Business Management - Design Thinking & Innovation
Prepare for tomorrow's job market. Develop essential skills for various jobs. Become the innovator who not only comes up with creative ideas, but also inspires the organisation.
Extra degree in 1 year?
Realise your career in management or as an entrepreneur in just 1 academic year! In addition to strong management training, our enthusiastic banaba team offers you these assets for success:
- Classes by experts in the vibrant student city of Leuven.
- Practical experience with a Junior Consulting Project.
- Focus on personal, digital and management skills.
- Ideal stepping stone to an abridged Master's degree at our partner universities in Belgium and abroad.
1 semester of classes by guest lecturers
Want to discover all about global marketing and project management? About international business challenges to global logistics management? Your prior degree doesn't matter, just go for it!
1 semester full of hands-on practice
- Get to work as a Junior Consultant for 1 semester.
- Turn 1st semester's theory into practice.
- Get to work in marketing and communication companies such as AB Inbev, Terumo and Strarex.
- ECTS transcript – If you are still completing your Bachelor’s degree, upload an ECTS transcript showing the subjects you have studied, your grades, and the number of credits awarded. Your Bachelor’s diploma must be uploaded later, as soon as you receive it.
- Bachelor’s diploma – If you have already graduated, upload your Bachelor’s diploma. A separate ECTS transcript is not required.
Important! View the full requirements on the university’s official website. Requirements may vary depending where you completed your bachelor education.
Note:
- Motivation Letter – A motivation letter is a required document when applying to the programmes at this university.
- Application Fee – UCLL charges a €50 application administration fee.
Applicants have to prove their English language skills either by an internationally recognized language test or upon previous studies. Usually English language skills can be proved by the following documents:
- TOEFL iBT*
- IELTS Academic
- A Cambridge English qualification
- Higher education degree completed in English
- Secondary education completed in English in a country or school qualification accepted by the university
- An English subject and grade on your secondary school leaving certificate that meet the university’s requirements
- Other
Important: Accepted methods and minimum results depend on study programme and the country where you completed your education. Check the official requirements for your chosen study programme.
*Use the Kastu promo code LTU1000102 when registering for TOEFL iBT and receive a 5% discount.
You can work as:
- Design Thinking is increasingly used in companies and organisations to achieve customer-driven innovations. Moreover, the skills you learn in Design Thinking are among the 'Top Skills for 2025' according to the World Economic Forum.
- This elective path therefore prepares you for tomorrow's job market. In a wide variety of jobs, you will be able to present an extra set of skills that will become increasingly important on the labour market. You will be the innovator who comes up with creative ideas and inspires the entire organisation.
You can easily follow a Master's degree at home or abroad at one of our partner universities.
