Bachelor of Business Economics: Business Engineering (180 ECTS) Bachelor of Science

The students take
a.  The general compulsory programme, including the language courses and philosophy and ethics courses.
b.  The compulsory track 'Economics' :depending on what year they first enrolled and the programme completed before 2011-2012, they need to select economics-route 1 or route 2.
c.  The students select one major and one second major, completed by 6 credits' worth of free electives. These electives offer the opportunity to specialize in two domains. The student needs to take a minimum of 180 credits' worth of courses to obtain his/her Bachelor's degree.

The 'Ombuds and tutoring office' offers guidance with a number of courses in the first year .

• General compulsory programme

  Students may select all courses of this group.

  • 6 ECTS	Higher Mathematics I (HIR)									D0H10A	J.Quaegebeur staff staff J.Quaegebeur
    6 ECTS	Higher Mathematics II (HIR)									D0H11A	J.Quaegebeur staff staff J.Quaegebeur
    6 ECTS	Introduction to economic law									D0H12A	V.Colaert staff staff V.Colaert
    6 ECTS	Accounting (HIR)									D0H13A	H.Vandenbussche R.Orens (substitute) staff staff H.Vandenbussche R.Orens (substitute)
    6 ECTS	Banking and Financial Markets: Introduction to Financial Models									D0H18A	C.Van Hulle (coordinator) K.Smedts C.Van Hulle staff staff C.Van Hulle (coordinator) K.Smedts C.Van Hulle
    6 ECTS	Managerial Statistics									D0H19A	C.Croux staff staff C.Croux
    6 ECTS	Concepts of Physics with Technical Applications (HIR)									D0H21A	M.Van Bael staff staff M.Van Bael
    6 ECTS	Corporate Financial Reporting (HIR)									D0H23A	A.Gaeremynck (coordinator) L.Bruynseels A.Gaeremynck staff staff A.Gaeremynck (coordinator) L.Bruynseels A.Gaeremynck
    6 ECTS	Organisation Theory (HIR)									D0H24A	M.Janssens staff staff M.Janssens
    6 ECTS	Corporate Finance (HIR)									D0H25A	C.Van Hulle staff staff C.Van Hulle
    6 ECTS	Production and Logistics Management (HIR)									D0H26A	M.Lambrecht staff staff M.Lambrecht
    6 ECTS	Business Information Systems									D0H27A	M.Snoeck (coordinator) G.Monsieur (substitute) J.Vanthienen N. staff staff M.Snoeck (coordinator) G.Monsieur (substitute) J.Vanthienen N.
    6 ECTS	Electrical and Electronic Systems with Technical and Economic Applications (HIR)									D0H30A	R.Puers staff staff R.Puers
    6 ECTS	Fiscal law and law on collective labour agreements									D0T24A	L.De Broe (coordinator) A.Haelterman staff staff L.De Broe (coordinator) A.Haelterman
    6 ECTS	Introductory Management Informatics									D0H17A	G.Dedene (coordinator) W.Lemahieu staff staff G.Dedene (coordinator) W.Lemahieu
    6 ECTS	Marketing (HIR)									D0H22A	A.ter Braak staff staff A.ter Braak
    3 ECTS	Propability Theory and Linear Programming									D0H46A	G.Claeskens (coordinator) staff staff G.Claeskens (coordinator)
    3 ECTS	Linear optimization									D0H45A	F.Spieksma staff staff F.Spieksma
    6 ECTS	Management accounting									D0T22A	F.Roodhooft staff staff F.Roodhooft
    6 ECTS	Operations Research (HIR)									D0H28A	R.Leus staff staff R.Leus

  • Compulsory track 'Economics'

    The student selects one of the tracks described below, depending on the year of first enrollment in the programme and the courses completed before 2011-2012. The student has to take all the courses of the selected track.

    • Economics - track 1

      This track is applicable to students:
      - who enrolled for the programme for the first time in 2012-2013 or 2011-2012
      - who enrolled for the programme before 2011-2012 and DIDN'T pass for a minimum of 42 credits (pass = attain credit or use compensatory credit entitlement)
      Students who attained a credit/used compensatory credit entitlement for 'Introduction to Economics' will retain this grade and keep this course in their program: they cannot select 'Global Economics'.
      Students who attained a credit/used compensatory credit entitlement for 'D0H14A Business economics (HIR)', will retain this grade and keep this course in their program: they cannot select 'Managerial economics'.
      

