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Master [120] of science in Electro-mechanical Engineering

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Retour en début de pageStudy objectives

Engineering has experienced two complementary changes. On the one hand, technological expansion has created a need for advanced specialization, which allows little space for the traditionally broad training of engineers : this is the case e.g. of nanotechnologies, information technologies, or the development of new materials.
On the other hand, this trend has led, in various application fields, to a growing integration of various disciplines : electricity or electronics, mechanics, control, computing ; examples may be found in robotics, energy management, vehicles and transport systems …
Answering the needs of present-day society therefore requires not only engineers with specialized knowledge, but also engineers who can manage the interface issues which arise when integrating various disciplines into an equipment or a system.
This second profile is that targeted by UCL’s Master’s in electromechanical engineering. It should be noted that the interdisciplinary training organized at UCL differs from that of other French-speaking universities where a degree in electromechanical engineering is awarded to all graduates in electrical OR mechanical engineering.
Due to the wide spectrum of disciplines integrated into the electromechanical engineering curriculum, students are required, from the outset of their Master’s, to choose between two specializations, viz. Mechatronics or Energy : the first of these stresses electronics, mechanical design and control theory, the second thermodynamics, energetics and electricity.

The electromechanical engineering curriculum integrates the fields of electricity and mechanics into a coherent and balanced entity where the accent is on basic knowledge, thereby favouring the deepening or redirection of knowledge at any time in one’s career. This leads to the training of engineers who are well equipped to follow the evolution of technology and adapt to the needs of the labour market.

Upon completion of their Master’s, students will have mastered the mathematical and physical methods of electricity and mechanics and will have acquired advanced knowledge in mechatronics or energetics. Thanks to the various elective courses in their curriculum, students can complement their training according to their specific interests, in particular within the fields of economics and management. The pedagogy stresses project work integrating various disciplines, and this favours the development of a critical mind capable of designing, modelling, manufacturing and experimentally validating devices and systems.
The final project amounts to half the workload of the last year, and gives students the opportunity of an in-depth analysis of a given subject and, via its size and context, is a realistic introduction to the professional life of an engineer or a researcher.


Retour en début de pageGeneral presentation of the programme

The curriculum of the Master’s in electromechanical engineering will require a minimum total of 120 credits covering two years, with a minimum of 60 credits per year, and comprising :
- a 60-credit core curriculum
 one of the two basic specializations, viz. mechatronics or energetics (30 credits)
elective courses, and possibly an option

The final thesis is generally written during the last year. However, students may choose to take any given course in the first or second year, subject to possible prerequisites. This will be the case in particular for students pursuing part of their education abroad.

If, in the course of his (her) former curriculum, a student has already been credited with a subject included in the compulsory or elective curriculum, or any training deemed equivalent by the diploma committee, this subject will be replaced by elective courses, while conforming to imposed constraints. The student is responsible for checking whether the minimum total number of credits has been reached, as well as those of the specialized field, which will appear on the final diploma.
The student’s curriculum will be submitted for acceptance by the relevant diploma committee.

Wathever the focus or the options chosen, the programme of this master shall totalise 120 credits, spread over two years of studies each of 60 credits

Tronc commun du master ingénieur civil électromécanicien

Finalités en électromécanique

Options et cours au choix du master ingénieur civil éléctromécanicien


Retour en début de pagePositioning of the programme

- Accessible complementary Master’s degrees:
• Master’s in nuclear engineering
• Master’s in nanotechnology
• Master’s in biotechnology and applied biology (Science sector)
- Accessible Ph. D. curricula

The department of electrical engineering is one of those with the largest number of doctoral students. Members of the department are involved in many thematic Ph. D. schools, some of these having been active for many years, others currently being set up. A list of these thematic Ph. D. schools can be obtained from the chairperson of the Ph. D. committee.


Admission

University Bachelors
Diploma Special Requirements Access Remarks
UCL Bachelors
Bachelor in engineering Major in mechanics with minor in electricity OR Major in electricity with minor in mechanics  Direct access  
Bachelor in engineering   Access with additional training A student with a Major in mechanics or electricity, but no minor in these two disciplines, will have to take prerequisites according to the chosen minor, within a curriculum tailored to the personal situation, and with the agreement of an advisor who is a member of the Mechanical engineering diploma committee. To this end, the student may choose 15 credits amongst the electives of the Master’s in electromechanical engineering. 
Belgian Bachelors of the French speaking Community
Bachelor in engineering With specific options in former institution related to electricity and mechanics  Direct access  
Bachelor in engineering   Access with additional training A student with a former option in only one of the two disciplines (mechanics and electricity) will have to take prerequisites according to the former option, within a curriculum tailored to the personal situation, and with the agreement of an advisor
who is a member of the Mechanical engineering diploma committee. To this end, the student may choose 15 credits amongst the electives of the Master’s in electromechanical engineering. 
Belgian Bachelors of the Dutch speaking Community
Bachelor in engineering With specific options in former institution related to electricity and mechanics  Direct access  
Bachelor in engineering   Access with additional training A student with a former option in only one of the two disciplines (mechanics and electricity) will have to take prerequisites
according to the former option, within a curriculum tailored to the personal situation, and with the agreement of an advisor
who is a member of the Mechanical engineering diploma committee. To this end, the student may choose 15 credits amongst the electives of the Master’s in electromechanical engineering. 
Foreign Bachelors
Bachelor in engineering Bachelors from the Cluster network  Direct access Conditions imposed on UCL Engineering Bachelor 
Bachelor in engineering Other institutions  Access with additional training The student shall submit an application to the Faculty of applied sciences, including a detailed past curriculum (courses and
grades by year). The Faculty, after consulting the relevant programme committee, will decide as to the applicant’s admissibility
pursuant to rules relative to links between degrees. If necessary the Faculty can propose a customized curriculum, by drawing on
the volume of elective courses of the relevant engineering Master’s curriculum and, if necessary, up to 15 additional credits. 

