Access Requirements

General access requirements

Translated from  https://www.gallilex.cfwb.be/fr/leg_res_01.php?ncda=39681&referant=l02

Art. 112. of the "Décret définissant le paysage de l'enseignement supérieur et l'organisation académique des études" :

§ 1. In accordance with the general requirements established by the academic authorities, students who have:

1. a master’s degree;

2. an academic degree similar to the one mentioned in the preceding paragraph awarded by a higher education institution in the Flemish Community or the German-speaking Community, or by the Royal Military Academy, by virtue of a decision of the academic authorities and in accordance with any additional requirements they may establish;

3. a foreign academic degree recognised as equivalent to those mentioned in paragraphs 1 and 2 pursuant to this decree, a European directive, an international convention or other legislation, in accordance with the same requirements.

The additional admission requirements referred to in paragraph 2 are intended to ensure that the student has acquired the knowledge and skills required for the studies in question. When the additional admission requirements consist of one or more additional course units, these may not represent more than 60 additional credits for the student, taking into account all the credits that he or she may otherwise use for admission. These course units are part of the student’s study programme.

§ 2. In accordance with the general requirements established by the academic authorities, a student who holds a title, diploma, degree or certificate of higher education, in the French Community or outside it, which does not grant him or her eligibility for admission to a specialised master’s course by virtue of the preceding paragraph, may nevertheless be admitted by the jury of the course in question, in accordance with the additional requirements that it establishes, if the totality of the higher education that he or she has completed or the expertise that he or she has acquired is valued by the jury to be at least 240 credits.

§ 3. By way of derogation from these general requirements, the academic authorities may also admit to a specialised master’s course holders of a title, diploma, degree or certificate awarded outside the French Community which, in that system of origin, grants direct eligibility for postgraduate studies, even if the studies sanctioned by these credentials are not organised into distinct degree courses or within a time period of at least five years.

Specific access requirements

The Advanced Master’s in Gender Studies is open, without the need to complete any additional programme, to students holding a Master’s degree [120], awarded within the French or the Flemish Community of Belgium, in one of the following subjects:

•     Philosophy
•     Theology
•     Languages, literature and translation studies
•     History, art history and archaeology
•     Information and communication
•     Political and social science
•     Legal studies
•     Criminology
•     Economics and business management
•     Psychology and education
•     Public health

For holders of any other qualification, either Belgian or foreign, admission is based on their academic record; provided that students have proven personal or professional experience and/or that their previous academic results are deemed satisfactory by the Admissions Policy Committee, in accordance with a decision by this Committee and subject to the additional conditions that it lays down, admission is granted to students who hold:

•     a Master’s degree other than those listed above, awarded within the French or the Flemish Community of Belgium or by the Royal Military Academy;
•     or a second-cycle degree corresponding to one of the aforementioned qualifications, awarded within the French Community of Belgium in accordance with the provisions predating the Decree of 31 March 2004;
•     or qualifications obtained abroad that are deemed to be comparable with those mentioned above and have been accredited by the Admissions Policy Committee as being equivalent to at least 300 credits.

In the latter case , admission to the programme may be subject to enrolment in certain course units of the Master’s programmes organized by the various partner institutions (a total of no more than 15 credits), if the Admissions Policy Committee is of the opinion that the applicant requires refresher training in any specific area.