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Master in Economics
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Credits

One-year master program (60 ECTS)

Access conditions to the Master 60 (http://www.ulg.ac.be/cms/c_274423/master-en-sciences-economiques-60-credits)

Compulsory courses

ECON2262-1

Industrial organization (english language) - Axel Gautier
30
-
-
5

ECON0258-1

European Economics (english language) - Joseph Tharakan
30
-
-
5

GMEM0017-1

Thesis - Collégialité
-
-
-
20

Optional courses

With the agreement of the Jury, choose 6 courses not already followed, among :

ECON0213-1

Econometric methods - Jean‑Pierre Urbain
30
15
-
5

Notice This course requires a good knowledge in quantitative methods (mathematics and statistics).

ECON0307-1

International Macroeconomics (english language) - Lionel Artige
30
15
-
5

ECON0927-1

Advanced Microeconomics (english language) - Alain Jousten
30
15
-
5

Notice This course requires a good knowledge in quantitative methods (mathematics and statistics).

ECON0195-1

Money, Credit, and Banking - Lionel Artige
30
15
-
5

ECON0207-1

Industrial Economy - Axel Gautier
30
15
-
5

ECON0205-1

Introduction to International Economics - Joseph Tharakan
30
15
-
5

ECON0091-1

Economic aspects of public finance - Alain Jousten
30
15
-
5

ECON0016-2

Labour Economics - Sergio Perelman
30
15
-
5

ECON0011-2

Economics of Development - Joseph Tharakan
30
15
-
5

ECON0007-2

Public Management and Transport Economics - Henry‑Jean Gathon
30
15
-
5

Notice This course requires a good knowledge in quantitative methods (mathematics and statistics).

ECON0098-2

Geographical economics - Joseph Tharakan
30
15
-
5

ECON0928-1

Economic Theory of Competition and Regulation (english language) - Axel Gautier
30
15
-
5

ECON0196-2

Public Economics (english language) - Alain Jousten
30
15
-
5

ECON0929-1

Games and Information Economics (english language) - Axel Gautier
30
15
-
5

ECON0064-3

History of Economic Thought - Grégory Ponthiere
30
15
-
5

ECON0842-3

International Trade Economics (english language) - Joseph Tharakan
30
15
-
5

ECON0933-1

Advanced Macroeconomics - Lionel Artige
30
15
-
5

Notice This course requires a good knowledge in quantitative methods (mathematics and statistics).
[...]One of the courses with options from the "Economic Analysis and Public Governance" option offered to students in their first year of the Masters in Economic Sciences (120 credits)5

Two-Year Master Program (120 ECTS)

Access conditions to the Master 120 (http://www.ulg.ac.be/cms/c_45770/master-en-sciences-economiques)

First Year

Compulsory courses

ECON0927-1

Advanced Microeconomics (english language) - Alain Jousten
30
15
-
5

ECON0091-1

Economic aspects of public finance - Alain Jousten
30
15
-
5

Notice Students who have already taken this course must replace it by an optional course from the option "Economic Analysis and Public Governance".

ECON0929-1

Games and Information Economics (english language) - Axel Gautier
30
15
-
5

ECON0307-1

International Macroeconomics (english language) - Lionel Artige
30
15
-
5

ECON0842-3

International Trade Economics (english language) - Joseph Tharakan
30
15
-
5

ECON2262-1

Industrial organization (english language) - Axel Gautier
30
-
-
5

ECON0933-1

Advanced Macroeconomics - Lionel Artige
30
15
-
5

ECON0213-1

Econometric methods - Jean‑Pierre Urbain
30
15
-
5

LANG1981-1

Intercultural Studies - Part I (english language) - Ching Lin Pang 
30
-
-
2

Optional courses

Choose one language course out of the following :

LANG0806-2

German for management (L2) level 4 (german language) - Françoise Carl
30
-
-
3

LANG0807-1

Spanish for Management (L2) Level 4 (spanish language) - Nicole Grutman
30
-
-
3

LANG0808-2

Italian for Management (L2) Level 4 (italian language) - Christine Hanon
30
-
-
3

LANG1982-1

Chinese for Management (L2) level 4 - Ching Lin Pang 
30
-
-
3

LANG0810-2

Business Dutch (L2) level 4 (dutch language) - Nicole Engelen, Baudoin Yans
30
-
-
3

LANG0812-2

Dutch for management (L2) Beginners (dutch language) - Nicole Engelen, Lucie Gillet
30
-
-
3

LANG0813-2

German for management (L2) level beginners 1 (german language) - Sylvia Deroose, Marie Mawhin
30
-
-
3

Choose one option from the following :

Notice each option given below is a prerequisite to access to the concerned focus, offered in 2nd year of Master.