Non university Bachelors
Diploma Access Remarks
> Find out more about links to the university
 
> BA en sciences industrielles - type long Accès au master moyennant réussite d'une année préparatoire de max. 60 crédits Type long

Holders of a 2nd cycle University degree
Diploma Special Requirements Access Remarks
"Licenciés"
 
Engineers considered equivalent to corresponding bachelors   Direct access  
Masters
 
Masters in engineering   Direct access  

Holders of a non-University 2nd cycle degree
Diploma Access Remarks
> Find out more about links to the university
 
> MA en sciences de l'ingénieur industriel (toutes finalités)
> MA en sciences industrielles (toutes finalités)
Accès direct au master moyennant ajout éventuel de 15 crédits max Type long

Adults taking up their university training
> See the website www.uclouvain.be/vae

Personalized access
Reminder : all Masters (apart from Advanced Masters) are also accessible on file.

Admission and Enrolment Procedures for general registration

See the general admission requirements



Contact

Retour en début de pageUseful contacts

Président de la Commission de diplôme

Secrétariat



Teaching method

Retour en début de pageStrong points of the pedagogical approach

• Features favouring interdisciplinarity :

The electromechanical training at UCL is essentially interdisciplinary since it combines teaching in mechanics, electricity, control theory and computing. It also integrates non-technical disciplines (economics, management, modern languages ..) via elective courses

• Variety of teaching strategies :

Using a pedagogy stressing project work which integrates various disciplines, the training aims to develop students’ good judgment, allowing them to design, model, manufacture and experimentally assess all types of electromechanical systems and devices.

The final thesis amounts to half the workload of the final year. It allows the student to
Join a research team or to collaborate with the industrial world so as to investigate a given topic in depth. Due to its scope and context, it can be considered as a true initiation to the professional life of an engineer or a researcher.

• Variety of learning situations

The student will encounter diverse pedagogical tools adapted to various disciplines : formal lectures, project work, tutorials, problem-based learning, case studies, laboratory work, computer simulations, computer tutorials, industrial and research training, construction site and factory visits, cultural trips, group and personal activities, seminars, …). For some subjects, e-learning will allow students to learn at their own rhythm and to experience virtual experimentation.

This variety of situations helps students build their knowledge in an iterative and progressive manner, while developing their autonomy, and their organizational, time management and communication skills. The most advanced computing tools (hardware, software, networks) are at their disposal.

Retour en début de pageEvaluation

All learning activities are assessed as prescribed by the University internal regulations (see exam regulations), viz. written and oral exams, laboratory exams, individual or group work, public presentation of projects and final thesis.


Internationalisation
Global framework

The Faculty of Applied Sciences has taken part, since their inception, in all the various mobility programmes which have been set up at both the European and world levels.

The numerous contacts it has with professional circles, notably via its Advisory Board, have demonstrated to what extent employers are favourably impressed by a mobility experience in someone’s CV. The ever-increasing internationalization of research via networks linking laboratories throughout the world, speaks in favour of encouraging this mobility.

Students’ interest is aroused at the end of their Bachelor studies, notably via intensive courses such as those of the ATHENS ( ) or BEST ( ) networks.

In the course of the two-year Master’s programme, students are encouraged to take part in a 1- or 2-semester exchange scheme

Within Belgium, the Faculty of Applied Sciences is involved in a privileged partnership with the Faculteit Ingenieurswetenschappen of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, with whom it has set up an exchange scheme relating to the first year of the Master’s curriculum (http://eng.kuleuven.be/).
At the European level, the Faculty of Applied Sciences is strongly involved in the CLUSTER excellence network ( ). This network encourages internal mobility, since this is a guarantee of quality as concerns both the level of teaching and the hosting of exchange students. Moreover, Cluster partners have signed an agreement recognizing each other’s Bachelor’s curricula. This agreement stipulates that all Bachelors of network institutions will have access to the Master’s studies in any institution on a par with local students.
Outside Europe, the Faculty of Applied Sciences is a partner in the Magalhaes network, which groups about fifteen European universities together with the best South American science and technology universities (http://www.magalhaes-network.net/).
Besides these network partnerships, the Faculty has also signed a number of individual agreements with various universities in Europe, North America or elsewhere in the world. A list of these agreements may be found on the website of UCL International Relations (http://www.uclouvain.be/international.html).

