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The Master’s degree in chemical and materials science engineering (KIMA) is a comprehensive and modular training which provides students with the basics of varied application fields, from chemical engineering to process engineering to nanotechnologies to the physics of advanced electronic and magnetic materials, via environmental engineering, sustainable development, and materials science engineering. This curriculum answers the needs of various technical professions and their fast-changing evolution : its comprehensiveness allows one to adapt to rapidly changing technologies and the broad diversity of job opportunities in the fields of chemistry and materials technology, while also developing cutting-edge competencies via the choice of coherent course modules (called 'options'). As a rule, this training is based on the conviction that learning through and towards research is the best way to build a student’s knowledge (academic knowledge, practical knowledge, and behaviour). Throughout the training, the student will therefore have many opportunities to visit experimental laboratories. Industrial visits and a traineeship can complement the training by familiarizing the student with the day-by-day concerns of industrial life.

The Master’s curriculum in chemical and materials science engineering will consist of at least 120 credits covering two years, with a minimum of 60 credits per year, and comprising :
- a core curriculum of at least 30 credits, including a final thesis and general interest electives;
- a 30-credit specialization;
- at least one option totalling at least 20 credits, to be chosen from amongst the following: chemical engineering, environment and sustainable development, inorganic materials and processes, polymers and macromolecules, mechanics of materials or nanotechnology;
- specialized elective courses, or one or more additional options (each totalling at least 20 credits, except for the management option) chosen from amongst the 10 options of the curriculum (chemical engineering, environment and sustainable development, inorganic materials and processes, polymers and macromolecules, mechanics of materials, nanotechnology, biomaterials and bioprocesses, optics, management or launching of small and medium-sized companies).
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 core curriculum, or any training deemed equivalent, 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 Applied physics and chemistry diploma committee, using an ad hoc form to be found on the website of the committee.

Accessible complementary Master’s degrees: Master’s degrees in nanotechnology, polymers, nuclear engineering, biotechnology and applied biology, once they have been set up, will be natural extensions of the curriculum.

Accessible Ph. D. curricula : by virtue of its training towards and via research, the Master’s in chemical and materials science engineering gives its students an excellent preparation towards Ph. D. studies. Instructors involved in the Master’s are members of the CHIM ("molecular, supramolecular and functional chemistry ") and MAIN ("materials, interfaces and nanotechnology"), doctoral schools, which are there to welcome students who wish to further their studies via a Ph. D.

The continuing education interuniversity institute (IUFC) has recently defined university certificates in the field of materials engineering (see http://www.web-o-net.org/emailing/iufc/materiaux/). These certificates are meant for various graduate adults, university or industrial engineers or bioengineers. An update of these certificates will follow the new curriculum proposed by the MAPR department.
Contact person: Professor Jacques Devaux - tél. 10/47 35 56

