The two-year programme Master in Management 120 at the Louvain School of Management is mainly designed for Bachelors in Economics or Management. It aims to provide the skills and know-how which will enable them to gain management posts in private and public organisations.

There is special emphasis on the development of skills which will enable students to :

• put theories and concepts of management into effective and competent use in a professional setting ;
• put organisations into their socio-economic and institutional context in order to understand the interdependences between organisation and environment and translate them into management decisions;
• to take account of the challenges of global competition in the practical application of socially responsible management techniques.

The competency framework: A compass as a multipurpose tool. This competency framework sets common core competencies expected from all graduates of Masters in Management (120 credits) and Masters in Business Engineering (120 credits), beyond the specific disciplines of these two programmes, and the options and paths selected, by the student. It defines the exit profile of all LSM graduates. It outlines the objectives to be reached by the LSM graduates at the end of his studies, the educators objectives in determining the study programme, and indicates the student's learning programme.

For further information: www.lsmcompetencyframework.be

On successful completion of this programme, each student is able to :

1. Act consciously, aware of their responsibilities, placing human and ethical considerations at the very heart of their thinking and actions.
2. Master an active and integrated command of a multidisciplinary body of knowledge (content, methods, models, conceptual frameworks) essential to act expertly in the various areas of management.
3. Analyze and resolve problems in multidisciplinary and complex management situations using a scientific and systematic approach.
4. Innovate, develops entrepreneurial capacities and lead change.
5. Work as an interface between stakeholders with different rationales, belief systems, training, nationalities, cultures...
6. Integrate and work in a team; exercise enlightened leadership within the group.
7. Define and manage a project to completion, taking into account the objectives, resources and constraints that characterize the project environment.
8. Communicate, converse effectively and convincingly with the stakeholders.
9. Display self-knowledge and independence, able to adapt quickly to new situations and involve positively.