International possibilities (for UCL students)

UCL is also a partner in the TIME programme ( ) which gives students the opportunity to obtain two engineering degrees, one at UCL and the other in one of the following institutions :
- Ecole Centrale Paris
- Supaero Toulouse
- Universidad Politecnica de Madrid
- Politecnico di Milano
- Institut Français du Pétrole

Besides intensive courses which are one component of international relations, EPL students with outstanding results are encouraged to apply for 5- or 10-month exchange programmes.
When taking place during the first Master’s year, exchanges are generally 10 months long. In the second year, they only last for a semester, either as courses or else research in a foreign laboratory as a complement to the final thesis.

Some other more specific exchange programmes have been set up with South America, where the academic year is naturally on an “austral” basis.

Students are informed about the various exchange programmes as from their second Bachelor’s year. They are encouraged to prepare for their exchange in a timely manner, notably by taking language courses at the Modern Languages Institute of UCL.



Core courses
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from 60 to 65 credits among
Mandatory LELME2990

Travail de fin d'études  (in French) Francis Labrique   28credits      x

MandatoryCours d'électricité et d'électronique
L'étudiant sélectionne au moins 13 crédits parmi
Mandatory LELEC2311

PHYSICS OF ELECTROMECHANICAL CONVERTERS  (in French) Bruno Dehez, Francis Labrique (coord.), Ernest Matagne 30h + 15h  4credits  1q  x  
Mandatory LELEC2520

ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS  (in French) Emmanuel De Jaeger, Noël Janssens 30h + 30h  5credits  2q  x x
Mandatory LELEC2531

Electronics II : Digital electronic circuits  (in French) Jean-Didier Legat 30h + 30h  5credits  1q  x  
Mandatory LELEC2660

Power electronics  (in French) Francis Labrique 30h + 15h  4credits  1q  x  

MandatoryCours de mécanique
Mandatory LMECA2755

Industrial automation.  (in French) Bruno Dehez, Paul Fisette 30h + 30h  5credits  1q  x  
Mandatory LMECA2953

Kinematics and dynamics of machinery.  (in French) Paul Fisette 22.5h + 7.5h  3credits  1q  x  

MandatoryReligion courses for student in exact sciences
The student shall select2 credits among
Optional LTECO2100

Questions of religious sciences: biblical readings  Bernard Van Meenen 15h  2credits  1q  x x
Optional LTECO2200

Questions of religious sciences: reflections about christian faith  Dominique Martens 15h  2credits  2q  x x
Optional LTECO2300

Questions of religious sciences: questions about ethics  Philippe Cochinaux 15h  2credits  1q  x x

MandatoryCours au choix
L'étudiant complète son tronc commun avec l'aide d'un conseiller en tenant compte des cours de la majeure en électricité ou de le majeure en mécanique qu'il n'a pas suivi en baccalauréat, prioritairement dans la liste suivante
Optional LINMA1510

Linear Control  (in French) Georges Bastin 30h + 30h  5credits  2q  x  
Optional LMECA1201

Projet en modélisation et simulation (nouveau cours)  Paul Fisette, Jean-Claude Samin 20h + 10h  2credits  1q  x  
Optional LMECA1510

Dynamics of elastic systems.  (in French) Jean-Pierre Coyette, Laurent Delannay 30h + 30h  5credits  2q  x  
Optional LMECA1451

Mechanical manufacturing.  (in French) Bruno de Meester de Betzenbroeck, Jean-François Debongnie 30h + 30h  4credits  2q  x  
 


Focuses

Professional focus in mecatronics
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MandatoryCommande électrique
Mandatory LELEC2313

Dynamic modelling and control of electromechanical converters  (in French) Bruno Dehez, Francis Labrique (coord.), Ernest Matagne 30h + 15h  4credits  2q  x  
Mandatory LELEC2811

Instrumentation and sensors  (in French) Francis Labrique, Ernest Matagne 30h + 30h  5credits  1q  x  

MandatoryProjets
Mandatory LELEC2103

Project in Electricity 3 : Electronic systems  (in French) Jean-Didier Legat, Piotr Sobieski, Luc Vandendorpe 75h  5credits  1+2q  x  
Mandatory LELEC2104

Actuation systems  (in French) Bruno Dehez, Francis Labrique (coord.), Ernest Matagne 0h + 30h  2credits  2q  x  
Mandatory LMECA2845

Project work in mechatronics.  Paul Fisette (coord.), Ernest Matagne, Benoît Raucent 45h + 30h  5credits  1+2q  x  

MandatoryInformatique
Mandatory LINGI2315

Design of Embedded and real-time systems  Jean-Didier Legat, Marc Lobelle 30h + 30h  5credits  2q  x  

MandatoryRobotique
Mandatory LMECA2732

Introduction to robotics.  Jean-Claude Samin 30h + 15h  4credits  2q  x  
 


Professional focus in energy
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MandatoryThermodynamique et énergétique
Mandatory LMECA2150

Thermal cycles.  (in French) Yann Bartosiewicz 30h + 30h  5credits  1q  x  
Mandatory LMECA2220

Internal combustion engines.  Hervé Jeanmart 30h + 30h  5credits  2q  x  
Mandatory LMECA2322

Fluid mechanics and transfer II.  (in French) François Dupret, Grégoire Winckelmans 30h + 30h  5credits  1q  x  
Mandatory LMECA2160