      • 6 ECTS	Markets and Prices									D0H48A	E.Ooghe staff staff E.Ooghe
        6 ECTS	The Global Economy									D0H50A	A.Decoster staff staff A.Decoster
        6 ECTS	Managerial Economics									D0H52A	O.Toivanen (coordinator) staff staff O.Toivanen (coordinator)

    • Economics - track 2

      This track is applicable to students:
      - who enrolled for the programme before 2011-2012 and DID pass for a minimum of 42 credits (pass = attain credit or use compensatory credit entitlement).
      Students who attained a credit/used compensatory credit entitlement for 'Introduction to Economics' will retain this grade and keep this course in their program: they cannot select 'Global Economics'.
      Students who attained a credit/used compensatory credit entitlement for 'D0H14A Business economics (HIR)', will retain this grade and keep this course in their program: they cannot select 'Managerial economics'.
      

      • 6 ECTS	The Global Economy									D0H50A	A.Decoster staff staff A.Decoster
        6 ECTS	Managerial Economics									D0H52A	O.Toivanen (coordinator) staff staff O.Toivanen (coordinator)
        6 ECTS	Macroeconomics									D0T21A	G.De Bruyne staff staff G.De Bruyne

  • Language Cluster I

    • 3 ECTS	French I: general French for economics									D0T04A	S.Verlinde (coordinator) N. L.Josens (cooperator) B.Keersmaekers (cooperator) S.Ostyn (cooperator) S.Rymenams (cooperator) A.Slootmaekers (cooperator) C.Staquet (cooperator) staff staff S.Verlinde (coordinator) N. L.Josens (cooperator) B.Keersmaekers (cooperator) S.Ostyn (cooperator) S.Rymenams (cooperator) A.Slootmaekers (cooperator) C.Staquet (cooperator)
      3 ECTS	English I: general English for economics									D0T05A	L.Baten (coordinator) N. C.Bicler (cooperator) K.Blanpain (cooperator) A.De Geest (cooperator) A.Laffut (cooperator) I.Van Durme (cooperator) H.Vekemans (cooperator) staff staff L.Baten (coordinator) N. C.Bicler (cooperator) K.Blanpain (cooperator) A.De Geest (cooperator) A.Laffut (cooperator) I.Van Durme (cooperator) H.Vekemans (cooperator)

  • Language Cluster II

    • 3 ECTS	French II: corporate communications									D0T15A	S.Verlinde (coordinator) N. B.Keersmaekers (cooperator) N.Nouwen (cooperator) S.Rymenams (cooperator) A.Slootmaekers (cooperator) C.Staquet (cooperator) staff staff S.Verlinde (coordinator) N. B.Keersmaekers (cooperator) N.Nouwen (cooperator) S.Rymenams (cooperator) A.Slootmaekers (cooperator) C.Staquet (cooperator)
      3 ECTS	English II: corporate communications									D0T16A	L.Baten A.De Geest (cooperator) M.Ingels (cooperator) I.Van Durme (cooperator) M.Verdeyen (cooperator) staff staff L.Baten A.De Geest (cooperator) M.Ingels (cooperator) I.Van Durme (cooperator) M.Verdeyen (cooperator)

  • Cluster of metaphysical and philosophical contemplation

    • 3 ECTS	Philosophy and Ethics									D0R73A	A.Vandevelde B.Engelen (substitute) staff staff A.Vandevelde B.Engelen (substitute)
      3 ECTS	Perspectives on Religion and Meaning									A00D3A	J.Geldhof staff staff J.Geldhof

• Elective section

  Studens select one 'Major 1' and one 'Major 2' and supplement their Bachelorprogram me to a total (minimum) of 180 credits by selecting (a) free elective course(s) (6 credits) .

  • Major 1

    Students select one 'major 1' and take all courses included.