University Bachelors
Diploma	Special Requirements	Access	Remarks
UCL Bachelors
Bachelor in engineering	Major or minor in applied chemistry and physics	Direct access
Bachelor in engineering		Access with additional training	A student with no major nor minor in applied chemistry and physics, nor any option deemed equivalent, as well as any student with no major in applied chemistry and physics, nor any option deemed equivalent, but with a minor in applied chemistry and physics, or any option deemed equivalent shall submit an application to the Applied chemistry and physics diploma committee ) (FYKI),,including a detailed past curriculum (courses and grades by year. The committee will propose a customized curriculum by drawing on the volume of elective courses of the KIMA curriculum.
Bachelor in chemical sciences Bachelier en sciences physiques Bachelier en sciences mathématiques Bachelier en sciences biologiques Bachelier en sciences géographiques, orientation générale Bachelier en sciences de l'ingénieur, orientation bioingénieur	Minor in applied chemical and physical engineering	Access with additional training	A student who is not a bachelor in engineering, but with a minor in applied chemistry and physics, 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 Applied chemistry and physics diploma committee, will decide as to the applicant’s admissibility; an admitted student is, il shall complete the workload by adding to the 120 credits of the basic curriculum, the following extra 10 prerequisirte credits, unless proof can be given of prior equivalent courses, or in agreement with an advisor who is a member of the Applied chemistry and physics diploma committee : FSAB 1106 Applied mathematics:signals and systems [5 credits];ELEC 1755 Advanced topics in electricity [5 credits]
Belgian Bachelors of the French speaking Community
Bachelor in engineering	With specific options in former institution related to applied chemistry and physics	Direct access
Bachelor in engineering		Access with additional training	A student with no former opton in applied chemistry and physics shall submit an application to the Applied physics diploma committee, including a detailed past curriculum (courses and grades by year). The committee will propose a customized curriculum by drawing on the volume of elective courses of the applied physics curriculum, and imposing, if necessary, up to 15 additional credits.
Bachelor in chemistry, physics, mathematics, biology or geography Bachelor in bio-engineering	With specific options in former institution related to applied chemistry and physics	Access with additional training	A student who is not a bachelor in engineering, but with a minor in applied chemistry and physics, 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 Applied chemistry and physics diploma committee, will decide as to the applicant’s admissibility; an admitted student is, il shall complete the workload by adding to the 120 credits of the basic curriculum, the following extra 10 prerequisirte credits, unless proof can be given of prior equivalent courses, or in agreement with an advisor who is a member of the Applied chemistry and physics diploma committee : FSAB 1106 Applied mathematics:signals and systems [5 credits]; ELEC 1755 Advanced topics in electricity [5 credits]
Belgian Bachelors of the Dutch speaking Community
Bachelor in bio-engineering	With specific options in former institution related to applied chemistry and physics	Direct access
Bachelor in bio-engineering		Access with additional training	A student with no former opton in applied chemistry and physics shall submit an application to the Applied physics diploma committee, including a detailed past curriculum (courses and grades by year). The committee will propose a customized curriculum by drawing on the volume of elective courses of the applied physics curriculum, and imposing, if necessary, up to 15 additional credits.
Bachelor’s degree equivalent to one of those required from graduates of the French-speaking community	With specific options in former institution related to applied chemistry and physics	Access with additional training	A student who is not a bachelor in engineering, but with a minor in applied chemistry and physics, 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 Applied chemistry and physics diploma committee, will decide as to the applicant’s admissibility; an admitted student is, il shall complete the workload by adding to the 120 credits of the basic curriculum, the following extra 10 prerequisirte credits, unless proof can be given of prior equivalent courses, or in agreement with an advisor who is a member of the Applied chemistry and physics diploma committee : FSAB 1106 Applied mathematics: signals and systems [5 credits]; ELEC 1755 Advanced topics in electricity [5 credits]
Foreign Bachelors
Bachelor in bio-engineering	Bachelors from the Cluster network	Direct access	Conditions imposed on UCL engineering Bachelor.
Bachelor in bio-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, bioengineers, graduates in chemistry, physics, mathematics, biology or geography, all of these being considered equivalent to the corresponding Bachelor’s degree		Direct access
Masters
Master 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

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

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See the general admission requirements

Specific procedures :

A student with no major in applied chemistry and physics from UCL, nor any option deemed equivalent, shall submit an application to the Faculty of applied sciences, including a detailed past curriculum (courses and grades by year). Engineering Bachelors are exempted from this procedure, if they have a minor in applied chemistry and physics from UCL, or an option deemed equivalent. The Faculty, after consulting the Applied chemistry and physics diploma committee, will decide as to the applicant’s admissibility, pursuant to rules relative to links between degrees. Moreover, the Faculty can propose a customized curriculum, by drawing on the volume of elective courses of the KIMA curriculum and, if necessary, up to 15 additional credits. For some students (e.g. bachelors in industrial engineering), the Faculty might require an additional year of studies prior to the Master’s, corresponding to 60 credits of the major in applied chemistry and physics.

. Features favouring interdisciplinarity :
The Master’s in chemistry and materials science is intrinsically intedisciplinary, since it is located at the interface between chemistry and physics. It features a comprehensive base allowing the student to acquire the basics of the main application fields of applied chemistry and physics, a training through practice and cutting edge research, and various options in each field of chemistry and materials technology : polymers and macromolecules, inorganic materials and processes, mechanics of materials, chemical engineering, nanotechnology, optics, and environment and sustainable development. An integration of biotechnologies is ensured via the option in bio-materials et bio-processes, whereas management is included via options in management and the launching of small and medium-sized companies. The curriculum features a significant number of PHYS (or PHY), CHIM (or CHM), BIOL, INIS, INMA, MECA, ELEC, AMCO, BRNA and BIR courses, which testifies as to the determination to be trans-disciplinary . What’s more, the curriculum permits to chooses up to 40 elective credits from amongst the UCL exact or medical sciences curricula, and up to 6 credits in the humanities, which allows a student to customize a curriculum depending on personal choices.

. Variety of teaching situations :
The pedagogy implemented in the engineering Master’s curriculum is aligned with that of the engineering Bachelor’s curriculum: active learning, a balanced mix of group and individual work, and substantial time devoted to the development of non-technical competencies. A salient feature of the curriculum is the immersion of students in the research laboratories of the various instructors (during teaching laboratory sessions, case studies, projects and final thesis), which allows them to become familiar with up-to-date methods in the related fields, and to learn through the questioning approach which is inherent to research. An optional 10-credit training period, to be performed for at least 2 months in a research centre or a company, will allow a motivated student to experience a professional environment.

