Preparatory programme

for the Master of Digital Business Engineering

The preparatory (pre-master) programme for the Master in Digital Business Engineering consists of a maximum of 81 ECTS-credits. Students may receive exemptions in the preparatory programme based on the obtained credits in their prior study programme(s). All possible exemptions will be assessed case per case by the board of admissions upon admission approval. Depending on the load of the preparatory programme, students may be allowed to combine the preparatory programme with certain courses of the master.

Students cannot directly apply for a preparatory programme. Students apply for the master's programme and the board of admissions will then put together a customised preparatory programme.

2024-2025

Cluster Business management (21 ECTS-credits)
The courses 'Principles of financial management' and 'Principles of marketing' can be taken in semester 1 or in semester 2.

Accountancy
Course code:
1101TEWSES
Semester:
1E/2E SEM
Contact hours:
60
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st and/or 2nd semester
Study domain:
Accountancy & Audit
Lecturer(s):
Introduction to financial reporting and analysis
Course code:
1208TEWSES
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
30
ECTS-credits:
3 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
84
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Finance
Lecturer(s):
Introduction to financial markets
Course code:
1107TEWBDK
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
30
ECTS-credits:
3 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
84
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Finance
Lecturer(s):
Principles of financial management
Course code:
5001TEWFIN
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
30
ECTS-credits:
3 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
84
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Finance
Lecturer(s):
Principles of financial management
Course code:
5002TEWFIN
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
30
ECTS-credits:
3 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
84
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Finance
Lecturer(s):
Principles of management accounting
Course code:
5001TEWACC
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
30
ECTS-credits:
3 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
84
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Accountancy & Audit
Lecturer(s):
Principles of marketing
Course code:
5001TEWMKT
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
30
ECTS-credits:
3 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
84
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
continuous assessment
Lecturer(s):
Principles of marketing
Course code:
5002TEWMKT
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
30
ECTS-credits:
3 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
84
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
continuous assessment
Lecturer(s):

Cluster Economics (12 ECTS-credits)

Macroeconomics
Course code:
1202TEWSES
Semester:
1E SEM
Sequentiality:
The student must have followed the course:
'Economics' or 'Introduction to economics' (6 ECTS)
Contact hours:
60
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Economic Sciences
Microeconomics
Course code:
1201TEWSES
Semester:
2E SEM
Sequentiality:
The student must have followed the course:
'Economics' or 'Introduction to economics' (6 ECTS)
Contact hours:
60
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Economic Sciences
Lecturer(s):

Cluster Information systems (30 ECTS-credits)

Bachelor project BE-MIS
Course code:
1301TEWHIB
Semester:
1E/2E SEM
Sequentiality:
The Bachelor's thesis is the final part of the programme. All compulsory courses of the bachelor's programme must therefore be completed or taken at the same time as the bachelor's thesis.
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st and/or 2nd semester
Credit required to obtain degree:
Yes
Study domain:
Computer Science
Digital organisation
Course code:
1306TEWITB
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Design of information systems
Course code:
1203TEWITB
Semester:
1E SEM
Sequentiality:
The student must have followed the course:
'Information systems' or 'Digital information systems'
Contact hours:
60
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
Process automation
Course code:
1307TEWITB
Semester:
1E SEM
Sequentiality:
The student must have followed the courses, or they must be included in the study programme:
- 'Design of information systems'
- 'System analysis and databases'
Contact hours:
60
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
System analysis and databases
Course code:
1204TEWITB
Semester:
2E SEM
Sequentiality:
The student must have followed the course:
'Information systems' or 'Digital information systems'
Contact hours:
60
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):

Cluster Research methods and mathematics (18 ECTS-credits)
The course 'Algoritmisch denken en oplossen' (= Algorithmic and computational thinking) can only be taken by Dutch students, instead of the course 'Mathematics for engineering'.

