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Master [60] of arts in Economics : General

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Retour en début de pageStudy objectives

The  second cycle courses offered by the Department of Economic Science are principally designed to train academics who can understand and analyse current practical economic and social questions, explain and communicate their analyses to a wide range of audiences, put their analyses in wider contexts  and go on to work with specialists from other disciplines.

The 60 credit Master 60 provides foundation training either for students who have just completed their first degree or an equivalent, or for students who have already done second cycle studies in another subjects or have gained at least five years’ professional experiences.

It is mainly intended for students who have already completed a second cycle course. Those who have good grounding in quantitative methods, have studied economics as a subsidiary subject or professional experience in the field of economics will have a considerable advantage. For 60 credits, students can gain advanced training in an area of their choice.


Retour en début de pageGeneral presentation of the programme

This is a joint programme run by UCL and the University Faculties of Notre-Dame de la Paix in Namur (Facultés  Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix – FUNDP) within the Economics School of Louvain (ESL). Certain specialised courses are taught at Namur. There is also close collaboration with the Economics Department at KULeuven : students may study up to three subjects from the relevant programme at KULeuven without having to seek special permission to do so.

The 60 credit Master 60 in Economic Science (general) is made up of core subjects (30 credits) and options or optional subjects (30 credits).

Core subjects
The core subjects are made up of three components :
 two foundation subjects (10) ;
 one optional subject (5) ;
 a final dissertation  (15).

Options
The progression and available choices depend on students’ previous academic background.
 1st semester : 15 credits for optional subjects  or choice of options
 2nd semester : one option worth 15 credits.

By way of illustration, there are three different kinds of progression.

Progression I : for bachelors who have studied economics as a  subsidiary subject including all the prerequisite subjects  
This is designed to develop analytical skills and to apply them to a particular area of economics.  
 1st  semester : introduction to a specialisation option
 2nd  semester : advanced economic analysis option

Progression II : for bachelors whose grounding in economics is less strong
This is designed to provide a solid general training in economics.
 1st semester : 15 credits for rudiments and methods of economic 

 2nd semester : an advanced economic analysis option

Progression  III : for students who have already gained a Master and who have a solid grounding in economics (e.g. economics as a subsidiary subject) or relevant professional experience.
This is not available for students who have only gained a first degree. It provides solid and comprehensive training in a specific area of economic work.
 
1st semester : introduction to a specialisation option
 2ème quadrimestre : advanced
specialisation option

Tronc commun

Options et/ou cours au choix


Retour en début de pagePositioning of the programme

120 credit Master 120 in Economic Science (general).

The exact make up of the second year of the 120 credit Master must be confirmed on a case by case basis, according to the ground covered in the 60 credit Master.


Retour en début de pageCertificates

Possible with the University Institute for Continuing Education (l'Institut universitaire de formation continue - IUFC) if required.

Admission

University Bachelors
Diploma Special Requirements Access Remarks
UCL Bachelors
Tout bachelier Si le bachelier a suivi la mineure en économie ou la mineure d'ouverture en économie et qu'il répond aux condtions générales d'accès  Direct access  
Intitulé du programme appelé par le code   Direct access  
Belgian Bachelors of the French speaking Community
Intitulé du programme appelé par le code   Direct access  
Belgian Bachelors of the Dutch speaking Community
Intitulé du programme appelé par le code   Direct access  
Foreign Bachelors
Intitulé du programme appelé par le code   Direct access  

Non university Bachelors
Diploma Access Remarks
> Find out more about links to the university
 
> BA - ingénieur commercial - type long
> BA en gestion de l'entreprise - type long
> BA en gestion publique - type long
Accès au master moyennant vérification de l'acquisition des matières prérequises (examen d'admission, entretien, examen de dossier, etc.) Type long

Holders of a 2nd cycle University degree
Diploma Special Requirements Access Remarks
"Licenciés"
 
Intitulé du programme appelé par le code   Direct access  
Intitulé du programme appelé par le code   Direct access  
Masters
 
Intitulé du programme appelé par le code   Direct access  

Holders of a non-University 2nd cycle degree
Diploma Access Remarks
> Find out more about links to the university
 
> MA - ingénieur commercial
> MA en gestion de l'entreprise
> MA en gestion publique
> MA en sciences administratives
> MA en sciences commerciales
Accès direct au master moyennant ajout éventuel de 15 crédits max Type long

Adults taking up their university training
> See the website www.uclouvain.be/vae

Personalized access
Reminder : all Masters (apart from Advanced Masters) are also accessible on file.

