Courses

The educational assignment of the Department of Economics consists of teaching, supervising master theses, assigning exercises and taking examinations.

Below the full list of courses offered by our department.

latest update: 2026-02-17

Lecturer

Study guide 

Course offerings and teaching methods

Johan Albrecht

Bachelor Project (F001023) YEAR [Dutch]
Economics (B001173) SEM 1 [Dutch]
Environmental Economics (F000933) SEM 1 [Dutch]
Economics and Ethics (F000648) SEM 1 [Dutch, English]
Energy and Climate Policy (F001013) SEM 1 [English]

Cinzia Alcidi

Open Economy Macroeconomics and Economic Policy (F000956) SEM 2 [English]

Stijn Baert

Bachelor Project (F001023) YEAR [Dutch]
Labour Economics (F000932) SEM 1 [Dutch]
Labour and Employment (F000750) SEM 1 [Dutch]
Leadership for student directors (F001012) SEM 1 [Dutch]
Economics (K000871) SEM 2 [Dutch]
Introduction Research Methods (F710362) SEM 2 [Dutch]

Brent Bleys

Macroeconomics (F710224) SEM 1 [Dutch]
Statistics for Business II (F710231) SEM 1 and 2 [Dutch]
Bachelor Project (F710242) SEM 2 [Dutch]
Ecological Economics (F000935) SEM 2 [English]
Environmental Economics and Policy (F000752) SEM 2 [Dutch]

Ranoua Bouchouicha

Behavioural Economics and Finance (F001031) SEM 1 [English]

Kris Boudt

Data Science for Finance and Insurance (F000944) SEM 1 [English]
Data Science in Economics (F001025) SEM 1 [English]
Financial Services Analytics (F710405) SEM 1 [English]
Master's dissertation (F000729) YEAR [English]

Tim Buyse

Quantitative Economic Analysis (F000844) SEM 2 [English]

Frank Caestecker

History of the State in Belgium (F710346) SEM 1 [Dutch]
Seminar on Public Management of Migration (F710360) SEM 1 [Dutch]
Contemporary economic history of Europe (F710367) SEM 2 [Dutch]
Development of Economic Thought (F000934) SEM 2 [Dutch]
Introduction to Global Economic History (F000798) SEM 2 [English]

Philippe Carette

Financial Mathematics (F710039) SEM 1 [Dutch]
Mathematics for Business I (F710373) SEM 1 [Dutch]
Mathematics for Business I-A (F710219) SEM 1 [Dutch]
Mathematics for Business II (F710230) SEM 1, SEM 2 [Dutch]
Bachelor Project (F710242) SEM 2 [Dutch]
Mathematics for Business I-B (F710220) SEM 2 [Dutch]
Statistics for Business I (F710221) SEM 2 [Dutch]

Bart Chiau

  Personal Financial Planning (F710369) SEM 1 [Dutch]
  Insurance Management (F710401) SEM 1 [Dutch]

Peter Claeys

Open Economy Macroeconomics and Economic Policy (F000956) SEM 2 [English]

Bart Cockx

Advanced Econometrics: Non-linear methods (F000687) SEM 2 [English]

Bart Defloor

  Introduction to Public Economics (F710347) SEM 1 [Dutch]
  Public Finance (F000205) SEM 1 [Dutch]
Economy for Criminologists (B001823) SEM 1 [Dutch]
Economics B (F710216) SEM 2 [Dutch]
Global Minds (A005569) SEM 2 [English]
Introduction to Macroeconomics (F710343) SEM 2 [Dutch]
Sustainable Development (F710289) SEM 2 [English]

Frank De Jonghe

Financial Risk Management (F000717) SEM 1 [English]
Financial Risk Management (F000735) SEM 1 [English]

Ann-Sophie De Pauw

Leadership for student directors (F001012) SEM 1 [Dutch]

Selien De Schryder

Bachelor Project (F001023) YEAR [Dutch]
Monetary Policy (F000568) SEM 1 [English]
  Monetary Economics (F000946) SEM 2 [English]

