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
Language skills
Access to the master’s programme requires a proficiency in English (C1 or higher) attested either through a Language Exam Test (TOEFL iBT with a minimum score of 95, IELTS with a minimum score of 7.0, or a Cambridge Certificate of level C1, issued within the last 5 years) or through other proxies.
These proxies may include, but are not limited to:
- Completion of three English-taught courses (excluding language courses) during the candidate’s University bachelor’s degree (with validated ECTS),
- Professional experience of at least three months involving written tasks in English, related to law or social science topics,
- Participation in English-speaking extracurricular activities relevant to the master’s program, such as preparing for and participating in European Parliament simulations.
University Bachelors | |||
| Diploma | Special Requirements | Access | Remarks |
| UCLouvain Bachelors | |||
| LAW Bachelor in Law (Bruxelles Saint-Louis) Bachelor in Law (French-English) (Bruxelles Saint-Louis) Bachelor of Laws (French-Dutch-English / Droit-Rechten-Laws) (Bruxelles Saint-Louis) Bachelor in Law French-Dutch (and French-Dutch-English) Bachelor in Law (Louvain-la-Neuve) | Direct access | ||
| ECONOMICS Bachelor in Economics and Management (Bruxelles Saint-Louis) Bachelor in Economics and Management (French-English) (Bruxelles Saint-Louis) Bachelor in Economics and Management (French-Dutch-English) (Bruxelles Saint-Louis) Bachelor : Business Engineering (Bruxelles Saint-Louis) Bachelor : Business Engineering (French-English) (Bruxelles Saint-Louis) Bachelor : Business Engineering (French-Dutch-English) (Bruxelles Saint-Louis) Bachelor of Science in Business Engineering (Bruxelles Saint-Louis) Bachelor in Economics and Management (Louvain-la-Neuve) Bachelor in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (Louvain-la-Neuve) Bachelor : Business Engineering (Louvain-la-Neuve) Bachelor in Management (Mons) Bachelor : Business Engineering (Mons) | Direct access | ||
| POLITICAL SCIENCE Bachelor in Political Sciences (Bruxelles Saint-Louis) Bachelor in Political Sciences (French-English) (Bruxelles Saint-Louis) Bachelor in Political Sciences (French-Dutch-English) (Bruxelles Saint-Louis) Bachelor in Political Sciences (shift schedule) (Bruxelles Saint-Louis) Bachelor in Political Sciences: General (Louvain-la-Neuve) Bachelor in Political Sciences: General (Mons) | Direct access | ||
| SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY Bachelor in Sociology and Anthropology (Bruxelles Saint-Louis) Bachelor in Sociology and Anthropology (French-English) (Bruxelles Saint-Louis) Bachelor in Sociology and Anthropology (French-Dutch-English) (Bruxelles Saint-Louis) Bachelor in Sociology and Anthropology (Louvain-la-Neuve) | Direct access | ||
| HUMAN AND SOCIAL SCIENCES Bachelor in Human and Social Sciences (Louvain-la-Neuve) Bachelor in Human and Social Sciences (Mons) | Direct access | ||
| All holders of a bachelor's degree from UCLouvain in a discipline other than those listed above | Access based on application | ||
| Others Bachelors of the French speaking Community of Belgium | |||
| Holders of an University bachelor in law, economics, political science, sociology and anthropology, and human and social sciences. | Direct access | ||
| Holders of other university degrees. | Access based on application | ||
| Bachelors of the Dutch speaking Community of Belgium | |||
| Holders of an University bachelor in law, economics, political science, sociology and anthropology, and human and social sciences. | Direct access | ||
| Holders of other university degrees. | Access based on application | ||
| Foreign Bachelors | |||
| Holders of university degrees from third countries. | Access based on application | ||
Non university Bachelors | |||
> Find out more about links to the university According to the Government Decree, your initial diploma does not grant you automatic access to this Masters. For additional information, please contact iee-slb@uclouvain.be. | |||
Holders of a 2nd cycle University degree | |||
| Diploma | Special Requirements | Access | Remarks |
| "Licenciés" | |||
| Holders of a "licence" degree. | Access based on application | ||
| Masters | |||
| Holders of a master degree. | Access based on application | ||
Holders of a non-University 2nd cycle degree | |||
Students must undergo an application-based process to gain access. For additional information, please contact iee-slb@uclouvain.be.
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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 to the Master may also be granted through the 'validation of prior experience' procedure. Information.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.
An application-based admission process means that access to the master programme may be granted or refused by the select panel based on an assessment of the candidate’s professional and academic curriculum, including:
- the candidate’s academic background (results obtained in previous studies, and the relevance of previous studies and their suitability in preparing the candidate for the master’s programme in European Studies ;
- the candidate’s motivation and career project ;
- the candidate’s profile (including language skills and extracurricular experiences).
For additional information, please contact iee-slb@uclouvain.be.