Admission requirements GEST2M1 - International Diplomas

Admission requirements for holders of an International Diploma

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

a. Required degree   

• Can apply to this programme, students holding a non-Belgian university degree (usually a Master’s degree) in any discipline. The admission is based on the application file. In order to apply students must have a minimum 4-year university degree (240 ECTS credits), in any discipline: Law, Science, Applied Sciences, Social Sciences. The degree must correspond to a fully completed Master programme, including a Master’s thesis, and it must have been delivered by a recognised institution.
• In certain cases, a transitory programme may be required.

b. Academic results

In line with LSM academic standards, we require above average results in the previous university degree. If it is not the case, it is better to join the results of one of the following tests to support the application:

- GMAT : Institution Code= 23B ; Master in Management = 23B-WD-29
- TageMage

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 programme. Are considered as having met the standard :

• Belgian applicants;
• Applicants who have attended with success a university programme 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 (CEFR) in one of the following tests: DELF or TCF.  Please not that the validity of the score is two years from the test date.

d. Possible additional pre-requirements

The admission jury may add, up to 10 credits, of additional course to the students’ programme if they do not have any basics in Economics, 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) in Management 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) in Management will always count a minimum of 55 credits.

Adults taking up their university training

Entry to all Masters (with the exception of Advanced Masters) can be gained through the special procedure for accrediting prior learning and experience known as VAE (validation des acquis de l'expérience).

To see what management courses are available in the continuing education programme, please refer to: http://www.uclouvain.be/lsm-formation-continue

For entry to the Master through the VAE procedure, please refer to: www.uclouvain.be/vae

Personalized access

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

Review the general admission conditions for UCL

Tuition Fees 2012-2013

Deadline for applications

• students from outside the European Union:
       30 April
• students from the European Union:
       31 August
• international students, Belgian residents:
       15 September

Admission Procedure for the Louvain School of Management

Contact

For further information, contact us via e-mail: Admission LSM.