. Variety of learning situations :
The student will encounter a variety of pedagogical tools tailored to the various disciplines : formal lectures, individual projects in small groups, tutorials, project-based learning, case studies, experimental laboratory work, computer simulations, teachware, industrial or research training, visits to industries, individual and group work, seminars given by outside scientists, etc.
This variety of situations will help students to build their knowledge in an iterative and progressive manner, while developing their autonomy, organizational skills, time management, and capacity to use various modes of communication, etc.

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.
Detailement assessment rules will be made clear by each individual instructor, at the first lecture.

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).

UCL is also a partner in the TIME programme ( ) which gives students the opportunity to obtain two engineeering degrees, via a specifically tailored curriculum.

Specific features of the KIMA Master’s:

The Master’s in chemistry and materials science engineering features two international openings, allowing a student to very easily pursue studies abroad, while ensuring a high-quality curriculum in chemistry and materials science. The integration of the Master’s into these international programmes requires that some courses be taught in English. This is why, the default situation is that all first semester MAPR courses are taught in English, unless all attendees decide otherwise at the outset, out of respect for non-French speaking participants. However, all second semester MAPR courses are taught in French, unless all attendees decide otherwise at the outset.

Within the first international opening, organized by the European FAME excellence network, the student will choose a first year of Master studies in materials science either at the University of Augsburg, or at the Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble (all courses taught in English). The student may apply for an Erasmus grant to finance mobility during that first year. It will then be back to UCL for the second year, with the possiblity of carrying out part of the final thesis at one of the partner universities (Augsburg, Grenoble, Bordeaux, Darmstadt, Aveiro, Liège, UCL). After successful completion of the curriculum, the student will be awarded a degree in chemical and materials science engineering from UCL, and also a "Master 2R Science et Génie des Matériaux" (Grenoble) or "Master in Advanced Materials Science" (Augsburg), grouped under the common title "International Master in Functional Advanced Materials and Engineering". Additional information may be found on http://www.fame-master.com/

As for the second international opening, the student will complete the last year within the framework of the European Master’s in Rheology. This training comprises compulsory courses as well as group activities, on the campus of the coordinating university (Minho, Portugal) and advanced elective courses on a remote basis. The final thesis will be conducted at one of the partner universities . After successful completion of the curriculum, the student will be awarded a KIMA Master’s degree from UCL, and also a European diploma in Rheology.

• International possibilities (for UCL students)

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.

• International appeal (for non-résidents)

As described below, the University of Louvain (UCL) has developed a long-standing experience of greeting foreign students within the framework of international or exchange programmes. The "Master in Chemical and Materials Engineering" fits within this general tradition, and offers the student a top-notch programme in Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, encompassing a wide field of scientific activities in Applied Physics and Chemistry. Admission requires approval by the Committee for Engineering Studies in Chemistry and Physics, on the basis of a comprehensive résumé submitted by the student pursuant to the general regulations of the University of Louvain published on www.uclouvain.be.

To facilitate the integration of foreign students, courses are given in English during the first and third semesters of the Master’s (this rule may be relaxed for some courses at the onset of the semester, if so decided by ALL participating students). This allows non-French-speaking students to begin their Master’s studies under the best conditions, while upgrading their knowledge of French by following French-as-a-Foreign-Language classes (see below) or by immersion into the student life of Louvain-la-Neuve. However, the courses of the second and fourth semesters are given in French (unless decided otherwise by all participating students), which provides foreign students with a unique opportunity to master French, one of the important official languages of the European Union.

The curriculum consists of a large number of elective courses which allow students to set up a customized programme based on their previous learning experience, and comprises an optional traineeship in industry, 30 credits of work in research laboratories, and projects giving a more practical bent to the training. The instructors of the Master’s in Chemical and Materials Science Engineering are recognized scientists, with track records of excellence in applied chemistry and physics, as testified by their integration into European networks of excellence (FAME, NANOBEAMS, NANOQUANTA), their participation in international research programmes, their numerous contracts with European industrial companies, and their large number of publications in high ranking scientific journals including Nature, Science, Nature Materials, Physical Review Letters, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Nano Letters, etc. This not only ensures that the most recent scientific advances in the fields of chemistry and physics are passed on to the students, but also that students are introduced to typical industrial concerns, issues and recent developments.

The programme can also be taken as part of the International Master’s in Functional Advanced Materials and Engineering which is currently being considered for support within the Erasmus Mundus frame. In addition, the final year of the Master’s may be super-imposed on the second year of the European Master’s in Rheology. Ask for updated information on these possibilities from the person in charge of the programme at Louvain.

