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The Master in Agricultural Bioengineering with a professional focus is designed to train bioengineers in the field of agronomic science and technology : animal and plant production, plant improvement and protection, animal improvement, quality of food and health products, biotechnology, environmental impact of agriculture, land management, rural socio-economics, industry, management etc.

The programme is designed to train future bioengineers to become :

• professionals able to tackle and diagnose agronomic problems : production and quality, production systems and industries, protection and development of resources, impact etc.
• scientists able to understand complex processes on different scales, used to multidisciplinary approaches and consultation with other specialists
• innovators able to design new kinds of production and management, new processes in response to many major challenges : feeding the world, bringing together food and health and reconciling agriculture with environment. 

Training provides students with :

• knowledge in the field of agronomic sciences (plant and animal sciences, applied ecology, biochemistry of nutrition, ecophysiology, systems analysis, sociology and rural economics, food science etc.) ;
• technical skill in agronomic sciences and bioengineering (cultural and agro-environmental diagnosis, agri-food, biotechnology, biometrics and data analysis, modelling, support for decision-taking, analysis of production industries, improvement techniques, design of new technical routes in plant and animal production, phytotechnics and zootechnics) and integrated analysis (project management, systems analysis).

Strongly multidisciplinary in character, the training focuses on acquiring skills which combine the theory and techniques of bioengineering. There is special emphasis on the mechanistic study of processes, the design and implementation of procedures (e.g. biotechnology, technical routes, development of resources), systems analysis, impact assessment, multisource data fusion and support for decision-taking.

This programme comprises a series of activities totalling 120 credits spread over two years worth 60 credits each. It is structured as follows :

Year 1 :

• compulsory professional focus programme for 30 credits.
• compulsory core subjects programme : 5 credits (out of 40) are taken in the first year. All the others (35 credits) from the core subjects programme are taken in the second year.
• choice of one option course of 30 credits from a list of six. The majority of option courses (25 credits) are organized in the first year. Certain courses (5 credits), as already mentioned, are taken in the second year.
  Certain option courses are organized jointly with one or two other programmes from the Master in Bioengineering. This is the reason for the special numbering of these option courses. (For example, option course 1A is also in the programme for the Master in Chemistry and Bioindustry where it is called option course 1C. Option course 10 A is also in the programme for the Master in Bioengineering (Environment Science and Technology) where it is called option course 10E and the Master in Chemistry and Bioindustry where it is called option course 10C.)

Year 2 :

• compulsory core subjects programme : 35 credits (out of 40) are taken in the second year.
• the remainder of the option course (5 credits) chosen in Year 1 of the Master is taken in Year 2.
• choice of a module of 20 credits from nine advanced modules, some of which follow on from the six option courses of Year 1. Students are strongly encouraged to follow the instructions regarding each of these modules.

Optional subjects :

There are some optional courses within the programme. They may either be chosen from a suggested list or may be chosen freely from the all courses available at UCL or even another institution. The same applies to all the optional courses in the programme. 
All these choices must be made in the timescale laid down by the Faculty Department and agreed by the Academic Secretary. For courses from another faculty or institution, students must gain prior agreement from the lecturer in charge of the course. 

Additional training "Business Creation"

Students enrolled on the Master in Bioengineering programme have the possibility of taking a module of interdisciplinary training entitled “Business Creation”. This additional programme features in the Master programmes of various faculties (Bioengineering, Law, Business Management, Civil Engineering and Psychology). It is designed to provide students, as potential creators, with the tools for analysis and understanding which will help them appreciate how entrepreneurship works when creating or taking on a business and develop projects of this kind within existing organizations.
In addition, this training enables students to gain familiarity with other disciplines and to learn how to work in multidisciplinary teams.
 
For further information :
- on the training programme, please refer to : http://www.uclouvain.be/cpme.html
- on how the Master in Bioengineering programmes work, please contact the Faculty Office.

Whatever focuses and option courses are chosen, the programme for this Master must come to a minimum of 120 credits spread over two years of study. This corresponds to 60 credits per year.

This Master in Bioengineering programme follows on directly from the programme of the Bachelor in Engineering Science (Bioengineering), with an option course in Agronomy.  

Successful completion of this programme enables direct entry to other training programmes in the second and third cycles.

• Advanced Masters : the Advanced Masters in the field authorized by regulations in addition to those established by the University Development Commission (Commission Universitaire au Développment – CUD) in the same field.
• Doctoral programmes : doctorate in Agronomic Science and Biological Engineering.

 