Fuels and combustion.  Miltiadis Papalexandris 30h + 30h  5credits  1q  x  

MandatoryElectrotechnique
Mandatory LELEC2595

Power quality  (in French) Alain Robert 30h + 15h  4credits  2q  x  
Mandatory LELEC2670

Renewable and non conventional sources of electrical energy  (in French) Francis Labrique (coord.), Ernest Matagne 30h + 15h  4credits  2q  x x

MandatoryProjet en énergie
Mandatory LELEC2105

Project in energy  (in French) Yann Bartosiewicz, Bruno Dehez (coord.) 0h + 30h  2credits  2q  x  
 



Options and optional courses

Circuits and electronic systems
The objective of this option, which is common to the Master's in electrical and electromechanical engineering , is to introduce the student to systematic design techniques, computer simulation, manufacturing and experimental characterization of electronic components and circuits, both analogue and numerical, as well as mixed systems combining these components types. The emphasis is placed on practice, applications and project work.
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L'étudiant qui choisit cette option sélectionnefrom 15 to 29 credits among

MandatoryCours obligatoire en circuits et systèmes électroniques
Mandatory LELEC2532

Electronics III : Analog electronic circuits  (in French) Denis Flandre, Jean-Didier Legat 30h + 30h  5credits  2q  x x

OptionalCours au choix circuits et systèmes électroniques
Optional LELEC2570

Implementation of digital electronic systems  (in French) Jean-Didier Legat 30h + 30h  5credits  1q  x x
Optional LELEC2590

Seminars in electronics and communications  Denis Flandre, Denis Flandre (coord.), Denis Flandre (supplée Laurent Francis), Laurent Francis, Isabelle Huynen, Jérôme Louveaux 30h  3credits  2q  x x
Optional LELEC2620

Design of digital electronic systems  N. 30h + 30h  5credits  2qCourses not taught this academic year  x x
Optional LELEC2650

Analog integrated circuits  (in French) Denis Flandre 30h + 30h  5credits  1q  x x
Optional LELEC2660

Power electronics  (in French) Francis Labrique 30h + 15h  4credits  1q  x x
Optional LELEC2760

Secure electronic circuits and systems  Jean-Jacques Quisquater, François-Xavier Standaert 30h + 30h  5credits  2q  x x
 


Nanotechnology
This option is common to the Master’s degrees in electrical engineering, electromechanical engineering, applied physics engineering, and chemistry and materials science engineering, and aims to introduce the student to the physics and simulation of materials and the devices used in the fields of micro- and nano-electronics, to ,the properties, manufacturing and characterization methods of micro- and nano-structures the operational modes of nano-devices, and the development and integration of (bio-)organic components into nano-systems.
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MandatoryPhysique des nano-structures et nano-matériaux
Pour participer aux cours proposés dans cette rubrique, il est recommandé d'avoir déjà suivi au préalable un cours de Physique des Matériaux, comme par exemple le cours MAPR 1492. Les cours MAPR 2451 et 2471 ne sont pas accessibles aux étudiants du master ingénieur civil physicien.
Optional LMAPR2015

Physics of Nanostructures  Jean-Christophe Charlier (coord.), Xavier Gonze, Luc Piraux 37.5h + 22.5h  5credits  1q  x x
Optional LMAPR2451

Study of materials at the atomic scale  Jean-Christophe Charlier, Xavier Gonze (coord.) 30h + 30h  5credits  2q  x x
Optional LMAPR2471

Transport phenomena in solids and nanostructures  Jean-Christophe Charlier, Luc Piraux (coord.) 30h + 30h  5credits  2q  x x
Optional LFUND2908

Théorie quantique de l'état solide organique  (in French) N.   3credits    x x
Optional LPHY2273

Cryophysique et questions spéciales de supraconductivité  (in French) Vincent Bayot, Luc Piraux (coord.) 45h + 15h  5credits  1q  x x

MandatoryNano- et micro-dispositifs semi-conducteurs
Pour participer aux cours proposés dans cette rubrique, il est recommandé d'avoir déjà suivi au préalable un cours d'électronique physique ou de dispositifs semiconducteurs, comme par exemple un des cours ELEC 1330 ou ELEC 1755.
Optional LELEC2541

Advanced electronic devices  (in French) Vincent Bayot (coord.), Denis Flandre, Jean-Pierre Raskin 30h + 30h  5credits  1q  x x
Optional LELEC2550

SPECIAL ELECTRONIC DEVICES  (in French) Vincent Bayot (coord.), Denis Flandre, Jean-Pierre Raskin 30h + 30h  5credits  1q  x x
Optional LELEC2710

NANOELECTRONICS  (in French) Vincent Bayot (coord.), Denis Flandre, Jean-Pierre Raskin 30h + 30h  5credits  1q  x x

MandatoryMicro- et nano-ingénierie
Optional LELEC2560

MICRO AND NANOFABRICATION TECHNIQUES  (in French) Vincent Bayot (coord.), Denis Flandre, Laurent Francis, Jean-Pierre Raskin, Jean-Pierre Raskin (supplée Laurent Francis) 30h + 30h  5credits  2q  x x
Optional LELEC2895

