Bachelor of Science in Public Administration and Management

This program is accredited by AACSB International – The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. AACSB is a global nonprofit association whose accreditation processes are ISO 9001:2015 certified.

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The European Association for Public Administration Accreditation (EAPAA) accredits academic programmes in public administration in Europe to ensure quality and innovation. Since its founding in 1999, EAPAA has accredited more than 70 programmes, including our programme. EAPAA focuses on mission-based evaluations and contextual factors.

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The International Commission on Accreditation of Public Administration Education and Training Programs (ICAPA) accredits programmes in public administration worldwide. ICAPA has an international focus and focuses on the current and future quality, effectiveness and relevance of the curriculum.

https://www.iias-iisa.org/accreditation/

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3 year 180 credits

Faculty of Economics and Business Administration

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First year

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Course schedule 1st semester Course schedule 2nd semester

1 General Courses

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Introduction to Microeconomics	1	sem 1	nl	Stijn Goeminne	3

Introduction to Macroeconomics	1	sem 2	nl	Bart Defloor	3

Public Administration. An Introduction	1	sem 1	nl	Bram Verschuere	6

Public Policy	1	sem 1	en	Bishoy Zaki	6

Introduction to Management	1	sem 2	nl	Sebastian Desmidt	5

Introduction to Law	1	sem 2	nl	Johan Vandendriessche	5

Introduction to Political Sciences	1	sem 1	nl	Carl Devos	6

Organisation and ICT	1	sem 2	nl	Len Lemeire	5

People and Society	1	sem 1	nl	Adelien Decramer	6

Introduction Research Methods	1	sem 2	nl	Stijn Baert	5

History of the State in Belgium	1	sem 1	nl	Frank Caestecker	4

1.1 Language courses

Subscribe to 12 credit units from 2 modules from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

1.1.1 German

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
German – Level I		1	year	de,nl	Frederik Gailly	3

1.1.2 English

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
English – Level I		1	year	nl,en	Frederik Gailly	3

1.1.3 French

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
French – Level I		1	year	nl,fr	Nadja De Craene	3

Second year

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Course schedule 1st semester Course schedule 2nd semester

1 General Courses

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Introduction to Public Economics	2	sem 1	nl	Bart Defloor	3

Introduction to Accounting in the Not-for-Profit and Public Sector	2	sem 2	nl	Johan Christiaens	5

Public Policy Analysis	2	sem 2	nl	Bram Verschuere	5

State Government	2	sem 2	nl	Bram Wauters	5

Public Management	2	sem 2	en	Ben Suykens	5

Constitutional Law for Public Administration	2	sem 1	nl	Daan Bijnens	4

Private Law	2	sem 2	nl	Bertel De Groote	4

Introduction Administrative Law	2	sem 1	nl	Jurgen Neuts	3

European Union Politics and Policy	2	sem 1	en	Claire Dupont	3

Society and Politics: Practice	2	sem 2	nl	Bram Wauters	5

Research Methods Quantitative	2	sem 1	nl	Carine Smolders	5

1.1 Language courses

Subscribe to 12 credit units from 2 modules from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

1.1.1 German

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
German – Level II		2	year	de,nl	Frederik Gailly	3

1.1.2 English

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
English – Level II		2	year	nl,en	Sofie Hondeghem	3

1.1.3 French

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
French – Level II		2	year	nl,fr	Nadja De Craene	3

1.2 Seminarie

Subscribe to 5 credit units from the following list.

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Seminar on Security Policy	2	sem 1	nl	Marleen Easton	5

Seminar on Welfare Policy	2				5

Seminar on Public Management of Migration	2	sem 1	nl	Frank Caestecker	5

2 Elective Courses

Subscribe to 3 credit units from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
European Enterprise Policy		2	sem 1	nl,en	Rudy Aernoudt	3