University Bachelors
Diploma	Special Requirements	Access	Remarks
UCL Bachelors
Bachelier en Sciences de l'ingénieur: orientation bioingénieur	Approfondissement en agronomie	Direct access
Bachelor in Bioengineering [180.0]	Additionnal module in Agronomy [30.0]	Direct access
Bachelier en Sciences de l'ingénieur: orientation bioingénieur	Approfondissement en chimie	Access with additional training	L'étudiant bachelier en sciences de l'ingénieur, orientation bioingénieur ayant suivi au préalable la mineure d'approfondissement en chimie introduit un dossier auprès du vice-doyen, en mentionnant son curriculum détaillé. La commission propose à l'étudiant un programme adapté. Si le volume de cours dépasse les 15 crédits, une année supplémentaire pourra être envisagée.
Belgian Bachelors of the French speaking Community
Intitulé du programme appelé par le code		On the file: direct access or access with additional training
Bachelier en Sciences de l'ingénieur, orientation bioingénieur		Access with additional training	L'étudiant bachelier en sciences de l'ingénieur, orientation bioingénieur n'ayant pas suivi au préalable une mineure en agronomie réputée équivalente introduit un dossier auprès du vice-doyen en mentionnant son curriculum détaillé. Une proposition de cours adaptée est faite à l'étudiante en imposant éventuellement 15 crédits complémentaires de formation.
Belgian Bachelors of the Dutch speaking Community
Intitulé du programme appelé par le code		On the file: direct access or access with additional training	Les conditions d'accès seront définies au cas par cas en fonction des prérequis nécessaires.
Foreign Bachelors
Intitulé du programme appelé par le code		On the file: direct access or access with additional training	Les conditions d'accès seront définies au cas par cas en fonction des prérequis nécessaires.
Non university Bachelors
Diploma		Access	Remarks
> Find out more about links to the university
> BA en agronomie > BA en chimie (toutes finalités) > BA en chimie finalité biochimie > BA-AESI en sciences: biologie, chimie, physique		Accès au master moyennant réussite d'une année préparatoire de max. 60 crédits	Type court
> BA en sciences agronomiques - type long > BA en sciences industrielles - type long		Après vérification de l'acquisition des matières prérequises, soit accès moyennant la réussite d'une année préparatoire de 60 crédits max, soit accès immédiat moyennant ajout éventuel de 15 crédits max	Type long
Holders of a 2nd cycle University degree
Diploma	Special Requirements	Access	Remarks
"Licenciés"
Ingénieur chimiste et des bioindustries		On the file: direct access or access with additional training
Ingénieur agronome		On the file: direct access or access with additional training
Bioingénieur		On the file: direct access or access with additional training
Intitulé du programme appelé par le code		On the file: direct access or access with additional training
Intitulé du programme appelé par le code		On the file: direct access or access with additional training
Intitulé du programme appelé par le code		On the file: direct access or access with additional training
Intitulé du programme appelé par le code		On the file: direct access or access with additional training	Les masters bioingénieur peuvent également être accessibles sur dossier et notamment par validation des acquis de l'expérience (VAE).
Masters
Intitulé du programme appelé par le code		On the file: direct access or access with additional training
Intitulé du programme appelé par le code		On the file: direct access or access with additional training
Intitulé du programme appelé par le code		On the file: direct access or access with additional training
Intitulé du programme appelé par le code		On the file: direct access or access with additional training
Intitulé du programme appelé par le code		On the file: direct access or access with additional training
Intitulé du programme appelé par le code		Direct access
Holders of a non-University 2nd cycle degree
Diploma		Access	Remarks
> Find out more about links to the university
> MA architecte paysagiste > MA en sciences agronomiques > MA en sciences de l'ingénieur industriel en agronomie > MA en sciences de l'ingénieur industriel, finalités chimie et biochimie > MA en sciences industrielles, finalités chimie et biochimie		Accès direct au master moyennant ajout éventuel de 15 crédits max	Type long

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See the general admission requirements

Faculté d'ingénierie biologique, agronomique et environnementale
Croix du Sud, 2 bte 1
B-1348 Louvain-La-Neuve
Belgium
Tel + 32 (0)10 47 37 19 - Fax + 32 (0) 10 47 47 45
http://www.uclouvain.be/agro

Useful Contacts

Study Advisor : Professor Charles Bielders

Président des jurys d'examens : Professor Pierre Bertin

Secrétaire du jury d'examens de première année : Professor Anne Legrève

Secrétaire du jury d'examens de deuxième année : Professor Quentin Ponette

The overall structure of the programmes for the Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Bioengineering) and the Master in Bioengineering clearly reflect the

concepts of specialization, gradual choice and individualization of the courses.
1^st cycle (Bachelor) :

• same programme for SC and AGRO in first year (BIR11BA),
• special programme in second year (BIR12BA) for all the BIR students
• distinct programme with 30 credits for option courses in third year (BIRC13BA, BIRA13BA, BIRE13BA) : three advanced subsidiary subjects available : chemistry (BIRC), agronomy (BIRA), environment (BIRE).

2^nd cycle (Master) :

• choice of three Masters in Bioengineering with a professional focus, together with twelve option courses which partly overlap, optional subjects (either free choice or from the lists) and a final individual dissertation.
  This overall structure gives students the opportunity to have a highly individualized programme whilst at the same time retaining both the  comprehensive nature of the training and the foundation elements of university education : independence, competence, open-mindedness and interest in research.

The twelve option courses, which partly overlap at the level of the three Masters in Bioengineering, correspond to fields of activity identified on the basis of a wide-ranging survey of graduates of the Faculty working professionally and of contacts with potential employers. 

The interdisciplinarity and the integrated approach are key dimensions in the training of bioengineers in agronomic science. This is reflected by :

• availability of courses organized by other faculties ;
• grouping of training activities : combined exercises, joint project, analysis of real situations, simulations ;
• the perception, analysis, diagnosis and content of the course specifications (management, design of new processes etc) combine different kinds of tools (field observation, laboratory analysis, databases, biometrics etc) and various scales in space (from the molecular to plots of land and farms, from an agricultural region to a sub-continent and beyond) and in time ;
• teaching teams with a wide range of expertise ;
• learning how best to work in groups of students to develop a real, independent capacity for intellectual work.

Training for research. through research, which is essential for conceptual and innovative awareness and developing intellectual rigour, is reflected by different types of activities :

• producing a final dissertation and taking part in dissertation seminars ;
• participation in subject seminars providing direct contact with young researchers working in the field of agronomic science (applied biology and agricultural production);
• presentation of seminars by students from an outside research group or groups and the production of a dissertation. 

The application of skills, knowledge and techniques that students have acquired and how they use them together is taken into account in an integrated project in agronomic science. This is an important learning activity supplements the dissertation which, in the view of the Faculty, remains the most important part of training for research. 

