Faculteit Ingenieurswetenschappen
Enrolling for this study plan is possible after having obtained one of the following degrees:
Academic Bachelor's programme ingenieurswetenschappen
Academic Bachelor's programme ingenieurswetenschappen: bouwkunde
Academic Bachelor's programme ingenieurswetenschappen: geotechniek en mijnbouwkunde
AANBEVELINGSBRIEF / LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION 1
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MOTIVATIEBRIEF / LETTER OF MOTIVATION
PUNTENLIJST / TRANSCRIPTS (NIET VOOR VLAAMSE DIPLOMA'S)
The model track in Master of Science in Civil Engineering (BRUFACE) (120 ECTS) is composed of:
1) MA1: Compulsory common courses: Fundamentals in Civil Engineering (18 ECTS)
2) MA1: Compulsory common courses: Challenges in large Civil Engineering Structures (17 ECTS)
3) MA1: Compulsory common courses: Transversal Skills and Industrial Applications (20 ECTS)
4) MA1: Project Management (1 project to choose out of 3 that are provided) (5 ECTS)
5) MA2: the Master Thesis (24 ECTS)
6) MA2: Semi-elective modules (3 modules are offered: Innovative Design of Civil Engineering Structures, Geotechnologies for Sustainable Developments, Reliability and Monitoring in Civil Engineering, in 3 combinations) (1 combination of 2 modules to choose out of 3 combinations)(18 or 20 ECTS)
7) MA2: Electives (thematic lists)(18 or 16 ECTS to choose depending on the number of semi-electives that has been selected sub (6))
Each of the modules should be successfully completed to obtain the master degree. The student must respect the specified registration requirements. The Curriculum Board strongly suggests the student to follow the model learning track. Only this model track can guarantee a time schedule without overlaps of the compulsory course units.
In total, this academic plan comprises 120 ECTS credits.
This module includes all compulsory common courses, to be completed in the 1st year of the model learning track (55 ECTS).
Fundamentals in Civil Engineering
This module is compulsory and must be successfully completed in the 1st year of the model learning track.
From the courses listed below, students must obtain 18 ECTS credits.
| 5ECTS credits - Design of Steel Structures |
| 5ECTS credits - Design of Concrete Structures |
| 3ECTS credits - Prestressed Concrete |
| 5ECTS credits - Geotechnical Engineering |
Challenges in large Civil Engineering Structures
This module is compulsory and must be successfully completed in the 1st year of the model learning track.
From the courses listed below, students must obtain 17 ECTS credits.
Transversal Skills and Industrial Applications
This module is compulsory and must be successfully completed in the 1st year of the model learning track.
From the courses listed below, students must obtain 20 ECTS credits.
| 9ECTS credits - Design Project in Civil Engineering |
| 4ECTS credits - Sustainability in construction |
| 4ECTS credits - Digitalization in construction |
| 3ECTS credits - Research Methods in Civil Engineering |
This module includes project management courses.
From the courses listed below, students must obtain 5 ECTS credits.
| 5ECTS credits - Hands-on learning: project manager (chef de projet) |
| 5ECTS credits - Development Cooperation Project |
| 5ECTS credits - Architectural Engineering and Construction Project Management |
The Master Thesis (24 ECTS) is compulsory. Registration for the Master Thesis is allowed provided that
1. the student doesn't have a combined bachelor-master enrollment
2. the student has already successfully accomplished 45 ECTS of compulsory courses of the master program (exemptions included).
From the courses listed below, students must obtain 24 ECTS credits.
| 24ECTS credits - Master Thesis Civil Engineering |
In the 2nd year of the model learning track, 3 semi-elective submodules are offered:
- Innovative Design of Civil Engineering Structures (10 ECTS)
- Geotechnologies for Sustainable Developments (10 ECTS)
- Reliability and Monitoring in Civil Engineering (8 ECTS)
Students have to choose a combination of 2 out of the 3 above listed modules:
A. Innovative Design of Civil Engineering Structures + Geotechnologies for Sustainable Developments (20 ECTS); or
B; Innovative Design of Civil Engineering Structures + Reliability and Monitoring in Civil Engineering (18 ECTS); or
C. Geotechnologies for Sustainable Developments + Reliability and Monitoring in Civil Engineering (18 ECTS).
Students having selected combination B (18 ECTS) or C (18 ECTS), will have to select 2 ECTS extra elective courses compared to students having selected combination A (20 ECTS).