Information Management		2	sem 1	nl	Frederik Gailly	3

Creating Value using Social Media		2	sem 1	nl,en	Amy Van Looy	3

Business Intelligence		2	sem 2	nl	Len Lemeire	4

German – Level I		2	year	de,nl	Frederik Gailly	3

German – Level II		2	year	de,nl	Frederik Gailly	3

English – Level I		2	year	nl,en	Frederik Gailly	3

English – Level II		2	year	nl,en	Sofie Hondeghem	3

French – Level I		2	year	nl,fr	Nadja De Craene	3

French – Level II		2	year	nl,fr	Nadja De Craene	3

Introduction to Programming		2	sem 2	nl,en	Frederik Gailly	5

Social and Economic Geography		2	sem 1	nl	Sarah Meire	5

Media Economy and Media Structures		2	sem 2	nl	Tom Evens	5

Theories of International Relations		2			Dries Lesage	6

Basic Entrepreneurship	UKV	2	sem 1	nl	Yannick Dillen	3

Co-Creation	UKV	2	year	nl,en	Jan Detand	6

Movement and Sports: Now and Later	UKV	2	sem 2	nl	Veerle Segers	3

Academic English	UKV	2	sem 2 sem 1	en en	Geert Jacobs	3

Migration and Society: an Interdisciplinary Introduction	UKV	2	sem 2	en	Robin Vandevoordt	5

Global Minds	UKV	2	sem 2	en	Amaury Frankl	5

Context and Nuance. A Critical Reflection on Current Topics	UKV	2	sem 1	nl	Stef Craps	6

Essentials of Artificial Intelligence: a Beginner’s Guide	UKV	2	sem 1	en	Joni Dambre	3

International Relations Theory		2	sem 2	en	Dries Lesage	6

Third year

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Course schedule 1st semester Course schedule 2nd semester

1 General Courses

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Socio-Economic Policy	3	sem 1	nl	Luc Van Ootegem	5

Public Finance	3	sem 1	nl	Carine Smolders	5

European Integration and Multi-Level Governance	3	sem 1	en	Claire Dupont	5

Network Management in the Public Sector	3	sem 1	nl	Joris Voets	5

Research Methods Qualitative	3	sem 2	nl	Kaat De Pourcq	5

Internship, Reporting and Communication Practice	3	year	nl	Véronique Vanderhoudelingen	12

2 Elective Courses

Subscribe to 3 credit units from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Social Law		3	sem 1	nl	Sabine Vanoverbeke	3

International Portfolio I		3	sem 1 sem 2	nl,en nl,en	Elsy Verhofstadt	3

International Portfolio II		3	sem 1 sem 2	nl,en nl,en	Elsy Verhofstadt	3

ICT Law		3	sem 1	nl	Johan Vandendriessche	3

Governance of Security		3	sem 1	en	Marleen Easton	5

Change Management		3	sem 2	en	Marleen Easton	5

Coaching and Diversity	UKV	3	year	nl	Elisabeth De Schauwer	3

Advanced Academic English	UKV	3	sem 1 sem 2	en en	Geert Jacobs	3

Human Rights: Multidisciplinary Perspectives	UKV	3	sem 2	en	Eva Brems	5

3 Elective Courses

Subscribe to 1 track from the following list.

Students can enroll directly in the educational Master's program after following the education track.

3.1 Public Administration and Management Track

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Principles of Issuing Rules	3	sem 1	nl	Jonas Riemslagh	3

Administrative Contention	3	sem 1	nl	Jurgen Neuts	3

Local Government	3	sem 2	nl	Joris Voets	5

Nonprofit Management	3	sem 2	nl	Ben Suykens	5

3.1.1 Elective Course List

Subscribe to 6 credit units from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
European Enterprise Policy		3	sem 1	nl,en	Rudy Aernoudt	3