Admission and Enrolment Procedures for general registration

See the general admission requirements



Contact

Retour en début de pageCurriculum management

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Teaching method

Retour en début de pageStrong points of the pedagogical approach

The course offers students who have not gained a first or second degree in economics to form a programme which builds on what they have already achieved. The wide range of possible  combinations include economics and management, economics and sociology, economics and quantitative methods.
The teaching methods are designed to train people who can explain and communicate their analyses to a wide range of audiences. Various components such as seminars, group work, a final dissertation and oral presentations will enable students to acquire skills in writing and expression required to practise economics at a professional level.

Retour en début de pageEvaluation

Depending on the activity, different forms of assessment are used. The assessment of work done for courses will usually take the form of an examination (written or oral) and/or a piece of individual work. The assessment of participation in seminars will be on the production and oral presentation of an individual piece of work or one done by a group. Final dissertations are assessed by a board of examiners, on the basis of the written document and it’s oral presentation , both at the intermediary and final stages.


Internationalisation
The objective of the programme is to train economists with an outward looking world view and who are used to international contacts. Since the core subjects are divided and taught both in French and English, students may if they wish follow a programme entirely in English. This allows foreign students to attend ; it also enables Belgian students to acquire an excellent command of professional English alongside students of different nationalities.  


Core courses
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Mandatory LECON2950

Travail de fin d'études  (in French) N.   15credits    x

MandatoryCours de base (15credits)

MandatoryUn cours de mircroéconomie parmi : (5credits)
Optional LECON2011

Interdependencies and Strategic Behavior  Julio Davila Muro 30h + 12h  5credits  1q  x
Optional LECON2902

Théorie économique de l'entreprise (M902 - Hungerbühler)  N. 30h  5credits    x
Optional LECON2111

Advanced Microeconomics I: Decision and Game Theory
( UCL et FUNDP) 
François Maniquet 30h + 6h  5credits    x

MandatoryUn cours de macroéconomie parmi : (5credits)
Optional LECON2021

Economic Fluctuations and Foundations of Macro Policy  David De la Croix 30h + 12h  5credits  1q  x
Optional LECON2903

Macroeconomics: Economic Fluctuations and Foundations of Macro Policy (M903 - de Walque)  N. 30h  5credits    x
Optional LECON2121

Advanced Macroeconomics I : Intertemporal Behavior and Business Cycles
( UCL et FUNDP) 
Olivier Pierrard, Henri Sneessens 30h + 6h  5credits    x

MandatoryCours au choix (5credits)
L'étudiant choisit 1 cours dans la liste des "options et cours au choix".
 


Options

Cycles, Growth and Globalisation (UCL in Louvain-la-Neuve) [30.0]
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Mandatory LECON2310

Basis of growth : demography, education and technological progress  Raouf Boucekkine, Hélène Latzer (supplée Raouf Boucekkine) 30h  5credits    x  
Mandatory LECON2312

Macroeconomics of the development  Frédéric Docquier 30h  5credits  2q  x  
Mandatory LECON2313

Applied macroeconomics  Céline Poilly 30h  5credits    x  
Mandatory LECON2314

Regional Inequalities and Relocation  Florian Mayneris 30h  5credits  2q  x  
Mandatory LECON2416

Seminar in economic growth and development  Florian Mayneris 30h  5credits    x x
 


Development Economics (FUNDP in Namur) [30.0]
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Mandatory LECON2822

Institutional Economics and Development (M822 - Platteau)  N. 30h  5credits    x x
Mandatory LECON2823

Governance and Globalisation (M823 - Aldashev)  N. 30h  5credits    x  
Mandatory LECON2824

Analytical Methods for development policies (M824 - Baland)  N. 30h  5credits    x  
Mandatory LECON2825

Household and livelihood strategies (M825 - xxx)  N. 30h  5credits    x  
Mandatory LECON2820

Seminar Development (M820 - Baland)  (in French) N. 30h  5credits    x x
 


Political Economy, Norms and Institutions. (UCL in Louvain-la-Neuve) [30.0]
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1 2
Mandatory LECON2351

Non profit Economics  Marthe Nyssens 30h  5credits    x  
Mandatory LECON2342

Development theories  Andreia Lemaître, Marthe Nyssens 30h  5credits  2q  x  
Mandatory LTRAV2720

Comparative social protection systems  Yannick Vanderborght, Pascale Vielle 45h  5credits  2q  x  
Mandatory LECON2446

Seminar on Macroeconomics' Regulations and the Goals of Growth  Isabelle Cassiers 0h + 30h  5credits    x x

