Study programme
The credits (ECTS) are a good indication of how much time you will spend on each course unit. One credit correlates with 25 to 30 hours of studying, following classes and taking exams.
2024-2025
Model Path
Compulsory Courses
Compulsory courses: 12 ECTS-credits
Ethical and sustainable business
International consulting project
Strategic Management
Leadership: 3 ECTS-credits
Choose either version in the 1st or 2nd semester.
Leadership development
Leadership development
Master's thesis portfolio
Compulsory: 15 ECTS-credits
Research methods in business economics
Master's thesis
1 Major (18 ECTS-credits) to choose from:
Major Accounting
1. Compulsory course: 6 ECTS-credits
International Financial Reporting Standards
2. 12 ECTS-credits to choose from
Accounting ethics
Current Topics in Accounting
Financial Analysis and Business Valuation
Sustainability reporting and assurance
Major Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
Compulsory course: 6 ECTS-credits
Python for machine learning
12 ECTS-credits to choose from
Current Topics in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
'Data mining' or 'Machine learning' or 'Python for machine learning'
Data Engineering
'Data mining' or 'Machine learning' or 'Python for machine learning'
Data Science and Ethics
'Data mining' or 'Machine learning' or 'Python for machine learning'
Deep learning for business
'Data mining' or 'Machine learning' or 'Python for machine learning'
Major Digital organisation
1. Compulsory courses: 12 ECTS-credits
Digital Risk and Security
Digital Strategy and Governance
2. 6 ECTS-credits to choose from
Current Topics in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
'Data mining' or 'Machine learning' or 'Python for machine learning'
Data Engineering
'Data mining' or 'Machine learning' or 'Python for machine learning'
Data Science and Ethics
'Data mining' or 'Machine learning' or 'Python for machine learning'
Deep learning for business
'Data mining' or 'Machine learning' or 'Python for machine learning'
Digital Auditing
Digital Innovation
Python for machine learning
Major Finance: 18 ECTS-credits to choose from
Banking
Corporate Finance and Governance
Entrepreneurial Finance
Financial Risk Management
Insurance: Financial and Actuarial Methods
Major Innovation management and entrepreneurship: 18 ECTS-credits to choose from
Current Issues in International Business
Digital Innovation
Entrepreneurial Finance
Innovation Management and Business Modeling
Product Innovation in Marketing
The Entrepreneur and their International Environment
Transport innovation, digitalisation and entrepreneurship
Major Marketing: 18 ECTS-credits to choose from
Consumer Behaviour
Marketing Communications
Marketing Research
Omnichannel and Digital Marketing
Product Innovation in Marketing
Python for machine learning
Services Marketing
Major Organisation, Strategy and International Business: 18 ECTS-credits to choose
* from the range of summer schools, winter schools and blended intensive programs of the Antwerp Summer Winter University, the faculty Business and Economics (after approval and selection). Summer schools to be taken up in the academic year following the summer school attended.
* from the list below
Business in the European Union
Current Issues in International Business
Innovation Management and Business Modeling
Internship (sem 1)
Internship (sem 2)
Organisational Development and Change Management
Organisational Theory and Design
Research Project in International Business
Strategy, Structure and Management of the Multinational Enterprise
The Entrepreneur and their International Environment
Major Transport and Logistics : 18 ECTS-credits to choose from
Students can, only after selection, choose 'Summer School on Urban Logistics', to be taken up in the academic year after following the Summer School.
'Antwerp Inland Navigation School' and 'Antwerp Rail School' are offered alternately.
Antwerp inland navigation school
Antwerp rail school
Air transport
Challenges in mobility
Logistics and Distribution Management
Maritime and port economics
Summer School on Urban Logistics
Transport and location
Transport innovation, digitalisation and entrepreneurship
Transport Law
Transport Modeling
Transport policy
Electives
12 ECTS-credits to choose freely
* from the different majors (including the chosen major)
* from the master Applied Economic Sciences: Economic Policy
* from the offer of summer schools, winter schools and blended intensive programs of the Antwerp Summer Winter University, the faculty Business and Economics or a partner universities (after approval and selection).
