The bachelor's programme in Engineering Sciences : Engineering, leads to the degree of "Bachelor of Engineering Sciences : Engineering" of the French-speaking Community of Belgium. Upon successful completion of this first cycle of studies, the student will have access to one or several titles in Engineering Sciences, awarded by the Faculty of Applied Sciences, by doing one of the corresponding master's programmes.

The general objectives of the bachelor's programme in Engineering Sciences are, therefore, aimed at the acquisition of :

• lasting scientific knowledge : a solid grounding in the sciences as well as the practice and integration of previously acquired knowledge
• a solid basis in specialised studies, entitling access to a master's (either at UCL, within the French-speaking Community or abroad) : progressive orientation, one or two specialisations in Engineering Sciences
• high level competence and skills : analysis, critical spirit, self-evaluation, conception (of models, tools, systems, processes and procedures), sound written and oral communication skills and professional team-work qualities. The programme is designed to integrate the necessary skills within a pluridisciplinary context (including the Human Sciences, Ethics, the Environment and Sustainable Development).

The foundation studies in the Sciences aim to equip the students with a certain number of special relative skills, namely:

• with the basics in Mathematics
  especially in Algebra, Analysis and Applied Mathematics : on the one hand, this entails ensuring that the student acquires the mastery of an ensemble of mathematical tools necessary for undertaking studies in other subjects linked to Engineering Sciences ; on the other hand, and of equal importance, is the objective of training the student in the reasoning, abstraction and critical analysis of the results from their calculations
• in Physics
  to learn and be able to understand the diffent facets of the phenomena which govern the real world, with a view to using them, modelling them and manipulating them in connection with technological applications
• in Chemistry and Physical-Chemistry
  to learn and be able to understand the basic concepts, such as atoms, molecules and chemical reactions, as well as the concepts governing the equilibrium and disequilibrium of Chemical reactions, i.e. the first and second principles of Thermodynamics and the basics of Kinetic Chemistry
• in Computer Studies
  to critically analyse a given problem, to present one or several alternative solutions to a given problem, to detail the links which exist between concepts and to apply quality criteria to evaluate a given piece of work and its results
• in Numerical Methods
  to be able to solve problems in physics and mathematics where the analytical solution is not available or is difficult to obtain, and thus develop and acquire a scientific methodology for numerical methods, including the stages that necessitate application of the tools.
• in Probability and Statistics
  to apply the basic concepts of probability and statistical interference in a variety of situations : to extract the pertinent information from data bases, to adopt a methodological approach in organising experiments and to develop simple probability or empirical models
• in Design
  to enable the student to draft manual "conception designs" which will subsequently be converted into "communication designs" by means of recourse to computer-assisted designs
  
• in Human Sciences
  from a reflective angle and an operational angle, namely initiation in philosophical reasoning and in the comprehension of the place of the sciences and current engineering techniques
• in Economics
  to enable the student i) to acquire the basic concepts of economics, through a rational and partially formalised presentation on the basic evolutions of this discipline and ii) to be able to use the principal operating tools applied, for example, in companies
• in learning languages, especially with a view to understanding texts with scientific references and techniques, including both written and listening comprehension in English
  . The objective is that after the 3 years of bachelor studies, the student should have acquired a sufficient level of reading and listening comprehension in English to be able to write a lengthy report in the language and then present it and defend it orally during a technical discussion
• in the work and management of a project
  in the context of learning through problems, with a view to integrating the knowledge and skills acquired or still to be acquired. The objectives aimed at are threefold : to become initiated in the creation of a product, thus apprehending one of the important aspects of the engineering profession ; to become familiar with working in a team and with the methodological aspects of project work ( report-writing, presentation before a jury, etc.); to contextualise and put into practice the course content covered and the notions worked in the disciplines during the year.

Details of the competence and skills to be attained through these disciplines are accessible by clicking on the corresponding link.

The specialised studies in the context of the major aim to help the student to acquire the basic concepts in the subject area concerned and to entitle him to unconditional access, without any need for complementary studies, to the corresponding master's programme. The subject areas offered are listed below. Their specific study objectives and details of the skills to be acquired are accessible by clicking on the corresponding course title :

• Applied Chemistry and Physics
  
• Construction,
  
• Electricity
  
• Computer Studies
  
• Applied Mathematics
  
• Mechanics
  
  
  

The training in methodology aims to help the student to acquire the ensemble of capacities, skills and generic attitudes (i.e. the transversal skills linking the different subjects) deemed necessary for succeeding in the studies of Engineering Studies and for undertaking a professional career. This training in methodology is defined on the basis of a list of operational objectives to be developed during the bachelor's programme such as :

• Data-processing
• Communication
• Reasoning
• Creativity
• Self-evaluation
• Personal motivation and commitment
• Cooperative work in groups
• Quality of individual work
• Problem-solving
• Behaviour
• ...

and is carried out in the context of one or several course subjects and projects

Launching week "S0"

So as to prepare the student adequately for the study objectives in methodology from the outset of the programme, the first week of the first year of the bachelor's programme is a launching week, referred to as "SO," which is organised in a special way. The objectives pursued during this week are :

- General Objectives

• Student Welcome to the Faculty
• Discovery of the Faculty environment and the Louvain-la-Neuve campus
• Methodological initiation into certain aspects of studying at university

- Individual course objectives

• The course activity offered must enable the student to exploit supposedly familiar notions, all the while re-working these in new contexts. It must enable the student to gather methodological knowledge on a parallel with working on the integration, deepening and enrichening of what has been acquired.