Through the close connection between the teaching and research, the development of new tools and new approaches is the subject of advanced training from the beginning of the 2^nd cycle and is therefore central to this Master programme (e.g. integrated fight, crop protection and bioinformatics). All this enables graduates of this programme to be able to make rapid use of new techniques and approaches in their early professional experience.

Students are assessed according to the activities in the programme : this can take the form of written and/or oral examinations as well as individual and/or group work.

Further details about how the assessment is done can be found in the course specifications.

Mobility and/or international links

The programme for the Master in Agricultural Bioengineering offers a wide range of opportunities to study at other institutions, in Belgium, Europe and elsewhere.
The Faculty would like to highlight the strengths of this programme, particularly the potential for research and the fact that it is very much a part of a complete University. The shape of the option courses available has also been influenced by the different fields of activity in which bioengineers work. 

There are two kinds of international mobility : students who have already gained their Bachelor degree can move abroad to study for their Master at another institution ; it is also possible to take some course modules in another institution. The mobility rate for AGRO students on exchange schemes such as Erasmus is around 30-40% and the number of our students who go abroad is similar to the number of foreign students who come to study here.
This mobility should increase given the harmonization of education at the European level and the conclusion of new partnership agreements outside ERASMUS as well as membership of thematic networks. The AGRO Faculty is also a member of the ATHENS network.

In particular, the programme of the Master in Bioengineering (Agronomic Science) offers an option course and an advanced module on Agricultural Economics and Natural Resources, organized in cooperation with the Agrocampus in Rennes (France).  Under the ERASMUS exchange agreement, courses on the special subject  Agriculture and Resources : Policies and Markets (Politiques et marchés de l'agriculture et des ressources - POMAR) taken at the Agrocampus in Rennes (http://www.agrocampus-rennes.fr/scripts/fr/B_formations/spe/B_ENSAR_spe_pomar.htm) may count towards the option course and the advanced module Agricultural Economics and Natural Resources at UCL.

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Core courses if option 1A, 7A,8A,10A or 11A is chosen
LBIRA2109	Agrarian systems and farm	Mohamed Walid Ben Youssef Sadok, Pierre Bertin (coord.)	45h + 7.5h	5credits	1q	x
LBIRA2200	Master thesis  (in French)	N.		27credits			x
LBIRA2201	Interdisciplinary project in agronomy	Mohamed Walid Ben Youssef Sadok, Cathy Debier, Yvan Larondelle (coord.)	30h	3credits	1q		x
LBIRA2210	Seminars accompanying the dissertation	Philippe Baret, Pierre Bertin (coord.), Cathy Debier, Frédéric Gaspart, Anne Legrève	30h	3credits	1+2q		x
Religious Sciences: one course to choose among the following: (2credits)
LTECO2100	Questions of religious sciences: biblical readings	Hans Ausloos	15h	2credits	1q	x	x
LTECO2200	Questions of religious sciences: reflections about christian faith	Dominique Martens	15h	2credits	2q	x	x
LTECO2300	Questions of religious sciences: questions about ethics	Philippe Cochinaux	15h	2credits	1q	x	x
Core courses for option AFEPA 14A and advanced option M14 offered at UCL
LBIRA2200	Master thesis  (in French)	N.		27credits			x
LBIRA2210	Seminars accompanying the dissertation	Philippe Baret, Pierre Bertin (coord.), Cathy Debier, Frédéric Gaspart, Anne Legrève	30h	3credits	1+2q		x
LBRAI2218	Special issues in rural economy	Bruno Henry de Frahan (coord.)	30h + 22.5h	5credits	1q		x
Courses to choose in Year 1 for a minimum of 5 ECTS

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Programme for options 1A,7A,8A,9A, 10A & 11A
LBIRA2101	Biometry : analysis of the variance  (in French)	Xavier Draye (coord.), Anouar El Ghouch, Bernadette Govaerts, Réjane Rousseau (supplée Bernadette Govaerts)	30h + 15h	4credits	2q	x
LBIRA2102	Applied biotechnology	Claude Bragard (coord.), Isabelle Donnay, Xavier Draye	30h + 7.5h	4credits	1q	x
LBIRA2104	Farm management and decision tools  (in French)	Jean-Marie Bouquiaux, Frédéric Gaspart (coord.)	45h + 7.5h	5credits	2q	x
LBIRA2105	Agricultural and rural policies	Bruno Henry de Frahan	30h + 0h	3credits	1q	x
LBIRA2106	Principles of phytiatry	Claude Bragard, Anne Legrève	30h	3credits	1q	x
LBIRA2107	Animal production	Michel Focant, Yvan Larondelle (coord.)	30h + 15h	4credits	2q	x
LBIRA2108	Plant production	Pierre Bertin, Xavier Draye (coord.)	37.5h + 15h	4credits	1q	x
LBIRC2109A	Génie des procédés : Opérations unitaires	Damien Debecker, Patricio Ruiz Barrientos	22.5h + 7.5h	3credits	2q	x
Programme for the option AFEPA - option 14A and advanced module M14 - offered at UCL
LECON2011	Interdependencies and Strategic Behavior	Julio Davila Muro	30h + 12h	5credits		x
LECON2031	Econometrics of Time Series	Luc Bauwens, Francesco Violante (supplée Luc Bauwens)	30h + 12h	5credits		x
LECON2033	Applied econometrics: Microeconometrics  (in French)	Muriel Dejemeppe	30h + 12h	5credits		x
LECON2411	Strategies of Collective Decision Making	François Maniquet, Eve Ramaekers (supplée François Maniquet)	30h	5credits	2q	x
LECON2607	Public Economics	Jean Hindriks	30h	5credits		x
LGEO2150	Aides à la décision en géographie  (in French)	Dominique Peeters, Isabelle Thomas	30h + 30h	5credits	2q	x

There are some optional courses within the programme. They may be either chosen from a suggested list or may be chosen freely from the courses available at UCL or even another institution. The same applies to all the optional courses in the programme.  
All these choices must be made in the timescale laid down by the Faculty Department and agreed by the Academic Secretary. For courses from another faculty or institution, students must gain prior agreement from the lecturer in charge of the course.