Social Law		3	sem 1	nl	Sabine Vanoverbeke	3

Information Management		3	sem 1	nl	Frederik Gailly	3

Creating Value using Social Media		3	sem 1	nl,en	Amy Van Looy	3

Business Intelligence		3	sem 2	nl	Len Lemeire	4

International Portfolio I		3	sem 1 sem 2	nl,en nl,en	Elsy Verhofstadt	3

International Portfolio II		3	sem 1 sem 2	nl,en nl,en	Elsy Verhofstadt	3

German – Level I		3	year	de,nl	Frederik Gailly	3

German – Level II		3	year	de,nl	Frederik Gailly	3

English – Level I		3	year	nl,en	Frederik Gailly	3

English – Level II		3	year	nl,en	Sofie Hondeghem	3

French – Level I		3	year	nl,fr	Nadja De Craene	3

French – Level II		3	year	nl,fr	Nadja De Craene	3

ICT Law		3	sem 1	nl	Johan Vandendriessche	3

Governance of Security		3	sem 1	en	Marleen Easton	5

Change Management		3	sem 2	en	Marleen Easton	5

Social and Economic Geography		3	sem 1	nl	Sarah Meire	5

Media Economy and Media Structures		3	sem 2	nl	Tom Evens	5

International Relations Theory		3	sem 2	en	Dries Lesage	6

Introduction to Programming		3	sem 2	nl,en	Frederik Gailly	5

Basic Entrepreneurship	UKV	3	sem 1	nl	Yannick Dillen	3

Coaching and Diversity	UKV	3	year	nl	Elisabeth De Schauwer	3

Co-Creation	UKV	3	year	nl,en	Jan Detand	6

Movement and Sports: Now and Later	UKV	3	sem 2	nl	Veerle Segers	3

Academic English	UKV	3	sem 2 sem 1	en en	Geert Jacobs	3

Advanced Academic English	UKV	3	sem 1 sem 2	en en	Geert Jacobs	3

Human Rights: Multidisciplinary Perspectives	UKV	3	sem 2	en	Eva Brems	5

Migration and Society: an Interdisciplinary Introduction	UKV	3	sem 2	en	Robin Vandevoordt	5

Global Minds	UKV	3	sem 2	en	Amaury Frankl	5

Context and Nuance. A Critical Reflection on Current Topics	UKV	3	sem 1	nl	Stef Craps	6

Essentials of Artificial Intelligence: a Beginner’s Guide	UKV	3	sem 1	en	Joni Dambre	3

3.2 Educational Track

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Powerful Learning Environments	3	sem 1	nl	Bram De Wever	6

Introduction to Teaching Methodology: Economics	3	sem 1	nl	Evelien Opdecam	6

Reference Internship: Economics	3	year	nl	Evelien Opdecam	3

3.2.1 Elective course board level

Subscribe to 5 credit units from the following list, distributed over the first standard learning path as follows: 5 credit units in year 3. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Local Government	3	sem 2	nl	Joris Voets	5

Nonprofit Management	3	sem 2	nl	Ben Suykens	5

3.2.2 Elective course law

Subscribe to 3 credit units from the following list, distributed over the first standard learning path as follows: 3 credit units in year 3. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Principles of Issuing Rules	3	sem 1	nl	Jonas Riemslagh	3

Administrative Contention	3	sem 1	nl	Jurgen Neuts	3

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1 General Courses 155

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Introduction to Microeconomics	1	sem 1	nl	Stijn Goeminne	3

Introduction to Macroeconomics	1	sem 2	nl	Bart Defloor	3

Public Administration. An Introduction	1	sem 1	nl	Bram Verschuere	6

Public Policy	1	sem 1	en	Bishoy Zaki	6

Introduction to Management	1	sem 2	nl	Sebastian Desmidt	5

Introduction to Law	1	sem 2	nl	Johan Vandendriessche	5

Introduction to Political Sciences	1	sem 1	nl	Carl Devos	6

Organisation and ICT	1	sem 2	nl	Len Lemeire	5

People and Society	1	sem 1	nl	Adelien Decramer	6

Introduction Research Methods	1	sem 2	nl	Stijn Baert	5

History of the State in Belgium	1	sem 1	nl	Frank Caestecker	4

Introduction to Public Economics	2	sem 1	nl	Bart Defloor	3

Introduction to Accounting in the Not-for-Profit and Public Sector	2	sem 2	nl	Johan Christiaens	5

Public Policy Analysis	2	sem 2	nl	Bram Verschuere	5

State Government	2	sem 2	nl	Bram Wauters	5

Public Management	2	sem 2	en	Ben Suykens	5

Constitutional Law for Public Administration	2	sem 1	nl	Daan Bijnens	4

Private Law	2	sem 2	nl	Bertel De Groote	4

Introduction Administrative Law	2	sem 1	nl	Jurgen Neuts	3

European Union Politics and Policy	2	sem 1	en	Claire Dupont	3

Society and Politics: Practice	2	sem 2	nl	Bram Wauters	5

Research Methods Quantitative	2	sem 1	nl	Carine Smolders	5

Socio-Economic Policy	3	sem 1	nl	Luc Van Ootegem	5

Public Finance	3	sem 1	nl	Carine Smolders	5

European Integration and Multi-Level Governance	3	sem 1	en	Claire Dupont	5

Network Management in the Public Sector	3	sem 1	nl	Joris Voets	5

Research Methods Qualitative	3	sem 2	nl	Kaat De Pourcq	5

Internship, Reporting and Communication Practice	3	year	nl	Véronique Vanderhoudelingen	12

