Master of Business Economics

Core course

• Strategic Management

Master's thesis

Majors

• International Business, Strategy and Innovation
• Entrepreneurship
• Financial Economics
• Accounting and Financial Management
• Marketing Management
• Personnel and Organization

Minors

• Strategy and Innovation
• International Business
• Entrepreneurship
• Accounting and Financial Management
• Financial Economics
• Production and Logistics
• Quantitative Marketing
• Marketing Management
• Economics and Policy
• Informatics for Business Economics
• Personnel and Organization

Electives

• Internships, projects and summer schools
• Corporate Social Responsibility electives
• University-wide electives
• Languages
• Electives from majors and minors

Student profile

• As a student in the Master of Business Economics, you have an entrepreneurial personality and a broad socio-economic interest. You have a solid background in macro- and microeconomics, mathematics and statistics.
• You have acquired the basic conceptual frameworks in the areas of management and business and you have a sufficiently broad view of the general economic and social contexts in which business operates and of the human networks within these organisations.

The courses are fully taught in English.

• Credits: 60 ECTS
• Degree Type: Master
• Specifications: Master of Science.

What sets us apart as a university?

A highly ranked university

KU Leuven is among the best 100 universities in the world according to both Times Higher Education World Rankings and QS World University Rankings. All of KU Leuven’s disciplines proudly belong to the top 100 of their field. Furthermore, KU Leuven was ranked by Reuters as the most innovative university in Europe in 2016.

Research-based education

Education at KU Leuven is research-based, which means students will learn from the same professors who are performing the ground-breaking research you read about in the press. New insights are instantly integrated into classes and students are encouraged to perform their own research. In our FabLab, students can use a number of high-tech machines to create whatever they want – all free of charge.

Affordable tuition fees

Higher education is highly valued in Belgium and therefore subsidised by the government. This allows KU Leuven to keep tuition fees relatively low, which gives you a price/quality ratio very few top-100 universities can match. We take pride in keeping our programmes as accessible as possible to allow the brightest students from around the globe to join our courses.

International student life with respect for diversity

According to Times Higher Education, KU Leuven is in the top 50 of most international universities worldwide with staff and students from over 150 different nationalities. For all our international students, the Pangaea student centre is their home away from home. Our university also strives for diversity and inclusion and wants to work together on a pact for more respect.

KU Leuven is among the best 100 universities in the world according to both Times Higher Education World Rankings and QS World University Rankings. KU Leuven’s disciplines proudly belong to the top 100 of their field. Furthermore, KU Leuven was ranked by Reuters as the most innovative university in Europe in 2016.

Graduates of the Master of Business Economics have expertise in selecting best practices in management in today’s volatile, complex and ambiguous business environments. They can pursue a career as auditor, entrepreneur, consultant, financial analyst, financial manager, project manager, sales manager, stockbroker, marketeer or HR manager. Graduates generally take up managerial and/or research positions in business, national and international institutions or universities. They are also well-placed for entrepreneurship and start-up management. Given the variety of skills acquired, graduates will be highly sought after by a wide range of companies – from start-ups and small firms to multinational corporations – for a variety of positions and sectors in Belgium or abroad.