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LBRAL2102	Physiological and nutritional biochemistry	Yvan Larondelle, Yves-Jacques Schneider	52.5h + 0h	5credits	1q	x
LBRAL2103	Food chemistry	Sonia Collin	30h + 22.5h	5credits	1q	x
LBRAL2104	Food microbiology	Jacques Mahillon	30h + 22.5h	5credits	2q	x
LBRAL2201	Food technology	Marc Meurens	60h + 15h	7credits	1q	x
LBIR1318A	Analyse organique I : techniques de séparation	Sonia Collin (coord.), Vesna Jerkovic	30h	3credits	2q	x

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LBRES2103	Soil physics	Charles Bielders, Mathieu Javaux	30h + 15h	4credits	1q	x
LBRES2102	Soil hydrodynamics : modelling	Sébastien Lambot, Marnik Vanclooster (coord.)	30h + 22.5h	5credits	2q	x
Courses to be chosen for 5 credits among the following courses:
LBIRE2103	General hydrology	Charles Bielders, Marnik Vanclooster (coord.)	30h + 22.5h	5credits	1q	x
LBIRE2104	Applied soil sciences	Bruno Delvaux, Hugues Titeux (supplée Bruno Delvaux)	30h + 22.5h	5credits	2q	x
Courses to be chosen for minimum 11 credits among the following courses:
LBRES2104	Hydraulics of open irrigation channels	Mathieu Javaux	30h + 22.5h	5credits	2q	x	x
LBRES2105	Drainage and soil conservation	Charles Bielders	30h + 22.5h	5credits	2q	x	x
LBRES2106	Integrated management of the soil-plant system  (in French)	Stephan Declerck, Xavier Draye (coord.), Nathalie Kruyts	45h + 15h	6credits	2q	x	x
LBRTE2101	Aquatic and soil biological and physical chemistry	Joseph Dufey, Patrick Gerin	37.5h + 15h	5credits	1q	x	x

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LBIR1343	Environmental Economics	Frédéric Gaspart	37.5h + 7.5h	3credits	2q	x
LBRAI2101	Population and quantitative genetics	Philippe Baret (coord.), Xavier Draye	45h + 0h	4credits	1q	x
LBRES2106	Integrated management of the soil-plant system  (in French)	Stephan Declerck, Xavier Draye (coord.), Nathalie Kruyts	45h + 15h	6credits	2q	x
LSTAT2320A	Plans expérimentaux: cours et exercices  (in French)	N.	22.5h + 5.5h	3credits	2q	x
LBRAI2107	Zootechnie	Jean-Paul Dehoux, Isabelle Donnay (coord.), Michel Focant	30h	3credits	2q	x
LBRAI2106	Phytotechnie	Pierre Bertin (coord.), Charles Bielders, Xavier Draye	50h + 10h	6credits	2q	x

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LBRAI2106	Phytotechnie	Pierre Bertin (coord.), Charles Bielders, Xavier Draye	50h + 10h	6credits	2q	x
LBRPP2101	Biology of phytopathogenic bacteria, fungi, nematodes and viruses	Claude Bragard (coord.), Jean Colin, François Crutzen (supplée Claude Bragard), Anne Legrève	37.5h + 15h	5credits	2q	x
LBRPP2102	Entomology applied to agriculture	Jean-Claude Grégoire, Thierry Hance (coord.), Hans Van Dyck	37.5h + 15h	5credits	1q	x
LBRPP2103	Phytopathology	Claude Bragard, Anne Legrève	30h + 22.5h	5credits	1q	x
Courses to choose in Year 1 for a minimum of 5 ECTS

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LBRTI2102	Process modelling and forescasting systems	Emmanuel Hanert	30h + 15h	5credits	1q	x
LINGI1271	Files and databases  (in French)	Alain Pirotte	30h + 30h	5credits	2q	x
LSTAT2320	Design of experiment.	Patrick Bogaert, Bernadette Govaerts	22.5h + 7.5h	5credits	2q	x
LINGE1322	Computer science: Analysis and Design of Information Systems  (in French)	Jean Vanderdonckt	30h + 15h	5credits	2q	x
LINGE1216	Management Science: Deterministic models  (in French)	Philippe Chevalier, Mathieu Van Vyve	30h + 15h	5credits		x

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LECON2011	Interdependencies and Strategic Behavior	Julio Davila Muro	30h + 12h	5credits		x
LGEO2150	Aides à la décision en géographie  (in French)	Dominique Peeters, Isabelle Thomas	30h + 30h	5credits	2q	x
One course to be chosen among the 2 following courses:
LBRAI2213	Assessment of agricultural policies	Bruno Henry de Frahan	30h	3credits	2q	x
LBIR1343	Environmental Economics	Frédéric Gaspart	37.5h + 7.5h	3credits	2q	x
One course to be chosen among the 2 following courses:
LBRAI2207	Agricultural market analysis  (in French)	Frédéric Gaspart	30h	3credits		x
LBRAI2209	Company strategy in agro-industrial sector	Frédéric Gaspart	30h + 0h	3credits	2q	x
One course to be chossen among the 2 following courses:
LECON2041	International Trade	Fabio Mariani	30h	5credits	2q	x
LGEO1321	Human and Economic geography 1  (in French)	Sophie Vanwambeke	25h + 25h	4credits	2q	x
One course to be chosen among the 2 following courses: (5credits)
LECGE1316	Econometrics  (in French)	Sébastien Van Bellegem	30h + 15h	5credits	1q	x	x
LINGE1221	Econometrics  (in French)	Christian Hafner	30h + 15h	5credits	2q	x	x

