Bachelier en sciences économiques et de gestion à horaira décalé

The bachelor's degree in economics and management in staggered hours (unique in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation) trains you in the basics of economics and management, and also introduces you to law, social sciences and English.

The training is designed to be rigorous and encourage critical thinking. It thus strengthens your capacity for abstraction and formalization, but also for popularization. The curriculum also enables you to develop your mastery of written and oral argumentation, as well as time management and teamwork.

The program is spread over two years. It is open to people with a higher education diploma or a minimum of 5 years' professional or personal experience. Particular care is taken at admission to take into account the specific background of each candidate.

Your objectives

  • Acquire knowledge and skills in the fields of economics and management, but also, during the bachelor's degree, in law, social sciences and English.
  • Strengthen the ability to abstract and formalize, but also to popularize.
  • Approve a scientific research approach, through the completion of various assignments and the dissertation.
  • Develop mastery of written and oral argumentation, time management and teamwork.

Teaching Methods

The flexible-schedule programs are designed to meet the needs of adults who wish to develop solid expertise in the fields of economics, management, and sustainable development while balancing their family and professional lives.   

They rely on personalized support systems as well as a range of proven and innovative learning methods—such as flipped classrooms and real-world scenarios—toprovide an environment that is both stimulating and flexible. With this in mind, all our programs combine in-person and distance learning activities to make your life easier and keep pace with current changes in the world of work. 

In practical terms, this means:

  • in-person sessions featuring discussions and exchanges;
  • active learning methods, including project-based and scenario-based activities;
  • individual and group coaching;
  • live remote sessions on Microsoft Teams;
  • videos to watch at your own pace;
  • online self-assessment quizzes.

Schedule

Classes are held in Namur, consisting of three to four three-hour sessions per week, in the evenings from 6:10 p.m. to 9:10 p.m. and (occasionally) on Saturday mornings.  

Exam schedules are also arranged so that the program is compatible with the demands of professional life. Two exam dates per course are scheduled for the first session. You are free to choose which of the two dates to register for. 

Paid Educational Leave (CEP)

Our training programs are eligible for paid educational leave in all three regions. For more information, visit the regional websites: Brussels Economy and Employment; Wallonia Public Service; and Vlaams opleidingsverlof (VOV).

All the information about educational leave

Streamlining the curriculum

For various reasons, including professional ones, you may create an annual program consisting of fewer than 60 credits. The total number of credits required for the program remains unchanged. 

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Après le bachelier : le master

After the baccalauréat: the master's degree

The University of Namur organizes Masters in Economics and Masters in Management Sciences. These programs, organized on a daytime or staggered timetable, are directly accessible after you have obtained your bachelor's degree in economics and management sciences.

Master's degrees in economics

Daytime

Staggered schedule

Master's degrees in management sciences

Day schedule

Staggered schedule

These studies are reduced to 120 credits, spread over two academic years, for higher education graduates and for people with 5 years of relevant professional or personal experience.
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Jobs for economists and managers

Between strategy, consulting and decision-making

As managers, you make strategic decisions and provide innovative solutions to business problems.

Constantly in contact with the company's core business, you master the methods and tools of the various management disciplines: finance, marketing, human resources, strategy, organization, operations management, management IT, business law...

You don't hesitate to put your multilingual communication to good use on the international stage or with the various teams with whom you manage projects.

You put your socially responsible managerial practices into action and ensure that the social, environmental and economic concerns of your activities are respected.

As economists, you approach the complex realities of companies, institutions and society with nuance, and propose economic models adapted to their new modes of organization.

You cooperate with specialists from other disciplines and master multilingual communication and the international dimension of your projects.

Sensitive to the human and ethical dimensions of economic and social issues, you measure the interdependencies between the decisions of multiple players and develop opportunities for cooperation.

Some examples of professions

As recent graduates, you are often inserted into the management of a project. Working alone or as part of a team, you provide analyses or propose actions to achieve a given objective, within a set timeframe, with available resources or whose mobilization you organize. Your excellent analytical skills, your sense of communication, your knowledge of foreign languages, your international outlook and above all your desire to learn are also important assets for many professions.

Finance

The financial sector (banking, insurance, administration...) is the leading employer for our graduates. Every company, from family-run SMEs to multinationals, needs reliable financial indicators to draw up realistic budgets and plans. The range of professions open to those with a passion for numbers is wide:

  • Financial analysis: dissecting balance sheets, evaluating credits, advising investors;
  • Customer advice in a credit organization;
  • Internal auditing: verifying internal procedures for good governance and generating reliable financial statements;
  • External auditing: verification of the quality and accuracy of the financial information provided;
  • risk management: the assessment and modeling of all the risks likely to weigh on an organization;
  • fund accounting: daily calculation of the inventory value of several investment funds;
  • etc..

Commerce and distribution

Negotiating, obtaining the best prices, prospecting for new suppliers, monitoring the development of new packaging, optimizing the routing of products to customers... so many missions with responsibilities relating to sales and distribution. Alongside strictly sales-oriented companies such as supermarkets, industries and certain service companies also offer numerous career opportunities in purchasing, marketing and logistics.

Negotiating, obtaining the best prices, prospecting for new suppliers, monitoring the development of new packaging, optimizing the routing of products to customers... these are just a few of the many responsible sales and distribution assignments. Alongside strictly sales-oriented companies such as supermarkets, industries and certain service companies also offer numerous career opportunities in purchasing, marketing and logistics.

Business management

In the industrial world, our graduates take part in all stages of the supply chain : they plan production, arbitrate disputes between salespeople and producers, manage inventories, organize the transport of goods, etc.

Others exercise their skills in the IT department, for example as part of the implementation of integrated company management software.

Some join the human resources departments and do recruitment, calculate payroll costs, set up skills management tools or a training policy, etc.

After a few years in operational roles, the careers of management academics frequently evolve towards management positions, where they participate in the company's strategic decisions.

Consultancy firms, which specialize in advising companies, place their expertise and technical and human resources at the service of their clients, for example in the field of strategy or the evaluation of internal processes. Many young graduates start their professional careers here.

Finally, entrepreneurship will enable the most daring to build on the solid, multi-disciplinary foundations of their training to set up their own company.

Socio-economic analysis and political decision-making

Economics graduates observe and analyze the socio-economic situation in public administrations, the non-profit sector, mutual societies, political parties, trade unions, development aid organizations, business federations and more. By issuing opinions and advice, they participate in the implementation and operation of policies and legislation.

Research and teaching

Some graduates pursue a research activity in Belgium or abroad. They complete a doctorate or take part in a research program. Several alumni pass on their knowledge in secondary, higher and continuing education.

Job search assistance

The Employment Unit supports final-year Master's students and recent graduates in their career paths, via a number of services: dissemination of job and internship offers, orientation interviews, workshops on themes linked to professional integration, information and documentation on the world of work.