Master's degree in Business Management

Master's degree in Business Management - ICHEC program

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Level

Master

Credits

120

Duration

2 year(s)

Course schedule

Day

Languages

Bilingual

Overview

Programme structure

Tuition fees

Admission

360° Management!
Develop highly specialised
subject knowledge thanks to
a wide range of options !

This Master is mostly taught in french.

We propose its equivalent in english.

At the end of the two years of study, students of the Master's in Business Management will have acquired broad management knowledge.

They also develop highly specialised subject knowledge thanks to a wide range of options:

Advanced International Business Management, Auditing, Control, Marketing Decisions , Development and Management: North-South Perspectives, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European perspectives, Accounting Expertise, Marketing Expertise, Financial Assets, Financial Markets and Sustainability, Fiscality, International Business and Management, New Business Models.

In the 2nd year of the master's course, within the context of a long-term internship at a company, students complete a real-life assignmentwhile writing their thesis. This allows students to connect theoretical knowledge with in the field reality.

International mobility

ICHEC considers international exposure to be one of its academic cornerstones and encourages students to give their learning journey an international dimension, particularly in the second year of their master's degree:

 

Double Degree ICHEC-Excelia Group La Rochelle

ICHEC offers students on the Business Management course a double degree in « Global Luxury Management and innovation » in partnership with Excelia Group La Rochelle

This programme lasts two years and takes place partly in Brussels and partly in La Rochelle. In addition to classes, it also includes a thesis element and an internship.

Double Degree ICHEC-HEC Montreal

Holders of a bachelor's degree from ICHEC (180 ECTS and an average of at least 60%) can obtain a Master's in Business Management at ICHEC and a DESS at HEC Montréal in 2 years.

 

What prospects does this programme offer?

Students of the Master's in Business Management are trained to take managerial positions with a focus on one of their areas of specialisation.

This Master's programme, true to ICHEC's mission, trains Managers:

  • with broad subject knowledge and specialist knowledge in one or two management fields
  • to have operational skills, that is to say, to be able to act practically, on their own or as part of a team, to develop and implement solutions incorporating aspects from their field of specialisation.
  • that are responsible for their own future and that of the company
  • that have an international outlook, mindful of complexity and maintaining a critical mindset
  • that are able to communicate orally and in writing in several languages

 

Professional situation after 2 years

 

Departments - Positions

 

 

In addition

ICHEC offers two variants of the Master's in Business Management course in order to provide students with the best opportunities for training in their preferred fields.

 

 

The "Financial Management Track", a Master's in management with financial focus co-awarded by ICHEC-UCL (LSM)

The Master's degree in Business Management co-awarded by ICHEC-UCL-ULB

Core programme
Code Course Hours Quadri Credits Teachers
Advanced International Business Management
21IDM45 International Finance & Fiscality 60 Q2 5
21IDM65 International Trade Challenges and Innovation Economics 60 Q2 5
  • Aminata SISSOKO
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22EC012 Topics in Economics and Environment 60 Q1 5
  • Philippe ROMAN
Gestion
21GE030 Strategic Management in a complex Environment 60 Q2 5
  • Charlotte DURIEUX
  • Pierre-Alain SCHARFF
21GE038 Supply Chain Management 60 Q2 5
  • François GRISAY
  • Céline ENGELBEEN
21GE055 Corporate finance and Controlling 60 Q1 5
  • Valérie KINON
  • Anaïs ANGELUCCI
21GE022 Digital Marketing 60 Q1 5
  • Eric Godefroid
21GE015 Responsible Management
OR
 60 Q2 5
  • Frederik CLAEYE
21GE016 Organisational and people management 60 Q2 5
  • Anne ROUSSEAU
Marketing strategy & activation
22MMK22 Strategy and Label Capital 30 Q2 3
22MMK24 Growth Marketing and Innovation 30 Q2 3
22MMK26 Omnichannel Experience Design 60 Q2 5
22MMK28 Business Case Marketing Strategy & Activation 48 Q2 4
Core programme
Code Course Hours Quadri Credits Teachers
22MER08 Parcours suivi en erasmus Master Q1 30
22MER10 ' 30
Gestion
22GE060 Leading Projects in complex Environment 120 10
  • Pierre-Alain SCHARFF
22MQ060 Data Science and AI 60 Q1 5
  • Valentin DENDONCKER
Mémoire et Stage
22XP052 Parcours stage et mémoire 200 Q1 Q2 10
  • Marie GARCIA
22XP060 Thesis 190 Q1 Q2 20
  • Simon GERARD