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Courses to be chosen for 25 credits among 3 of the 6 options of which 2 are offered only in the other AFEPA partners institutions:
Agricultural and Trade Policy Offerred also at CUB, SLU and UBonn
LBIRA2104	Farm management and decision tools  (in French)	Jean-Marie Bouquiaux, Frédéric Gaspart (coord.)	45h + 7.5h	5credits	2q	x	x
LBIRA2105	Agricultural and rural policies	Bruno Henry de Frahan	30h + 0h	3credits	1q	x	x
LBRAI2207	Agricultural market analysis  (in French)	Frédéric Gaspart	30h	3credits		x	x
LBRAI2209	Company strategy in agro-industrial sector	Frédéric Gaspart	30h + 0h	3credits	2q	x	x
LBRAI2213	Assessment of agricultural policies	Bruno Henry de Frahan	30h	3credits	2q	x	x
LECON2041	International Trade	Fabio Mariani	30h	5credits	2q	x	x
Agricultural and Food Sciences Offered also at UBonn and UPC
LBIRA2109	Agrarian systems and farm	Mohamed Walid Ben Youssef Sadok, Pierre Bertin (coord.)	45h + 7.5h	5credits	1q	x	x
LBIRA2102	Applied biotechnology	Claude Bragard (coord.), Isabelle Donnay, Xavier Draye	30h + 7.5h	4credits	1q	x	x
LBIRA2107A	Animal productions : principles and feeding  (in French)	Michel Focant, Yvan Larondelle (coord.)	30h + 15h	4credits	1q	x	x
LBIRA2108	Plant production	Pierre Bertin, Xavier Draye (coord.)	37.5h + 15h	4credits	1q	x	x
Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Option offered also at UBonn
LBIRE2102	Geomatic applied to the environment	Pierre Defourny	30h + 22.5h	4credits	1q	x	x
LBIRE2103	General hydrology	Charles Bielders, Marnik Vanclooster (coord.)	30h + 22.5h	5credits	1q	x	x
LBIRE2104	Applied soil sciences	Bruno Delvaux, Hugues Titeux (supplée Bruno Delvaux)	30h + 22.5h	5credits	2q	x	x
LBIRE2105	Water and soil quality	Henri Halen, Xavier Rollin	22.5h + 7.5h	3credits	2q	x	x
Rural Development Policy Offered also at UBonn
LBRAI2210	Integrated development	Matthieu Delpierre	30h	3credits	1q	x	x
LBRAI2212	Economics of rural development	Frédéric Gaspart, Bruno Henry de Frahan (coord.)	30h	3credits	1q	x	x
LBRAI2213	Assessment of agricultural policies	Bruno Henry de Frahan	30h	3credits	2q	x	x
LECON2342	Development theories	Andreia Lemaître, Marthe Nyssens	30h	5credits		x	x
LDVLP2675	Global and local dynamics of development - environment inter-actions	An Ansoms	30h	5credits	2q	x	x
Environmental & Natural Resource Policy Offered only at CUB, SLU, UBonn and UPC
Agribusiness Management & Market Analysis Offered only at CUB, SLU, UBonn and UPC

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To take this module, students should have chosen in Year 1 the Option 1A in Science, Technologies & Food Quality
LBRAL2202	Technological and statistical quality control	Marc Meurens	30h	2credits	1q		x
LSTAT2310A	Controle stat. de Qualité : Partim A  (in French)	N.	12h + 4h	2credits	1q		x
LBRAL2203	Biochemistry of bacterial fermentations	Michel Ghislain, Yvan Larondelle (coord.)	15h + 15h	3credits	1q		x
LBRTE2201	Human and animal toxicology	Alfred Bernard, Cathy Debier	45h + 7.5h	5credits	1q		x
Courses to be chosen in Year 2 for minimum 13 credits among the following courses:
LBRAL2101	Beer organoleptic and microbiological quality	Sonia Collin (coord.), Marc Maudoux	30h + 22.5h	5credits	2q		x
LBRAL2105	Brewing biochemistry  (in French)	Sonia Collin (coord.), Heide-Marie Daniel, Laurence Gijs, Laurent Mélotte	30h + 22.5h	5credits	1q		x
LBRAL2106	Brewing biochemistry	Sonia Collin	30h + 22.5h	5credits	1q		x
LBRAI2206	Technology and processing of animal products	Michel Focant (coord.), Pierre Stassart	30h + 15h	4credits	1q		x
LBIRC2108	Biochemical and Microbial Engineering	Spyridon Agathos	30h + 22.5h	5credits	2q		x
LBIRE2105	Water and soil quality	Henri Halen, Xavier Rollin	22.5h + 7.5h	3credits	2q		x
LBRMC2202	Cell culture technology	Marc Boutry (coord.), Pascal Hols, Yves-Jacques Schneider	30h	3credits	1q		x
LBIRF2203	Pisciculture	Xavier Rollin	30h	3credits	1q		x