William De Vijlder

  Economics of Financial Markets (F000682) SEM 1 [English]
  Economics of Financial Markets (F000764) SEM 1 [English]

Ruben Dewitte

  Contemporary Issues in International Economics (F001026) SEM 1 [English]
  European Economic Integration and Regional Integration Analysis (F000954) SEM 2 [English]

Gerdie Everaert

  Econometrics: Time Series Analysis (F000676) SEM 1 [English]
  Econometrics: Time Series Analysis (C003243) SEM 1 [English]
Financial Econometrics (F000723) SEM 1 [English]
Data Science in Economics (F001025) SEM 1 [English]
  Advanced Econometrics: Non-Linear Methods (F000687) SEM 2 [English]
  Econometrics (F000533) SEM 2 [English]
Research Seminar (F000761) SEM 2 [English]

Michael Frömmel

Investment Analysis (F000683) SEM 1 [English]
  Advanced Investment Analysis (F000943) SEM 2 [English]
  Master's Dissertation (F000729) YEAR [English]

Stijn Goeminne

Economics A (F170385) SEM 1 [Dutch]
Introduction to Microeconomics (F710342) SEM 1 [Dutch]
Economy for Criminologists (B001823) SEM 1 [Dutch]
Bachelor Project (F710242) SEM 2 [Dutch]
Financial Management in the Not-for-Profit and Public Sector (F001015) SEM 2 [Dutch]

Freddy Heylen

Bachelor Project (F001023) YEAR [Dutch]
Business Cycles and Growth (F001009) SEM 1 [Dutch]
  Macroeconomics (F000083) SEM 1 [Dutch]
  Macroeconomics: Business Cycles, Innovation and Growth (F000636) SEM 1 [English]
Contemporary Economic Challenges (F000980) SEM 2 [Dutch]
Advanced Macroeconomics: Equilibrum and Dynamics (F000686) SEM 2 [English]

Koen Inghelbrecht

Master's Dissertation (F000729) YEAR [English]
Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management (F710403) SEM 1 [English]
Research Methods in Finance (F710312) SEM 1 [English]
  Advanced Asset Allocation (F000789) SEM 2 [English]

Martien Lamers

Bank Management (F710402) SEM 1 [English]
Financial Risk Management (F710311) SEM 1 [English]

Jochen Maes

Transport Economics (F000627) SEM 2 [Dutch]

Jos Meir

  Commercial and Financial Transactions (F710217) SEM 1 [Dutch]
  Financial institutions (F710415) SEM 1 [Dutch]
  Bachelor Project (F710242) SEM 2 [Dutch]
  Financial Markets and Products (F710038) SEM 2 [Dutch]

Bruno Merlevede

Economics (F000758) SEM 1 [Dutch]
Economics (F001019) SEM 1 [Dutch]
Economy for Criminologists (B001823) SEM 1 [Dutch]
Methodology for Economic Research (F000924) SEM 1 [Dutch]
Principles of Economy (D012144) SEM 1 [Dutch]
Contemporary Issues in International Economics (F001026) SEM 1 [English]
European Economic Integration and Regional Integration Analysis (F000954) SEM 2 [English]
European Economic Integration (F000673) SEM 2 [English]
European Economic Integration (K000989) SEM 2 [English]
Empirical Legal Studies (B001475) YEAR [English]

Eddy Omey

  Labour and Employment (F000750) SEM 1 [Dutch]
  Labour Economics (F000932) SEM 1 [Dutch]

Yasin Kursat Önder

  Fiscal Policy (F000685) SEM 2 [English]
Quantitative Methods for Dynamic Economics (F001005) SEM 2 [English] (every 2 years)

Marten Ovaere

  Energy and Climate Policy (F001013) SEM 1 [English]
Markets and Prices (F001008) SEM 1 [Dutch]
Microeconomics (F000081) SEM 1 [Dutch]
Introduction to Economic Scientific Research (F000867) SEM 2 [Dutch]
Environmental Economics and Policy (F000752) SEM 2 [Dutch]
  Sustainable Development (F710289) SEM 2 [English]