MandatoryCours de sociologie
1 parmi :
Optional LSOC2045

Sociology of Economic Practices  Christian Arnsperger, Thomas Périlleux 30h  5credits  1q  x  
Optional LECON2061

Philosophy and epistemology of the economics  Christian Arnsperger 30h  5credits    x x
 


Financial Economics (UCL in Louvain-la-Neuve and FUNDP in Namur) [30.0]
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Mandatory LECON2331

Finance and Risk Management  Pierre Giot 30h  5credits    x  
Mandatory LECON2335

International monetary economics  Vincent Bodart 30h  5credits    x  
Mandatory LECON2336

Gestion bancaire  (in French) Serge Wibaut 30h  5credits    x x
Mandatory LECON2436

Seminar in Financial Economics  Céline Poilly 30h  5credits    x x

MandatoryCours au choix
1 parmi :
Optional LECON2833

Finance de marché empirique (M833 - Giot)  N. 30h  5credits    x  
Optional LECON2834

Economic integration and monetary policy  N. 30h  5credits    x x
 


Political Economy (FUNDP in Namur) [30.0]
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Mandatory LECON2861

Politique régionale : investissement et emploi (M861 - Toulemonde)  N. 30h  5credits    x  
Mandatory LECON2865

Politique commerciale et coopération internationale (M865 - Jacquemin)  (in French) N.   5credits    x x
Mandatory LECON2864

Politiques européennes de concurrence et de régulation  N.   5credits    x x
Mandatory LECON2930

Séminaire en politique économique (M930 - Bogaert)  N. 30h  5credits    x x

MandatoryCours au choix (5credits)
1 parmi
Optional LECON2863

Politique fiscale et stratégie des entreprises (M863 - Mignolet)  N. 30h  5credits    x  
Optional LECON2834

Economic integration and monetary policy  N. 30h  5credits    x x
 


Economics of firm strategies and innovation (Site UCL) [30.0]
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Mandatory LECON2370

Industrial Organization and Corporate Strategy  Axel Gautier, Xavier Wauthy 30h  5credits    x  
Mandatory LECON2374

Economics of information sector  Paul Belleflamme 30h  5credits    x  
Mandatory LECON2476

Seminar on the Economics of Strategy and Innovation  Francis Martin 30h  5credits    x x

MandatoryCours au choix
2 parmi :
Optional LLSMS2041

Economics of Innovation  Paul Belleflamme 30h  5credits  1q  x  
Optional LDROP2101

Economic Aspects of Intellectual Property  Nicolas Brahy, Yann Menière 30h  5credits  2q  x  
Optional LECON2373

Special Topics in Law and Economics  Elisabeth Van Hecke 30h  5credits    x  
Optional LECON2371

Economics of ICT'S: Impact and Regulation  Chantal Kegels, Elisabeth Van Hecke 30h  5credits    x  
 


European business (Site UCL) [30.0]
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Mandatory LECON2382

European Monetary Policy  Bernard Delbecque 30h  5credits    x  
Mandatory LECON2486

Seminar on Microeconomic Policy Issues in Europe  Arastou Khatibi (supplée Hylke Vandenbussche), Hylke Vandenbussche 30h  5credits    x x

MandatoryCours au choix
3 parmi
Optional LLSMS2060

European Economic Policy  Jean-Christophe Defraigne, Didier Reynders 30h  5credits  1q  x x
Optional LLSMS2061

Corporate Strategy in Europe  Benoît Gailly 30h  5credits  1q  x x
Optional LLSMS2062

European Business  Régis Coeurderoy 30h  5credits  2q  x x
Optional LLSMS2063

Industrial Relations in Europe  Evelyne Léonard 30h  5credits  2q  x x
 


Autres cours au choix [30.0]

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L'étudiant choisit soit une option de spécialisation de 25 crédits et un cours au choix parmi la liste ci-dessous soit 6 cours parmi les cours disponibles dans les options de spécialisation et/ou parmi les cours de la liste ci-dessous.

