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The four universities of the Louvain Academy (UCL, FUNDP, FUCaM and FUSL) have created a school of management, the Louvain School of Management (LSM). It is the largest school of management in Belgium with over 1,200 students and more than 200 lecturers. Alongside the International Executive MBA and the doctoral school programmes, the Louvain School of Management organizes different joint Masters in Management Science programmes in each of the partner universities. UCL provides the Master in Business Engineering (120), the Master in Management Science (120) over two years and the Master in Management (60) over a year, available as a day course and also on a part-time basis over two years.  

The one year Master in Management (60) is designed for university graduates who already have a Master (in any subject e.g. science, applied sciences, law, philosophy, literature or industrial engineers) who wish to acquire additional training in administration and management.
It is also open to students who are bachelors in economic science and management.

In one year of study, it covers the essential elements of management. It is designed to give students a basic knowledge of management and to develop their ability to deal with management problems, to use appropriate methods to solve them, to take correct decisions and to do all of this in the economic, social and institutional context of organizations.
To fit in with the needs of mature students who already have some professional experience, this Master is also available as an evening course, over an extended period of two years.

Whilst similar in content, the day programme and the evening programme are organized differently. One of the reasons for this is that the day programme is for a year, whereas the evening programme is spread over two years (30 credits per year). In addition to introductory courses on the main disciplines which make up management, this programme comprises :

- an integrated seminar and a piece of individual work which make up the final dissertation;
- training in the principles and issues of corporate social responsibility;
- advanced training in an area of management through an optional subject.

This programme can lead on to the 120 credit Master in Management Science with either a professional or a research focus.

1. Admission requirements to the Master GEST2M1 (60 credits) (previously IAG2M1)

The one-year master in Management Science is especially designed for Students with a Master Degree in any discipline whishing to acquire good knowledge of key domains in Management.

a. Required degree  

As explained in the admission table here below, admission is either direct or made on the basis of the application file

• Students holding a non-Belgian university degree in any discipline (usually a master): Admission based on the application file. Admission is based on a minimum 4 year (240 ECTS credits) university degree in any discipline: Law, Science, Applied sciences, Social sciences … It must correspond to a master fully completed, including a master thesis, delivered by a recognised institution;
  
• Students holding a Belgian master university degree (usually a non-management degree): Admission based on the application file. Admission is based on a minimum 4 year (240 ECTS credits) university degree in any discipline: Law, Science, Applied sciences, Social sciences … It must correspond to a master fully completed, including a master thesis, delivered by a recognised institution;
  
• Students holding a Belgian bachelor university degree in management: Direct access. Bachelors from the French Community of Belgium (Communauté française de Belgique) in Economics and management sciences, in Management Science or in Management Engineering, have direct access to the Master GEST2M1. Their equivalent degrees from the Flemish Community of Belgium (Communauté flamande de Belgique) have also direct access;
  
• Other students: please see the admission table below. In some cases, a transitory program may be required.

b. Academic results

For students holding a non-Belgian university degree, in line with our academic standards at LSM, we require above average results in the previous university degree. If it is not the case, it should be better to join the results of one of the following tests to support the application. TAGE MAGE or GMAT . Please note that the validity of the score is two years from the test date. For more information about TAGE-MAGE or GMAT, please refer to the respective web sites.

c. French language level

• Students are required to have a good command of the French language. Applicants must have a fairly high level of the French language to be able to follow this program. Are considered as having met the standard :
  Belgian applicants;
• Applicants who have attended with success a university program taught in French and delivered by a French-speaking university, for at least two years;
• Any other applicants must justify a score of minimum B2 in one of the following tests: DELF  or TCF.  For more information on B2 level, please look at: CECR.  Please not that the validity of the score is two years from the test date.

d. Possible additional pre-requirements

The admission commission may add, up to 10 credits, of additional course to the students’ program if they do not have any basics in Economic, or in Mathematics and Statistic. Namely :

• ESPO2100 Economie politique (5 credits);
• ESPO2101 Mathématiques et Statistique appliquées aux sciences de gestion (5 credits).

As a consequence, the master 60 may count up to a maximum of 70 credits.

e. Possible recognition of courses already passed at UCL

If a student has already passed (≥ 12/20), at the UCL, a course from the mandatory list, this course could be recognized. A maximum of 5 credits can be recognized. In case the student has passed courses from the mandatory list for more than 5 credits, he/she has to replace the course(s) by taking an equivalent number of credits among the elective courses. No recognition is granted for elective courses. Recognition may be given if the applicant explicitly requests it in his/her motivation letter.

As a consequence, the master 60 will always count a minimum of 55 credits.

University Bachelors
Diploma	Special Requirements	Access	Remarks
UCL Bachelors
Bachelors in economics and management sciences  Bachelors in management engineering	-	Direct access	-
Any bachelor (equivalent to the ones above)	Program filling general access requirements	On the file: direct access or access with additional training	-
Belgian Bachelors of the French speaking Community
Bachelors in economics and management sciences  Bachelors in management sciences Bachelors in management engineering	-	Direct access	-
Any bachelor (equivalent to the ones above)	Program filling general access requirements	On the file: direct access or access with additional training	-
Belgian Bachelors of the Dutch speaking Community
Bachelor in de toegepaste economische wetenschappen Bachelor in management  ingenieur of in commerciele ingenieur	-	Direct access	-
Foreign Bachelors
Any program in management sciences or equivalent from recognized universities	Program filling general access requirements	On the file: direct access or access with additional training	-
Non university Bachelors
Diploma		Access	Remarks
> Find out more about links to the university More information about transition programs (passerelles) to the university.
Holders of a 2nd cycle University degree
Diploma	Special Requirements	Access	Remarks
"Licenciés"
Any "licence"	Program filling general access requirements	On the file: direct access or access with additional training	-
Masters
Any "master"		-
Holders of a non-University 2nd cycle degree
Diploma		Access	Remarks
> Find out more about links to the university For more information about transition programs to university, please follow the link passerelles.

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

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This program provides general training and broad exposure relative to various areas of management.

It attempts to achieve an integration of such different areas in order to obtain a global understanding of businesses and to develop decision making and implementation capacity. With this objective, the program offers, on top of lectures which help structure business knowledge, the use of case studies and problem solving exercises. In this order, team work is often relied on.

This program intends to attract a target audience highly varied in its professional background and country of origin. The confrontation of different points of view among students, professors, lecturers and external speakers enriches students' perspectives on management and economics.

For students who face gaps in Economics or Maths / Statistics, courses will be added to their program in order to acquire the necessary prerequisites for a good understanding of management.

The lectures are complemented with individual or teamwork exercises, games, business simulation activities and in general, with tools that facilitate the understanding and assimilation of the concepts presented, even by students whose prior background is rather unrelated to management. This approach to learning is in line with the recent pedagogical reform at LSM-LLN and it has been widely appreciated by students. It has also been recently highlighted by the external auditors via the EQUIS accreditation procedure.

There are different methods of assessment: individual and/or group work and/or written and oral examinations.