Design of micro and nanosystems  (in French) Denis Flandre, Laurent Francis (coord.), Thomas Pardoen, Jean-Pierre Raskin 30h + 30h  5credits  1q  x x
Optional LMAPR2012

Macromolecular Nanotechnology  Sophie Demoustier, Jean-François Gohy, Alain Jonas, Bernard Nysten (coord.) 45h + 15h  5credits  2q  x x
Optional LMAPR2631

Solid surface analysis and treatment  Patrick Bertrand (coord.), Arnaud Delcorte (supplée Patrick Bertrand), Bernard Nysten 37.5h + 15h  5credits  2q  x x
 


Option en automatique et systèmes dynamiques / Systems and control [0.0]
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OptionalCours conseillés en automatique et systèmes dynamiques
L'étudiant sélectionne au minimum 10 crédits parmi
Optional LINMA2120

System theory seminar.  Pierre-Antoine Absil, Pierre-Antoine Absil (coord.), Pierre-Antoine Absil (supplée Vincent Wertz), Pierre-Antoine Absil (supplée Vincent Blondel), Georges Bastin, Vincent Blondel, Denis Dochain, Philippe Lefèvre, Paul Van Dooren, Vincent Wertz 20h  2credits    x x
Optional LINMA2345

Differential equations  (in French) Abdou Kouider Ben-Naoum, Jean Van Schaftingen (coord.) 30h + 22.5h  5credits  2q  x x
Optional LINMA2360

Project in mathematical engineering  (in French) Pierre-Antoine Absil, François Glineur (coord.), Yurii Nesterov, Paul Van Dooren 30h + 22.5h  5credits  2q  x x
Optional LINMA2361

Nonlinear systems   (in French) Pierre-Antoine Absil (coord.), Rodolphe Sepulchre 30h + 22.5h  5credits  1q  x x
Optional LINMA2671

Automatic : Theory and implementation   (in French) Julien Hendrickx 30h + 30h  5credits  1q  x x
Optional LINMA2875

System Identification  Julien Hendrickx 30h + 30h  5credits  2q  x x

OptionalCours d'intérêt en automatique et systèmes dynamiques
Optional LELEC2870

Machine Learning : regression, dimensionality reduction and data visualization  Michel Verleysen 30h + 30h  5credits  1q  x x
Optional LGBIO2060

Modeliing of biological systems  Georges Bastin, Philippe Lefèvre 30h + 30h  5credits  1q  x x
Optional LINGI2262

Machine Learning :classification and evaluation  Pierre Dupont 30h + 30h  5credits  1q  x x
Optional LMAPR2510

Mathematical ecology  Eric Deleersnijder, Denis Dochain, Denis Dochain (supplée Eric Deleersnijder) 30h + 22.5h  5credits  2q  x x
Optional LMECA2732

Introduction to robotics.  Jean-Claude Samin 30h + 15h  4credits  2q  x x
 


Mechanical construction and production
This option is common to Mechanical and Electromechanical Master’s curricula, and aims to give students a comprehensive training in the field. All the phases of a mechanical manufacturing process are studied, from design and appropriate manufacturing techniques to production planning and workshop management. All the necessary technological concepts (machine components) and solid knowledge in mechanics (elasticity and plasticity) are also included, so as to acquire a good mastery of machining and the behaviour of the materials being implemented. Particular attention is given to modern automation and robotics.
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Le cours MECA 2732 ne peut être pris dans le cadre de cette option par les étudiants ELME. L'étudiant qui choisit cette option sélectionnefrom 27 to 30 credits among

MandatoryRecommended courses in mechanical manufacturing and production
The student shall choose at least17 credits among
Optional LMECA2330

Machine component design.  (in French) Laurent Delannay, Benoît Raucent (coord.), Renaud Ronsse 30h + 30h  5credits  2q  x x
Optional LMECA2453

Compléments de fabrication mécanique et FAO  Bruno de Meester de Betzenbroeck, Jean-François Debongnie 30h + 30h  5credits  1q  x x
Optional LMECA2732

Introduction to robotics.  Jean-Claude Samin 30h + 15h  4credits  2q  x x
Optional LMECA2802

Mechanics of robots and multibody systems.  Paul Fisette 30h + 30h  5credits  2q  x x
Optional LMAPR2481

Deformation and fracture of materials  Thomas Pardoen 30h + 30h  5credits  1q  x x
Optional LECGE1223

Production and Operations Management  (in French) Pierre Semal 30h  4credits  1q  x x

OptionalCourses related to mechanical manufacturing and production
Optional LMECA2170

Numerical Geometry in CAD  Vincent Legat, Jean-François Remacle 30h + 30h  5credits  1q  x x
Optional LMECA2520

Compléments d'élasticité : calcul de structures planes  Issam Doghri, Jean-François Remacle 30h + 30h  5credits  2q  x x
Optional LMECA2711

Quality management and control.  (in French) N. 30h + 15h  4credits  1qCourses not taught this academic year  x x
Optional LMECA2860

Welding.  (in French) Bruno de Meester de Betzenbroeck 30h + 30h  5credits  1q  x x
Optional LAUCE2181