Options 1 (S1) and Option 2(S2) (see below)
Code Course Hours Quadri Credits Teachers
Advanced International Business Management
21IDM25 International Management and Negotiation 60 Q2 5
  • Adam STEINHOUSE
  • Sed Saad
Audit
22MRE42 International Standards of Auditing 30 Q1 3
  • Eric VAN HOOF
22MRE50 Audit and professional skills 72 Q1 6
  • Eric NYS
22MRE62 Déontologie et Indépendance du réviseur 30 Q1 3
  • Marie Kaisin
22MRE70 ' 30 Q1 3
  • Déborah Fischer
Contrôle
22MRE12 Contrôle interne et gestion des risques 72 Q2 6
  • Stéphane NOLF
22MRE14 Corporate Governance 48 Q2 3
  • Patrick SAERENS
22MRE16 Exigences légales du contrôle 30 Q2 3
  • Marie Delacroix
22MRE18 Contrôle de gestion avancé 30 Q2 3
  • Brigitte MARCHAND
Data Driven Marketing
22MMK12 Analytical Marketing 30 Q1 3
22MMK14 Customer Value Strategy 30 Q1 3
22MMK16 Marketing Automation 60 Q1 5
22MMK18 Business Case Data Driven Marketing 48 Q1 4
Développement et gestion Nord-Sud
22MPD10 Project Management in Southern Countries 60 Q2 5
  • Catherine DAL FIOR
22MPD20 North-South Development and Management 60 Q2 5
  • Laurent LAHAYE
22MPD40 Globalisation et développement 60 Q2 5
  • Gaëtan VANLOQUEREN
Entreprenariat et PME
22MPM10 Company Start Up 60 Q1 5
  • Xavier DE POORTER
22MPM30 Entrepreneurship and SME's 60 Q1 5
  • Vincent HUART
22MPM40 Company takeover 60 Q1 5
  • Marine FALIZE
Europe Business and Society
22MEP20 European Union : History and Institutions 60 Q1 5
  • Ruba SALEH
22MEP40 Europe today & tomorrow: business, strategy and foresight 60 Q1 5
  • Frederik CLAEYE
22MEP60 European Economics 60 Q1 5
  • Ruba SALEH
  • Aurélien GOUTSMEDT
Expertise Comptable
21MRE13 Consolidated Financial Statements 30 Q1 3
  • Marie Delacroix
21MRE17 Aspects légaux de la comptabilité 60 Q1 5
  • Grégory De BOE
21MRE19 Comptabilité appliquée 24 Q1 2
  • Grégory De BOE
21MRE50 International Financial Reporting Standards 60 Q1 5
  • Thomas CARLIER
  • Dominique Milis
Financial Assets
21FFM70 Derivatives 60 Q1 5
  • Mathilde FOX
21FFS10 Fixed Income 60 Q1 5
  • Anh NGUYEN
21FFS30 Equity 60 Q1 5
  • Brigitte CHANOINE
Financial Markets and Sustainability
21FFM14 Portfolio Management and Sustainability 30 Q2 3
  • Christophe DESAGRE
21FFM16 Economics, ESG criteria and Financial Markets 30 Q2 3
  • Bruno du BUS de WARNAFFE
21FFM20 Integrated Assignment in Sustainable Finance 72 Q2 6
  • Mathilde FOX
  • Christel DUMAS
21FFM42 Sustainable Finance 30 Q2 3
  • Christel DUMAS
Fiscalité
21SF33 Taxe sur la valeur ajoutée 84 Q2 7
  • Toni Lamparelli
  • Laurent Tainmont
21SF43 Impôt des sociétés et pratiques de la déclaration ISOC 96 Q2 8
  • Matthieu Bataille
  • Nicolas Bisschop
  • Geoffroy Galéa
International Business and Management
21ICI10 Export-Import Strategy 60 Q1 5
  • Marie-Lise HEINEN
21IEM10 International Marketing 60 Q1 5
21IDM10 International Commercial Law and Dispute Resolution
OR
 60 Q1 5
  • Patrick SAERENS
21IDM20 International commercial Law and Dispute Resolution 60 Q1 5
  • Emilio Paolo VILLANO
Nouveaux Business Models durables
22MGD40 New business models: context and tools 60 Q1 5
  • Brigitte HUDLOT
22MGD50 New business models: social economy, circular economy, economy of functionality 60 Q1 5
  • Philippe DROUILLON
22MGD60 New business models : impact on companies 60 Q1 5
  • Pascal VERHASSELT
Transformation digitale
21IF070 Technological Approach to Digital Transformation 60 Q2 5
  • Donatien GROLAUX
21IF072 Management and Governance of Digital Transformation 60 Q2 5
  • Thanh-Diane NGUYEN
21IF074 Integrative digital Project 60 Q2 5
  • Donatien GROLAUX


