Bachelor of Business Administration (Brussels)
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Objectives
The programme Bachelor of Business Administration expects students to acquire certain knowledge, skills and attitudes and therefore formulates the following programme-specific learning outcomes:The graduate bachelor:
- Has acquired thorough knowledge in business studies and developed a great business sensitivity which he is able to use in a targeted way when analysing and solving organisational and management problems.
- Has knowledge and understanding of the different domains of business management and the coherence between them.
- Has knowledge of and understands the theories and models of economic sciences and uses them to analyze organisational and management problems, also in an international context.
- Has a broad knowledge and understanding of related social sciences and can use this efficiently in the analysis of organisational and management problems and in evaluating the impact of these problems on society.
- Has knowledge and insight into the supporting sciences (mathematics, statistics ...) and their applications. In particular, the student is able to use quantitative models to analyse and solve organisational and management problems in a defined context.
- Can formulate (under supervision) a research question related to organisational and management-related topics and use appropriate research methods critically to solve a problem.
- Is able to do a targeted search for scientific information, evaluate and process it and can report and refer to it correctly.
- Displays an inquisitive attitude: accuracy, critical reflection, scientific curiousness, justification of choices made.
- Is able to function as a team member in various roles.
- Is able to communicate correctly, fluently and clearly in writing and orally in the language of instruction of the program and additionally in two other languages if the language of instruction is not English.
- Displays management skills and entrepreneurship, focusing on operational problem solving.
- Recognises the social and ethical aspects of management and can reflect critically on them.
- Has insight into his or her own competencies and motives, takes a pro-active attitude towards his or her own development and can reflect critically on their own behaviour.
The Faculty of Economics and Business Administration encourages and pursues developmental aspects in all its courses in the field of:
Professional skills and employability
- The student develops a professional attitude as well as professional and academic skills that enable him/her to deliver a meaningful contribution to society.
- The student actively searches for settings to broaden and/or deepen his/her competences in accordance with his/her disciplinary future self.
- The student acknowledges the importance of continuing education and shows willingness to participate in lifelong learning.
Ethics, responsibility and sustainability
- In his/her thinking and acting the student shows attention for the environment, man, and society and develops a critical attitude towards these topics.
- The student adopts an ethical approach when solving problems in a business context.
International orientation
- The student pays attention to international and intercultural dimensions of business and policy.
- The student acknowledges the added value of an international context for their own environment and the society in general.
Entrepreneurship and innovation
- The student develops a proactive stance and entrepreneurial attitude, characterised by creativity and a sense of innovation.
When, within a programme, a developmental objective also constitutes a learning outcome, this is also mentioned within the objectives of the programme or the course and becomes binding.
Career perspectives
Educational quality of the study programme
Here you can find an overview of the results of the COBRA internal quality assurance method.Educational quality at study programme level
BlueprintBlueprint BA MA Handelswetenschappen Business Administration.pdf
COBRA 2019-2023
COBRA report_BA_Business Administration.pdf
Educational quality at university level
- Consult the documents on educational quality available at university level.
More information?
- More information on the educational quality at KU Leuven
- More information on the available documents
- Master of Business Administration (Brussels)
- Master of Business Administration (Antwerp)
- Master of Information Management (Leuven)
- Master of Statistics and Data Science (on campus) (Leuven)
- Master of Statistics and Data Science (blended) (Leuven)
- Master of Multilingual Communication: Cross-Cultural Communication Management (Brussels)
When allowed:
- Master in de handelswetenschappen (Antwerpen)
- Master in de handelswetenschappen (programma voor studenten gestart in 2024-2025 of later) (Brussel)
- Master in het informatiemanagement (Leuven)
- Master in de handelswetenschappen (Antwerpen)
- Master in de Europese studies: transnationale en mondiale perspectieven (Leuven)
- Master of European Studies: Transnational and Global Perspectives (Programme for students started in 2024-2025) (Leuven)
- Master in de accountancy en het revisoraat (programma voor studenten gestart in de master in 2024-2025 of later, en voor studenten gestart in de master en/of het schakel- of voorbereidingsprogramma vóór 2024-2025 indien zij hiervoor kiezen) (Leuven)
- Master in de statistiek (Leuven)
- Erasmus Mundus Master of Science in Public Sector Innovation and eGovernance (Leuven et al)
- Master in de handelswetenschappen (programma voor studenten gestart in 2024-2025 of later) (Brussel)
Access after preparatory, bridging or abridged programme :
- Master in de sociologie (Leuven), after taking Voorbereidingsprogramma: Master in de sociologie voor bachelors en masters in de gedragswetenschappen (Leuven)
- Master of Sociology (Leuven), after taking Voorbereidingsprogramma: Master in de sociologie voor bachelors en masters in de gedragswetenschappen (Leuven)
- Master in het vertalen: Nederlands en 1 vreemde taal (Antwerpen), after taking Voorbereidingsprogramma: Master in het vertalen - Nederlands en twee vreemde talen (Antwerpen)
- Master in het vertalen: Nederlands en 2 vreemde talen (Antwerpen), after taking Voorbereidingsprogramma: Master in het vertalen - Nederlands en twee vreemde talen (Antwerpen)
- Master in de meertalige communicatie (Antwerpen), after taking Voorbereidingsprogramma: Master in de meertalige communicatie (Antwerpen)
- Master in het vertalen: Nederlands en 1 vreemde taal (Antwerpen), after taking Voorbereidingsprogramma: Master in het vertalen - Nederlands en een vreemde taal (Antwerpen)
- Master in de vergelijkende en internationale politiek (programma voor studenten gestart in 2024-2025 of later) (Leuven), after taking Voorbereidingsprogramma: Master in de vergelijkende en internationale politiek voor bachelors en masters in de gedragswetenschappen en de economie (programma voor studenten gestart in 2022-2023 of later) (Leuven)
- Master in het publiek management en beleid (Leuven), after taking Voorbereidingsprogramma: Master in het publiek management en beleid (voor bachelors en masters in de economie) (Leuven)
- Master of Sociology (Leuven), after taking Preparatory Programme: Master of Sociology (Leuven)
Admission requirements
Bachelor of Business Administration (Brussels)Bachelor of Business Administration: Double Degree Kedge (outgoing) (Brussels et al)
Bachelor of Business Administration: Double Degree Kedge (incoming) (Brussels et al)
Bachelor of Business Administration: Double Degree Galway (outgoing) (Brussels et al)
Bachelor of Business Administration: Double Degree Galway (incoming) (Brussels et al)