OptionalCours de méthodes
Optional LECON2031

Econometrics of Time Series  Luc Bauwens 30h + 12h  5credits  1q  x
Optional LECON2835

Applied Econometric : Econometrics of Time Series (M835 - Laurent)  N. 30h  5credits    x
Optional LECON2033

Applied econometrics: Microeconometrics  Muriel Dejemeppe 30h + 12h  5credits  1q  x
Optional LECON2826

Applied Microeconometrics (M826 - Verardi)  N. 30h  5credits    x
Optional LECON2500

Mathematics and Statistics for Economics  Luc Bauwens, Julio Davila Muro 30h  5credits    x

OptionalCours réflexif
Optional LECON2065

History of Economic Thought  Michel De Vroey 30h  5credits    x
Optional LECON2067

Critical Analysis of Market Economies  Christian Arnsperger 15h  5credits  Periodic courses not taught this academic year  x
Optional LECON2605

Capital Markets Theory  Olivier Scaillet 30h  5credits    x
Optional LECON2354

Economics and health care policies  Marie-Christine Closon, Christian Léonard (supplée null) 30h  5credits    x
Optional LECON2740

Ethique de l'économie et des affaires (FUNDP)  (in French) N. 30h  5credits    x

OptionalCours avancés en analyse économique (15credits)
moyennant prérequis appropriés

OptionalQuantitative Methods
Optional LECON2600

Dynamical Methods in Economics  Raouf Boucekkine, Maria del Carmen Camacho Pérez (supplée Raouf Boucekkine) 30h  5credits    x
Optional LECON2835

Applied Econometric : Econometrics of Time Series (M835 - Laurent)  N. 30h  5credits    x
Optional LECON2033

Applied econometrics: Microeconometrics  Muriel Dejemeppe 30h + 12h  5credits  1q  x
Optional LECON2603

Econometrics Workshop  Luc Bauwens 30h  5credits    x

OptionalInternational
Optional LECON2604

Advanced International Trade  Hylke Vandenbussche 30h  5credits  2q  x
Optional LECON2622

Advanced Intern Monetary Eco - KUL  (in French) N.   5credits    x
Optional LECON2624

Current Development in European Integration - KUL  (in French) N.   5credits    x

OptionalMoney and Finance
Optional LECON2605

Capital Markets Theory  Olivier Scaillet 30h  5credits    x
Optional LECON2606

Monetary Economics  Raf Wouters 15h  5credits  Periodic courses taught this academic year  x
Optional LECON2625

Fixed Income Securities - KUL  (in French) N.   5credits    x

OptionalPublic Economics
Optional LECON2607

Public Economics  Jean Hindriks 30h  5credits  2q  x
Optional LECON2069

Ethics and Social Choice  Claude d'Aspremont-Lynden 15h  5credits  Periodic courses taught this academic year  x
Optional LECON2620

Advanced Environmental and Transportation - KUL  (in French) N.   5credits    x

OptionalLabour Economics
Optional LECON2608

Labour Economics  Muriel Dejemeppe, Bruno Van der Linden, Bruno Van der Linden (supplée Muriel Dejemeppe) 30h  5credits    x

OptionalIndustrial Organisation
Cours à choisir à la KUL : Advanced industrial economics
Optional LECON2621

Advanced Industrial Economics - KUL  (in French) N.   5credits    x

OptionalDevelopment Economics
Optional LECON2342

Development theories  Andreia Lemaître, Marthe Nyssens 30h  5credits  2q  x
Optional LECON2652

Development Economics (M652 - Baland)  (in French) N. 30h  5credits    x

OptionalResearch Seminar I
Maximum un
Optional LECON2161

Research Seminar I: Macroeconomics  David De la Croix 30h  5credits    x
Optional LECON2653

Research Seminar I : Microeconomics (M653 - xxx)  N. 30h  5credits    x

OptionalPerfectionnement
Optional LECON2041

International Trade  Fabio Mariani 30h  5credits  2q  x
Optional LECON2051

Labour economics  Muriel Dejemeppe, Bruno Van der Linden, Bruno Van der Linden (supplée Muriel Dejemeppe) 30h  5credits    x
Optional LECON2903

Macroeconomics: Economic Fluctuations and Foundations of Macro Policy (M903 - de Walque)  N. 30h  5credits    x
Optional LECON2904

Economics and Politics (M904 - Aldashev)  N. 30h  5credits    x

OptionalCours au choix ESL
1 parmi :
Optional LECON2065

History of Economic Thought  Michel De Vroey 30h  5credits    x
Optional LECON2067

Critical Analysis of Market Economies  Christian Arnsperger 15h  5credits  Periodic courses not taught this academic year  x
Optional LECON2605

Capital Markets Theory  Olivier Scaillet 30h  5credits    x
Optional LECON2354

Economics and health care policies  Marie-Christine Closon, Christian Léonard (supplée null) 30h  5credits    x
Optional LESPO2103

Environment and Global Economy  N. 30h  5credits    x
Optional LESPO2104

Seminar on management of environmental questions  (in French) N. 30h  5credits    x
Optional LECON2740

Ethique de l'économie et des affaires (FUNDP)  (in French) N. 30h  5credits    x