* at a foreign university in the framework of exchange
* from a selection of courses from the YUFE Student Journey (after approval)
* previously obtained credits from a master offered by the Faculty of Business and Economics (upon request submitted through the Helpdesk)
* from the list below
International Corporate Governance
Internship (sem 1)
Internship (sem 2)
Internship project
Sports Enterprise Law
Sustainability management
2023-2024
Model Path
Compulsory Courses
Compulsory courses: 15 ECTS-credits
Ethical and sustainable business
International consulting project
Leadership development
Strategic Management
Master's thesis portfolio
Compulsory: 15 ECTS-credits
Research methods in business economics
Master's thesis
1 Major (18 ECTS-credits) to choose from:
Major Accounting
Accounting ethics
Current Topics in Accounting
Financial Statement Analysis
International Financial Reporting Standards
Major Data Science
Current Topics in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
'Data mining' or 'Machine learning'
Data Engineering
'Data mining' or 'Machine learning'
Machine Learning
Data Science and Ethics
'Data mining' or 'Machine learning'
Major Digital organisation
Digital Auditing
Digital Risk and Security
Digital Strategy and Governance
Major Finance: 18 ECTS-credits to choose from
Banking
Corporate Finance and Governance
Entrepreneurial Finance
Financial Risk Management
Insurance: Financial and Actuarial Methods
Major Innovation management and entrepreneurship: 18 ECTS-credits to choose from
Current Issues in International Business
Digital Innovation
Entrepreneurial Finance
Innovation Management and Business Modeling
Product Innovation in Marketing
Strategic Professional Communication
The Entrepreneur and their International Environment
Major International business
1. Compulsory courses: 12 ECTS-credits
Strategy, Structure and Management of the Multinational Enterprise
The Entrepreneur and their International Environment
2. 6 ECTS-credits to choose from ('Summer school' and 'GOA' only after selection and to be taken in the academic year after following the Summer school)
Current Issues in International Business
Research Project in International Business
International Consulting Bootcamp GOA
Summer School 'Doing Business in South-East Asia'
Summer School Chongqing, China 'Transport and logistics in a changing economy'
- - NNB
Summer School: Experience Entrepreneurship. An Intensive Introduction
Summer School on Responsible Fashion Management
Winter School: from Mine to Finger. A Deep Dive in the World of Diamonds
Summer School on Urban Logistics
Summer School 'Sustainability Engineering and Economics'
Summer School Washington 'American Business Environment'
Winter School Transport and Logistics
Major Marketing: 18 ECTS-credits to choose from
Consumer Behaviour
Machine Learning
Marketing Communications
Marketing Research
Omnichannel and Digital Marketing
- Xzavier He
Product Innovation in Marketing
Services Marketing
Major Strategy and Organisation
1. Compulsory courses: 12 ECTS-credits
Organisational Development and Change Management
Organisational Theory and Design
2. Optional courses: 6 ECTS-credits to choose from
Innovation Management and Business Modeling
Strategy, Structure and Management of the Multinational Enterprise
1 Minor (12 ECTS-credits) to choose from:
Minor Accounting
Current Topics in Accounting
Financial Statement Analysis
International Financial Reporting Standards
Internship
Minor Banking and Insurance: 12 ECTS-credits to choose from
Banking
Financial Risk Management
Insurance: Financial and Actuarial Methods
Internship
Minor Corporate Finance
Corporate Finance and Governance
Entrepreneurial Finance
Internship
Minor Data Science
Current Topics in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
'Data mining' or 'Machine learning'
Machine Learning
Data Science and Ethics
'Data mining' or 'Machine learning'
Internship
Minor Digital organisation
Digital Risk and Security
Digital Strategy and Governance
Internship
Minor Innovation management and entrepreneurship: 12 ECTS-credits to choose from
Current Issues in International Business
Digital Innovation
Entrepreneurial Finance
Product Innovation in Marketing
The Entrepreneur and their International Environment
Internship
Minor International business
Strategy, Structure and Management of the Multinational Enterprise
The Entrepreneur and their International Environment
Internship
Minor Marketing: 12 ECTS-credits to choose from
Consumer Behaviour
Machine Learning
Marketing Communications
Marketing Research
Omnichannel and Digital Marketing
- Xzavier He
Product Innovation in Marketing
Services Marketing
Internship
Minor Special Topics in Management and Economics
12 ECTS-credits at a foreign university/institution to be taken as part of an exchange programme (under the condition of successfully passing the exchange selection procedure in the bachelor programme) or 12 ECTS-credits electives from the rest of the programme, supplemented by the offer of summer schools (upon selection), a consulting project or internship.