1.1 Language courses

12

Subscribe to 12 credit units from 2 modules from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

1.1.1 German

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
German – Level I	1	year	de,nl	Frederik Gailly	3

German – Level II	2	year	de,nl	Frederik Gailly	3

1.1.2 English

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
English – Level I	1	year	nl,en	Frederik Gailly	3

English – Level II	2	year	nl,en	Sofie Hondeghem	3

1.1.3 French

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
French – Level I	1	year	nl,fr	Nadja De Craene	3

French – Level II	2	year	nl,fr	Nadja De Craene	3

1.2 Seminarie

5

Subscribe to 5 credit units from the following list.

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Seminar on Security Policy	2	sem 1	nl	Marleen Easton	5

Seminar on Welfare Policy	2				5

Seminar on Public Management of Migration	2	sem 1	nl	Frank Caestecker	5

2 Elective Courses 3

Subscribe to 3 credit units from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
European Enterprise Policy		2	sem 1	nl,en	Rudy Aernoudt	3

Social Law		3	sem 1	nl	Sabine Vanoverbeke	3

Information Management		2	sem 1	nl	Frederik Gailly	3

Creating Value using Social Media		2	sem 1	nl,en	Amy Van Looy	3

Business Intelligence		2	sem 2	nl	Len Lemeire	4

International Portfolio I		3	sem 1 sem 2	nl,en nl,en	Elsy Verhofstadt	3

International Portfolio II		3	sem 1 sem 2	nl,en nl,en	Elsy Verhofstadt	3

German – Level I		2	year	de,nl	Frederik Gailly	3

German – Level II		2	year	de,nl	Frederik Gailly	3

English – Level I		2	year	nl,en	Frederik Gailly	3

English – Level II		2	year	nl,en	Sofie Hondeghem	3

French – Level I		2	year	nl,fr	Nadja De Craene	3

French – Level II		2	year	nl,fr	Nadja De Craene	3

ICT Law		3	sem 1	nl	Johan Vandendriessche	3

Governance of Security		3	sem 1	en	Marleen Easton	5

Change Management		3	sem 2	en	Marleen Easton	5

Introduction to Programming		2	sem 2	nl,en	Frederik Gailly	5

Social and Economic Geography		2	sem 1	nl	Sarah Meire	5

Media Economy and Media Structures		2	sem 2	nl	Tom Evens	5

Theories of International Relations		2			Dries Lesage	6

Basic Entrepreneurship	UKV	2	sem 1	nl	Yannick Dillen	3

Coaching and Diversity	UKV	3	year	nl	Elisabeth De Schauwer	3

Co-Creation	UKV	2	year	nl,en	Jan Detand	6

Movement and Sports: Now and Later	UKV	2	sem 2	nl	Veerle Segers	3

Academic English	UKV	2	sem 2 sem 1	en en	Geert Jacobs	3

Advanced Academic English	UKV	3	sem 1 sem 2	en en	Geert Jacobs	3

Human Rights: Multidisciplinary Perspectives	UKV	3	sem 2	en	Eva Brems	5

Migration and Society: an Interdisciplinary Introduction	UKV	2	sem 2	en	Robin Vandevoordt	5

Global Minds	UKV	2	sem 2	en	Amaury Frankl	5

Context and Nuance. A Critical Reflection on Current Topics	UKV	2	sem 1	nl	Stef Craps	6

Essentials of Artificial Intelligence: a Beginner’s Guide	UKV	2	sem 1	en	Joni Dambre	3

International Relations Theory		2	sem 2	en	Dries Lesage	6

3 Elective Courses

Subscribe to 1 track from the following list.

Students can enroll directly in the educational Master's program after following the education track.