    • Major: Accountancy and Finance 1

      • 6 ECTS	Capital investment policy									D0T27A	N.Huyghebaert staff staff N.Huyghebaert
        6 ECTS	Financial Consolidation and Analysis									D0T28A	G.Van Herck M.Dekeyser (substitute) staff staff G.Van Herck M.Dekeyser (substitute)

    • Major: Marketing 1

      • 6 ECTS	Marketing engineering (HIR)									D0H35A	S.Bruyneel staff staff S.Bruyneel
        6 ECTS	Design of Marketing Research (HIR)									D0H34A	S.Dewitte staff staff S.Dewitte

    • Major: Production and Logistics 1

      • 6 ECTS	Supply Chain Management									D0R17A	I.Van Nieuwenhuyse staff staff I.Van Nieuwenhuyse
        6 ECTS	Facilities Design									D0H37A	I.Van Nieuwenhuyse staff staff I.Van Nieuwenhuyse

  • Major 2

    Students select one 'major 2', different from 'major 1', and take courses worth 12 credits minimum.

    • Major: Accountancy and Finance 2

      • 6 ECTS	Capital investment policy									D0T27A	N.Huyghebaert staff staff N.Huyghebaert
        6 ECTS	Financial Consolidation and Analysis									D0T28A	G.Van Herck M.Dekeyser (substitute) staff staff G.Van Herck M.Dekeyser (substitute)

    • Major: Marketing 2

      • 6 ECTS	Marketing engineering (HIR)									D0H35A	S.Bruyneel staff staff S.Bruyneel
        6 ECTS	Design of Marketing Research (HIR)									D0H34A	S.Dewitte staff staff S.Dewitte

    • Major: Production and Logistics 2

      • 6 ECTS	Supply Chain Management									D0R17A	I.Van Nieuwenhuyse staff staff I.Van Nieuwenhuyse
        6 ECTS	Facilities Design									D0H37A	I.Van Nieuwenhuyse staff staff I.Van Nieuwenhuyse

    • Major: Managerial Economics and Strategy

      • 6 ECTS	Theory of Industrial Organisation									D0T31A	J.Seldeslachts staff staff J.Seldeslachts
        6 ECTS	Applied industrial organisation									D0T32A	D.Czarnitzki staff staff D.Czarnitzki

    • Major: Human Rescources and Organisation

      • 6 ECTS	Organizational psychology									D0T33A	J.Stouten staff staff J.Stouten
        6 ECTS	Human Resource Management									D0T34A	L.Sels (coordinator) M.Verbruggen staff staff L.Sels (coordinator) M.Verbruggen

    • Major: Informatics for Business Engineering

      • 6 ECTS	Principles of Database Management									D0I62A	W.Lemahieu staff staff W.Lemahieu
        6 ECTS	Development of Business Application Systems									D0I60A	G.Dedene (coordinator) M.Snoeck staff staff G.Dedene (coordinator) M.Snoeck

    • Major: Economics

      Students select courses worth 12 credits out of the courses listed below.

      • 6 ECTS	Environmental economics									D0E37A	S.Rousseau staff staff S.Rousseau
        6 ECTS	Labour Economics									D0E35A	M.Goos (coordinator) staff staff M.Goos (coordinator)
        6 ECTS	International Economics									D0E44A	J.Van Hove (coordinator) P.De Grauwe J.Van Hove staff staff J.Van Hove (coordinator) P.De Grauwe J.Van Hove

    • Major: Management and Psychology

      Students select courses worth 12 credits out of the courses listed below.

      • 4 ECTS	Work Psychology, Part 1									P0M40A	H.De Witte staff staff H.De Witte
        5 ECTS	Social Psychology, Part 1									P0M05A	V.Hoorens staff staff V.Hoorens
        5 ECTS	Developmental Psychology, Part 1									P0M03A	L.Goossens staff staff L.Goossens
        4 ECTS	Social Psychology, Part 2: Introduction to the Social Psychology of Organisations									P0M06A	H.De Witte (coordinator) N.Vanbeselaere staff staff H.De Witte (coordinator) N.Vanbeselaere

    • Major: Social Economical Geography

      Students select courses worth 12 credits out of the courses listed below.

