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

Students attend all the courses of the compulsory programme, including the informatics courses, the language courses and the courses in philosophy and ethics (168 credits). The students also select one major worth a minimum of 12 credits.

The 'Ombuds and tutoring office' offers tutorial services for a number of courses in the first phase.

• General compulsory program

  Students may select all the courses of the compulsory programme, consisting of the courses listed below, the informatics courses, two languages and philosophy and ethics.
  
  Students who completed the first two stages of their programme in Kortrijk, need to select course D0I60A 'Development of business applications' instead of D0H23A 'External financial reports' in the third phase.
  

  • 6 ECTS	Higher Mathematics I (HIR)									D0H10A	J.Quaegebeur staff staff J.Quaegebeur
    6 ECTS	Accounting (HIR)									D0H13A	H.Vandenbussche R.Orens (substitute) staff staff H.Vandenbussche R.Orens (substitute)
    6 ECTS	Introductory Management Informatics									D0H17A	G.Dedene (coordinator) W.Lemahieu staff staff G.Dedene (coordinator) W.Lemahieu
    6 ECTS	Higher Mathematics II (HIR)									D0H11A	J.Quaegebeur staff staff J.Quaegebeur
    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	Marketing (HIR)									D0H22A	A.ter Braak staff staff A.ter Braak
    6 ECTS	Concepts of Physics with Technical Applications (HIR)									D0H21A	M.Van Bael staff staff M.Van Bael
    6 ECTS	Organisation Theory (HIR)									D0H24A	M.Janssens staff staff M.Janssens
    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.
    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	Managerial Statistics									D0H19A	C.Croux staff staff C.Croux
    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	Corporate Financial Reporting (HIR)									D0H23A	A.Gaeremynck (coordinator) L.Bruynseels A.Gaeremynck staff staff A.Gaeremynck (coordinator) L.Bruynseels A.Gaeremynck
    6 ECTS	Operations Research (HIR)									D0H28A	R.Leus staff staff R.Leus
    6 ECTS	Electrical and Electronic Systems with Technical and Economic Applications (HIR)									D0H30A	R.Puers staff staff R.Puers
    6 ECTS	Introduction to economic law									D0H12A	V.Colaert staff staff V.Colaert

  • Compulsory track 'Economics'

    The student selects one of the tracks described below, depending on the year of first enrollment 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

      • Transitional Arrangement

        Only students who were already registered in 2009-2010 don't have to select D0T21A Macro-Economics in their Bachelor's programme, but in their Master's programme. The student has to select 'D0T24A Fiscal and Labour Agreement Law' instead.
        If the student obtained a credit/used his compensatory credit entitlement for 'D0T24A Fiscal law and law on collective labour agreements', this course stays in the programme, and the student doesn't have to take 'D0T21A Maco-Economics' during his Bachelor's Programme, but in his Master's Programme.
        

        • 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

  • Informatics Courses

    SStudents who completed the first two stages of their programme in Kortrijk, need to select course D0I60A 'Development of business applications' instead of D0H23A 'External financial reports' in the third phase. They keep the course 'X0A06A Principles of programming' (phase 2 Kortrijk) in their program and do not take the course 'D0I61A Software development and programming' (phase 2 Leuven).

    • 6 ECTS	Development of Business Application Systems									D0I60A	G.Dedene (coordinator) M.Snoeck staff staff G.Dedene (coordinator) M.Snoeck
      6 ECTS	Software Engineering and Programming									D0I61A	J.Vanthienen staff staff J.Vanthienen
      6 ECTS	Principles of Database Management									D0I62A	W.Lemahieu staff staff W.Lemahieu
      6 ECTS	Systeems Software									D0I63A	F.Put staff staff F.Put
      6 ECTS	Computer Networks									D0I64A	F.Put staff staff F.Put

  • 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 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

  Students choose 1 major en take courses for 12 credits of this major.
  

  • Major: Information Systems Engineering

    • 6 ECTS	Logic for Computer Science									G0T42C	D.De Schreye (coordinator) M.Denecker staff staff D.De Schreye (coordinator) M.Denecker
      6 ECTS	Object Oriented Programming									H01P1A	E.Steegmans staff staff E.Steegmans

  • Major: Accounting and Finance

    • 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

    • 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: 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: 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: Production and Logistics

    • 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: 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

  • Major: Languages

    Students may select language course worth 6 credits in total, and supplement the major with English courses out of the other majors and/or courses at the UCL (Université Catholique de Louvain).
    

    • Language course 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 course with limited registration

      For organizational constraints, the number of registrations for the courses Spanish I, French III and English III can 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)