Innovative Design of Civil Engineering Structures
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From the courses listed below, students must obtain 10 ECTS credits.
| 6ECTS credits - Integrated Structural Design |
| 4ECTS credits - Lightweight Composite Structures |
Geotechnologies for Sustainable Developments
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From the courses listed below, students must obtain 10 ECTS credits.
| 5ECTS credits - Energy geomechanics |
| 5ECTS credits - Groundwater modelling |
Innovative Design of Civil EngIneering
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From the courses listed below, students must obtain 10 ECTS credits.
| 6ECTS credits - Integrated Structural Design |
| 4ECTS credits - Lightweight Composite Structures |
Reliability and Monitoring in Civil Engineering
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From the courses listed below, students must obtain 8 ECTS credits.
| 4ECTS credits - Structural health monitoring, maintenance and repair |
| 4ECTS credits - Robustness of structures and reliability of materials |
Geotechnologies for Sustainable Developments
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From the courses listed below, students must obtain 10 ECTS credits.
| 5ECTS credits - Energy geomechanics |
| 5ECTS credits - Groundwater modelling |
Reliability and Monitoring in Civil Engineering
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From the courses listed below, students must obtain 8 ECTS credits.
| 4ECTS credits - Structural health monitoring, maintenance and repair |
| 4ECTS credits - Robustness of structures and reliability of materials |
In the 2nd year of the model learning track, students must select a number of credits of electives necessary to complete the 120 ECTS of the master programme, from one or more of the packages listed hereunder.
Students who have chosen a combination of mandatory semi-elective courses of 20 ECTS (A), must select 16 ECTS of electives. Students who have chosen a combination of 18 ECTS (B or C) must select 18 ECTS of electives.
The individual courses of the semi-elective module not selected by the student, can be included in the choice of electives.
Courses from other master programmes can also be selected up to a maximum of 6 ECTS and provided preliminary approval by the authorized Curriculum Council.
To complete this module, students must obtain 36 ECTS credits.
Electives: Internships
This list of electives includes the optional Internships. Students have to choose either the 6 ECTS Internship or the extended Internship of 10 ECTS.
| 10ECTS credits - Internship (60 days) |
| 6ECTS credits - Internship (40 days) |
Electives: Structures
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| 4ECTS credits - Spatial Structures: Design and Analysis |
| 4ECTS credits - Parametric Design of Transformable Structures |
Electives: Building Physics and Architecture
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| 4ECTS credits - Design Project Competition |
| 5ECTS credits - Bioclimatic Design |
| 6ECTS credits - Energy Performance of Buildings |
| 3ECTS credits - Room Acoustics |
Electives: Water Resources
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Electives: Management, Economics and Law
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| 6ECTS credits - Human Resource Management |
| 3ECTS credits - Business Aspects of Innovation in Materials |
| 3ECTS credits - Business Management and Entrepreneurship |
Electives: Miscellanea
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| 5ECTS credits - Geology and engineering geology |
| 5ECTS credits - Infrastructure and mobility |
| 5ECTS credits - English for Professional Purposes |
Electives: Courses from other semi-elective module
This list includes all courses of the 3 semi-elective modules (Innovative Design of Civil Engineering Structures, Geotechnologies for Sustainable Developments, Reliability and Monitoring in Civil Engineering). Courses of the semi-elective modules that were not selected by the student, are also eligible as elective. Courses already selected, are obviously not counted as electives.
From the courses listed below, students must obtain 18 ECTS credits.