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The minor in economics (opening) takes students through basic training in the main areas of economics: 

• political economics,
• macroeconomics,
• microeconomics,
• growth theory,...

This minor is open to all baccalaureate students who do not have any technical entry requirements in mathematics, statistics and economics.

Legend
Mandatory Optional Courses not taught this academic year Periodic courses not taught this academic year Periodic courses taught this academic year Two year courses
Click on the course code to see detailed informations (objectives, methods, evaluation...)
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La mineure totalise 30 crédits qui se répartissent en 15 crédits en deuxième année et 15 crédits en troisième année du programme de bachelier.
Cours obligatoires (11credits)
LECGE1112	Mathematics in economy and management	Pieter Klaessens, Pascal Lambrechts	45h + 30h	6credits	1q	x	x
LECGE1115	Political Economics	Paul Belleflamme, Pierre Dehez (coord.), Nathalie Gilson, Jean Hindriks	45h + 15h	5credits	1q	x	x
Cours au choix 19 crédits minimum à prendre parmi les cours suivants :
LECGE1114	Statistics in Economics and Management I	Marie-Paule Kestemont	30h + 30h	5credits	2q	x	x
LECGE1121	Economic and Social History	Paul Servais, Jean-Marie Yante (coord.)	30h	4credits	1q	x	x
LECGE1212	Macroeconomics	Fabio Mariani	45h + 15h	5credits	1q	x	x
LECGE1216	Growth and Development	David De la Croix	30h	5credits	1q	x	x
LECGE1222	Microeconomics	Pierre Dehez, François Maniquet	45h + 15h	5credits	1q	x	x
LECGE1228	Regional Economics	Florian Mayneris	30h + 10h	5credits	2q	x	x
LECGE1333	Game theory and the information economy	Pierre Dehez	30h + 10h	5credits	2q	x	x

The minor in economics (opening) does not provide direct access to the Master's in economic science.

Enrolling on the minor

1. Organizational details
Minor courses take place during the day on Tuesday mornings, all day Wednesday and Thursday and Friday mornings. 

Academic in charge: H. Sneessens
Contact person: Marie Gilot (ECON) gilot@econ.ucl.ac.be

Enrollment procedure: SESP
1st level

2. Admission to the minor
Not applicable

3. Enrolling on the minor
Once s/he has enrolled in BAC12, the student enrolls on the elective on the Web:  
http://www.uclouvain.be/optionbac

In BAC13, the student is automatically enrolled on the minor on which s/he was enrolled in BAC12.

4. Follow-up to the minor enrollment
Students can follow the progress of their enrollment request via the enrollment application in BAC12 which is available on the Web. 

5. Changes to the minor enrollment 
Any student who wishes to change his/her choice must consult the conseiller aux études (course adviser) from his/her own faculty. 

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Course times

1. Consulting the course times
http://www.uclouvain.be/espo-mineures.html

2. Resolving timetable clashes 
Once s/he starts on the BAC12 course, the student puts together his/her BAC12 and BAC13 timetable, paying attention to the minor course times. 

If a timetable clash arises, several solutions are possible :

Postponing courses :
Should a timetable clash arise in BAC12 (major course/ and elective course), the student may ask to postpone one of the two course until the following year, taking account of the sequences of the courses (requirement). The course to be postponed may be the major course or elective course. 
Students are not obliged to follow the 15 elective credits every year. Each year of study should ideally include 60 credits. The student must set out his/her program evenly over the two years in order to be in the best position to obtain, for the BAC13, 30 elective credits and 150 major credits. 
The student must obtain the consent of the conseiller aux études (course adviser) to postpone course until the next year.The course adviser will also look at how evenly the program is spread out over the two years.  

Bringing courses forward :
Should there be a timetable clash in BAC13 (major course/ and elective course), the student may bring forward one of the two courses. The course to be brought forward may be the major course or elective.
Students are not obliged to take the 15 elective credits each year. Each year of study should include 60 credits. The student must spread his/her program out evenly over two years of study in order to obtain, for the BAC13, 30 elective credits and 150 major credits.
The student must ask the conseiller aux études (course adviser) for permission to bring a course from the next year forward. The course adviser will also check that courses are spread out evenly over the two years.

Accepting the clash :
In some cases, the student may benefit from pedagogical alternatives when there is a clash of course and thus not have to attend the class in question.
If the student cannot attend the class, s/he must obtain the prior consent of the teacher.
Information on alternative pedagogical arrangements, if such arrangements exist, is available in every detailed course description  (above).

Finding an equivalent course that does not lead to a timetable clash:
Useful information is available in every detailed course description (above). The student must obtain the prior consent of the conseiller aux études (course adviser) for the choice of equivalent course.

Contact people:
Conseillère aux études (course adviser) : Cécile Delannay delannay@sesp.ucl.ac.be
Information : Frédérique Rotsaert, rotsaert@sspo.ucl.ac.be tel. : 010474996

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Signing up for for minor activities 

1. Information on entry requirements
This information is available in the detailed elective program (above).

2. Signing up for minor program activities 
Students sign up on a paper form which is available on the site:
http://www.uclouvain.be/optionbac .
The form must be returned to the secretariat of the student's own faculty.

3. Obtaining a  "visa" from the person in charge of the minor 
The 1st level secretariat will deal with matters relating to "visa" requests.

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Available support

1. Information on the course service
Useful information will be given in class

2. Consulting the table of available support for each activity 
Useful information is available in each detailed course program (above).

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Organization of exams

1. Registering for exams 
Students follow the same procedure to register for exams as for when they register for major course exams.

2. Consulting exam times
Elective course exams take place over the course of a special week in the session, in order to avoid timetable clashes.

The time grid is available on the website:  http://www.uclouvain.be/espo-mineures.html