Consulting project
Internship
International Consulting Bootcamp GOA
Summer School 'Doing Business in South-East Asia'
Summer School Chongqing, China 'Transport and logistics in a changing economy'
- - NNB
Summer School: Experience Entrepreneurship. An Intensive Introduction
Summer School on Responsible Fashion Management
Winter School: from Mine to Finger. A Deep Dive in the World of Diamonds
Summer School on Urban Logistics
Summer School Washington 'American Business Environment'
Winter School Transport and Logistics
Minor Strategy and Organisation
Organisational Development and Change Management
Organisational Theory and Design
Internship
2022-2023
Model Path
Compulsory Courses
Compulsory courses: 15 ECTS-credits
Ethical and sustainable business
International consulting project
Leadership development
Strategic management
Master's thesis portfolio
Compulsory: 15 ECTS-credits
Research methods in business economics
Master's thesis
1 Major (18 ECTS-credits) to choose from:
Major Accounting
Accounting ethics
Current topics in accounting
Financial statement analysis
Tax management
- Dirk Van Stappen
Major Data Science
Case studies and trends in data science
'Data mining'
Data engineering
'Data mining'
Data mining
Data science and ethics
'Data mining'
Major Digital organisation
Digital auditing
Digital risk & security
Digital strategy and governance
Major Finance: 18 ECTS-credits to choose from
Banking
Corporate finance and governance
Entrepreneurial finance
Financial risk management
Insurance: financial and actuarial methods
- Ann De Schepper
- Greet Geeroms
- Bart Heijnen
Major Innovation management and entrepreneurship: 18 ECTS-credits to choose from
Major International business
Current issues in international business
Research project in international business
Strategy, structure and management of the multinational enterprise
The entrepreneur and their international environment
Major Marketing: 18 ECTS-credits to choose from
Consumer behaviour
Data mining
Marketing communications
Marketing research
Omnichannel & digital marketing
Product innovation in marketing
Services marketing
Major Strategy and Organisation
1. Compulsory courses: 12 ECTS-credits
Organisational development and change management
Organisational theory and design
2. Optional courses: 6 ECTS-credits to choose from
Innovation management and business modeling
Strategy, structure and management of the multinational enterprise
1 Minor (12 ECTS-credits) to choose from:
Minor Accounting
Current topics in accounting
Financial statement analysis
Tax management
- Dirk Van Stappen
Internship
Minor Banking and Insurance: 12 ECTS-credits to choose from
Banking
Financial risk management
Insurance: financial and actuarial methods
- Ann De Schepper
- Greet Geeroms
- Bart Heijnen
Internship
Minor Corporate Finance
Corporate finance and governance
Entrepreneurial finance
Internship
Minor Data Science
Case studies and trends in data science
'Data mining'
Data mining
Data science and ethics
'Data mining'
Internship
Minor Digital organisation
Digital risk & security
Digital strategy and governance
Internship
Minor Innovation management and entrepreneurship: 12 ECTS-credits to choose from
Current issues in international business
Digital innovation
Entrepreneurial finance
Product innovation in marketing
The entrepreneur and their international environment
Internship
Minor International business
Strategy, structure and management of the multinational enterprise
The entrepreneur and their international environment
Internship
Minor Marketing: 12 ECTS-credits to choose from
Consumer behaviour
Data mining
Marketing communications
Marketing research
Omnichannel & digital marketing
Product innovation in marketing
Services marketing
Internship
Minor Special Topics in Management and Economics
12 ECTS-credits at a foreign university/institution to be taken as part of an exchange programme (under the condition of successfully passing the exchange selection procedure in the bachelor programme) or 12 ECTS-credits electives from the rest of the programme, supplemented by the offer of summer schools (upon selection).
