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109 Master's degrees offered by the university

Master of Laws (LLM)
The Master of Laws (LLM) from KU Leuven is a world-renowned programme that provides an advanced focus on international and European law, and is taught by top specialists in their fields.

International Business
The Master of Science in International Business instills an international mindset in talented individuals educated in diverse backgrounds, and fosters an attitude of autonomous, critical and informed reflection. It prepares you for a career in international business through the acquisition of economic insights, knowledge and management skills, to bring solutions to concrete problems.

Bioethics
The main objective of the Master of Science in Bioethics is to train highly qualified students for research work or professional activities in the domain of bioethics, an interdisciplinary field that studies value questions that arise in health care, public health and biomedical research.

Sociology
Labour market inequalities, ethnic and gender diversity, political conflict about culture and identity, and the vicissitudes of the welfare state are just some of the issues that define today’s public debates in the West. If you are interested in these or related issues, then the Sociology programme at KU Leuven is the choice for you.

Water Resources Engineering
KU Leuven's Water Resources Engineering programme addresses water-related issues in both the global South and the global North. This programme takes two years to complete. However there is also an abridged version of the programme that takes one year to complete.

Business Economics
The Master of Science in Business Economics at KU Leuven emphasizes the acquisition of fundamental knowledge and skills related to the corporate world, international business, strategy and innovation, entrepreneurship, financial economics and marketing and accounting and financial management.

Economics
The Master of Science in Economics at KU Leuven is a one-year Master programme, oriented towards students with broad interests in social and scientific matters who are capable of critical and creative thinking.

Information Management
The Master of Information Management at KU Leuven offers non-technical training with emphasis on the efficient and effective application and management of information technology in business contexts such as finance, marketing, HR, production and logistics.

Management Engineering
The Master of Science in Management Engineering is positioned to attract academic bachelor graduates with a strong quantitative and technical/scientific background. The programme offers an advanced quantitative and science-based training in business economics and the various management subfields, with the aim of providing in-depth and interdisciplinary insight into how businesses operate.

Advanced Studies in Economics
The Master of Advanced Studies in Economics programme at KU Leuven provides you with theoretical and empirical tools to analyse concrete economic problems and acquaint them with current research practices in economics. For the student with an initial graduate economics degree, this course leads into frontiers of new research within economics.

Civil Engineering Technology
Built on a solid foundation in structural design and structural innovation, this Civil Engineering Technology programm from KU Leuven will equip you with the necessary skills and knowledge to become a civil engineer. You will be able to translate a project from concept to realisation, structural design that meets the relevant criteria of strength, serviceability, energy efficiency etc.

Intellectual Property and ICT Law
The Master of Intellectual Property and ICT Law from KU Leuven provides an in-depth study of international and European IP law, ICT law and media and communications law. Special attention is paid to the interdisciplinary perspectives and practical skills that are in demand in these sectors.

Business and Information Systems Engineering
The Master of Business and Information Systems Engineering at KU Leuven prepares you in both business management as well as information systems within an international context. In our modern society no organisation can function without information systems.

Communication Sciences - Digital Media and Society
From virtual worlds, social media and the use of AI technology to online gaming – digital media re-shape society in various domains and inform the way individual people live, think and act. The international Master of Communication Sciences: Digital Media and Society provides a one-year master programme in which you will study the nature, effect and meaning of digital media.

Astronomy and Astrophysics
Taking advantage of generations of terrestrial and space-based instruments, the Master of Astronomy and Astrophysics trains students to study the origin, structure, and evolution of planets, stars, star systems, and the universe itself.

Multilingual Communication - Cross-Cultural Communication Management
In this English-taught Master's programme, you will learn how to develop and implement multilingual communication from a global and multicultural perspective in companies and organisations. The focus is on communication in cross-cultural settings. You will also become an expert in a wide range of communicative genres in English, such as debating, negotiating and handling press relations.

Actuarial and Financial Engineering
This Master’s programme prepares you for a wide array of careers in actuarial science, financial engineering or quantitative risk management in financial institutions. You will learn to construct robust risk models and integrate techniques to report the results of your in-depth analysis, you will study the quantitative instruments necessary to analyze vital contemporary issues.

Psychology - Theory and Research
The research masters programme aims at guiding students to become independent researchers in psychological science. The faculty offers a challenging and dynamic study environment with research-based education delivered in close interaction with internationally renowned researchers.

Deglutology
This interdisciplinary Deglutology programme from KU Leuven will focus on a theoretical in-depth, research-based approach to train you as a competent professional in the science of deglutition. You will learn a variety of skills, gain hands-on experience, and develop tools used extensively in clinical, diagnostic, and therapeutic settings related to this expanding field.

Business Administration
The Master of Science in Business Administration at KU Leuven is a one-year Master’s programme taught in English with an international focus. The course is designed to prepare the student with academic knowledge as well as hands-on expertise, enabling success within growing international management.