Gert Peersman

  Monetary Economics (F000196) SEM 1 [Dutch]
  Monetary Theory and Policy (F000765) SEM 1 [Dutch]
  Monetary Policy (F000568) SEM 1 [English]

Mikael Petitjean

International Financial Management (F710404) SEM 1 [English]

Glenn Rayp

International Economics (F000161) SEM 1 [Dutch]
Contemporary Issues in International Economics (F001026) SEM 1 [English]
Development of Economic Thought (F000934) SEM 2 [Dutch]
Bachelor Project (F001023) YEAR [Dutch]

Luis E C Rocha

Complexity Economics and Agent-Based Modelling (F000982) SEM 2 [English]
Networks in Socio-Economic Systems (F000920) SEM 2 [English]

Ilse Ruyssen

Contemporary Issues in International Economics (F001026) SEM 1 [English]
International Economics (F000161) SEM 1 [Dutch]
Economics of Migration  (F000919) SEM 2 [English]

Koen Schoors

Economics (A)  (F000494) SEM 1 [Dutch]
Economics (B)  (F000471) SEM 2 [Dutch]
Institutional Economics  (F000677) SEM 2 [English]

Samuel Standaert

Contemporary Issues in International Economics (F001026) SEM 1 [English]
Economics  (F000916) SEM 2 [English]
Economic Globalisation  (F000751) SEM 2 [English]

Gerrit Van Daele

  Introduction to Insurance (F710386) SEM 2 [Dutch]

Dirk Van de gaer

  Advanced Microeconomics: Game Theory (F001007) SEM 1 [Dutch, English]
Markets and Prices (F001008) SEM 1 [Dutch]
Microeconomics (F000081) SEM 1 [Dutch]
  Microeconomics: Decision Theory (F000628) SEM 1 [Dutch, English]
  Public Economics (F000684) SEM 2 [English]

Geert Van der Stricht

Financial Mathematics (F710039) SEM 1 [Dutch]
Mathematics for Business I-A (F710219) SEM 1 [Dutch]
Mathematics for Business II (F710230) SEM 1, SEM 2 [Dutch]
Mathematics for Business I-B (F710220) SEM 2 [Dutch]
Statistics for Business I (F710221) SEM 2 [Dutch]

Rudi Vander Vennet

Economics of Banking (F000681) SEM 1 [English]
Management of Financial Institutions (F000722) SEM 1 [English]
  Banking and Finance (F000600) SEM 2 [Dutch]
  Financial Markets and Institutions (F001010) SEM 2 [Dutch]
  Master's Dissertation (F000729) YEAR [English]

Luc Van Ootegem

Applied Welfare Economics (F710294) SEM 1 [English]
Environmental Economics and Management (F710292) SEM 1 [English]
Socio-Economic Policy (F710361) SEM 1 [Dutch]
Bachelor Project (F710242) SEM 2 [Dutch]
Introduction to Economic Scientific Research (F000867) SEM 2 [Dutch]
Social Policy (F000300) SEM 2 [English]

Saskia Van Ooteghem

Mathematics for Business I-A (F710219) SEM 1 [Dutch]
Mathematics for Business II (F710230) SEM 1, 2 [Dutch]
Statistics for Business I (F710221) SEM 2 [Dutch]
Mathematics for Business I-B (F710220) SEM 2 [Dutch]

Elsy Verhofstadt

Applied Welfare Economics (F710294) SEM 1 [English]
International Portfolio I (F710295) SEM 1-2 [Dutch, English]
International Portfolio II (F710296) SEM 1-2 [Dutch, English]
Research Methods for Business II (F710240) SEM 1-2 [Dutch]
Socio-Economic Policy (F710361) SEM 1 [Dutch]
Bachelor Project (F710242) SEM 2 [Dutch]
Research Methods for Business III: Research Project (F710400) SEM 2 [Dutch]
Social Policy (F000300) SEM 2 [English]

Ferdinand Vieider

Microeconomics: Decision Theory (F000628) SEM 1 [Dutch, English]