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
Common Part
Applied Econometrics
Applied Welfare Economics
Macroeconomic Policy
Research methods in economics
'Applied econometrics'
Master's Thesis
Master's thesis
1 Module (21 ECTS-credits) to choose from:
'Macroeconomic Policy and Financial Markets' and 'Public Policy'.
Module 1: Macroeconomic Policy and Financial Markets
Financial econometrics
Financial intermediation and regulation
Monetary Economics
Public finance
Module 2: Public Policy
Economic Analysis of Inequality with Capita Selecta
Health economics
Industrial organisation
- Chen Li
Labour Economics
Within each module, you can replace up to 6 ECTS-credits of your choice with a course from the other module, an internship (3 ECTS-credits), internship project (6-ECTS-credits), and/or the offer of summer and winter schools and blended intensive programs organised by the faculty. You will find the full offer in the student portal. For summer schools, you need to be selected the previous academic year.
Blended Intensive Programme on Leadership Development
Internship project
Internship (sem 1)
Internship (sem 2)
Summer School 'Doing Business in South-East Asia'
Summer School on Responsible Fashion Management
Summer School on Urban Logistics
Summer School Washington 'American Business Environment'
- Jo Mentens
- Koen Vandenbempt
- Tijmen van Kempen
Winter School: from Mine to Finger. A Deep Dive in the World of Diamonds
Winter school sustainable transport, shipping and logistics
Winter School Transport and Logistics
2023-2024
Model Path
Common Part
Applied Econometrics
Applied Welfare Economics
Macroeconomic Policy
- Tim Buyse
Research methods in economics
'Applied econometrics'
- Elsa Leromain
- Luca Paolo Merlino
Master's Thesis
Master's thesis
1 Module (21 ECTS-credits) to choose from:
'Macroeconomic Policy and Financial Markets' and 'Public Policy'.
Within each module, students can replace one course of up to 6 ECTS-credits by an internship and/or selection of summer schools and blended intensive programs (see list below).
Module 1: Macroeconomic Policy and Financial Markets
Financial econometrics
Financial intermediation and regulation
Monetary Economics
Public finance
Module 2: Public Policy
Economic Analysis of Inequality with Capita Selecta
Health economics
Industrial organisation
- Chen Li
Labour Economics
Within each module, students can take up to 6 ECTS-credits from the list below to replace a course of their choice. Summer Schools, Goa and Blended intensive programs can only be taken up after selection. Selected students acquire the credits in the academic year following the completed course unit if they meet all conditions. Internships should adhere to the faculty guidelines.
Blended Intensive Programme on Leadership Development
Consulting project
International Consulting Bootcamp GOA
Internship
Summer School 'Doing Business in South-East Asia'
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
2022-2023
Model Path
Common Part
Applied econometrics
Applied welfare economics
Macroeconomic policy
- Tim Buyse
Research methods in economics
'Applied econometrics'
- Elsa Leromain
- Luca Paolo Merlino
Master's Thesis
Master's thesis
1 Module (21 ECTS-credits) to choose from:
'Macroeconomic Policy and Financial Markets' and 'Public Policy'.
Students can replace 1 or more courses from the chosen module by 1 or more English courses at the Faculty Business and Economics with permission of the Board of Admission. This is limited to 6 ECTS-credits.
Module 1: Macroeconomic Policy and Financial Markets
Financial econometrics
Financial intermediation and regulation
Monetary economics
Public finance
Module 2: Public Policy
Economic Analysis of Inequality with Capita Selecta
Health economics
Industrial organisation
Labour economics
2021-2022
Model Path
Common part
Applied econometrics
Applied welfare economics
Macroeconomics
- Mewael Tesfaselassie
Research methods in economics
'Applied econometrics'
- Luca Paolo Merlino
- Jacques Vanneste
Master's thesis
Master's thesis
1 Module (21 ECTS-credits) to choose from:
'Macroeconomic policy and financial markets' and 'Public policy'.
Students can replace 1 or more courses from the chosen module by 1 or more English courses at the faculty BE with permission of the Board of Admission. This is limited to 6 ECTS-credits.
Module 1: Macroeconomic policy and financial markets
Financial econometrics
Financial intermediation and regulation
Monetary economics
Public finance
Module 2: Public policy
Economic Analysis of Inequality
Health economics
Industrial organisation
Labour economics
Socio-economic policy
- Luca Paolo Merlino
2020-2021
Model Path
Common Part
Compulsory: 24 ECTS-credits
Applied econometrics
Applied welfare economics
Graduate seminar in economics
- Luca Paolo Merlino
- Jacques Vanneste
Macroeconomics
- Roland Winkler
Master's Thesis
Compulsory: 15 ECTS- credits
Master's thesis
1 Module (21 ECTS-credits) to choose from:
'International Economics and Finance' and 'Economics of Public Policy Issues'.
Students can replace 1 or more courses from the chosen module by 1 or more English courses at the faculty BE with permission of the Board of Admission. This is limited to 6 ECTS-credits.
Module 1: International Economics and Finance
Financial econometrics
Financial intermediation and regulation
Monetary economics
- Roland Winkler
Public finance
Module 2: Economics of Public Policy Issues
Economic Analysis of Inequality
Health economics
Industrial organisation
Labour economics
Transport, mobility and the environment
2019-2020
Model Path
Common Part
Compulsory: 24 ECTS-credits
Applied Econometrics
- Sofie Cabus
- Sunčica Vujić
Applied Welfare Economics
Graduate Seminar in Economics
- Luca Paolo Merlino
- Jacques Vanneste
Macroeconomics
- Roland Winkler
Master Thesis
Compulsory: 15 ECTS- credits
Master Thesis
1 Module (21 ECTS-credits) to choose from:
'International Economics and Finance' and 'Economics of Public Policy Issues'.
Students can replace 1 or more courses from the chosen module by 1 or more English courses at the faculty BE with permission of the Board of Admission. This is limited to 6 ECTS-credits.
Module 1: International Economics and Finance
Financial Econometrics
Financial Intermediation and Regulation
Monetary Economics
- Roland Winkler
Public Finance
Module 2: Economics of Public Policy Issues
Economic Analysis of Inequality
Health Economics
Industrial Organisation
Labour Economics
Transport, Mobility and the Environment
- Inge Mayeres