3.1 Public Administration and Management Track

22

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Principles of Issuing Rules	3	sem 1	nl	Jonas Riemslagh	3

Administrative Contention	3	sem 1	nl	Jurgen Neuts	3

Local Government	3	sem 2	nl	Joris Voets	5

Nonprofit Management	3	sem 2	nl	Ben Suykens	5

3.1.1 Elective Course List

Subscribe to 6 credit units from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
European Enterprise Policy		3	sem 1	nl,en	Rudy Aernoudt	3

Social Law		3	sem 1	nl	Sabine Vanoverbeke	3

Information Management		3	sem 1	nl	Frederik Gailly	3

Creating Value using Social Media		3	sem 1	nl,en	Amy Van Looy	3

Business Intelligence		3	sem 2	nl	Len Lemeire	4

International Portfolio I		3	sem 1 sem 2	nl,en nl,en	Elsy Verhofstadt	3

International Portfolio II		3	sem 1 sem 2	nl,en nl,en	Elsy Verhofstadt	3

German – Level I		3	year	de,nl	Frederik Gailly	3

German – Level II		3	year	de,nl	Frederik Gailly	3

English – Level I		3	year	nl,en	Frederik Gailly	3

English – Level II		3	year	nl,en	Sofie Hondeghem	3

French – Level I		3	year	nl,fr	Nadja De Craene	3

French – Level II		3	year	nl,fr	Nadja De Craene	3

ICT Law		3	sem 1	nl	Johan Vandendriessche	3

Governance of Security		3	sem 1	en	Marleen Easton	5

Change Management		3	sem 2	en	Marleen Easton	5

Social and Economic Geography		3	sem 1	nl	Sarah Meire	5

Media Economy and Media Structures		3	sem 2	nl	Tom Evens	5

International Relations Theory		3	sem 2	en	Dries Lesage	6

Introduction to Programming		3	sem 2	nl,en	Frederik Gailly	5

Basic Entrepreneurship	UKV	3	sem 1	nl	Yannick Dillen	3

Coaching and Diversity	UKV	3	year	nl	Elisabeth De Schauwer	3

Co-Creation	UKV	3	year	nl,en	Jan Detand	6

Movement and Sports: Now and Later	UKV	3	sem 2	nl	Veerle Segers	3

Academic English	UKV	3	sem 2 sem 1	en en	Geert Jacobs	3

Advanced Academic English	UKV	3	sem 1 sem 2	en en	Geert Jacobs	3

Human Rights: Multidisciplinary Perspectives	UKV	3	sem 2	en	Eva Brems	5

Migration and Society: an Interdisciplinary Introduction	UKV	3	sem 2	en	Robin Vandevoordt	5

Global Minds	UKV	3	sem 2	en	Amaury Frankl	5

Context and Nuance. A Critical Reflection on Current Topics	UKV	3	sem 1	nl	Stef Craps	6

Essentials of Artificial Intelligence: a Beginner’s Guide	UKV	3	sem 1	en	Joni Dambre	3

3.2 Educational Track

23

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Powerful Learning Environments	3	sem 1	nl	Bram De Wever	6

Introduction to Teaching Methodology: Economics	3	sem 1	nl	Evelien Opdecam	6

Reference Internship: Economics	3	year	nl	Evelien Opdecam	3

3.2.1 Elective course board level

Subscribe to 5 credit units from the following list, distributed over the first standard learning path as follows: 5 credit units in year 3. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Local Government	3	sem 2	nl	Joris Voets	5

Nonprofit Management	3	sem 2	nl	Ben Suykens	5

3.2.2 Elective course law

Subscribe to 3 credit units from the following list, distributed over the first standard learning path as follows: 3 credit units in year 3. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Principles of Issuing Rules	3	sem 1	nl	Jonas Riemslagh	3

Administrative Contention	3	sem 1	nl	Jurgen Neuts	3

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1 General Courses 141

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Introduction to Microeconomics	1	sem 1	nl	Stijn Goeminne	3

Introduction to Macroeconomics	1	sem 2	nl	Bart Defloor	3

Public Administration. An Introduction	1	sem 1	nl	Bram Verschuere	6

Public Policy	1	sem 1	en	Bishoy Zaki	6

Introduction to Management	1	sem 2	nl	Sebastian Desmidt	5

Introduction to Law	1				3

Constitutional Law for Public Administration	1				5

Introduction to Political Sciences	1	sem 1	nl	Carl Devos	6

Organisation and ICT	1	sem 2	nl	Len Lemeire	5

Introduction to Sociology	1				3

Introduction Research Methods	1	sem 2	nl	Stijn Baert	5

History of the State in Belgium	1	sem 1	nl	Frank Caestecker	4

Introduction to Public Economics	2	sem 1	nl	Bart Defloor	3

Introduction to Accounting in the Not-for-Profit and Public Sector	2			Johan Christiaens	5

