Access conditions - Master in Economics, Econometrics, Focus Research in Economics

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 sciences économiques, orientation économétrie, à finalité approfondie

      • Master en sciences économiques, orientation économétrie, à finalité spécialisée

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

    • With complement :

      • Bachelier en sciences économiques (max. 40 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.

Criteria laid down by the jury.

Criteria for Admission following submission of a dossier and decision by the jury

- A good command of English (the Master is 100% taught in English)

- A quantitative background. It may be either in economics and statistics or in any technical degree (e.g. engineering, mathematics and physics)

- Other Master degrees are only taken into account if they have a strong quantitative background

- GMAT (at least 650) and TOEFL (at least 95) are highly recommended

- An ECTS grade of B (or equivalent), and at least a C grade to be considered.

- Good letters of recommendation

- A well-motivated and written motivation letter

- Working experience is not taken into account

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.