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61 Master's degrees offered by the university
African Studies
Ghent University is the only university in Belgium where one can follow a full African Studies programme including a Bachelor and a Master. It therefore is a unique programme. It is also unique, because it approaches the African continent from different angles and because students learn how to tackle global issues with an open and critical mindset.
Chemistry ((Bio)Organic and Polymer Chemistry)
We owe a great part of our quality of life to the development of sciences, chemistry in particular. Its influence can be found in numerous different branches, such as medicine, biology, agriculture, etc. The chemical impact is also omnipresent in the industrial world. You can learn all about this at Ghent University's Chemistry ((Bio)Organic and Polymer Chemistry).
Business Economics - Marketing
The Business Economics - Marketing MSc programme from Ghent University is key to the success of every organization, especially in today’s social media driven, consumer-centered business environment.
Bioinformatics - Systems Biology
The master degree in Bioinformatics - Systems Biology at Ghent University gives you the optimal background to become a bioinformatics engineer.
Civil Engineering
Master of Science in Civil Engineering at Ghent University focuses on the study and design of buildings and structures (roads, bridges, hydraulic structures, industrial buildings and high-rise), and aims at the formation of civil engineers who can function at high level in an international industrial and social context.
Bioinformatics - Bioscience Engineering
The general objective of the Master's program of Science in Bioinformatics - Bioscience Engineering at Ghent University is gaining a better and preferentially more quantitative molecular understanding of cellular processes by integrating and modeling high throughput molecular data.
Soils and Global Change
The Soils and Global Change programme from Ghent University educates this next generation of soil scientists that have the knowledge and skills to characterize soils, understand soil evolution in an ecosystem context under global change based on a deep insight in the underlying processes and interactions, and develop strategies to implement climate-smart soil management policies.
Health Management in Aquaculture
Ghent University's Health Management in Aquaculture is a 2-year master programme that studies the interaction between the health of aquaculture species and their environment. The programme contributes to the sustainable supply of healthy and tasty seafood by training experts that are able to develop innovative solutions to current and future health and disease problems in the aquaculture industry.
Electrical Engineering - Communication and Information Technology
The principal aim of the Master of Science in Electrical Engineering - Communication and Information Technology study programme at Ghent University offers an in-depth training in the domains of electrical and electronics engineering. Students can choose a focus on either Electronic Circuits and Systems (ECS) or Communication and Information Technologies (CIT).
Plant Biotechnology
How can we deal with these exponentially growing demands for food, feed and bio-energy? How can we cope with the fact that we will have to produce more food on less arable land, under environmentally more challenging conditions? Apply now for this Plant Biotechnology program at Ghent University.
Biomedical Engineering
This is the standard English taught program in Biomedical Engineering, open to local and international students, where students follow courses at Ghent University and VUB.
Economics
The Economics MSc programme from Ghent University offers you the skills to bring hypotheses to the data and formulate policy recommendations based on theoretical insights and empirical evidence.
Sustainable Land Management (Urban Land Engineering )
Ghent University's Sustainable Land Management (Urban Land Engineering ) is a two year, full time course. Students can choose between two main subjects: Land and Groundwater Management and Urban Land Engineering.
Photonics Engineering
The MSc. in Photonics Engineering is an English taught interuniversity programme of two years (120 ECTS) which leads to a joint degree from Ghent University and Vrije Universiteit Brussel.
Business Engineering - Operations Management
The Business Engineering - Operations Management MSc programme from Ghent University focuses on (data-driven) management science, business processes and technology.
Philosophy
The Philosophy programme at Ghent University offers a high-level training for excellent students who seek to develop a research career in philosophy.
Sustainable Materials Engineering
Ghent University's Sustainable Materials Engineering aims at the study of properties, production or extraction, processing, use and recycling of a whole range of materials. Dealing with limited resource availability worldwide in a sustainable way is an important objective of the programme.

Aquaculture
The MSc in Aquaculture, established at Ghent University, offers a constantly actualised programme that balances a broad multidisciplinary approach with an in-depth research-based training. It prepares its students for fulfilling leading roles in scientific research, as well as in policy-making as aquaculture businesses.

Environmental Science and Technology
This Environmental Science and Technology programme at Ghent University will train a new generation of professionals to provide sustainable solutions for increasingly complex environmental problems. You will learn to create a healthier living environment for all, whilst avoiding pollution, preserving our ecosystems, and sustainably using and recovering resources

Rural Development
The International Master of Science in Rural Development programme from Ghent University provides the opportunity to become an international expert in rural development by training students through diverse approaches like awareness raising on the multifunctionality of rural areas or capacity building and ability to apply skills in diverse situations, contexts or settings worldwide