Curriculum

To complete this Bachelor’s degree at the Brussels School of Governance, a minimum of 180 ECTS (credits or study points) is required. Most students complete the intense and rigorous study programme within 3 years of admission. Below is the overview of Core courses, Major requirements, Major electives and Free electives that you can take as a student in this Bachelor programme.

Core courses

Students start with the core curriculum, a set of courses that develop the relevant skills, knowledge and abilities essential to the school’s distinctive undergraduate programme.

  • Intercultural Communication
  • Global Ethics
  • Global Ethics, Leadership and Personal Development I
  • Intermediate Qualitative Research Methods
  • Intermediate Quantitative Research Methods
  • Introduction to Academic Writing & Critical Thinking
  • Introduction to Statistics

 

Major requirements

In addition to the core curriculum, students take major requirement courses. These courses are divided into business, economics, mathematics and advanced statistics courses.

  • BA Thesis in Business I (Advanced Research Methods)
  • BA Thesis in Business II (Senior Seminar)
  • Business Law
  • Capstone in Business Studies
  • Corporate Financial Management
  • Financial Accounting
  • Intermediate Macro-Economics
  • Intermediate Micro-Economics
  • Introduction to Entrepreneurship
  • Introduction to Global Business
  • Introduction to Economics
  • International Marketing
  • Mathematics for Business and Economics
  • Scenario Thinking
  • Social Entrepreneurship
  • Strategic Management

Major electives

This programme offers a broad range of elective courses:

  • Advanced Business Law
  • Business French
  • European Union Politics
  • Global Advocacy
  • Global Communication 
  • Global Economic Governance
  • Global Leadership
  • Global Sustainability and Society
  • Internship
  • International Finance
  • International Political Economy
  • International Trade Law
  • Lobbying in the EU
  • Policies in the European Union
  • Social Marketing
  • Sustainable Development Law

Major electives include the courses that are offered as part of the minors (see below).

Free electives

Students also choose free electives from any of the Bachelor-level courses offered by the School or one of its partner institutions. Click here for a full overview of BA courses and course descriptions offered by our School.

Minors

Below is a list of minors currently being offered by our School. This list is subject to change for future academic years:

Communication | International Finance | European Peace & Security Studies | Global Governance | Business Law | European and International Law