Mechanic of structures  Jean-François Remacle 10h + 15h  2credits  1q  x x
Optional LAUCE2185

Dynamic of structures  Jean-Pierre Coyette 30h + 30h  5credits  1q  x x
Optional LMAPR2482

Plasticity and metal forming  Laurent Delannay, Thomas Pardoen 30h + 22.5h  5credits  2q  x x
 


Biomechanics
This option is common to Mechanical and Electromechanical Master’s curricula, and aims to give students all the necessary knowledge to be able to master the application of mechanics to this field. First, various physiological systems (circulatory, respiratory, etc.) as well as the dynamic behaviour of the human body are studied from a biological and mechanical point of view (as fluid or solid systems), which also leads to physiotherapy issues. Then, the design and production of bio-engineering components and micro-components (artificial implants, valves, prostheses, etc.) are analysed from a mechanical point of view. Finally, various courses complete the curriculum by establishing a link between biology and mechanics.
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Cette Option est réservée à l'étudiant ayant suivi la Mineure en Génie biomédical durant son programme de bachelier. Il sélectionnefrom 28 to 30 credits among

MandatoryRecommended courses in biomechanics
The student shall choose at least19 credits among
Optional LGBIO2020

Bioinstrumentation  Jean Delbeke, Michel Verleysen 30h + 30h  5credits  1q  x x
Optional LGBIO2030

Biomaterials  Sophie Demoustier, Christine Dupont, Gaëtane Leloup (coord.) 30h + 30h  5credits  2q  x x
Optional LGBIO2040

Biomechanics  Emilie Marchandise 30h + 30h  5credits  2q  x x
Optional LGBIO2060

Modeliing of biological systems  Georges Bastin, Philippe Lefèvre 30h + 30h  5credits  1q  x x
Optional LGBIO2070

Artificial organs and rehabilitation  Jean Delbeke, Luc-Marie Jacquet 30h + 30h  5credits  2q  x x
Optional LMECA2355

Conception mécanique en génie biomédical  Emilie Marchandise (coord.), Benoît Raucent 30h + 15h  4credits  1qCourses not taught this academic year  x x

OptionalCourses related to biomechanics
Optional LGBIO2010

Bioinformatics  Yves Deville, Michel Ghislain 30h + 30h  5credits  2q  x x
Optional LGBIO2050

Medical Imaging  Anne Bol, John Lee (supplée Benoît Macq), Benoît Macq, Frank Peeters 30h + 30h  5credits  1q  x x
Optional LMECA2131

Introduction to nonlinear solid mechanics.  (in French) Issam Doghri 30h + 30h  5credits  2q  x x
Optional LMECA2170

Numerical Geometry in CAD  Vincent Legat, Jean-François Remacle 30h + 30h  5credits  1q  x x
Optional LMECA2640

Mechanics of composite materials.  (in French) Issam Doghri 30h + 15h  4credits  2qPeriodic courses taught this academic year  x x
Optional LMECA2660

Numerical methods in fluid mechanics.  (in French) Grégoire Winckelmans 30h + 30h  5credits  2q  x x
Optional LMECA2802

Mechanics of robots and multibody systems.  Paul Fisette 30h + 30h  5credits  2q  x x
 


numerical modelling in Mechanics
This option is common to Mechanical and Electromechanical Master’s curricula, and strives to bring together all mechanics courses which are concerned with the development and implementation of numerical simulation algorithms aimed at solving transfer, systems dynamics or solid or fluid dynamics problems. There are numerous applications of these theories, in particular for vehicle dynamics and aerodynamics (automobiles, trains, aircraft), materials forming (polymers, composites, metals), and long-term resistance of mechanical components.
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L'étudiant qui choisit cette option sélectionnefrom 27 to 30 credits among

MandatoryBasic recommended courses in numerical modelling in Mechanics
The student shall choose at least10 credits among
Optional LMECA2170

Numerical Geometry in CAD  Vincent Legat, Jean-François Remacle 30h + 30h  5credits  1q  x x
Optional LMECA2300

Advanced Numerical Methods  Christophe Craeye, Vincent Legat, Vincent Legat (supplée Christophe Craeye), Jean-François Remacle, Jean-François Remacle (supplée Christophe Craeye) 30h + 30h  5credits  2q  x x
Optional LMECA2802

Mechanics of robots and multibody systems.  Paul Fisette 30h + 30h  5credits  2q  x x
Optional LINMA1170

Numerical analysis  Pierre-Antoine Absil, Paul Van Dooren (coord.) 30h + 22.5h  5credits  1q  x x
Optional LINMA1702

Applied mathematics : Optimization  (in French) Vincent Blondel, François Glineur, François Glineur (coord.), François Glineur (supplée Vincent Blondel) 30h + 22.5h  5credits  2q  x x
Optional LINMA2370

Modelling and analysis of dynamical systems   Georges Bastin 30h + 22.5h  5credits  1q  x x
Optional LINMA2671

Automatic : Theory and implementation   (in French) Julien Hendrickx 30h + 30h  5credits  1q  x x

MandatorySolid mechanics courses recommended in numerical modelling in Mechanics
The student shall choose at least6 credits among
Optional LMECA2131