Services offered by the University to foreign students

About 1000 European and third-country students are welcomed each year in Louvain-la-Neuve, amounting to almost 19% of Louvain's students. A series of administrative units from Schools and University Central Services are responsible for foreign students. These units benefit from support from the International Relations Office (Administration des relations internationales, ADRI) for the follow-up of application files and for grant management. The University web site provides answers to frequently asked questions about housing, admission, rules, curricula and names of responsible officers or Faculty members.

Arriving visiting students may obtain useful information by reading the "Guide for the visiting exchange student" published on the web site of ADRI (http://www.uclouvain.be/en-etudiantinternational.html). This comprehensive guide, which is regularly updated and available in French and English, provides information on practical issues such as housing, language courses, admission and registration, student assistance, cost of living, student clubs, health insurance, University structure, etc. In addition, the registration service of UCL sends to registered students, well before their arrival in Belgium, all the paperwork needed to obtain a visa, apply for housing, and solve specific legal issues.

Once arrived in Belgium, and upon final registration, students also receive a copy of the "Guide pratique de l’étudiant", which lists useful addresses and links for residents of Louvain-la-Neuve. Finally, the Student Assistance Service provides help to students in need of social, medical, financial or cultural assistance.

The campus of Louvain-la-Neuve benefits from numerous extra-curricular activities organized by student societies. Some students elect to live in community apartments (or "community-kots") devoted to the development of specific projects (in culture, sports, politics, etc.). A few of these "community-kots" are dedicated to helping foreign students to socialize in Louvain-la-Neuve. Furthermore, disabled persons benefit from special support from the University and specialized "community-kots", and the whole campus is wheelchair-friendly.

Numerous computer rooms and libraries are available to registered students. Free language classes are provided by the ILV (Institut des Langues Vivantes) during the course semesters; alternatively, students may pay to access language classes organized during the course semesters or holiday periods by the independent CLL (Centre de langues de Louvain-la-Neuve). Fee reductions are available for Erasmus Mundus students. A few "community-kots" also propose language support and discussion panels. Finally, classes of French as a Foreign Language (FFL) are organized by the ILV and are freely accessible to students who take these classes as part of their curriculum.

• Partner programmes

- With European institutions

International Master ‘s in "Functional Advanced Materials and Engineering" (FAME) (120 credits)

One of the openings of Master’s in Chemical and Materials Science engineering is the International Master ‘s in "Functional Advanced Materials and Engineering", set up by seven partner universities within the framework of the FAME European excellence network, which was awarded the Erasmus Mundus label by the European Commission. Our wish is that the Authorities of UCL also award the label of UCL international Master’s. Students making this choics will perform their first year of Master studies either at the University of Augsburg, or at the Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble, and will then return to UCL for their second year. The final thesis will be carried out in collaboration with Louvain at one of the seven partner universities. Registration for this Master’s is detailed in the appended Erasmus Mundus project. It is coordinated by INPG, and entails a slightly higher fee (1000 €/an).

- TIME programme with :

- Ecole Centrale Paris
- Supaero Toulouse
- Universidad Politecnica de Madrid
- Politecnico di Milano
- Politecnico di Torino

-The EPL has also signed a specific convention with the Institut Français du Pétrole (http://www.ifp.fr/) which allows the possibility of combining the second Master’s year with the first year of the complementary programme at IFP.

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LMAPR2011	Methods of Physical and Chemical Analysis	Patrick Bertrand (coord.), Jacques Devaux	30h + 30h	5credits	1q	x
LMAPR2013	Physical Chemistry for Metals and Ceramics	Pascal Jacques	30h + 30h	5credits	1q	x
LMAPR2014	Physics of Functional Materials	Xavier Gonze, Luc Piraux, Gian-Marco Rignanese (coord.)	37.5h + 22.5h	5credits	1q	x
LMAPR2019	Polymer Science and Engineering	Sophie Demoustier, Alain Jonas (coord.), Roger Legras	45h + 15h	5credits	1q	x
LMAPR2330	Reactor Design	Juray De Wilde	30h + 30h	5credits	1q	x
LMAPR2481	Deformation and fracture of materials	Francis Delannay, Thomas Pardoen	30h + 30h	5credits	1q	x

The objective of this option is to train the student in the key concepts of the field, viz. design, control, automation, maintenance, simulation and the development of industrial chemical and biochemical processes.

