Major/Minor
Entrepreneurship
Prof. dr. Bart Van Looy
March 18, 2015
Content & Career prospects
Content
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Profound insight in the nature and particularities of entrepreneurship both in
terms of concepts/models and in practical elaboration (business plan exercise)
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Profound insight in the growth challenges of entrepreneurial / intrapreneurial
ventures, with an emphasis on knowledge intensive entrepreneurship
Career prospects
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This major prepares you to start building your own venture.
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Ample career possibilities (broad background in economics/ management):
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Managerial positions in smaller and larger companies (CxOs)
Consultancy
Research units of firms, financial institutions and professional federations
Public administration
Master TEW / Master Business Economics
Major Entrepreneurship
Students take the following courses (24 credits):
• The Foundations of Entrepreneurship (6 credits)
• Entrepreneurship and New Business Development (6 credits)
• Organising for Entrepreneurship (3 credits)
• Entrepreneurial Finance (3 credits)
• Strategic IP Management (3 credits)
• Intrapreneurship (3 credits)
Master TEW / Master Business Economics
Minor Entrepreneurship
Students choose courses from the same list of courses (12 credits):
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The Foundations of Entrepreneurship (6 credits)
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Entrepreneurship and New Business Development (6 credits)
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Entrepreneurial Finance (3 credits)
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Organising for Entrepreneurship (3 credits)
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Strategic IP Management (3 credits)
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Intrapreneurship (3 credits)
 Students following the Entrepreneurship Major have to choose a Minor in a
different field. Recommended: Strategy and Innovation; International Business
MTEW: Handelsingenieur
Minor Entrepreneurship HIR
Students take the following courses (24 credits):
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The Foundations of Entrepreneurship (6 credits)
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Entrepreneurship and New Business Development (6 credits)
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Organising for Entrepreneurship (3 credits)
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Entrepreneurial Finance (3 credits)
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Strategic IP Management (3 credits)
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Intrapreneurship (3 credits)
Major/Minor Entrepreneurship
All FEB bachelor degree holders can take this major
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:
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Requires active participation by students: interactive and rewarding
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New business development: multidisciplinary teams work on the development
of a full business plan during two semesters
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Most courses evaluate students on a combination of papers/presentations, an
individual exam, and take into account active class participations
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)
Master’s Thesis Entrepreneurship
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Individually written Thesis, about 15000 words
• Scientifically founded analysis of subject matter within the domain
• Extensive list of topics with research questions and recommended
scientific readings.
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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
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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