KU Leuven Masters Degrees

The Master of Actuarial and Financial Engineering covers the fundamental concepts of insurance, techniques for quantitative risk management and principles of modelling assets and liabilities. Read more

The development of novel technologies has long been a key driver in the advancement of modern health care. Technologies that better enable medical doctors, therapists and other careproviders to identify symptoms, perform diagnoses, carry out surgery, cure diseases, programme therapy and follow up patients’ progress. Read more

The Master of Advanced Studies in Economics offers students a deeper knowledge in specific areas of application, provides them with advanced theoretical and empirical tools to analyse concrete economic problems and acquaints them with current research practices in economics. Read more

De Master of Arts in Advanced Studies in Linguistics is directed to students who want to acquire research competencies in linguistics. Read more

The Master of Architecture is organised by the Faculty of Architecture. The design process – and particularly its social and cultural role-is the core of the faculty’s education. Read more

Investigating the true nature of intelligence is one of today’s most fascinating research avenues. Advances in the study of cognitive processes and models, natural language and perception, human knowledge, representation, and reasoning attest to this. Read more

Taking advantage of a new generation of terrestrial and space-based instruments, the MSc in Astronomy and Astrophysics digests new discoveries concerning the origin, structure, and evolution of planets, stars, star systems, and the universe, and uses them as your textbooks. Read more

This master's programme incorporates knowledge from various sectors (food, biomedical, pharmaceutical, environmental, etc.) to provide a well-rounded graduate-level curriculum in biomechanical engineering. Read more

The Master of Bioethics is a one year advanced master's programme which is coordinated by the  Centre for Biomedical Ethics and Law (CBMER)  at KU Leuven. Read more

 Bioinformaticians are distinguished by their ability to formulate biologically relevant questions, design and implement the appropriate solution by managing and analysing high-throughput molecular biological and sequence data, and interpret the obtained results. Read more

This is a specialised and highly flexible programme with emphasis on developing problem-solving, independent thinking and robust communication skills. Read more

The Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering provides students with a state-of-the-art overview of all areas in biomedical engineering. Read more

Biomedical sciences underwent a spectacular evolution during the past decades. New diseases such as bird flu arose, whereas others such as AIDS and diabetes have expanded. Read more

This international study programme is offered by the Faculty of Science in collaboration with the Departments of Physics and Astronomy, Chemistry and Biology. Read more

Agro- and Ecosystems Engineering is about ensuring the prosperity and wellbeing of current and future generations in both the global North and global South. Read more