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L'étudiant sélectionne from 20 to 30 credits among
Cours obligatoires (20credits)
LMAPR2118	Fluid-fluid separations	Denis Mignon	30h + 30h	5credits	2q	x	x
LMAPR2380	Solid-fluid separation	Pierre Adam, Denis Mignon	30h + 30h	5credits	1q	x	x
LMAPR2430	Inorganic industrial chemical processes	Juray De Wilde	30h + 22.5h	5credits	2q	x	x
LINMA2300	Process Control	Denis Dochain	30h + 30h	5credits	1q	x	x
Cours particulièrement recommandés
LMAPR2320	Process development in industrial organic chemistry	Christian Bailly, Juray De Wilde (coord.)	30h + 22.5h	5credits	1q	x	x
LMAPR2141	Metals Processing and Recycling	Joris Proost	30h + 30h	5credits	2q	x	x
LINMA1702	Applied mathematics : Optimization I	Vincent Blondel, François Glineur (coord.)	30h + 22.5h	5credits	2q	x	x
LBIRC2106	Chemometrics	Bernadette Govaerts, Maria Key Prato (supplée Bernadette Govaerts)	22.5h + 15h	3credits	1q	x	x
Autres cours d'intérêt
LSTAT2320	Design of experiment.	Patrick Bogaert, Bernadette Govaerts	22.5h + 7.5h	5credits	2q	x	x
LINMA2370	Modelling and analysis of dynamical systems	Jean-Charles Delvenne, Denis Dochain (coord.)	30h + 22.5h	5credits	1q	x	x
LINMA2671	Automatic : Theory and implementation	Julien Hendrickx	30h + 30h	5credits	1q	x	x
LMECA1120	Introduction to finite element methods.	Vincent Legat	30h + 30h	5credits	2q	x	x
LBIRC2108	Biochemical and Microbial Engineering	Spyridon Agathos	30h + 22.5h	5credits	2q	x	x

The objective of this option is to allow the student to master the main methods of treatment and recycling of industrial waste and effluents, and to select the materials and processes to be implemented in any given application while taking into account the demands of sustainable development (integrated ecological cost of recycling, sustainability, etc.).

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Cours obligatoires L'étudiant choisit obligatoirement au moins deux parmi les trois cours suivants
LMAPR2643	Treatment of liquid effluents	Spyridon Agathos, Léon Duvivier	30h + 7.5h	4credits	1q	x	x
LMAPR2680	Treatments of gaseous wastes	Jacques Devaux, Olivier Françoisse	30h + 7.5h	4credits	1q	x	x
LMAPR2690	Valorisation and Treatment of Solid Wastes	Jacques Devaux, Joris Proost	30h + 7.5h	4credits	1q	x	x
Cours au choix
LMAPR2020	Materials Selection	Christian Bailly, Thomas Pardoen	30h + 22.5h	5credits	2q	x	x
LMAPR2510	Mathematical ecology	Eric Deleersnijder, Denis Dochain	30h + 22.5h	5credits	2q	x	x
LMECA2645	Major technological hazards in industrial activity.	Denis Dochain, Alexis Dutrieux	30h	3credits	2q	x	x
LFSA2245	Environment and Enterprise	Thierry Bréchet	30h	3credits	1q	x	x
LAUCE2192	Gestion des choix technologiques	Bernard Declève, Jean-Francois Thimus	20h	2credits	1q	x	x
LENVI2007	Renewable energies	André De Herde, Xavier Draye, Patrick Gerin (coord.), Hervé Jeanmart	30h	4credits	1q	x	x
LENVI2101	Sociétés, populations, environnement, développement: problématiques et approches interdisciplinaires	Denis Dochain, Bernard Feltz, Pierre-Joseph Laurent, Jean-Pascal van Ypersele de Strihou (coord.)	45h	9credits	1q	x	x

The objective of this option is to give the student an in-depth knowledge of synthesis methods, the implementation of recycling methods for inorganic materials (metals, ceramics and fritted materials, inorganic glasses), of their structural and functional properties, the details of their microstructure at various scales, and the relations between their properties and their working methods.

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LMAPR2141	Metals Processing and Recycling	Joris Proost	30h + 30h	5credits	2q	x	x
LMAPR2642	Characterisation of Inorganic Materials	Pascal Jacques, Joris Proost	30h + 30h	5credits	1q	x	x
Thermodynamique et procédés d'élaboration
LMAPR2430	Inorganic industrial chemical processes	Juray De Wilde	30h + 22.5h	5credits	2q	x	x
LMAPR2672	Processing of ceramics, powder metallurgy and surface treatments	Francis Delannay, Jean-Pierre Erauw, Joris Proost	30h + 30h	5credits	2q	x	x
LKULH2013	Phase equilibria in inorganic materials and processes	N.		5credits		x	x
Mise en oeuvre et durabilité
LMAPR2420	Complements of physical metallurgy	Pascal Jacques (coord.), Thomas Pardoen	30h + 30h	5credits	2q	x	x
LMAPR2482	Plasticity and metal forming	Laurent Delannay, Thomas Pardoen (coord.)	30h + 22.5h	5credits	2q	x	x

The objective of this option is to allow the student to master the relations the chemical structure of inorganic macromolecules (polymers, bio-macromolecules, etc.), the microstructure of derived materials, the main synthesis and implementation methods, and the resulting structural and functional properties, both on the macroscopic and industrial level, as as that of applications in nanotechnology.

