KU Leuven

Master of Information Management

The programme consists of a common core covering approximately half of the credits and a master’s thesis responsible for about a quarter of the credits. The programme is to be supplemented with electives subdivided in three domains: data science electives, software engineering electives, and management electives, until 60 credits are reached. These electives enable you to either explore specific areas in greater depth or gain a broader understanding through a multidisciplinary approach. In completing your master’s thesis, you can apply the acquired skills within a specific business context.

Core Courses

• Business Analysis
• ICT Service Management
• Requirements Engineering and Domain Modelling
• Data Science for Business
• Principles of Database Management

• As a student of the Master of Information Management, you are familiar with and interested in the basics of computer science and its business applications. Background knowledge of business economics is useful but not strictly necessary.
• In the programme you will acquire basic knowledge of business information systems, will learn to evaluate an information system, assess its economic merits and make appropriate technological choices.
• This enables you to develop an information strategy aligned with an organisation’s corporate strategy.

The courses are fully taught in English and also available in Dutch.

• Credits: 60 ECTS
• Degree Type: Master

What sets us apart as a university?

A highly ranked university

KU Leuven is among the best 100 universities in the world according to both Times Higher Education World Rankings and QS World University Rankings. All of KU Leuven’s disciplines proudly belong to the top 100 of their field. Furthermore, KU Leuven was ranked by Reuters as the most innovative university in Europe in 2016.

Research-based education

Education at KU Leuven is research-based, which means students will learn from the same professors who are performing the ground-breaking research you read about in the press. New insights are instantly integrated into classes and students are encouraged to perform their own research. In our FabLab, students can use a number of high-tech machines to create whatever they want – all free of charge.

Affordable tuition fees

Higher education is highly valued in Belgium and therefore subsidised by the government. This allows KU Leuven to keep tuition fees relatively low, which gives you a price/quality ratio very few top-100 universities can match. We take pride in keeping our programmes as accessible as possible to allow the brightest students from around the globe to join our courses.

International student life with respect for diversity

According to Times Higher Education, KU Leuven is in the top 50 of most international universities worldwide with staff and students from over 150 different nationalities. For all our international students, the Pangaea student centre is their home away from home. Our university also strives for diversity and inclusion and wants to work together on a pact for more respect.

KU Leuven combines the best of both worlds by hosting both online and live info sessions. You choose how, where and when to get your information in your search for the right program

KU Leuven is among the best 100 universities in the world according to both Times Higher Education World Rankings and QS World University Rankings. All of KU Leuven’s disciplines proudly belong to the top 100 of their field.

Graduates of the Information Management programme are trained to gain leverage within a company through the strategic use of technology. The analysis and management of information, knowledge, processes and systems, in line with an overall business strategy, plays a bridging role between computer science and business. Qualities such as strong communication skills, teamwork and group management are therefore more essential than mere technological expertise. Graduates pursue careers as information analysts, project leaders and information technology strategists.