Algorithmic and computational thinking
Course code:
1205TEWKWM
Semester:
2E SEM
Sequentiality:
The student must have followed the course, or it must be included in the study programme:
'Mathematics with applications in (business) economics and technology 2'
Contact hours:
60
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
continuous assessment
Study domain:
Mathematics
Lecturer(s):
Introduction to econometrics
Course code:
1304TEWKWM
Semester:
1E SEM
Sequentiality:
The student must have followed the courses:
- 'Economics' or 'Introduction to economics' (6 sp.)
- 'Statistics II' or 'Multivariate analysis'
Contact hours:
60
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Statistics
Lecturer(s):
  • Nick Deschacht
Mathematics for engineers
Course code:
5001TEWKWM
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
60
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Mathematics
Mathematical methods
Course code:
1104TEWSES
Semester:
1E/2E SEM
Contact hours:
60
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st and/or 2nd semester
Study domain:
Mathematics
Lecturer(s):

2023-2024

Model Path

Cluster Business management

Accountancy
Course code:
1101TEWSES
Semester:
1E/2E SEM
Contact hours:
60
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st and/or 2nd semester
Study domain:
Accountancy & Audit
Lecturer(s):
Introduction to financial reporting and analysis
Course code:
1208TEWSES
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
30
ECTS-credits:
3 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
84
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Finance
Lecturer(s):
Introduction to financial markets
Course code:
1107TEWBDK
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
30
ECTS-credits:
3 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
84
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Finance
Lecturer(s):
Principles of financial management
Course code:
5001TEWFIN
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
30
ECTS-credits:
3 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
84
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Finance
Lecturer(s):
Principles of financial management
Course code:
5002TEWFIN
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
30
ECTS-credits:
3 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
84
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Finance
Lecturer(s):
Principles of management accounting
Course code:
5001TEWACC
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
30
ECTS-credits:
3 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
84
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Accountancy & Audit
Lecturer(s):
Principles of marketing
Course code:
5001TEWMKT
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
30
ECTS-credits:
3 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
84
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Lecturer(s):
Principles of marketing
Course code:
5002TEWMKT
Semester:
2E SEM
Contact hours:
30
ECTS-credits:
3 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
84
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Lecturer(s):

Cluster Economics

Macroeconomics
Course code:
1202TEWSES
Semester:
1E SEM
Sequentiality:
The student must have followed the course:
'Economics' or 'Introduction to economics' (6 ECTS)
Contact hours:
60
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Economic Sciences
Microeconomics
Course code:
1201TEWSES
Semester:
2E SEM
Sequentiality:
The student must have followed the course:
'Economics' or 'Introduction to economics' (6 ECTS)
Contact hours:
60
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Economic Sciences
Lecturer(s):

Cluster Information systems

Bachelor project BE-MIS
Course code:
1301TEWHIB
Semester:
1E/2E SEM
Sequentiality:
The Bachelor's thesis is the final part of the programme. All compulsory courses of the bachelor's programme must therefore be completed or taken at the same time as the bachelor's thesis.
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
Exam contract not possible
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st and/or 2nd semester
Credit required to obtain degree:
Yes
Study domain:
Computer Science
Digital organisation
Course code:
1306TEWITB
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
45
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Design of information systems
Course code:
1203TEWITB
Semester:
1E SEM
Sequentiality:
The student must have followed the course:
'Information systems' or 'Digital information systems'
Contact hours:
60
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
Process automation
Course code:
1307TEWITB
Semester:
1E SEM
Sequentiality:
The student must have followed the courses, or they must be included in the study programme:
- 'Design of information systems'
- 'System analysis and databases'
Contact hours:
60
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):
System analysis and databases
Course code:
1204TEWITB
Semester:
2E SEM
Sequentiality:
The student must have followed the course:
'Information systems' or 'Digital information systems'
Contact hours:
60
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
exam in the 2nd semester
Study domain:
Computer Science
Lecturer(s):

Cluster Research methods and mathematics

Algorithmic and computational thinking
Course code:
1205TEWKWM
Semester:
1E/2E SEM
Sequentiality:
The student must have followed the course, or it must be included in the study programme:
'Mathematics with applications in (business) economics and technology 2'
Contact hours:
60
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
Dutch
Exam Period:
continuous assessment
Study domain:
Mathematics
Lecturer(s):
Introduction to econometrics
Course code:
1304TEWKWM
Semester:
1E SEM
Sequentiality:
The student must have followed the courses:
- 'Economics' or 'Introduction to economics' (6 sp.)
- 'Statistics II' or 'Multivariate analysis'
Contact hours:
60
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Statistics
Lecturer(s):
Mathematics for engineers
Course code:
5001TEWKWM
Semester:
1E SEM
Contact hours:
60
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st semester
Study domain:
Mathematics
Lecturer(s):
Mathematical methods
Course code:
1104TEWSES
Semester:
1E/2E SEM
Contact hours:
60
ECTS-credits:
6 ECTS-credits
Study load (hours):
168
Contract restrictions:
No contract restriction
Language of instruction:
English
Exam Period:
exam in the 1st and/or 2nd semester
Study domain:
Mathematics
Lecturer(s):