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LMAPR2016	Project in Polymer Science	Christian Bailly, Sophie Demoustier, Jacques Devaux (coord.), Charles-Andre Fustin, Jean-François Gohy, Alain Jonas, Roger Legras, Bernard Nysten	0h + 45h	5credits	2q	x	x
Compléments de science des polymères
LCHM2261	Polymer Chemistry and Physico-Chemistry	Charles-Andre Fustin, Jean-François Gohy, Alain Jonas	45h + 15h	5credits		x	x
Bio- et nano-technologie macromoléculaires
LMAPR2012	Macromolecular Nanotechnology	Sophie Demoustier, Jean-François Gohy, Alain Jonas, Bernard Nysten (coord.)	45h + 15h	5credits	2q	x	x
LCHM2170	Introduction to protein biotechnology	Pierre Morsomme, Patrice Soumillion	22.5h + 7.5h	3credits		x	x
LFUND2908	Théorie quantique de l'état solide organique	N.		3credits		x	x
Ingénierie des matériaux polymères
LMAPR2010	Polymer Materials	Christian Bailly (coord.), Roger Legras, Bernard Nysten	45h + 15h	5credits	1q	x	x
LMAPR2018	Rheometry and Polymer Processing	Christian Bailly (coord.), Jacques Devaux	30h + 22.5h	5credits	2q	x	x

The objective of this option is to introduce the student to the main characteristics of the various classes of materials, to the consequences of these properties on their elaboration and their implementation, to the simulation methods of these properties, and to the criteria which enable one to choose a material for any given application.

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LMAPR2018	Rheometry and Polymer Processing	Christian Bailly (coord.), Jacques Devaux	30h + 22.5h	5credits	2q	x	x
LMAPR2020	Materials Selection	Christian Bailly, Thomas Pardoen	30h + 22.5h	5credits	2q	x	x
LMAPR2482	Plasticity and metal forming	Laurent Delannay, Thomas Pardoen (coord.)	30h + 22.5h	5credits	2q	x	x
Matériaux composites
LMECA2640	Mechanics of composite materials.	Issam Doghri	30h + 15h	4credits	2q	x	x
LMECA2141	Rheology.	Christian Bailly, Vincent Legat	30h + 30h	5credits	2q	x	x
Mécanique du solide et méthodes numériques
LMECA1120	Introduction to finite element methods.	Vincent Legat	30h + 30h	5credits	2q	x	x
LMECA2131	Introduction to nonlinear solid mechanics.	Issam Doghri	30h + 30h	5credits	2q	x	x
LAUCE1181	Mechanics of structures	Jean-François Remacle	30h + 30h	2credits	1q	x	x
LMECA2520	Compléments d'élasticité : calcul de structures planes	Issam Doghri, Jean-François Remacle	30h + 30h	5credits	2q	x	x
Métallurgie mécanique
LMECA2860	Welding.	Bruno de Meester de Betzenbroeck	30h + 30h	5credits	1q	x	x
LMAPR2420	Complements of physical metallurgy	Pascal Jacques (coord.), Thomas Pardoen	30h + 30h	5credits	2q	x	x

The objective of this option is to give the student an overview of the main biochemical and biological concepts which are used in developing applications in the fields of biomaterials, des biosensors and bioprocesses.