Public Policy Analysis	2				5

State Government	2	sem 2	nl	Bram Wauters	5

Public Management	2	sem 2	en	Ben Suykens	5

Private Law	2	sem 2	nl	Bertel De Groote	4

European Union Politics and Policy	2	sem 1	en	Claire Dupont	3

Principles of Issuing Rules	2			Jonas Riemslagh	3

Society and Politics: Practice	2	sem 2	nl	Bram Wauters	5

Research Methods Quantitative	2	sem 1	nl	Carine Smolders	5

Socio-Economic Policy	3	sem 1	nl	Luc Van Ootegem	5

Public Finance	3	sem 1	nl	Carine Smolders	5

European Integration and Multi-Level Governance	3	sem 1	en	Claire Dupont	5

Network Management in the Public Sector	3	sem 1	nl	Joris Voets	5

Administrative Law: Introduction and Administrative Contention	3	sem 1	nl	Jurgen Neuts	7

Research Methods Qualitative	3	sem 2	nl	Kaat De Pourcq	5

Internship, Reporting and Communication Practice	3	year	nl	Véronique Vanderhoudelingen	12

2 Elective Courses 12

Subscribe to 2 modules from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

2.1 German

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
German – Level I	1	year	de,nl	Frederik Gailly	3

German – Level II	2	year	de,nl	Frederik Gailly	3

2.2 English

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
English – Level I	1	year	nl,en	Frederik Gailly	3

English – Level II	2	year	nl,en	Sofie Hondeghem	3

2.3 French

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
French – Level I	1	year	nl,fr	Nadja De Craene	3

French – Level II	2	year	nl,fr	Nadja De Craene	3

3 Elective Courses

Subscribe to 1 module from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Students who have followed the Educational Track, can enter directly into the educational master's programme.

3.1 Public Administration and Management Track

22

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Introduction to Psychology	2	sem 1	nl	Adelien Decramer	3

Seminar on Local Government	3	sem 2	nl	Joris Voets	5

Seminar on Social Profit Sector	3	sem 2	nl	Ben Suykens	5

3.1.1 Elective Course List

Subscribe to 9 credit units from the following list, distributed over the first standard learning path as follows:

3 credit units in year 2,
6 credit units in year 3,

and over the second standard learning path as follows:

3 credit units in year 4,
6 credit units in year 6.

Subject to approval by the faculty.

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
European Enterprise Policy		2	sem 1	en	Rudy Aernoudt	3

International Economics		3				3

The Political Economy of State-Market Relations		3				3

Social Law		3	sem 1	nl	Sabine Vanoverbeke	3

Information Management		2	sem 1	nl	Frederik Gailly	3

Creating Value using Social Media		2	sem 1	en	Amy Van Looy	3

Business Intelligence		2	sem 2	nl	Len Lemeire	4

International Portfolio I		3	sem 1 sem 2	nl,en nl,en	Elsy Verhofstadt	3

International Portfolio II		3	sem 1 sem 2	nl,en nl,en	Elsy Verhofstadt	3

German – Level I		2	year	de,nl	Frederik Gailly	3

German – Level II		2	year	de,nl	Frederik Gailly	3

English – Level I		2	year	nl,en	Frederik Gailly	3

English – Level II		2	year	nl,en	Sofie Hondeghem	3

French – Level I		2	year	nl,fr	Nadja De Craene	3

French – Level II		2	year	nl,fr	Nadja De Craene	3

ICT Law		3	sem 1	nl	Johan Vandendriessche	3

Governance of Security		3	sem 1	en	Marleen Easton	5

Change Management		3	sem 2	en	Marleen Easton	5

Basic Entrepreneurship	UKV	2	sem 1	nl	Yannick Dillen	3

Coaching and Diversity	UKV	3	year	nl	Elisabeth De Schauwer	3

Sustainability Thinking	UKV	2				5

Co-Creation	UKV	2	year	nl,en	Jan Detand	6

Movement and Sports: Now and Later	UKV	2	sem 2	nl	Veerle Segers	3

Academic English	UKV	2	sem 2 sem 1	en en	Geert Jacobs	3

Advanced Academic English	UKV	3	sem 1 sem 2	en en	Geert Jacobs	3

Programming	UKV	2			Peter Dawyndt	5

Human Rights: Multidisciplinary Perspectives	UKV	3	sem 2	en	Eva Brems	5

3.2 Educational Track

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Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Powerful Learning Environments	2	sem 1	nl	Bram De Wever	6

