Study objectives
The objective of the bachelor's programme of
Bioengineering is, first and foremost, to train the student in
the basic
disciplines within the domain of Life Sciences and
Engineering Techniques which constitute the essential corner-stones of
his integrated training as a bioengineer. These disciplines
belong to five main domains : "Mathematics, Analysis and
Data-Processing", "Sciences and Engineering of Matter and
Processes", "Life Sciences," "Earth Sciences and Ecosystems"
and "Human Sciences".
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The first year of the bachelor's programme of
Bioengineering helps the student to set his knowledge within the
basic fundamental scientific disciplines of Biology, Chemistry,
Mathematics, Physics and Earth Sciences. The
student follows basic foundation courses equivalent to those of the students enrolled on a bachelor's programme in the
domain of Natural Sciences.
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During the next two years, while
furthering his studies in life sciences, the student will
also develop his skills. He will
accomplish a one-month practical training in a
given professional context and will start to focus his studies by
choosing optional courses in one of the three main sectors of
bioengineering :
Agronomy, Chemistry and the Environment.
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This first cycle of studies will also prepare the
student
to embark, with the necessary basic knowledge and
skills, on the master programmes in the Faculty of
Bioengineering, Agronomy and Environment, or even on other masters in UCL, other universities in
Belgium or abroad.
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General presentation of the programme
This programme which leads to the title
of "Bachelor of Engineering Sciences : Bioengineering", is composed of
three years of studies. The training programme comprises
different types of course activities : lectures,
practical exercises, group work, individual work, tutorials, work experience and, of course, personal
study.
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Each course
title is followed by a number indicating the number of hours
the course represents per academic year. This number corresponds to lectures,
unless a different teaching method (seminars, exercises) is mentioned
in the course title. Where course activities (exercises, laboratory
work or practical tasks) accompany one or several lectures,
these are characterised by a second volume of hours per year. The
course timetable is available at the secretary's office of the
Faculty.
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The
number in
brackets next to the number of course hours, relates to the total
number of credits attributed to the course activity. This unit is a
measure of the student's global workload for one year of studies and
corresponds to the unit used by the European Credit Transfer System
(ECTS). A full study year includes 60 credits. The sign (~) refers to
the description of the training activity, available on the web site,
when the credits differ for the study years or for the options of the
same programme.
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Information on credits not indicated on the study programme can be obtained from the secretary's office of the Faculty.
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Principal Subjects
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Mathematics, analysis and data-processing
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Sciences and Engineering of Matter and Processes
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Life Sciences
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Earth Sciences and Ecosystems
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Human Sciences
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Minors or available options
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"Agronomy" option
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"Chemistry" option
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"Environment" option
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Evaluation
Different procedures are followed for the evaluation of
the knowledge and skills acquired during the study programme; these are
adapted to the nature of each course: ongoing evaluation, particularly
in the case of practical tasks and individual and group projects, and
global evaluation (in written and/or oral form) during the exam
sessions.
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Positioning of the programme
Positioning of the programme within the University curses
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Successful completion of the1st year allows direct
access not only to the second year in Bioengineering, but also to the
second year of the bachelor's programmes in Biological, Chemical or
Geographical Sciences.
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Upon successful completion of his bachelor's studies,
the student will be entitled access to three master's programmes, in
the context of the second cycle of studies of the Faculty of
Bioengineering, Agronomy and Environment :
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Bioengineering : Agronomical Sciences,
Bioengineering :
Chemistry and Bio-industries
Bioengineering : Sciences and
Technologies of the Environment.
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Other studies accessible upon completion of the programme
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In addition, the student will also be able to access
other master's programmes organised in other UCL faculties or in
other universities in Belgium or abroad, subject to possible
prerequisites specified for the programme in question.
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Useful contacts
Programme management
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AGRO Faculté d'ingénierie biologique, agronomique et environnementale
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Study Advisor
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Academic Secretary and Study Advisor : Jacques Mahillon
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Year Coordinators :
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1st year : Bernard Knoops and Yves Dufrêne
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2nd year : Frédéric Gaspart
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3rd year : Pierre Bertin
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Exam Jury
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President : Paul Rouxhet
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Secretaries : André Lejeune (1st year); Patrick Bogaert (2nd year); P. Bertin (3rd year)
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