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LBIR1321	Biochemistry II : metabolic pathways and their regulation	Michel Ghislain (coord.), Yvan Larondelle	30h + 15h	3credits	1q	x	x
LBIR1220	Biochemistry I	Michel Ghislain, Yvan Larondelle (coord.)	30h + 15h	4credits	2q	x	x
LGBIO2030	Biomaterials	Sophie Demoustier, Christine Dupont, Gaëtane Leloup (coord.)	30h + 30h	5credits	2q	x	x
Cours au choix
LCHM2170	Introduction to protein biotechnology	Pierre Morsomme, Patrice Soumillion	22.5h + 7.5h	3credits		x	x
LBIO1321	Molecular genetics	Bernard Hallet	35h + 10h	4credits	1q	x	x
LBRMC2101	Genetic engineering	Marc Boutry	30h + 7.5h	3credits	1q	x	x
LBIO1335	Immunology	Jean-Paul Dehoux	25h + 15h	3credits	1q	x	x
LMAPR2012	Macromolecular Nanotechnology	Sophie Demoustier, Jean-François Gohy, Alain Jonas, Bernard Nysten (coord.)	45h + 15h	5credits	2q	x	x
LELEC2560	Micro and nanofabrication techniques	Vincent Bayot (coord.), Denis Flandre, Laurent Francis, Jean-Pierre Raskin	30h + 30h	5credits	2q	x	x
LBIRC2108	Biochemical and Microbial Engineering	Spyridon Agathos	30h + 22.5h	5credits	2q	x	x
LFSAB1225	Introduction to biomedical engineering	Philippe Lefèvre	45h	4credits	2q	x	x
LGBIO2020	Bioinstrumentation	André Mouraux, Michel Verleysen	30h + 30h	5credits	1q	x	x
LGBIO2070	Artificial organs and rehabilitation	Luc-Marie Jacquet, Philippe Lefèvre, Renaud Ronsse	30h + 30h	5credits	2q	x	x
LBIRC2101A	Analyse biochimique et notions de génie génétique: analyse biochimique	Marc Boutry, François Chaumont, Pierre Morsomme	18.5h + 22.5h	4credits	1q	x	x
LBIRC2101B	Analyse biochimique et notions de génie génétique: Notions de génie génétique	Marc Boutry, François Chaumont, Pierre Morsomme	18.5h + 22.5h	4credits	1q	x	x

This option is common to the Master’s degress in electrical engineering, electromechanical engineering, applied physics engineering, and chemistry and materials science engineering, électromécanicien, physicien, 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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Physique 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.
LMAPR2015	Physics of Nanostructures	Jean-Christophe Charlier (coord.), Xavier Gonze, Luc Piraux	37.5h + 22.5h	5credits	1q	x	x
LMAPR2451	Study of materials at the atomic scale	Jean-Christophe Charlier, Xavier Gonze (coord.)	30h + 30h	5credits	2q	x	x
LMAPR2471	Transport phenomena in solids and nanostructures	Jean-Christophe Charlier, Luc Piraux (coord.)	30h + 30h	5credits	2q	x	x
LPHY2273	Cryophysique et questions spéciales de supraconductivité	Vincent Bayot, Luc Piraux (coord.)	45h + 15h	5credits	1q	x	x
LFUND2908	Théorie quantique de l'état solide organique	N.		3credits		x	x
Nano- 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.
LELEC2541	Advanced electronic devices	Vincent Bayot (coord.), Denis Flandre, Jean-Pierre Raskin	30h + 30h	5credits	1q	x	x
LELEC2550	Special electronic devices	Vincent Bayot (coord.), Denis Flandre, Jean-Pierre Raskin	30h + 30h	5credits	1q	x	x
LELEC2710	NANOELECTRONICS	Vincent Bayot (coord.), Denis Flandre, Jean-Pierre Raskin	30h + 30h	5credits	1q	x	x
Micro- et nano-ingénierie
LELEC2560	Micro and nanofabrication techniques	Vincent Bayot (coord.), Denis Flandre, Laurent Francis, Jean-Pierre Raskin	30h + 30h	5credits	2q	x	x
LELEC2895	Design of micro and nanosystems	Denis Flandre, Laurent Francis, Thomas Pardoen, Jean-Pierre Raskin	30h + 30h	5credits	1q	x	x
LMAPR2012	Macromolecular Nanotechnology	Sophie Demoustier, Jean-François Gohy, Alain Jonas, Bernard Nysten (coord.)	45h + 15h	5credits	2q	x	x
LMAPR2631	Solid surface analysis and treatment	Patrick Bertrand (coord.), Arnaud Delcorte (supplée Patrick Bertrand), Bernard Nysten	37.5h + 15h	5credits	2q	x	x