- Methodological objectives

• Initiation in cooperative group work
• Initiation in study management
• Initiation in communication

The bachelor's programme in Engineering Sciences : Engineering, totals 180 credits spread over 3 years. The student will choose one of the six majors on offer (150 credits). Each major comprises a general, common, polyvalent course of 107 credits and a specialised course of 43 credits. There is a range of six specialisations to choose from : Applied Chemistry and Physics, Construction, Electricity, Computer Studies, Applied Mathematics and Mechanics. The student will complete his programme with a minor from a course in Polytechnics, or an opening minor, or an ensemble of options for 30 credits.

The student who opts for a minor in specialised Polytechnics, will choose it in an orientation which is different from the major. The courses which will already have been taken into account in the major will have to be replaced by other options to attain the 30 credits. The aim of this major/minor in Polytechnics is to enable the student, if he so wishes, to acquire a basic training in two specialities in Engineering Sciences, thus increasing his technical polyvalence, or to prepare for a master's in Engineering Sciences situated mid-way between the basic orientations at the bachelor's level. It is the case, for example, with the major/minor association in "Electricity - Mechanics " or " Mechanics - Electricity" which constitutes the normal access path to the master's in Electromechanics and likewise via the combination" Electricity- Applied Chemistry and Physics " which paves the way for the domain of the Nanotechnologies.

The minors in Polytechnics organised by the FSA for the bachelor's of Engineering Sciences are as follows : Applied Chemistry and Physics, Construction, Electricity, Computer Studies, Applied Mathematics, Mechanics, Biomedical engineering and Architecture. The first six are described below. Contrary to the other minors organised at UCL, the dividing up of the work volumes for the minors in Polytechnics are equivalent to around 10 credits in the second year and around 20 credits in the third year, instead of 15 and then 15 credits respectively.

Six majors and seven minors are offered in the following domains : Applied Chemistry and Physics, Construction, Electricity, Computing Science, Applied Mathematics, Mechanics and Biomedical Engineering (only offered as a minor). The choice of the major and the minor is made at the end of the Ist quadrimester of the 2nd year of the bachelor's programme. This major/minor system enables the student who so wishes to get a basic grounding in two specialities and thus optimise his preparation for a master's situated somewhere in between his current specialisations (eg. in the domain of Nanotechnologies which are situated between Applied Chemistry and Physics and Electricity). The student may also choose a minor organised outside the FSA or a coherent ensemble of options.

The course activities are evaluated in accordance with the prevailing rules of the University (c.f. exam regulations ).

In the context of the projects and certain other subject activities, the student will be closely followed in his studies throughout the whole process, in an effort to situate himself appropriately with respect to his individual work and group work and make any necessary readjustments. On the other hand, he will be evaluated during the course of the quadrimester (ongoing evaluation) and again at the end of the quadrimester for each of the subjects taken, to ascertain whether he fulfils the demands of the programme and has completed the modules concerned successfully. These evaluations are both written and oral. The specific details and procedures for the ongoing evaluation are explained at the beginning of each period of the study programme

The conditions and regular admission requirements are specified on the web page : http://www.ucl.ac.be/etudes/libres/en/acces.html

Admission to the bachelor's programme in Engineering Sciences : Engineering is subject to passing a special entrance exam. This is a legally required condition throughout the French-speaking Community. This exam is organised in each of the 4 faculties of Applied Sciences within the French-speaking Community and it entitles access to any of these 4 faculties, irrespective of where it was taken. It comprises a section in mathematics and a general section. The mathematical section is comprises analysis, algebra, trigonometry, numerical calculations, geometry and analytical geometry. The general section consists of written and oral tasks in French, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geography, History and a second language chosen by the student from among Dutch, English, German or Latin.Those students who satisfy the general access conditions for the programme of the first cycle are exempt from the subjects other than Mathematics. Details of the programme subjects, as well as the conditions for dispensation from oral testing on "non-mathematical" subjects, can be obtained on request at the reception of the Faculty. The mathematical section helps to evaluate the assimilation of the six-hour a week programme during the previous two years of secondary school. Success in this exam usually necessitates reinforcement in maths studies during the last year of secondary school.

Besides its legal aspect, the entrance exam enables the student to evaluate the knowledge acquired from his studies at secondary school. Preparation thereof is often the starting point for reflection on the choice of studies and on the effort needed to undertake the studies envisaged. Complementary information on this exam can be obtained under the heading"Admission" at the Faculty of Applied Sciences, ULC, web-site : (http://www.fsa.ucl.ac.be)
or via the email address : admission@fsa.ucl.ac.be.