Option 3 (see below)
Code Course Hours Quadri Credits Teachers
21SF33 Taxe sur la valeur ajoutée 84 Q2 7
  • Toni Lamparelli
  • Laurent Tainmont
21SF43 Impôt des sociétés et pratiques de la déclaration ISOC 96 Q2 8
  • Matthieu Bataille
  • Nicolas Bisschop
  • Geoffroy Galéa
Advanced Finance
22MAF20 Ethics in Finance 60 Q1 5
  • Christel DUMAS
22MAF40 Alternative IAlternative Investment and Advanced Portfolio Management 60 Q1 5
  • Anh NGUYEN
22MAF50 International Financial Reporting Standards 60 Q1 5
  • Thomas CARLIER
  • Dominique Milis
Audit
22MRE42 International Standards of Auditing 30 Q1 3
  • Eric VAN HOOF
22MRE50 Audit and professional skills 72 Q1 6
  • Eric NYS
22MRE62 Déontologie et Indépendance du réviseur 30 Q1 3
  • Marie Kaisin
22MRE70 ' 30 Q1 3
  • Déborah Fischer
Data Driven Marketing
22MMK12 Analytical Marketing 30 Q1 3
22MMK14 Customer Value Strategy 30 Q1 3
22MMK16 Marketing Automation 60 Q1 5
22MMK18 Business Case Data Driven Marketing 48 Q1 4
Entreprenariat et PME
22MPM10 Company Start Up 60 Q1 5
  • Xavier DE POORTER
22MPM30 Entrepreneurship and SME's 60 Q1 5
  • Vincent HUART
22MPM40 Company takeover 60 Q1 5
  • Marine FALIZE
Europe Business and Society
22MEP20 European Union : History and Institutions 60 Q1 5
  • Ruba SALEH
22MEP40 Europe today & tomorrow: business, strategy and foresight 60 Q1 5
  • Frederik CLAEYE
22MEP60 European Economics 60 Q1 5
  • Ruba SALEH
  • Aurélien GOUTSMEDT
Expertise Comptable
21MRE13 Consolidated Financial Statements 30 Q1 3
  • Marie Delacroix
21MRE17 Aspects légaux de la comptabilité 60 Q1 5
  • Grégory De BOE
21MRE19 Comptabilité appliquée 24 Q1 2
  • Grégory De BOE
21MRE50 International Financial Reporting Standards 60 Q1 5
  • Thomas CARLIER
  • Dominique Milis
Financial Assets
21FFM70 Derivatives 60 Q1 5
  • Mathilde FOX
21FFS10 Fixed Income 60 Q1 5
  • Anh NGUYEN
21FFS30 Equity 60 Q1 5
  • Brigitte CHANOINE
International Business and Management
21ICI10 Export-Import Strategy 60 Q1 5
  • Marie-Lise HEINEN
21IEM10 International Marketing 60 Q1 5
21IDM10 International Commercial Law and Dispute Resolution
OR
 60 Q1 5
  • Patrick SAERENS
21IDM20 International commercial Law and Dispute Resolution 60 Q1 5
  • Emilio Paolo VILLANO
Nouveaux Business Models durables
22MGD40 New business models: context and tools 60 Q1 5
  • Brigitte HUDLOT
22MGD50 New business models: social economy, circular economy, economy of functionality 60 Q1 5
  • Philippe DROUILLON
22MGD60 New business models : impact on companies 60 Q1 5
  • Pascal VERHASSELT

Student status

Tuition fees / academic year*

Belgian student

« Standard » students

1 194,00€

Students with intermediate financial status

835,00€

Students with modest financial status

374,00 €

Student from the European Union

« Standard » students

1 194,00€

Students with intermediate financial status

835,00€

Students with modest financial status

374,00 €

Non-European Union

1 194,00€ + additional contribution (4175€)**

 

For more information about tuition fees, please visit the dedicated page.

    Bachelor's degree obtained in Belgium

    Admission requirements

    The following Bachelor's degrees grant immediate access to the Master's programme:

    • Successful bachelor's degree in economics, economics and management, management sciences, management engineering from a university subsidised by the French Community of Belgium
    • Successful bachelor's degree in economics or management from a Haute Ecole [vocational university] subsidised by the French Community of Belgium

    Graduates of short full-time Bachelor's degree programmes or of Bachelor's degrees completed as adult education from the Wallonia-Brussels Federation and Bachelor's degree programmes from the Flemish Community of Belgium can access directly to Master's courses by following an additional programme of 60 ECTS credits maximum.

    Admission procedure

    • Complete your preregistration online between June 15 and September 30.
    • Once your preregistration has been accepted, you will be able to finalise your registration online or on our campus

      Bachelor's degree obtained from within the European Union

      Admission requirements

      The following Bachelor's degrees grant access to the Master's programme following a case review

      • Successful bachelor's degree from a European University (Bologna process) in the field of economics or management
      • Your level of English must be at least C1 or B2 (with additional English) and attested by the result of an official test (IELTS, TOEFL or TOEIC) dating from less than 2 years ago, unless you did your first cycle in English.

      Admission procedure

      • Admissions are open from February 1 to September 15.
      • Put together your academic file.
      • Apply for admission via our online platform.
      • If your application is accepted, please prepare your administrative file.
      • All the information and the procedure are available here.

          Bachelor's degree obtained from outside the European Union

          Admission requirements

          The following Bachelor's degrees grant access to the Master's programme following a case review

          • Successful bachelor’s degree from a university outside the Bologna system in the field of economics or management.
          • The average of your previous diplomas must be at least 13/20.
          • Your undergraduate degree must have been obtained no more than 7 years ago.
          • Your level of English must be at least C1 or B2 (with additional English) and attested by the result of an official test (IELTS, TOEFL or TOEIC) dating from less than 2 years ago, unless you did your first cycle in English.

          Admission procedure