Master course admission requirements are defined by the French Community of Belgium Decree of 7 November 2013 defining the hiher education landscape and the academic organisation of courses.
General and specific admission requirements for this programme must be satisfied at the time of enrolling at the university.
Unless explicitly mentioned, the bachelor's, master's and licentiate degrees listed in this table or on this page are to be understood as those issued by an institution of the French, Flemish or German-speaking Community, or by the Royal Military Academy.
In the event of the divergence between the different linguistic versions of the present conditions, the French version shall prevail.
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Specific access requirements
In addition to the access conditions described below, candidates will have to provide proof of a sufficient command of the French language (level B1 of the CEFR, Common European Framework of Reference for Languages).
Students who wish to be admitted on the basis of a dossier (see tables below) are invited to consult the criteria for the evaluation of application.
Des précisions ont été apportées à ces critères en 2023-2024, vous pouvez y accéder ici.
University Bachelors | |||
| Diploma | Special Requirements | Access | Remarks |
| UCLouvain Bachelors | |||
| Bachelor in Mathematics | Direct access | ||
| Bachelor in Physics | Si l'étudiant a suivi la Minor in Mathematics | Direct access | In some cases, the UCLouvain Enrolment Office, after reviewing their online enrolment or re-enrolment application, will ask the students concerned to provide an enrolment authorisation from the faculty/school. |
| Bachelor in Engineering | Si l'étudiant a suivi la Minor in Mathematics ou s'il a suivi le programme de majeure en mathématiques appliquées | Direct access | In some cases, the UCLouvain Enrolment Office, after reviewing their online enrolment or re-enrolment application, will ask the students concerned to provide an enrolment authorisation from the faculty/school. |
| Others Bachelors of the French speaking Community of Belgium | |||
| Direct access | |||
| Bachelier en sciences de l'ingénieur - orientation ingénieur civil | Access with additional training | ||
| Bachelors of the Dutch speaking Community of Belgium | |||
| Direct access | |||
| Foreign Bachelors | |||
| Access based on application | |||
Non university Bachelors | |||
> Find out more about links to the university | |||
Holders of a 2nd cycle University degree | |||
| Diploma | Special Requirements | Access | Remarks |
| "Licenciés" | |||
| - | |||
| Masters | |||
| - | |||
Holders of a non-University 2nd cycle degree | |||
Access based on validation of professional experience
> It is possible, under certain conditions, to use one's personal and professional experience to enter a university course without having the required qualifications. However, validation of prior experience does not automatically apply to all courses. Find out more about Validation of priori experience.
Access based on application
Access based on application : access may be granted either directly or on the condition of completing additional courses of a maximum of 60 ECTS credits, or refused.
The first step in the procedure is to submit a file online ( see https://uclouvain.be/en/study/inscriptions/futurs-etudiants.html).
Students who wish to be admitted on the basis of a dossier are invited to consult the criteria for the evaluation of application.