      • 6 ECTS	Economic Localization and Regional Development									G0P19A	D.Vanneste staff staff D.Vanneste
        6 ECTS	Geography									G9X08A	G.Govers (coordinator) M.Loopmans staff staff G.Govers (coordinator) M.Loopmans
        8 ECTS	Social Geography									G0P03B	C.Kesteloot (coordinator) M.Loopmans staff staff C.Kesteloot (coordinator) M.Loopmans

    • Major: Biotechnology

      • 3 ECTS	Capita Selecta Biotechnology									H05M6A	J.Vanderleyden staff staff J.Vanderleyden
        4 ECTS	Basics of Biological Chemistry									I0D33A	B.Sels (coordinator) D.De Vos B.Sels H.Steenackers staff staff B.Sels (coordinator) D.De Vos B.Sels H.Steenackers
        5 ECTS	Social and Economical Aspects of Biotechnology									I0R69A	E.Van Driessche (coordinator) E.Mathijs E.Van Driessche staff staff E.Van Driessche (coordinator) E.Mathijs E.Van Driessche

• Free elective courses

  Students supplement their programme with electives form the list below to a minimum of 180 credits. They can select electives from a list containing recommended courses, language courses and courses from the majors.
  Students who attained a credit/ used compensatory credit entitlement for 'D0H15A Psychology' will retain this grade and keep this course in their program: they don't have to/cannot select an elective.
  

  • Recommended Electives

    • 4 ECTS	Philosophy of Technology									W0EN7A	G.Van Steendam staff staff G.Van Steendam
      6 ECTS	Geography									G9X08A	G.Govers (coordinator) M.Loopmans staff staff G.Govers (coordinator) M.Loopmans
      3 ECTS	Science of the Cosmos									G0M00B	C.Waelkens staff staff C.Waelkens
      3 ECTS	Planet Earth									G0U33B	M.Sintubin staff staff M.Sintubin
      4 ECTS	Ecology									I0N15B	M.Hermy (coordinator) L.De Meester E.Decaestecker M.Hermy staff staff M.Hermy (coordinator) L.De Meester E.Decaestecker M.Hermy
      3 ECTS	History of Science									G0L57A	G.Vanpaemel staff staff G.Vanpaemel
      3 ECTS	Science of Life									G0U34B	P.Roels staff staff P.Roels
      3 ECTS	Carrying Capacity of the Earth									G0V46B	G.Govers staff staff G.Govers
      3 ECTS	Technology for the Society									H09M1A	J.Vandewalle (coordinator) P.Van Puyvelde J.Vandewalle staff staff J.Vandewalle (coordinator) P.Van Puyvelde J.Vandewalle

  • Elective: language courses

    Language courses offered in this section are divided into a group of courses with free and a group with limited registration.

    • Language courses with free registration

      • Elective German I

        Students may select a maximum of one course, opting for a first or second semester - schedule.

        • 3 ECTS	German I: introductory course									D0T41A	L.De Wachter (coordinator) N. L.Van Vossel (cooperator) staff staff L.De Wachter (coordinator) N. L.Van Vossel (cooperator)
          3 ECTS	German I: introductory course									D0T84A	L.De Wachter (coordinator) N. L.Van Vossel (cooperator) staff staff L.De Wachter (coordinator) N. L.Van Vossel (cooperator)

    • Language courses with limited registration

      For organizational constraints, the number of registrations for the courses Spanish I, French III and English III may be limited if necessary. Solutions and practical arrangements for this will be communicated via Toledo.

      • 3 ECTS	Spanish I									D0T39A	K.Buyse P.González Ruiz (cooperator) staff staff K.Buyse P.González Ruiz (cooperator)

      • Elective French III

        Students may select a maximum of one course, opting for a first or second semester - schedule.

        • 3 ECTS	French III : interaction in the business world									D0T35A	S.Verlinde (coordinator) N. A.Bertels (cooperator) S.Ostyn (cooperator) staff staff S.Verlinde (coordinator) N. A.Bertels (cooperator) S.Ostyn (cooperator)
          3 ECTS	French III : interaction in the business world									D0T75A	S.Verlinde (coordinator) N. A.Bertels (cooperator) S.Ostyn (cooperator) staff staff S.Verlinde (coordinator) N. A.Bertels (cooperator) S.Ostyn (cooperator)

      • Elective English III

        Students may select a maximum of one course, opting for a first or second semester - schedule.