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This module is available for students who have taken in Year 1, the following options: 8A ou 9A or 11A. Students who have taken the option 9A must take LBRPP2205 as the optional course.
LBOE2160	Ecologie des interactions  (in French)	Thierry Hance, Anne-Laure Jacquemart	24h	3credits			x
LBOE2184	Génomique, protéomique végétales  (in French)	Henri Batoko, François Chaumont	24h + 12h	3credits			x
LBRPP2204	Special questions in plant protection	Claude Bragard, Anne Legrève	30h	3credits	1q		x
LBRPP2206	Integrated crop protection	Claude Bragard, Thierry Hance, Anne Legrève	45h	5credits	1q		x
LBRPP2207	Epidemiology and warning systems in plant pathology	Anne Legrève	30h	3credits	2q		x
One course to be chosen in Year 2 for minimum 3 credits among the following courses:
LBOE2168	Interactions plantes-environnement  (in French)	Stanley Lutts	24h + 12h	3credits			x
LBRES2106A	Integrated management of the soil-plant system (partim)	Stephan Declerck, Xavier Draye (coord.), Nathalie Kruyts	29h + 7h	4credits	2q		x
One course to choose for minimum 5 credits The students who have followed the Option 9A in Year 1 must take the course LBRPP2205 as the optional course.
LBRPP2205	Plant chemistry : diagnostics and recommendations	Claude Bragard, Anne Legrève	60h	5credits	1q		x

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This module is available for students who have taken in Year 1, the following options: 8A ou 9A or 11a. Students who have taken the option 9A must take LBRPP2205 as the optional course.
LBRAI2103	Rural sociology and land use  (in French)	Pierre Bertin	30h + 0h	3credits	2q		x
LBRAI2201	Integrated exercises in agronomy	Bernard Toussaint	30h	3credits	1q		x
LBRAI2203	Genetic diversity and plant amelioration  (in French)	Pierre Bertin	30h + 7.5h	3credits	1q		x
LBRAI2216	Horticultural production	Pierre Bertin	30h + 15h	4credits	1q		x
LBRAI2217	Meadows and trails  (in French)	Frédéric Janssens, Richard Lambert	45h	4credits	2q		x
LBRPP2103A	Phytopathology (partim)	Claude Bragard, Anne Legrève	30h	3credits	1q		x
One course to choose for minimum 5 credits The students who have followed the Option 9A in Year 1 must take the course LBRPP2205 as the optional course.
LBRPP2205	Plant chemistry : diagnostics and recommendations	Claude Bragard, Anne Legrève	60h	5credits	1q		x

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This module is available for students who have taken in Year 1, the following options: 8A ou 9A or 11A. Students who have taken the option 9A must take LBRPP2205 as the optional course.
LBRAI2104	Tropical zootechnology	Jean-Paul Dehoux	30h + 0h	3credits	1q		x
LBRAI2201	Integrated exercises in agronomy	Bernard Toussaint	30h	3credits	1q		x
LBRAI2206	Technology and processing of animal products	Michel Focant (coord.), Pierre Stassart	30h + 15h	4credits	1q		x
LBRAI2217	Meadows and trails  (in French)	Frédéric Janssens, Richard Lambert	45h	4credits	2q		x
Courses to be chosen in Year 2 for minimum 3 credits among the following courses:
LBRAL2102B	Biochimie physiologique et nutritionnelle: parties 2,3,4 et5	Yvan Larondelle, Yves-Jacques Schneider	32h	3credits	1q		x
LBRTE2201	Human and animal toxicology	Alfred Bernard, Cathy Debier	45h + 7.5h	5credits	1q		x
LBIRF2203	Pisciculture	Xavier Rollin	30h	3credits	1q		x
One course to choose for minimum 5 credits The students who have followed the Option 9A in Year 1 must take the course LBRPP2205 as the optional course.
LBRPP2205	Plant chemistry : diagnostics and recommendations	Claude Bragard, Anne Legrève	60h	5credits	1q		x
LBIRA2207	Diversité génétique et amélioration génétique	Philippe Baret	30h	3credits	1q		x

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LBRAI2103	Rural sociology and land use  (in French)	Pierre Bertin	30h + 0h	3credits	2q		x
LBRAI2104	Tropical zootechnology	Jean-Paul Dehoux	30h + 0h	3credits	1q		x
LBRAI2212	Economics of rural development	Frédéric Gaspart, Bruno Henry de Frahan (coord.)	30h	3credits	1q		x
LBRAI2214	Enquête et pratiques d'intervention en milieu rural tropical	Philippe Baret, Claude Bragard, Pierre Defourny (coord.)	15h + 15h	3credits	1q		x
LBRES2203	Soil management and planning in warm regions	Charles Bielders, Thomas Delfosse (supplée Bruno Delvaux), Bruno Delvaux	22.5h + 7.5h	3credits	1q		x
LFNDP2201	Introduction à l'économie du développement-FNDP  (in French)	N.	30h	5credits	1q		x
One course to choose for minimum 5 credits The students who have followed the Option 9A in Year 1 must take the course LBRPP2205 as the optional course.
LBRPP2205	Plant chemistry : diagnostics and recommendations	Claude Bragard, Anne Legrève	60h	5credits	1q		x

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LBOE2184	Génomique, protéomique végétales  (in French)	Henri Batoko, François Chaumont	24h + 12h	3credits			x
LBRAI2203	Genetic diversity and plant amelioration  (in French)	Pierre Bertin	30h + 7.5h	3credits	1q		x
LBRPP2204	Special questions in plant protection	Claude Bragard, Anne Legrève	30h	3credits	1q		x
LBRPP2207	Epidemiology and warning systems in plant pathology	Anne Legrève	30h	3credits	2q		x
Courses to be chosen in Year 2 for minimum 8 credits among the following courses:
LBRAI2101	Population and quantitative genetics	Philippe Baret (coord.), Xavier Draye	45h + 0h	4credits	1q		x
LBRAI2216	Horticultural production	Pierre Bertin	30h + 15h	4credits	1q		x
LBRPP2103A	Phytopathology (partim)	Claude Bragard, Anne Legrève	30h	3credits	1q		x
LBRPP2206	Integrated crop protection	Claude Bragard, Thierry Hance, Anne Legrève	45h	5credits	1q		x
One course to choose for minimum 5 credits The students who have followed the Option 9A in Year 1 must take the course LBRPP2205 as the optional course.
LBRPP2205	Plant chemistry : diagnostics and recommendations	Claude Bragard, Anne Legrève	60h	5credits	1q		x