Option "Economic Analysis and Public Governance"

ECON2263-1

Topics in Empirical Economics (english language) - Sergio Perelman
30
-
-
5

Choose two courses out of the following :

ECON2264-3

Public choices and budgeting



5

- Part 1 : Public choices analysis - Bernard Jurion
15
-
-

- Part 2 : Budgeting - Luc Leruth, Elisabeth Paul
15
-
-

ECON0928-1

Economic Theory of Competition and Regulation (english language) - Axel Gautier
30
15
-
5

ECON0740-2

Introduction to health economics - Fabienne Fecher‑Bourgeois, Denis Porignon, Jean‑Yves Reginster - Suppl : Mickaël Hiligsmann - [5h SEM]
25
-
[+]
5

ECON0011-2

Economics of Development - Joseph Tharakan
30
15
-
5

ECON0016-2

Labour Economics - Sergio Perelman
30
15
-
5

ECON0098-2

Geographical economics - Joseph Tharakan
30
15
-
3

ECON0258-1

European Economics (english language) - Joseph Tharakan
30
-
-
5

ECON2266-1

Public finance and economic policy in Belgium and Europe - Alain Jousten, Bernard Jurion, Didier Reynders
30
-
-
5

GEST3035-1

Introduction to social economy and social entrepreneurship - Jacques Defourny
30
-
-
5

ECON0206-1

Topics in International Economics (english language) - Joseph Tharakan - [30h SEM]
-
-
[+]
5

Option "Economics and Finance"

ECON2263-1

Topics in Empirical Economics (english language) - Sergio Perelman
30
-
-
5

Choose two courses out of the following :

FINA0053-1

Investments and Portfolio Management (english language) - Séverine Plunus
30
-
-
5

FINA0051-1

Banking and Insurance (english language) - Fabien Boniver, Georges Hübner
30
-
-
5

FINA0060-1

Empirical Methods in Financial Markets (english language) - Cédric Heuchenne
30
-
-
5

Second year

Compulsory courses

ECON0064-3

History of Economic Thought - Grégory Ponthiere
30
15
-
5

GTFE0016-1

Final work - Collégialité
-
-
-
20

LANG0985-1

Intercultural Studies - Part II - Ching Lin Pang 
30
-
-
2

Optional courses

Follow-up to the second language choice made in the 1st year of Master :

LANG0823-2

German for management (L2) level 5 (german language) - Sylvia Deroose, Marie Mawhin
30
-
-
3

LANG0824-2

Spanish for Management (L2) Level 5 (spanish language) - Véronique Peiffer
30
-
-
3

LANG0825-2

Italian for Management (L2) Level 5 (italian language) - Christine Hanon
30
-
-
3

LANG0827-2

Business Dutch (L2) level 5 (dutch language) - Lutgarde Nachtergaele, Baudoin Yans
30
-
-
3

LANG0829-2

Dutch for Management (L2) Beginner 2 (dutch language) - Nicole Engelen, Lucie Gillet
30
-
-
3

LANG0830-2

German for management (L2) level beginners 2 (german language) - Sylvia Deroose, Marie Mawhin
30
-
-
3

Choose one focus from the following :

Teaching focus

Compulsory courses

AESS0202-1

General didactics: course and exercises ; observation placements ; reflexive practices - Annick Fagnant - [10h Internship]
30
10
[+]
4

AESS0313-1

Special teaching - course and exercises, Part 1 - Jean‑Marie Dujardin
35
-
-
3

AESS0314-1

Special teaching - course and exercises, Part 2 - Jean‑Marie Dujardin
40
-
-
4

AESS0315-1

Teaching practice (including observation practice, teaching practice and reflexive practical work), Part 1 - Jean‑Marie Dujardin
-
35
-
3

AESS0316-1

Teaching practice (including observation practice, teaching practice and reflexive practical work), Part 2 - Jean‑Marie Dujardin
-
40
-
5

AESS0140-1

Professional ethics and training to neutrality and citizenship - Anne Herla
25
-
-
2

AESS0143-1

Educational Psychology of adolescents and young adults - Annick Fagnant
15
-
-
2

AESS0142-1

Seminar on prevention and management of difficult school situations - Jocelyne Robert
15
-
-
2

AESS0248-1

Elements of sociology of education - Jean‑François Guillaume
10
-
-
1

AESS0247-1

Views on cultural diversity - Jérôme Jamin
10
-
-
1

AESS0246-1

Analysis of scolastic institutions and key-players, educational policies - Jacqueline Beckers
15
-
-
1

AESS0004-1

Media education - Geneviève Van Cauwenberge
15
-
-
1

AESS0251-1

Interdisciplinary focus - Annick Fagnant
6
-
-
1

Professional focus in Economic Analysis and Public Governance

Notice focus open to students who have taken the "Economic Analysis and Public Governance" option during the 1st year of Master.