Introduction to nonlinear solid mechanics.  (in French) Issam Doghri 30h + 30h  5credits  2q  x x
Optional LMECA2453

Compléments de fabrication mécanique et FAO  Bruno de Meester de Betzenbroeck, Jean-François Debongnie 30h + 30h  5credits  1q  x x
Optional LMECA2520

Compléments d'élasticité : calcul de structures planes  Issam Doghri, Jean-François Remacle 30h + 30h  5credits  2q  x x
Optional LMECA2640

Mechanics of composite materials.  (in French) Issam Doghri 30h + 15h  4credits  2qPeriodic courses taught this academic year  x x
Optional LAUCE2181

Mechanic of structures  Jean-François Remacle 10h + 15h  2credits  1q  x x
Optional LAUCE2185

Dynamic of structures  Jean-Pierre Coyette 30h + 30h  5credits  1q  x x
Optional LMAPR2482

Plasticity and metal forming  Laurent Delannay, Thomas Pardoen 30h + 22.5h  5credits  2q  x x

MandatoryFluids mechanics courses recommended in numerical modelling in Mechanics
The student shall choose at least8 credits among
Optional LMECA2141

Rheology.  (in French) Christian Bailly, Vincent Legat 30h + 30h  5credits  2q  x x
Optional LMECA2195

Reactional flows.  Miltiadis Papalexandris 30h + 30h  5credits  2q  x x
Optional LMECA2620

Simulation of transfer phenomenia in industrial processes.  (in French) François Dupret 30h + 15h  4credits  2q  x x
Optional LMECA2660

Numerical methods in fluid mechanics.  (in French) Grégoire Winckelmans 30h + 30h  5credits  2q  x x
Optional LMECA2853

Turbulence.  (in French) Eric Deleersnijder, Grégoire Winckelmans 30h + 15h  4credits  1q  x x
 


Option en gestion / management [0.0]
This option is common to most Master’s in engineering, and aims to familiarize students with the basics of company management.
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Cette option ne peut être prise simultanément avec l'option création de petites et moyennes entreprises. Le cours FSA 2240 ne fait pas partie de cette option pour les étudiants GCE. L'étudiant qui choisit cette option sélectionnefrom 16 to 20 credits among
Optional LFSA2140

Elements of industrial laws  (in French) Fernand De Visscher, Fernand De Visscher, Fernand De Visscher, Werner Derycke, Werner Derycke, Werner Derycke, Bénédicte Inghels, Bénédicte Inghels, Bénédicte Inghels 30h  3credits  1q  x x
Optional LFSA2230

Introduction to management and to business economics  (in French) Paul Belleflamme, Benoît Gailly 30h + 15h  4credits  2q  x x
Optional LFSA2240

Foundations of financial management  (in French) Gerrit Sarens 30h + 15h  4credits  2q  x x
Optional LFSA2245

Environment and Enterprise  (in French) Thierry Bréchet 30h  3credits  1q  x x
Optional LFSA2235

Project management  (in French) Ruben Alberto Chumpitaz Caceres 30h  3credits  1q  x x
Optional LFSA2210

Organisation and human resources  (in French) John Cultiaux 30h  3credits  2q  x x

MandatoryAlternative to the Management option for computer science students
Computer science students who have already followed various courses of this discipline during their Bachelor's curriculum shall select between 16 and 20 credits in the program "mineure en gestion pour les sciences informatiques" http://www.uclouvain.be/prog-2009-mingest3.html
 


Option en création de petites et moyennes entreprises [0.0]
This option is common to most Master’s in engineering, and aims to familiarize students with the basic specificities of SMCs, entrepreneurship and launching, so as to develop the skills, knowledge and tools required in launching a company. Access is limited to a small number of students chosen on the basis of motivation and individual interviews. The motivation applications for this option must be submitted before the start of the academic year, to:
Secrétariat CPME - Place des Doyens 1
1348 Louvain-la-Neuve (tél 010/47 84 59).
Selected students will replace the final thesis of the core curriculum by a specific thesis in company launching (same number of credits).
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Un ensemble d'informations complémentaires sur cette option sont disponibles à l'adresse http://www.uclouvain.be/cpme . Cette option ne peut être prise simultanément avec l'option en gestion/management. L'étudiant qui choisit cette option sélectionnefrom 20 to 30 credits among

MandatoryCompulsory courses
Mandatory LCPME2001

Entrepreneurship Theory  Olivier Giacomin (supplée Frank Janssen), Frank Janssen 30h  5credits    x  
Mandatory LCPME2003

Business plan of the creation of a company  Frank Janssen, Olivier Jaspers 30h  5credits      x
Mandatory LCPME2002

Managerial, legal and economic aspects of the creation of a company  (in French) Régis Coeurderoy, Yves De Cordt 30h  5credits    x x
Mandatory LCPME2004

Advanced seminar on Enterpreneurship  (in French) Frank Janssen 30h  5credits    x x

OptionalElective courses
This trainee programme is not compatible with FSA 2995
Optional LCPME2995

Stage en entreprise  (in French) N.   10credits    x x

OptionalPrerequisite CPME course
Students who have not taken a management course within their former curriculum shall include CPME2000 in their current curriculum.
Mandatory LCPME2000

Management Foundations of a small/middle size company  Régis Coeurderoy, Paul Vanzeveren 30h  5credits    x  
 


Optional courses
Amongst the elective courses, students’ attention drawn to those which relate to CONTROLS, ELECTRICAL and MECHANICAL ENGINEERING. Students may also choose courses on management, law, economics and modern languages. If they make a choice outside the list below, this choice will have to be approved by the diploma committee.
Moreover, they may choose an industrial traineeship. In this case, they must absolutely consult with an advisor from the ELME diploma committee, before registering, so as to check on the feasibility of the training period within the company they contacted directly themselves or via a member of the diploma committee.
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Les étudiants peuvent compléter leur programme d'options parmi la liste ci dessous sans avoir à demander d'autorisation particulière.