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To take this module, it is recommanded to have followed the option 7A - Water and Earth Resources. Moreover, students taking this module will only follow part of the course LBIRE2217: seminars and field trips.
LBIRE2217	Projet intégré, séminaires et excursions en ressources en eau et en sol	Charles Bielders, Mathieu Javaux, Marnik Vanclooster (coord.)	90h	4credits	1q		x
Courses to be chosen in Year 2 for minimum 8 credits among the following courses/
LBRES2203	Soil management and planning in warm regions	Charles Bielders, Thomas Delfosse (supplée Bruno Delvaux), Bruno Delvaux	22.5h + 7.5h	3credits	1q		x
LBRES2204	Integrated water management of water resources	Olivier Cogels, Marnik Vanclooster (coord.)	30h + 22.5h	5credits	1q		x
LBRES2206	Material resistance and earth-made constructions	Sébastien Lambot	30h + 22.5h	5credits	1q		x
Courses to be chosen in Year 2 for minimum 5 credits among the following courses:
LBRES2104	Hydraulics of open irrigation channels	Mathieu Javaux	30h + 22.5h	5credits	2q	x	x
LBRES2105	Drainage and soil conservation	Charles Bielders	30h + 22.5h	5credits	2q	x	x
LBRES2106	Integrated management of the soil-plant system  (in French)	Stephan Declerck, Xavier Draye (coord.), Nathalie Kruyts	45h + 15h	6credits	2q	x	x
LBRTE2101	Aquatic and soil biological and physical chemistry	Joseph Dufey, Patrick Gerin	37.5h + 15h	5credits	1q	x	x
Courses to be chosen in Year 2 in order to reach minimum 25 crédits in the module and 60 credits for the year.

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To take this module, it is recommanded to have followed the option 10A - Analysis and Management in Biological Engineering.
LBRAI2101	Population and quantitative genetics	Philippe Baret (coord.), Xavier Draye	45h + 0h	4credits	1q		x
LBRAI2219	Systems Biology	Xavier Draye	30h	3credits	1q		x
LBRMC2201	Bioinformatics : DNA and protein sequences	Philippe Baret, Michel Ghislain (coord.)	30h + 15h	4credits	1q		x
LBRTI2201	Complement to the interdisciplinary agronomy project	Cathy Debier, Frédéric Gaspart	30h	3credits	1q		x
LBRTI2202	Special questions in information management  (in French)	Patrick Bogaert, Pierre Defourny, Emmanuel Hanert (coord.)	30h	3credits	1q		x
LBRTI2203	Communication scientifique dans le domaine des sciences exactes	Pascale Gualtieri (coord.), Joël Saucin	30h	3credits	1q		x
Courses to be chosen for minimum 5 ECTS in Year 2

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This module is available for students having taken one of the 3 options: 8A, 9A or 11A. Students who have taken the option 9A must follow the course LBRPP2205 as the optional course.
LBRAI2218	Special issues in rural economy	Bruno Henry de Frahan (coord.)	30h + 22.5h	5credits	1q		x
One course to be chosen among the following courses:
LBRAI2207	Agricultural market analysis  (in French)	Frédéric Gaspart	30h	3credits			x
LBRAI2209	Company strategy in agro-industrial sector	Frédéric Gaspart	30h + 0h	3credits	2q		x
Courses to be chosen in Year 2 for minimum 12 credits among the following courses:
LBRAI2210	Integrated development	Matthieu Delpierre	30h	3credits	1q		x
LBRAI2212	Economics of rural development	Frédéric Gaspart, Bruno Henry de Frahan (coord.)	30h	3credits	1q		x
LBRAI2213	Assessment of agricultural policies	Bruno Henry de Frahan	30h	3credits	2q		x
LBRAT2103	Rural sociology and land development  (in French)	Daniel Bodson	30h	3credits	1q		x
LECON2021	Economic Fluctuations and Foundations of Macro Policy	David De la Croix	30h + 12h	5credits	1q		x
LGEO1321	Human and Economic geography 1  (in French)	Sophie Vanwambeke	25h + 25h	4credits	2q		x
LAUCE3011A	Acteurs, territoires et contextes de développement  (in French)	N.	30h	3credits	1q		x
One course to choose for minimum 5 credits The students who have followed the Option 9A in Year 1 must take the course LBRPP2205 as the optional course.
LBRPP2205	Plant chemistry : diagnostics and recommendations	Claude Bragard, Anne Legrève	60h	5credits	1q		x

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This module is available for all students whatever option they have taken. Students who choose this interdisciplinary module will write a final paper within the CPME programme. They however to enrol in Year 1 of the master programme. Access to this module is limited. For more information: http://www.uclouvain.be.cpme.html
LCPME2001	Entrepreneurship Theory (in French)	Frank Janssen	30h	5credits	1q	x
LCPME2002	Managerial, legal and economic aspects of the creation of a company (in French)  (in French)	Régis Coeurderoy, Yves De Cordt	30h	5credits	1q	x
LCPME2003	Business plan of the creation of a company (in French)	Frank Janssen	30h	5credits	2q	x	x
LCPME2004	Advanced seminar on Enterpreneurship (in French)  (in French)	Frank Janssen	30h	5credits	2q	x
Courses to be chosen in order to reach minimum 25 credits in the module and 60 credits for the year This module is spread over the 2 years of the master programme. Contact with the Vice-Dean to organise the programme is mandatory.