Compulsory courses

ECON0196-2

Public Economics (english language) - Alain Jousten
30
15
-
5

GEST3061-1

Skills portfolio - N...
-
-
-
5

GSTG0011-1

Placement - Collégialité
-
-
-
10

Optional courses

Choose two courses out of the following :

ECON2264-3

Public choices and budgeting



5

- Part 1 : Public choices analysis - Bernard Jurion
15
-
-

- Part 2 : Budgeting - Luc Leruth, Elisabeth Paul
15
-
-

ECON0928-1

Economic Theory of Competition and Regulation (english language) - Axel Gautier
30
15
-
5

ECON0740-2

Introduction to health economics - Fabienne Fecher‑Bourgeois, Denis Porignon, Jean‑Yves Reginster - Suppl : Mickaël Hiligsmann - [5h SEM]
25
-
[+]
5

ECON0011-2

Economics of Development - Joseph Tharakan
30
15
-
5

ECON0016-4

Labour Economics - Sergio Perelman
30
-
-
5

ECON0098-2

Geographical economics - Joseph Tharakan
30
15
-
5

ECON0258-1

European Economics (english language) - Joseph Tharakan
30
-
-
5

ECON2266-1

Public finance and economic policy in Belgium and Europe - Alain Jousten, Bernard Jurion, Didier Reynders
30
-
-
5

GEST3035-1

Introduction to social economy and social entrepreneurship - Jacques Defourny
30
-
-
5

ECON0206-1

Topics in International Economics (english language) - Joseph Tharakan - [30h SEM]
-
-
[+]
5

Professional focus in Economics and Finance

Notice focus open to students who have taken the option "Economics and Finance" during the 1st year of master.

Compulsory courses

ECON0196-2

Public Economics (english language) - Alain Jousten
30
15
-
5

GEST3061-1

Skills portfolio - N...
-
-
-
5

GSTG0011-1

Placement - Collégialité
-
-
-
10

Optional courses

Choose 2 courses, not taken previously, from the following :

DROI8026-1

Law and Taxation of Financial Institutions - Denis‑Emmanuel Philippe
24
-
-
5

FINA0054-1

Fund Industry (english language) - Danielle Sougné
30
-
-
5

FINA0023-4

Financial Risk Management (english language) - Georges Hübner
30
-
-
5

FINA0062-1

Financial Economics (english language) - Georges Hübner, Danielle Sougné
30
-
-
5

FINA0028-5

(not available during 2011-2012) International Finance (english language) - Aline Muller
30
-
-
5

Research Focus

Compulsory courses

ECON0935-1

Training Seminar for Research in Economics - Joseph Tharakan
36
-
-
6

GTRA0007-1

Work related to the Final Thesis - Collégialité
-
-
-
9

Optional courses

Choose 3 courses and seminars aimed at familiarising students with economic research and academic literature of a high level, amongst :

MATH0221-3

Analysis of time series - Paul Gérard - [20h Mon. WS]
30
10
[+]
5

ECON0937-1

Activity, Analysis, Productivity and Regulation (english language) - Sergio Perelman
30
-
-
5

MATH0222-3

Introduction to stochastic processes - Gentiane Haesbroeck - [20h Mon. WS]
30
10
[+]
5

STAT0803-1

Forecasting : models and methods - N...
24
-
-
5
[...]With the agreement of the jury one or several courses in other faculties or in other Belgiam or Foreign Universities.-

Professional focus in creative solutions development

This speciality will be available to students already holding the Masters in Economic Sciences degree and who have been selected based on a fully supported application.


Notice focus only available on file (cf.admission)

Compulsory courses

GEST3131-1

Project management techniques - N...
-
-
-
3

GEST3132-1

Philosophy and development models - N...
-
-
-
3

GEST3133-1

Soft skills pour la gestion de projet - N...
-
-
-
3

GEST3134-1

Project management mission



15

- Ideation and creativity - N...
-
-
-

- Feasibility study - N...
-
-
-

- Implementation plan - N...
-
-
-
[...]Depending on his project and with the approval of the person responsible for the professional focus, the student will choose courses totaling 6 ECTS from the following-

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