1. Entrepreneurship prof. dr. Jo Seldeslachts
Faculty of Economics and Business

2. Content – Career prospects
Profound insight in the nature and particularities of entrepreneurship, both in terms of concepts/models and in practical elaboration (business plan exercise)
Profound insights into the growth challenges of entrepreneurial / intrapreneurial ventures, with an emphasis on knowledge intensive entrepreneurship
Career prospects
This major prepares you to start building your own venture.
Ample career possibilities (broad background in Economics / Management):
Managerial positions in smaller and larger companies (CxOs)
Consultancy
Research units of firms, financial institutions and professional federations
Public administration
Faculty of Economics and Business

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4. Major Entrepreneurship (MBE / TEW)
Students take the following courses (24 ECTS):
The Foundations of Entrepreneurship (6 ECTS)
Entrepreneurship and New Business Development (6 ECTS)
Organising for Entrepreneurship (3 ECTS)
Entrepreneurial Finance (3 ECTS)
Strategic IP Management (3 ECTS)
Intrapreneurship (3 ECTS)
Faculty of Economics and Business

5. Minor Entrepreneurship (MBE/TEW)
Students choose courses from the same list of courses (12 ECTS):
The Foundations of Entrepreneurship (6 ECTS)
Entrepreneurship and New Business Development (6 ECTS)
Entrepreneurial Finance (3 ECTS)
Organising for Entrepreneurship (3 ECTS)
Strategic IP Management (3 ECTS)
Intrapreneurship (3 ECTS)
Students following the Entrepreneurship Major have to choose a Minor in a different field. Recommended: Strategy and Innovation; International Business
Faculty of Economics and Business

6. Major / Minor Entrepreneurship
All FEB Bachelor’s degree holders can take this major
Faculty of Economics and Business

7. Courses – General information
Courses are taught in English:
English language skills are essential for most career perspectives
Allows international student intake (MBE major)
Organization of the courses:
Requires active participation by students: interactive and rewarding
Courses combine theory and applications
Courses involve (team) projects / assignments in which theory is applied to business cases / industries (e.g. real life case discussions)
New business development: multidisciplinary teams work on the development of a full business plan during two semesters
Most courses evaluate students on a combination of papers / presentations, an individual exam and take into account active class participations
Faculty of Economics and Business

8. Master’s thesis Entrepreneurship
Individually written thesis, about words
Scientifically founded analysis of subject matter within the domain
Extensive list of topics with research questions and recommended scientific readings
Helps students to start the thesis quickly
Transparent allocation based on ‘best match’ topic, student, and coach / supervisor
But substantial room for development of (sensible and interesting) own topics
Theses are expected / recommended to be written in English
To foster English language skills
To allow presenting the thesis to a foreign audience
To allow benefitting from the guidance by our growing staff of foreign PhD-students
MSI department will provide info sessions on academic research methods: statistical analysis (STATA) and case study methodology
Faculty of Economics and Business