OptionalLanguages
Students may include in their electives any language course of the Institute of Modern Languages (ILV) for a maximum of 3 credits within the 120 basic credits of their Master?s. Their attention is drawn to the following professional insertion seminars:
Optional LNEER2500

Seminar of professional integration: Dutch - intermediate level  (in French) Valérie Dachy, Isabelle Demeulenaere (coord.), Mariken Smit 30h  3credits    x x
Optional LNEER2501

Seminar of professional integration: Dutch - intermediate level  (in French) An Neven 30h  5credits  1q  x x
Optional LNEER2600

Seminar of professional integration: Dutch - upper-intermiediate level  (in French) Isabelle Demeulenaere (coord.), Mariken Smit 30h  3credits    x x
Optional LNEER2601

Séminaire d'insertion professionnelle: néerlandais - niveau approfondi  (in French) N. 30h  5credits    x x
Optional LALLE2500

German - Seminar of professional integration, intermediate level  (in French) Caroline Klein, Ann Rinder (coord.) 30h  3credits  1+2q  x x
Optional LALLE2501

German - Seminar of professional integration, intermediate level  (in French) Caroline Klein, Ann Rinder (coord.) 30h  5credits  1+2q  x x
Optional LESPA2600

Séminaire d'insertion professionnelle - espagnol  (in French) Isabel Baeza Varela 30h  3credits  1q  x x
Optional LESPA2601

Séminaire d'insertion professionnelle: espagnol  (in French) Paula Lorente Fernandez (coord.) 30h  5credits  1+2q  x x
Optional LINMA2370

Modelling and analysis of dynamical systems   Georges Bastin 30h + 22.5h  5credits  1q  x x
Optional LINMA2360

Project in mathematical engineering  (in French) Pierre-Antoine Absil, François Glineur (coord.), Yurii Nesterov, Paul Van Dooren 30h + 22.5h  5credits  2q  x x
Optional LINMA2671

Automatic : Theory and implementation   (in French) Julien Hendrickx 30h + 30h  5credits  1q  x x
Optional LELEC2570

Implementation of digital electronic systems  (in French) Jean-Didier Legat 30h + 30h  5credits  1q  x x
Optional LELEC2620

Design of digital electronic systems  N. 30h + 30h  5credits  2qCourses not taught this academic year  x x
Optional LELEC2870

Machine Learning : regression, dimensionality reduction and data visualization  Michel Verleysen 30h + 30h  5credits  1q  x x
Optional LELEC2920

Communication networks  Sébastien Lugan (supplée Benoît Macq), Benoît Macq 30h + 30h  5credits  1q  x x
Optional LELEC2930

Intoduction to telecommunication  (in French) Jérôme Louveaux 30h + 15h  4credits  2q  x x
Optional LMECA2120

Introduction to finite element methods.  (in French) Vincent Legat 30h + 30h  5credits  1q  x x
Optional LMECA2240

Testing of thermal machinery.  (in French) Hervé Jeanmart 15h + 15h  2credits  2q  x x
Optional LMECA2600

Introduction to nuclear engineering and reactor technology.  (in French) Hamid Aït Abderrahim 30h + 30h  5credits  1+2q  x x
Optional LMECA2645

Major technological hazards in industrial activity.  (in French) Denis Dochain, Alexis Dutrieux 30h  3credits  2q  x x
Optional LMECA2771

Thermodynamics of irreversible phenomena.  (in French) François Dupret, Miltiadis Papalexandris 30h + 15h  4credits  2q  x x
Optional LMECA2802

Mechanics of robots and multibody systems.  Paul Fisette 30h + 30h  5credits  2q  x x
Optional LMECA2830

Aerospace dynamics.  (in French) Philippe Chatelain, David Johnson 30h + 30h  5credits  1q  x x
Optional LMECA2860

Welding.  (in French) Bruno de Meester de Betzenbroeck 30h + 30h  5credits  1q  x x
Optional LMECA3150

Séminaire de mécanique  (in French) Laurent Delannay (coord.), Paul Fisette, Miltiadis Papalexandris 45h  5credits  1+2q  x x

OptionalCompany training periods
Students may include in their curriculum a company training period worth 10 credits. However, if this activity is related to their final thesis, they shall choose the 5-credit FSA 2996 course.
Optional LFSA2995

Stage en entreprise  (in French) Claude Oestges 30h  10credits    x x
Optional LFSA2996

Stage en entreprise  (in French) Claude Oestges   5credits    x x