Decree of March 31st 2004 defining higher education, favoring its integration in the European framework of higher education and refinancing universities.
The admission requirements have to be met at the time of enrolment at the university.
All information can be obtained from the University’s Enrolment Office (Service des inscriptions – SIC).
General conditions
Special conditions
Language examination: knowledge of the French language (Pedagogical Master’s degree)
Students with one of the following qualifications have access to studies leading to the award of a Master’s degree:
- an undergraduate (first-cycle) degree in the same field of study;
- the same Master’s (second-cycle) degree, but with a different specialization;
- a university degree, in accordance with a decision by the academic authorities and subject to the additional conditions that they lay down;
- a “long-type” degree that gives access to Master’s studies, in accordance with a decision by the Government and subject to the additional conditions that it lays down;
- a degree comparable to those mentioned above, issued under the same conditions by the Flemish Community of Belgium, the German Community of Belgium or the Royal Military Academy;
- a degree obtained abroad and deemed equivalent to those mentioned above.
By way of derogation, Master’s programmes are also open to students who, in order to obtain their undergraduate degree in the same field of study, still have to gain no more than 12 credits and are registered for those courses. However, students admitted on these terms cannot be passed by the Master’s Examination Board until they have met the admission requirements in full and have obtained the necessary undergraduate degree.
- Access to the 2nd cycle on the basis of a “short-cut”:
- Access to the 2nd cycle of university for those students who have a short-type non-university higher education degree
- Access to the 2nd cycle of university for those students who have a long-type non-university higher education degree
- Access to the 2nd cycle on the basis of the enhancement of the knowledge and competence acquired by personal and professional experience:
With the aim of acceding 2nd-cycle studies, the jury of these studies can enhance the knowledge and competence acquired by their personal and professional experience.
This useful experience must correspond to at least 5 years of activities, without taking into account the years of higher-education study that were not passed successfully. At the end of an evaluation procedure organized by the academic authorities, the jury will decide whether the skills and knowledge of the student are sufficient to be able to follow these studies successfully (*).
- For those students who have an academic grade from a Belgian university or a foreign title or grade (which does not give access to studies in this particular year on the basis of the general conditions mentioned above), access to the 2nd basic cycle on the basis of a enhancement of 180 ECTS credits by the admissions jury (personalized admission on the basis of a file). (*)
(*) At the end of the admissions procedure organized by the competent jury and subject to the conditions fixed by the academic authorities, the student may follow complementary studies that make up a maximum of 60 supplementary credits. In case the supplementary workload of this student exceeds 15 credits, this training is considered to be a preparatory year. It does not lead to a degree and is considered to be the last year of a 1st cycle that gives access to the studies aimed at.
Language examination: knowledge of the French language
No student can be admitted to any one year of a Pedagogical Master’s degree if they have not passed an examination attesting to a sufficient knowledge of the French language.
In the event of the divergence between the different linguistic versions of the present conditions, the French version shall prevail
To pursue your university studies in one of our Master programmes, please take the following steps:1. Verify that you meet the programme´s admission conditions
| Conditions - Belgian degrees | Conditions - International degrees |
2. If you meet the conditions, please follow the admission application procedure
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Deadline for submitting an admission |
Procedure - International degrees Deadlines for submitting the files: |
Depending on the student's previous study programme, the jury could allow a direct access to the Master by adding additional mandatory courses (maximum 60 credits) to the program.
- University Bachelors
- Non university Bachelors
- Holders of a 2nd cycle University degree
- Holders of a non-University 2nd cycle degree
- Adults taking up their university training
- Personalized access
University Bachelors |
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| Diploma | Special Requirements | Access | Remarks |
| UCL Bachelors | |||
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Bachelors in economics and management sciences Bachelors in management engineering |
- | Direct access | Direct access |
| Any bachelor (equivalent to the ones above) | Program to meet the general access conditions | On the file: direct access or access with additional training | A maximum of 60 additional credits embedded in the master programme. See the additional conditions of access in the table above. |
| Others Bachelors of the French speaking Community of Belgium | |||
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Bachelors in economics and management sciences Bachelors in management sciences Bachelors in management engineering |
- | Direct access | - |
| Any bachelor (equivalent to the ones above) | Program to meet the general access conditions | On the file: direct access or access with additional training | A maximum of 60 additional credits embedded in the master programme. See the additional conditions of access in the table above. |
| Bachelors of the Dutch speaking Community of Belgium | |||
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Bachelor in de toegepaste economische wetenschappen Bachelor in ingenieurs wetenschappen |
- | Direct access | - |
| Foreign Bachelors | |||
| Any program in management sciences or equivalent from recognized universities | Program to meet the general and specific access conditions | On the file: direct access or access with additional training | A maximum of 60 additional credits embedded in the master programme. See the additional conditions of access in the table above. |
Non university Bachelors |
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> Find out more about links to the university More information about transition programs (passerelles) to the university. |
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> BA en assurances > BA en commerce extérieur > BA en comptabilité > BA en e-business > BA en gestion des transports et logistique d'entreprise > BA en informatique de gestion > BA en marketing > BA-AESI en sciences économiques et sciences économiques appliquées | Accès au master moyennant ajout de maximum 60 crédits d'enseignements supplémentaires obligatoires au programme. Voir 'Module complémentaire' | Type court | |
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> BA - ingénieur commercial - type long > BA en gestion de l'entreprise - type long > BA en gestion publique - type long > BA en traduction et interprétation - type long | Accès au master moyennant ajout de maximum 60 crédits d'enseignements supplémentaires obligatoires au programme. Voir 'Module complémentaire' | Type long | |
Holders of a 2nd cycle University degree |
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| Diploma | Special Requirements | Access | Remarks |
| "Licenciés" | |||
| Any "licence" | Program to meet the general access conditions | On the file: direct access or access with additional training | A maximum of 60 additional credits embedded in the master programme. See the additional conditions of access in the table above. |
| Masters | |||
| Any "master" | Program to meet the general access conditions | - | A maximum of 60 additional credits embedded in the master programme. See the additional conditions of access in the table above. |
Holders of a non-University 2nd cycle degree |
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> 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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> MA - ingénieur commercial > MA en gestion de l'entreprise > MA en gestion publique > MA en interprétation > MA en sciences administratives > MA en sciences agronomiques > MA en sciences commerciales > MA en sciences de l'ingénieur industriel (toutes finalités) > MA en sciences de l'ingénieur industriel en agronomie > MA en sciences industrielles (toutes finalités) > MA en traduction | Accès direct au master moyennant ajout éventuel de 15 crédits max | Type long | |
Adults taking up their university training
> See the website Valorisation des acquis de l'expérience
It is possible to gain admission to all masters courses via the validation of professional experience procedure.
To see what management courses are available in the continuing education programme, please refer to: https://uclouvain.be/lsm-formation-continue
Personalized access
Reminder : all Masters (apart from Advanced Masters) are also accessible on file.
It should be noted that entry to all Masters (with the exception of Advanced Masters) can also be gained on submission of a personal application file.
Admission and Enrolment Procedures for general registration
Specific procedures :
Students who have a Belgian Bachelor's Degree in Economics and Management have direct access. They do not have to follow the admission procedure; they can complete their registration application directly.Please consult the University's Enrolment Office at Louvain-la-Neuve.
For special LSM procedures, please consult the top of this page.