        • 3 ECTS	English III : interaction in the business world									D0T37A	L.Baten C.Coppens (cooperator) I.Van Durme (cooperator) staff staff L.Baten C.Coppens (cooperator) I.Van Durme (cooperator)
          3 ECTS	English III : interaction in the business world									D0T78A	L.Baten C.Coppens (cooperator) I.Van Durme (cooperator) staff staff L.Baten C.Coppens (cooperator) I.Van Durme (cooperator)

  • Electives from majors

    • 6 ECTS	Capital investment policy									D0T27A	N.Huyghebaert staff staff N.Huyghebaert
      6 ECTS	Theory of Industrial Organisation									D0T31A	J.Seldeslachts staff staff J.Seldeslachts
      6 ECTS	Environmental economics									D0E37A	S.Rousseau staff staff S.Rousseau
      6 ECTS	Economic Localization and Regional Development									G0P19A	D.Vanneste staff staff D.Vanneste
      6 ECTS	Organizational psychology									D0T33A	J.Stouten staff staff J.Stouten
      6 ECTS	Marketing engineering (HIR)									D0H35A	S.Bruyneel staff staff S.Bruyneel
      6 ECTS	Principles of Database Management									D0I62A	W.Lemahieu staff staff W.Lemahieu
      4 ECTS	Work Psychology, Part 1									P0M40A	H.De Witte staff staff H.De Witte
      5 ECTS	Social Psychology, Part 1									P0M05A	V.Hoorens staff staff V.Hoorens
      3 ECTS	Capita Selecta Biotechnology									H05M6A	J.Vanderleyden staff staff J.Vanderleyden
      6 ECTS	Supply Chain Management									D0R17A	I.Van Nieuwenhuyse staff staff I.Van Nieuwenhuyse
      5 ECTS	Social and Economical Aspects of Biotechnology									I0R69A	E.Van Driessche (coordinator) E.Mathijs E.Van Driessche staff staff E.Van Driessche (coordinator) E.Mathijs E.Van Driessche
      4 ECTS	Basics of Biological Chemistry									I0D33A	B.Sels (coordinator) D.De Vos B.Sels H.Steenackers staff staff B.Sels (coordinator) D.De Vos B.Sels H.Steenackers
      6 ECTS	Geography									G9X08A	G.Govers (coordinator) M.Loopmans staff staff G.Govers (coordinator) M.Loopmans
      6 ECTS	Labour Economics									D0E35A	M.Goos (coordinator) staff staff M.Goos (coordinator)
      6 ECTS	Financial Consolidation and Analysis									D0T28A	G.Van Herck M.Dekeyser (substitute) staff staff G.Van Herck M.Dekeyser (substitute)
      6 ECTS	Applied industrial organisation									D0T32A	D.Czarnitzki staff staff D.Czarnitzki
      6 ECTS	Human Resource Management									D0T34A	L.Sels (coordinator) M.Verbruggen staff staff L.Sels (coordinator) M.Verbruggen
      6 ECTS	Design of Marketing Research (HIR)									D0H34A	S.Dewitte staff staff S.Dewitte
      6 ECTS	Facilities Design									D0H37A	I.Van Nieuwenhuyse staff staff I.Van Nieuwenhuyse
      6 ECTS	Development of Business Application Systems									D0I60A	G.Dedene (coordinator) M.Snoeck staff staff G.Dedene (coordinator) M.Snoeck
      5 ECTS	Developmental Psychology, Part 1									P0M03A	L.Goossens staff staff L.Goossens
      4 ECTS	Social Psychology, Part 2: Introduction to the Social Psychology of Organisations									P0M06A	H.De Witte (coordinator) N.Vanbeselaere staff staff H.De Witte (coordinator) N.Vanbeselaere
      6 ECTS	International Economics									D0E44A	J.Van Hove (coordinator) P.De Grauwe J.Van Hove staff staff J.Van Hove (coordinator) P.De Grauwe J.Van Hove
      8 ECTS	Social Geography									G0P03B	C.Kesteloot (coordinator) M.Loopmans staff staff C.Kesteloot (coordinator) M.Loopmans