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20 Master's degrees offered by the university

International Politics
The KU Leuven's Master of Science in International Politics approaches key issues in international politics from a scientific perspective. You will be prepared for careers in political institutions, NGOs and research organisations in the EU and around the world.

Society, Law and Religion
The Master of Society, Law and Religion is designed to provide students with an advanced understanding of crime, public response to crime and, specifically, criminal justice in Europe and beyond. The programme focuses recent developments in criminological theory and their implications for national and international policy-making.

Business Engineering
A business engineer is an interdisciplinary manager who guides companies from a quantitative and managerial point of view. To this end, managerial and analytical skills are combined with a profound understanding of how business and (technological) innovation processes work. This integration of disciplines makes business engineers able to shape the future of companies and organisations.

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.

Geography
On a rapidly changing planet, geography integrates the study of physical and human environments to solve real-world problems at all spatial scales. This master provides the tools to grapple with these problems, including a deeper understanding of geographical problems and methods, knowledge of theoretical debates within the discipline, and practical training in the use of geographical techniques.

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.

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.

European Studies - Transnational and Global Perspectives
The interdisciplinary and international Master of Arts in European Studies - Transnational and Global Perspectives programme from KU Leuven introduces students to the study of Europe as a continent of strong interactions across national boundaries and of constant exchange with the outside world.

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.

Social and Cultural Anthropology
Anthropology studies the socializing, meaning-making and world-building practices of humans in different places, networks and settings, around the world. Social and cultural anthropologists study social processes from the perspectives of the actors involved. Anthropologists actively engage and theorize the differences and similarities between people across the globe.

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.

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.

Cultural Anthropology and Development Studies
The Master of Cultural Anthropology and Development Studies provides a broad interdisciplinary platform to address development issues and social transformations from an anthropological perspective. The programme brings together students and professionals from all over the world who are involved or interested in social, educational, emancipatory or policy work in the development or social sector.

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.

Erasmus Mundus Master of Science in Public Sector Innovation and eGovernance
This unique, interuniversity and interdisciplinary Erasmus Mundus Master of Science in Public Sector Innovation and eGovernance programme from KU Leuven empowers students to become specialists that combine competencies on public administration and public management with expertise on information systems and eGovernance.

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.

Advanced Studies in European Policies and Public Administration
This programme develops a course that prepares students for careers in governments, international bodies and research. With an explicit focus on European countries and the European Union, and the comparative aspect of research, MEPP is a rigorous and valuable course for individuals interested in the EU and Europe.

Cultural Studies
Culture is expressed in many different forms – ranging from dance, literature, photography, to material and (im)material heritage – and is transmitted through different media, from live to digital. The Cultural Studies program from KU Leuven combines theoretical reflection and a more hands-on approach via an internship in the cultural sector.

Criminology
The Master of Criminology is designed to provide students with an advanced understanding of crime, public response to crime and, specifically, criminal justice in Europe and beyond. The programme focuses recent developments in criminological theory and their implications for national and international policy-making.

European Social Security
This one-year advanced master's European Social Security programme from KU Leuven deals with social security and social protection from a legal, economic, sociological, administrative and philosophical perspective. In addition to being multidisciplinary, the curriculum contains a strong comparative and multinational component focusing on the provision of social protection rights across Europe.