Minor Strategy and Organisation
Organisational development and change management
Organisational theory and design
Internship
2021-2022
Model Path
Compulsory Courses
Compulsory courses: 15 ECTS-credits
Ethical and sustainable business
International consulting project
Research methods in business economics
Strategic management
Master's Thesis
Compulsory: 15 ECTS-credits
Master's thesis
1 Major (18 ECTS-credits) to choose from:
Major Accounting
Accounting ethics
Current topics in accounting
Financial statement analysis
Tax management
- Dirk Van Stappen
Major Data Science
Case studies and trends in data science
- 'Data Mining'
Data engineering
- 'Data Mining'
Data mining
Data science and ethics
- 'Data Mining'
Major European and International Management
Current issues in international business
Research project in international business
Strategy, structure and management of the multinational enterprise
The economics and institutions of international business
Major Finance: 18 ECTS-credits tot choose from
Banking
Corporate finance and governance
Entrepreneurial finance
Financial risk management
Insurance: financial and actuarial methods
- Ann De Schepper
- Greet Geeroms
- Bart Heijnen
Major Marketing
Omnichannel & digital marketing
Marketing communication
Product and price management
Services marketing
Major Strategy and Organisation
Entrepreneurship and corporate governance
Organisational development and change management
Organisational theory and design
- 'Strategic management'
1 Minor (12 ECTS-credits) to choose from:
Minor Accounting
Current topics in accounting
Financial statement analysis
Tax management
- Dirk Van Stappen
Minor Banking and Insurance: 12 ECTS-credits to choose from
Banking
Financial risk management
Insurance: financial and actuarial methods
- Ann De Schepper
- Greet Geeroms
- Bart Heijnen
Minor Corporate Finance
Corporate finance and governance
Entrepreneurial finance
Minor Data Science
Case studies and trends in data science
- 'Data Mining'
Data mining
Data science and ethics
- 'Data Mining'
Minor European and International Management
Strategy, structure and management of the multinational enterprise
The economics and institutions of international business
Minor Marketing: 12 ECTS-credits to choose from
Marketing communication
Omnichannel & digital marketing
Product and price management
Services marketing
Minor Special Topics in Management and Economics
12 ECTS-credits to take at a foreign university as part of an exchange programme (under the condition of successfully passing the exchange selection procedure in the bachelor programme)
Minor Strategy and Organisation
Organisational development and change management
Organisational theory and design
- 'Strategic management'
2020-2021
Model Path
Compulsory Courses
Compulsory courses: 15 ECTS-credits
Ethical and sustainable business
International consulting project
Research methods in business economics
Strategic management
Master's Thesis
Compulsory: 15 ECTS-credits
Master's thesis
1 Major (18 ECTS-credits) to choose from:
Major Accounting
Accounting ethics
Current topics in accounting
Financial statement analysis
Tax management
- Dirk Van Stappen
Major Data Science
Case studies and trends in data science
- 'Data Mining'
Data engineering
- 'Data Mining'
Data mining
Data science and ethics
- 'Data Mining'
Major European and International Management
Current issues in international business
International business research seminar
Strategy, structure and management of the multinational enterprise
The economics and institutions of international business
Major Finance: 18 ECTS-credits tot choose from
Banking
Corporate finance and governance
Entrepreneurial finance
Financial risk management
Insurance: financial and actuarial methods
- Ann De Schepper
- Greet Geeroms
- Bart Heijnen
Major Marketing
Marketing communication
Product and price management
Services marketing
Omnichannel & digital marketing