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Cours obligatoire de l'option en technologies photovoltaïques (5credits)
LELEC2550	Special electronic devices	Vincent Bayot (coord.), Denis Flandre, Jean-Pierre Raskin	30h + 30h	5credits	1q	x	x
Cours au choix de l'option en technologies photovoltaïques from 15 to 25 credits among
Orientation cellules solaires Les étudiants ne peuvent choisir simultanément les cours LELEC 2710 et LMAPR 2015
LELEC2560	Micro and nanofabrication techniques	Vincent Bayot (coord.), Denis Flandre, Laurent Francis, Jean-Pierre Raskin	30h + 30h	5credits	2q	x	x
LELEC2710	NANOELECTRONICS	Vincent Bayot (coord.), Denis Flandre, Jean-Pierre Raskin	30h + 30h	5credits	1q	x	x
LMAPR2015	Physics of Nanostructures	Jean-Christophe Charlier (coord.), Xavier Gonze, Luc Piraux	37.5h + 22.5h	5credits	1q	x	x
LPHY2141	Optique et lasers	Philippe Antoine, Alain Cornet	30h + 10h	5credits	1q	x	x
Orientation couches minces
LMAPR2020	Materials Selection	Christian Bailly, Thomas Pardoen	30h + 22.5h	5credits	2q	x	x
LMAPR2672	Processing of ceramics, powder metallurgy and surface treatments	Francis Delannay, Jean-Pierre Erauw, Joris Proost	30h + 30h	5credits	2q	x	x
LPHY2246	Basses pressions et physique du vide	Laurent Francis, Benoît Hackens	30h	5credits	1q	x	x
Orientation réseau électrique
LELEC2595	Power quality	Emmanuel De Jaeger	30h + 15h	4credits	2q	x	x
LELEC2670	Renewable and non conventional sources of electrical energy	Pascal Jacques, Hervé Jeanmart, Ernest Matagne	30h + 15h	4credits	2q	x	x

This option is common to most engineering Master’s curricula, and aims to familiarize the student 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 sélectionne from 16 to 20 credits among
LFSA2140	Elements of industrial laws	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
LFSA2230	Introduction to management and to business economics	Benoît Gailly	30h + 15h	4credits	2q	x	x
LFSA1290	Introduction to financial and accounting management	Gerrit Sarens	30h + 15h	4credits	2q	x	x
LFSA2245	Environment and Enterprise	Thierry Bréchet	30h	3credits	1q	x	x
LFSA2235	Project management	N.	30h	3credits	1q	x	x
LFSA2210	Organisation and human resources	John Cultiaux	30h	3credits	1q	x	x
Alternative 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-2011-mingest3.html

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 10/47 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 sélectionne from 20 to 30 credits among
Compulsory courses
LCPME2001	Entrepreneurship Theory (in French)	Frank Janssen	30h	5credits	1q	x
LCPME2003	Business plan of the creation of a company (in French)	Frank Janssen	30h	5credits	2q		x
LCPME2002	Managerial, legal and economic aspects of the creation of a company (in French)	Régis Coeurderoy, Yves De Cordt, Marine Falize (supplée null)	30h	5credits	1q	x	x
LCPME2004	Advanced seminar on Enterpreneurship (in French)	Frank Janssen	30h	5credits	2q	x	x
Prerequisite CPME course Students who have not taken a management course within their former curriculum shall include LCPME2000 in their current curriculum.
LCPME2000	Venture creation financement and management I	Régis Coeurderoy, Olivier Giacomin (supplée Régis Coeurderoy), Paul Vanzeveren	30h	5credits	1+2q	x

Students shall complete their courseload via elective courses. These can be chosen at will within the curricula of exact sciences or medical sciences of l'UCL or FTW/KULeuven, subject to the agreement of an advisor from the diploma committee of applied chemistry and physics (FYKI). In particular, courses appearing in the options of the Master’s in chemistry and materials science may also be chosen as electives. Students should be particularly attentive to courses appearing in the applied physics, electrical, mechanical and biomedical engineering Master’s curricula, as well as the minor in biomedical engineering.

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LFSA2351A	Group dynamics	Piotr Sobieski	15h + 30h	3credits	1q	x	x
LFSA2351B	Group dynamics	Piotr Sobieski	15h + 30h	3credits	2q	x	x
Company 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 LFSA 2996 course.
LFSA2995	Stage en entreprise	Claude Oestges, Claude Oestges, Claude Oestges	30h	10credits		x	x
LFSA2996	Stage en entreprise	N.		5credits		x	x
Sciences humaines L'étudiant peut choisir jusqu'à 6 crédits, à l'exception des étudiants ayant choisi une option en gestion ou en création des petites et moyennes entreprises.
Langues L'étudiant peut choisir jusqu'à 3 crédits, à l'exception des étudiants ayant choisi une option en gestion ou en création des petites et moyennes entreprises.
Autres cours L'étudiant sélectionne librement des cours parmi les programmes de sciences exactes ou médicales de l'UCL ou de la FTW/KULeuven. Les cours apparaissant dans les options de leur programme de master sont aussi accessibles à titre de cours au choix. L'attention des étudiants est également attirée sur les cours des masters ingénieur civil physicien, en chimie et science des matériaux, électricien, mécanicien ou en génie biomédical, et de la mineure en génie biomédical.