at a non-university higher education institution, and this master's degree are organized by the Government Decree of the French Community of Belgium. 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 Laetitia Dablemont. | |||
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 Laetitia Dablemont. 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.
Students who do not hold a higher education diploma awarded in the French Community of Belgium (or in a country where French is the only official language) (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 diploma awarded by a recognized institution(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).