Master of Science in Complementary Studies in Business Economics (Business Economics)
The Master in Business Economics has two main subjects, i.e. Business Economics and Taxation. In the field of Business Economics, you will become acquainted with the internal structures and processes that enable companies to achieve their objectives. The field of Taxation is gaining importance every day, as more and more individuals, companies and associations are confronted with increasingly complex taxation legislation.
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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| Course | Ref | MT1 | Semester | Language | Instructor | Crdt |
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1
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sem 2
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nl
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Sebastian Desmidt
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6
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1
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sem 1
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nl
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Sophie Hoozée
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6
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1
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sem 2
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en
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Virginie Mataigne
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6
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1
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sem 2
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nl
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Philippe Van Cauwenberge
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6
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1
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year
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nl,en
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15
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Subscribe to 21 credit units from
no less than 1 and no more than 6 modules from the following list.
Subject to approval by the faculty.
Subscribe to no more than 13 credit units from the following list.
| Course | Ref | MT1 | Semester | Language | Instructor | Crdt |
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1
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sem 2
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en
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Katrien Verleye
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3
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1
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sem 1
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en
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Mario Vanhoucke
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6
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1
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sem 1
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en
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Michal Hron
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4
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Subscribe to no more than 18 credit units from the following list.
| Course | Ref | MT1 | Semester | Language | Instructor | Crdt |
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1
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sem 1
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en
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Anschi De Wolf
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6
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1
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sem 2
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en
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Sophie Hoozée
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6
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1
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sem 1
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en
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Sophie Maussen
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6
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Subscribe to no more than 12 credit units from the following list.
| Course | Ref | MT1 | Semester | Language | Instructor | Crdt |
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1
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sem 1
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en
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Leentje Moortgat
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6
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1
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sem 1
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en
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Tom Vanacker
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6
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Subscribe to no more than 21 credit units from the following list.
| Course | Ref | MT1 | Semester | Language | Instructor | Crdt |
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1
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sem 1
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en
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Maggie Geuens
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6
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1
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sem 2
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en
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Willem Standaert
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3
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1
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sem 1
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en
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Gudrun Roose
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6
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1
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sem 1
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en
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Hendrik Slabbinck
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6
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1
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sem 2
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nl
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Eveline Schollaert
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3
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Subscribe to no more than 15 credit units from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.
| Course | Ref | MT1 | Semester | Language | Instructor | Crdt |
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1
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sem 1
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en
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Petra Andries
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3
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1
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sem 1
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nl
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Diederik Bruloot
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3
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1
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sem 2
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nl
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Eveline Schollaert
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6
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1
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sem 2
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en
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Katrien Verleye
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3
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Subscribe to no more than 12 credit units from the following list.
| Course | Ref | MT1 | Semester | Language | Instructor | Crdt |
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1
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sem 2
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nl
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Paul Gemmel
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6
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1
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sem 1
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nl
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Katrien Verleye
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6
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Competence field 1: Competency in one or more scientific disciplines
- Drawing up a financial statement and understanding the meaning of the figures in view of investment decisions and valuation.
- Using cost accounting for managerial decision-making.
- Estimating the impact of different financing forms on the value of the enterprise.
- Transferring a marketing strategy in a professional commercial policy, using domain specific models and research methods.
- Having un understanding of general management of enterprises. Thinking about strategic choices.
- Situating an enterprise within a wider social economic context.
- Recognizing the international aspects of business economics.
- Formulating a relevant research question in the area of business economics.
- Having an understanding of research and research methods in business economics and integrating them in one’s own research set-up.
- Integrating relevant methods and techniques from the scientific discipline acquired in the basic training into one’s own business economic research set-up.
- Interpreting the results of one’s own research in a nuanced way starting out from an interdisciplinary context.
- Showing flexibility in dealing with changes of the research plan.
- Behaving conform to the ethical standards of scientific research.
- Recognizing the business economic aspects of an issue.
- Analyzing and evaluating business economic issues with a high degree of autonomy.
- Establishing relationships with other scientific domains (acquired in the basic training) while analyzing business economic issues.
- Taking up a personal point of view. Reflecting in a critical way on one’s own thinking and functioning, and, where necessary, adjusting it.
- Taking into account scientific and social developments.
- Reporting orally and/or in writing about business economic aspects of an issue.
- Presenting orally and/or in writing one’s own business economic research results and problem solutions to both discipline specialists and non-specialists.
- Working in team on a complex business economic research question starting out from a multidisciplinary perspective (using the basic training).
- Assessing the social impact of business economic decisions.
- Paying attention to human well-being within a company.
- Demonstrating an entrepreneurial spirit, having an eye for opportunities.