Access conditions - Master in Public Administration

A. Full admission rights granted to holders of a degree obtained in the French-speaking Community of Belgium

  • Admission granted to the holder of the same Master's degree, but with a different focus.

    • Without complement :

      • Master en Administration publique, à finalité approfondie

  • Admission granted to the holder of a same Master's degree, but a 60-credit Master's degree according to the procedures defined by the admission jury, and with accreditation of at least 45 credits.

  • Admission granted to the holder of a university Bachelor's or Master's degree, pursuant to a decision by the academic authorities.

    • Without complement :

      • Bachelier en sciences politiques

      • Master (60 crédits) en Sciences politiques, orientation générale

      • Master en Etudes européennes, à finalité approfondie

      • Master en Etudes européennes, à finalité spécialisée

      • Master en sciences politiques, orientation générale, à finalité approfondie

      • Master en sciences politiques, orientation générale, à finalité didactique

      • Master en sciences politiques, orientation générale, à finalité spécialisée

      • Master en sciences politiques, orientation relations internationales, à finalité approfondie

      • Master en sciences politiques, orientation relations internationales, à finalité spécialisée

    • With complement :

      • Bachelier en droit (max. 10 crédits)

      • Bachelier en information et communication (max. 15 crédits)

      • Bachelier en sociologie et anthropologie (max. 15 crédits)

      • Bachelier en traduction et interprétation (max. 15 crédits)

      • Master en interprétation, à finalité approfondie (max. 10 crédits)

      • Master en interprétation, à finalité spécialisée (max. 10 crédits)

      • Master en politique économique et sociale, à finalité approfondie (nombre de crédits à définir par le jury)

      • Master en politique économique et sociale, à finalité spécialisée (nombre de crédits à définir par le jury)

      • Master en traduction et interprétation, à finalité approfondie (max. 10 crédits)

      • Master en traduction et interprétation, à finalité didactique (max. 10 crédits)

      • Master en traduction et interprétation, à finalité spécialisée (max. 10 crédits)

      • Master en traduction, à finalité approfondie (max. 10 crédits)

      • Master en traduction, à finalité spécialisée (max. 10 crédits)

  • Admission granted to the holder of a Bachelor's or Master's degree from a non-University Higher Education institution -HE or ESA- (long course), pursuant to a decision by the academic authorities (including adult education diplomas, regarded as equivalent).

    • With complement :

      • Bachelier en communication appliquée (max. 10 crédits)

      • Bachelier en gestion publique (max. 15 crédits)

      • Bachelier en traduction et interprétation (max. 15 crédits)

      • Master (60 crédits) en communication appliquée-Animation socioculturelle et éducation permanente (max. 10 crédits)

      • Master (60 crédits) en communication appliquée-Publicité et communication commerciale (max. 10 crédits)

      • Master (60 crédits) en communication appliquée-Relations publiques (max. 10 crédits)

      • Master (60 crédits) en presse et information (max. 10 crédits)

      • Master (60 crédits) en sciences administratives (max. 10 crédits)

      • Master en Gestion publique (max. 10 crédits)

      • Master en Gestion publique, option administration nationale et internationale (max. 10 crédits)

      • Master en Gestion publique, option didactique (max. 10 crédits)

      • Master en communication appliquée spécialisée-Animation socioculturelle et éducation permanente (max. 10 crédits)

      • Master en communication appliquée spécialisée-Publicité et communication commerciale (max. 10 crédits)

      • Master en communication appliquée spécialisée-Relations publiques (max. 10 crédits)

      • Master en interprétation (max. 10 crédits)

      • Master en presse et information spécialisées (max. 10 crédits)

      • Master en traduction (max. 10 crédits)

  • Admission granted to the holder of a Bachelor's degree from a Non-University Higher Education Institution -HE or ESA- (short course), pursuant to a decision by the academic authorities.

    • With complement :

      • Bachelier en communication (max. 55 crédits)

      • Bachelier en droit (max. 55 crédits)

      • Bachelier-Assistant(e) social(e) (max. 55 crédits)

      • Bachelier-Conseiller social (max. 55 crédits)

      • Bachelier en sciences administratives et gestion publique (max. 55 crédits)

By way of derogation, students who still need to earn a maximum of 15 credits in order to be awarded the degree entitling them to be admitted to the Master's programme, and who are enrolled simultaneously for these studies in a Higher Education institution in the French-speaking Community, will also be admitted. Nevertheless, these students can not taken more than 90 credits into their master's programmme before they have obtained the required Bachelor degree.

B. Admission granted to the holder of a degree obtained abroad which is recognised as equivalent to degrees mentioned previously in application of the Decree of 7 November 2013 (décret définissant le paysage de l'enseignement supérieur et l'organisation académique des études), of a European directive, of an international agreement or other legislation, under the same conditions.

C. Admission granted following submission of a dossier and decision by the jury

Admission granted to the holder of a degree similar to the degrees awarded in the French-speaking Community (see point A), and awarded by a Higher Education Institution outside the latter (Flemish Community, German-speaking Community, Royal Military Academy, foreign institution), under the additional conditions determined by the jury. These extra courses form part of the student's Master's programme. A qualification or degree leading to the same career prospects or to a continuation of studies in the original system is considered similar to a degree awarded in the French-speaking community.

Admission granted, under the general conditions laid down by the academic authorities, to the holder of a qualification, diploma, degree or certificate awarded outside the French-Speaking Community if the qualification, diploma, degree or certificate attests to the successful completion of studies and the jury considers them to be worth at least 180 credits. The jury may impose a programme worth a maximum of 60 credits in addition to the Master's programme, bearing in mind all the credits for which the student obtains recognition at the time of admission. These extra courses form part of the student's Master's programme.

D. Accreditation of prior experience

In line with the procedure defined by the ULB, juries can recognise knowledge and skills acquired through professional and/or personal experience, and may grant access to the MA to any person who does not fall under the categories listed above. The jury determines the additional courses and any possible exemptions which constitute supplementary entry requirements for the student. The personal or professional experience must be equivalent to at least five years of activity. A maximum of two years of higher education can be taken into account, providing 60 credits were obtained per year.