Major Strategy and Organisation
Entrepreneurship and corporate governance
Organisational theory and design
- 'Strategic management'
Strategy implementation and control
- Toni Sfirtsis
1 Minor (12 ECTS-credits) to choose from:
Minor Accounting
Current topics in accounting
Financial statement analysis
Tax management
- Dirk Van Stappen
Minor Banking and Insurance: 12 ECTS-credits to choose from
Banking
Financial risk management
Insurance: financial and actuarial methods
- Ann De Schepper
- Greet Geeroms
- Bart Heijnen
Minor Corporate Finance
Corporate finance and governance
Entrepreneurial finance
Minor Data Science
Case studies and trends in data science
- 'Data Mining'
Data mining
Data science and ethics
- 'Data Mining'
Minor European and International Management
Strategy, structure and management of the multinational enterprise
The economics and institutions of international business
Minor Marketing: 12 ECTS-credits to choose from
Marketing communication
Product and price management
Services marketing
Omnichannel & digital marketing
Minor Special Topics in Management and Economics
12 ECTS-credits to take at a foreign university as part of an exchange programme (under the condition of successfully passing the exchange selection procedure in the bachelor programme)
Minor Strategy and Organisation
Organisational theory and design
- 'Strategic management'
Strategy implementation and control
- Toni Sfirtsis
2019-2020
Model Path
Compulsory Courses
Compulsory courses: 15 ECTS-credits
Ethical and Sustainable Business
International Consulting Project
Research Methods in Business Economics
Strategic Management
Master Thesis
Compulsory: 15 ECTS-credits
Master Thesis
1 Major (18 ECTS-credits) to choose from:
Major Accounting
Accounting Ethics
Current Topics in Accounting
Financial Statement Analysis
Tax Management
- Dirk Van Stappen
Major Data Science
Case Studies and Trends in Data Science
Data Engineering
- Dieter Devlaminck
Data Mining
Data Science and Ethics
Major European and International Management
Current Issues in International Business
International Business Research Seminar
Strategy, Structure and Management of the Multinational Enterprise
The Economics and Institutions of International Business
Major Finance: 18 ECTS-credits tot choose from
Banking
Corporate Finance and Governance
Entrepreneurial Finance
Financial Risk Management
Insurance: Financial and Actuarial Methods
- Ann De Schepper
- Greet Geeroms
Major Marketing
Business-to-Business Marketing
Current Topics in Marketing
Marketing Communication
Product and Price Management
Services Marketing
Major Strategy and Organisation
Entrepreneurship and Corporate Governance
Organisational Theory and Design
- 'Strategic management'
Strategy Implementation and Control
- Toni Sfirtsis
1 Minor (12 ECTS-credits) to choose from:
Minor Accounting
Current Topics in Accounting
Financial Statement Analysis
Tax Management
- Dirk Van Stappen
Minor Banking and Insurance: 12 ECTS-credits to choose from
Banking
Financial Risk Management
Insurance: Financial and Actuarial Methods
- Ann De Schepper
- Greet Geeroms
Minor Corporate Finance
Corporate Finance and Governance
Entrepreneurial Finance
Minor Data Science
Data Engineering
- Dieter Devlaminck
Data Mining
Minor European and International Management
Strategy, Structure and Management of the Multinational Enterprise
The Economics and Institutions of International Business
Minor Marketing: 12 ECTS-credits to choose from
Current Topics in Marketing
Marketing Communication
Product and Price Management
Services Marketing
Minor Special Topics in Management and Economics
12 ECTS-credits to take at a foreign university as part of an exchange programme (under the condition of successfully passing the exchange selection procedure in the bachelor programme)
Minor Strategy and Organisation
Organisational Theory and Design
- 'Strategic management'
Strategy Implementation and Control
- Toni Sfirtsis