Business economics

Master of Science in Business Economics Master of Science in Advanced Business Studies PhD in Business Economics Faculty of Business and Economics [...]... Vitiello, graduate) 12 PhD in Business Economics The doctoral programme in Business Economics is an advanced four-year programme designed to train future researchers in one of the key fields of management: marketing, organisation studies, operations management, operations research and business statistics, management informatics, finance, accountancy, actuarial science or managerial economics and strategy... and international business PhD students obtain the degree of Doctor of Business Economics after successfully defending a doctoral dissertation Admission requirements The programme targets highly motivated graduate students with a strong interest in pursuing an academic career and/or undertaking research in business studies The programme builds on undergraduate studies in business economics but holders... level, we stress the importance of a solid undergraduate background in business economics or management studies Students should also have a sound mathematical and statistical background Students should have a keen interest in recent analytical developments in business economics and a desire to work in research positions at universities, in business or in national and international institutions Career prospects... the graduates of the Master of Science in Advanced Business Studies programme begin careers in managerial and/or research positions in business, national and international institutions and universities Graduates from the MABS programme can also enrol in the PhD programme in Business Economics at KU Leuven Programme The programme focuses on the use of business research methodology and stresses a combination... recent analytical developments in business economics and desire to work in research positions at universities, in business or in national and international institutions Application procedure For information on how to apply, please visit www.econ.kuleuven.be/eng/edu/prospectivestudent 14 Soon I’ll be halfway through the doctoral programme at the Faculty of Business and Economics at KU Leuven When I look... graduates with a PhD in Business Economics pursue careers in both academia and international business 15 Learn more www.econ.kuleuven.be/eng/edu/prospectivestudent www.kuleuven.be/ma/mbe www.kuleuven.be/ma/mabs www.econ.kuleuven.be/phd General information International programmes: www.kuleuven.be/internationalprogrammes International Office: www.kuleuven.be/english Faculty of Business and Economics tel + 32... Master of Science in Advanced Studies in Economics programme • Architecture and Modelling of Management Information Systems 6 • Asset Prices: Basic Models and Tests 6 • Simulation Theory and Applications 6 • Knowledge Management and Business Intelligence 6 • The Empirics of Financial Markets 6 • Advanced Industrial Economics 6 • Bibliometrics as a Research Field 3 • Economics and Strategy of Innovation... mastered contemporary methodological tools used in business economics and is able to apply them independently The topic of the Master’s thesis is drawn from one of the following fields: marketing, organisation studies, operations management, operations research and business statistics, management informatics, finance, accountancy, actuarial science or managerial economics, and strategy and innovation • Selected... academia and international business Currently about 100 students with diverse backgrounds and nationalities are enrolled in the doctoral programme, creating an energetic and stimulating work environment The purpose of the programme is to familiarise students with current research practices in business and management studies used in leading academic institutions, international business companies and institutions... applications drawn from real business problems in various management disciplines MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ADVANCED BUSINESS STUDIES COURSE Core Courses Students take 3 courses from this group, for a total of 18 credits • Combinatorial Optimisation and Local Search Techniques • Advanced Econometrics • Multivariate Statistics • Advanced Time Series Analysis • Applied Game Theory • Economics of Information • . Bachelor's degree in Economics or Business Economics comparable to a Bachelor's degree in Economics, Applied Economics or Business Engineering from the Faculty of Business and Economics at KU. Master of Science in Business Economics Master of Science in Advanced Business Studies PhD in Business Economics Faculty of Business and Economics