Programme structure

 The 120 Master's degree in Management includes the following four elements:

1. Core subjects worth 30 credits, including the master's thesis (20 credits), a course on corporate social responsibility (5 credits) as well as a seminar on topical issues in economics and management (5 credits).
    
2. A professional focus worth 30 credits, with in-depth study of the distinctive disciplines of the engineer: quantitative methods, technology, information systems, innovation and project management. The professional focus can also includes an internship (10 credits) which may be linked to an issue dealt with in the master's thesis. 
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   A research focus worth 30 credits, including a basic epistemological training and a choice of courses in research methodologies in Management. These courses are offered in English. The reserach Focus also offers students the opportunity to deepen their knowledge in their field of specialization by selecting an elective course. It is complemented by 10-credit research internship in a research center linked to LSM
    
3. Two option courses worth 15 credits, each made up of three courses. These option courses enable students to specialise, by choosing a Major in Marketing or in Strategy and Organisation or in Finanace or in Audit. Certain option courses are entirely or partly in English whilst others are only in French. Option courses are available on the two sites of the Louvain School of Management : Louvain-la-Neuve and Mons.
    
4. An international exchange worth 30 credits, during which students have the opportunity to take courses in one of the 145 partners universities of the Louvain School of Management. Students who do not wish to go abroad may instead take an option course worth 15 credits and 3 courses worth 5 credits each.

The Annual Block 1 of the Master's degree is devoted exclusively to courses in the professional focus and the core subjects, in addition to the two option courses. In the Annual Bloc 2, students may do their international exchange in the first semester as the second semester is devoted to the work placement and the master's thesis.

Annual Block 1		Annual Block 2		►	Degree in Master en Sciences de gestion 120ECTS
Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
1 CSR course + Focus courses + Option 1 from the choosen major	Seminar + Focus courses + Option 2 from the choosen major	Exchange or courses at LSM	Internship or courses at LSM
30 ECTS	30 ECTS	30 ECTS	10 ECTS
Master's thesis 20 ECTS

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The Louvain School of Management also provides students on the 120 hours Masters programmes five different areas of training which can be accessed after they have been selected:

• CEMS Master's in International Management - CEMS MIM
  
  The Louvain School of Management is the sole partner in Belgium of this network which, for the last few years, has brought together the best European management schools and various partners from outside Europe.
  This elite programme is designed to train future leaders of multinational and global companies.  

• Inter-faculty programme :  Creation of Small and Medium Enterprises - CPME (Création des Petites et Moyennes Entreprises)
  
  This programme brings together students from different faculties at UCL and provides them with the analytical tools to help them understand business processes, start or take on businesses of different kinds and to develop business projects within existing organisations.
   
• International Business programme - IB
  
  This programme is designed for students who wish to pursue an international career. Through an exchange of courses and a 6-month work placement abroad in a multinational company, it promotes an open-minded approach, intercultural awareness, adaptability and pro-activity, all of which are vital for work in an international context. 
   
• Double Degree - DD
  
  By gaining 60 credits from courses at UCL, 60 credits from one of the following partner universities and a dissertation worth 20 credits common to both institutions, students are awarded two degrees, one from the Catholic University of Louvain and the other from the partner university: 
  • Aalto University (Helsinki, Finland)
  • Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration (Bergen, Norway)
  • Universidade NOVA de Lisboa (Lisbon, Portugal)
  • Vytautas Magnus University (Kaunas, Lithuania)
  • KU Leuven (Leuven, Belgium)
  • Instituto Superior Técnico - Technical University of Lisbon (Lisbon, Portugal)

A "Dedicated Double Degree", DDD focus on Environmental issues and Supply Chain Management, exclusively offered by LSM and NHH.

• The Master in Management , "Financial Management Track" with a double degree LSM-ICHEC

NOTE:
If you hold a second cycle university degree or a Bachelor degree equivalent to the Master in Management degree (i.e. minimum 240 credits), you can access directly the second year of the Master 120 in Management. This programme will include between minimum 60 and maximum 75 credits. For further information ->

Holders of a Master Degree in Business Engineering 120 (or Master in Management 120 ) with a Professional Focus, may acquire the Master's degree with a research focus by following the Reserach Focus 30 credit program.