Introduction to Teaching Methodology: Economics	3			Evelien Opdecam	6

Reference Internship: Economics	3	year	nl	Evelien Opdecam	3

3.2.1 Seminar Elective Course

Subscribe to 5 credit units from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Seminar on Local Government	3	sem 2	nl	Joris Voets	5

Seminar on Social Profit Sector	3	sem 2	nl	Ben Suykens	5

3.2.2 Elective Course List

Subscribe to 3 credit units from the following list, distributed over the first standard learning path as follows: 3 credit units in year 3, and over the second standard learning path as follows: 3 credit units in year 6. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
European Enterprise Policy		2	sem 1	en	Rudy Aernoudt	3

International Economics		3				3

The Political Economy of State-Market Relations		3				3

Social Law		3	sem 1	nl	Sabine Vanoverbeke	3

Information Management		2	sem 1	nl	Frederik Gailly	3

Creating Value using Social Media		2	sem 1	en	Amy Van Looy	3

Business Intelligence		2	sem 2	nl	Len Lemeire	4

International Portfolio I		3	sem 1 sem 2	nl,en nl,en	Elsy Verhofstadt	3

International Portfolio II		3	sem 1 sem 2	nl,en nl,en	Elsy Verhofstadt	3

German – Level I		2	year	de,nl	Frederik Gailly	3

German – Level II		2	year	de,nl	Frederik Gailly	3

English – Level I		2	year	nl,en	Frederik Gailly	3

English – Level II		2	year	nl,en	Sofie Hondeghem	3

French – Level I		2	year	nl,fr	Nadja De Craene	3

French – Level II		2	year	nl,fr	Nadja De Craene	3

ICT Law		3	sem 1	nl	Johan Vandendriessche	3

Governance of Security		3	sem 1	en	Marleen Easton	5

Change Management		3	sem 2	en	Marleen Easton	5

Basic Entrepreneurship	UKV	2	sem 1	nl	Yannick Dillen	3

Coaching and Diversity	UKV	3	year	nl	Elisabeth De Schauwer	3

Sustainability Thinking	UKV	2				5

Co-Creation	UKV	2	year	nl,en	Jan Detand	6

Movement and Sports: Now and Later	UKV	2	sem 2	nl	Veerle Segers	3

Academic English	UKV	2	sem 2 sem 1	en en	Geert Jacobs	3

Advanced Academic English	UKV	3	sem 1 sem 2	en en	Geert Jacobs	3

Programming	UKV	2			Peter Dawyndt	5

Human Rights: Multidisciplinary Perspectives	UKV	3	sem 2	en	Eva Brems	5

4 Seminars 5

Subscribe to 5 credit units from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Seminar on Security Policy	2	sem 1	nl	Marleen Easton	5

Seminar on Welfare Policy	2				5

Seminar on Public Management of Migration	2	sem 1	nl	Frank Caestecker	5

Learning outcomes

Competence field 1: Competency in one or more scientific disciplines

Knowing and using adequately the core concepts and theories related to public governance, public management, public organizations, and policy processes within society.
Having an understanding of law, humanities and economics and being able to interpret their importance within the public sector.
Being able to employ research methods and technology in the solution of public management, public administration and policy issues.

Competence field 2: Scientific competency

Formulating research problems about public governance, public management, public administration & public policy, under supervision and with a scientific critical attitude.
Identifying, processing and correctly refering to (scientific) sources.
Chosing and correctly applying research methods and techniques in researching issues of public governance, public management, public administration & public policy, and understanding their relevance.
Critically processing the results of existing and own initial research while respecting deontological requirements.

Competence field 3: Intellectual competency

Forming a critical judgment on policy or government management related issues and/or your own solution to them, based on scientifically based analysis and logical reasoning.
Analysing a current issue of public governance, public management, public administration & public policy, from multiple perspectives and models.
Possessing skills to design changes in public governance, public management, public administration & public policy.

Competence field 4: Competency in collaborating and communicating

Reporting correctly (in writing or orally) the results of one's own research and reasoning on public governance, public management, public administration or public policy issues.
Communicating in a language other than Dutch (in writing or orally) about issues of public governance, public management, public administration & public policy.
Working in (a diverse) team to analyze and solve a problem of public governance, public management, public administration & public policy.

Competence field 5: Social competency

Knowing the main social developments (social, economic, ecological) and be aware of their (social) impact within the field.