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Courses to be chosen for 15 credits among the 6 options of the programme of which 2 are available in the other AFEPA partners institutions. Additional 10 credits (minimum) are to be chosen among the optional courses of which 5 credits are to be used towards a language course.
Courses offered at UCL among the following courses of Option 14A (15credits)
Agricultural and Trade Policy Offerred also at CUB, SLU and UBonn
LBIRA2104	Farm management and decision tools  (in French)	Jean-Marie Bouquiaux, Frédéric Gaspart (coord.)	45h + 7.5h	5credits	2q	x	x
LBIRA2105	Agricultural and rural policies	Bruno Henry de Frahan	30h + 0h	3credits	1q	x	x
LBRAI2207	Agricultural market analysis  (in French)	Frédéric Gaspart	30h	3credits		x	x
LBRAI2209	Company strategy in agro-industrial sector	Frédéric Gaspart	30h + 0h	3credits	2q	x	x
LBRAI2213	Assessment of agricultural policies	Bruno Henry de Frahan	30h	3credits	2q	x	x
LECON2041	International Trade	Fabio Mariani	30h	5credits	2q	x	x
Agricultural and Food Sciences Offered also at UBonn and UPC
LBIRA2109	Agrarian systems and farm	Mohamed Walid Ben Youssef Sadok, Pierre Bertin (coord.)	45h + 7.5h	5credits	1q	x	x
LBIRA2102	Applied biotechnology	Claude Bragard (coord.), Isabelle Donnay, Xavier Draye	30h + 7.5h	4credits	1q	x	x
LBIRA2107A	Animal productions : principles and feeding  (in French)	Michel Focant, Yvan Larondelle (coord.)	30h + 15h	4credits	1q	x	x
LBIRA2108	Plant production	Pierre Bertin, Xavier Draye (coord.)	37.5h + 15h	4credits	1q	x	x
Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Option offered also at UBonn
LBIRE2102	Geomatic applied to the environment	Pierre Defourny	30h + 22.5h	4credits	1q	x	x
LBIRE2103	General hydrology	Charles Bielders, Marnik Vanclooster (coord.)	30h + 22.5h	5credits	1q	x	x
LBIRE2104	Applied soil sciences	Bruno Delvaux, Hugues Titeux (supplée Bruno Delvaux)	30h + 22.5h	5credits	2q	x	x
LBIRE2105	Water and soil quality	Henri Halen, Xavier Rollin	22.5h + 7.5h	3credits	2q	x	x
Rural Development Policy Offered also at UBonn
LBRAI2210	Integrated development	Matthieu Delpierre	30h	3credits	1q	x	x
LBRAI2212	Economics of rural development	Frédéric Gaspart, Bruno Henry de Frahan (coord.)	30h	3credits	1q	x	x
LBRAI2213	Assessment of agricultural policies	Bruno Henry de Frahan	30h	3credits	2q	x	x
LECON2342	Development theories	Andreia Lemaître, Marthe Nyssens	30h	5credits		x	x
LDVLP2675	Global and local dynamics of development - environment inter-actions	An Ansoms	30h	5credits	2q	x	x
Courses to be chosen at UCL for 10 credits (10credits)
Language courses to be chosen among the following courses (5credits)
LANGL1501	Interfaculty English Conversation Class - Upper Intermediate	Lutgarde Schrijvers	30h	3credits			x
LANGL1700	A Course of Advanced English	Keith Carlon	30h	6credits			x
LANGL1882	English : reading and listening comprehension of texts in Bioengineering	Isabelle Druant, Annick Sonck (coord.)	30h	2credits	1q		x
LANGL2480	English Communication Skills for Bioengineers	Ahmed Adrioueche, Isabelle Druant, Annick Sonck (coord.)	30h	2credits	2q		x
LANGL2600	Séminaire d'insertion professionnelle: anglais	Adrien Pham	30h	3credits	2q		x
LFRAN1401	French - Upper intermediate	Emmanuelle Alves Da Silva, Geneviève Briet, Françoise Masuy (coord.), Emmanuelle Rassart	60h	5credits	1+2q		x
LFRAN1403	French - Spoken production - upper intermediate	Françoise Masuy, Valérie Neuenschwander (coord.)	30h	3credits	1+2q		x
LFRAN1404	French - Written production - upper intermediate level	Emmanuelle Alves Da Silva	30h	3credits	2q		x
LFRAN1405	French: scientific communication upper intermediate	Emmanuelle Rassart	30h	3credits	1+2q		x
Other courses
LBIR1343	Environmental Economics	Frédéric Gaspart	37.5h + 7.5h	4credits	2q		x
LBRAT2103	Rural sociology and land development  (in French)	Daniel Bodson	30h	3credits	1q		x
LECON2021	Economic Fluctuations and Foundations of Macro Policy	David De la Croix	30h + 12h	5credits	1q		x
LECON2312	Macroeconomics of the development	Frédéric Docquier	30h	5credits			x
LECON2314	Regional Inequalities and Relocation	Florian Mayneris	30h	5credits			x
LECON2352	Methods for the evaluation of public policies	William Parienté	30h	5credits			x
LECON2381	Trade and Tax Policy in Europe	Hylke Vandenbussche	30h	5credits			x
LECON2604	Advanced International Trade	Hylke Vandenbussche	30h	5credits			x
LGEO1321	Human and Economic geography 1  (in French)	Sophie Vanwambeke	25h + 25h	4credits	2q		x