Enrolments for the entrance exam are accepted from the Information Day for secondary school leavers, in March, up until 1st June.

The bachelor's programme in Engineering entitles direct access to the master's programme in Engineering, in the orientation corresponding to the major followed. In most cases, access to the master's of Engineering, in the orientation corresponding to the minor in Polytechnics, is also direct and without the need for any prerequisites.

After having accumulated 120 credits spread over 2 years, the student will obtain the title of Master of Engineering Sciences, which is conferred jointly with the professional title of Engineer.

UCL offers eight different orientations for theses studies : - Engineer in Chemistry and Material Sciences - Engineer in Physics - Engineer in Electricity - Engineer in Electro-mechanics - Engineer in Mechanics - Engineer in Computing - Engineer in Applied Mathematics - Civil Engineer.

Mobility in the Faculty of Applied Sciences is equally a major attraction in the context of these studies. This usually takes place during the 4th or 5th year, i.e. during the master's studies. The students are therefore strongly encouraged to do everything possible to widen their communication skills and their knowledge of languages.

In fact, after being awarded the degree title " Bachelor in Engineering Sciences : Engineering " by UCL, the student will also have access to the existing master's (i.e. from the 4th and 5th years on) within the CLUSTER network - Consortium Linking Universities of Science and Technology for Education and Research, of which the Faculty is a member. Furthermore, UCL students benefit from the same access conditions as the bachelor students from these institutions. This European network groups together : UPC - Barcelona / TU-Darmstadt / TU-Eindhoven / INPG-Grenoble / Uni-Karlsruhe / EPFL-Lausanne / Imperial College London / KTH-Stockholm / Politecnico di Torino / UCL-FSA-Louvain-la-Neuve.

In the context of the master's studies in Engineering Sciences at UCL, the student is also entitled access to the ensemble of the Erasmus/Socrates exchange programmes which UCL has subscribed to together with universities from numerous European or extra-European countries, as well as the Catholic University of Leuven (KUL).

Faculty of Applied Sciences

Secretary's office for the 1st study cycle : Fr. Malcorps

Address : Rue Archimède 1 - 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve

Tel: 010 47 24 63

Fax: 010 47 24 66

BAC@fsa.ucl.ac.be

Ch. Trullemans, tél: 010 47 25 67

ctrullemans@dice.ucl.ac.be

President: P. Sobieski

Jury secretary: V. Wertz

Coordinator B1-Q1 : B. Raucent - tel. 010 47 25 08 - e-mail : raucent@prm.ucl.ac.be

Coordinator B1-Q2 : P. Sobieski - tel. 010 47 23 03 - e-mail : sobieski@tele.ucl.ac.be

Coordinator B2-Q1 : V. Legat - tél. 010 47 23 59 - e-mail : vl@mema.ucl.ac.be

- For Mathematics :

K. Ben-Naoum - e-mail : benaoum@auto.ucl.ac.be

- General pedagogy :

M-N. de Theux - e-mail : detheux@fsa.ucl.ac.be

- Coordinators B2, Q2 et B3 :

Major in Electricity : F. Labrique - e-mail : labrique@lei.ucl.ac.be

Major in Mechanics : F. Dupret - e-mail : fd@mema.ucl.ac.be

Major in Construction : J.F. Thimus - e-mail : thimus@gce.ucl.ac.be

Major in Applied Chemistry and Physics : A. Jonas - e-mail : jonas@poly.ucl.ac.be

Major in Computing Science: P. Dupont - e-mail : pdupont@info.ucl.ac.be

Major in Applied Mathematics : G. Bastin - e-mail : bastin@auto.ucl.ac.be

• Minor in Theology
  
• Minor in Philosophy
  
• Minor in Law
  
• Minor in Criminology
  
• Minor in Information and Communication (*)
  
• Minor in Political Sciences
  
• Minor in Sociology and Anthropology
  
• Minor in Human and Social Sciences
  
• Minor in Economics
  
• Minor in Business Studies
  
• Minor in Linguistics
  
• Minor in Hispanic Studies (*)
  
• Minor in Italian Studies (*)
  
• Minor in French Studies (*)
  
• Minor in Latin Studies
  
• Minor in Greek Studies
  
• Minor in Oriental Studies
  
• Minor in Literature Studies
  
• Minor in History
  
• Minor in Medieval Studies
  
• Minor in History of Art and Archaeology(*)
  
• Minor in Musicology
  
• Minor in Psychology and Education (*)
  
• Minor in Human Nutrition
  
• Minor in General Biomedical Sciences
  
• Minor in Clinical Biomedical Sciences
  
• Minor in Medication Sciences (*)
  
• Minor in Physical Activity, Health and Culture of Mouvement (*)
  
• Minor in Mathematics
  
• Minor in Physics
  
• Minor in Geography
  
• Minor in Statistics
  
• Minor in Engineering Sciences : Applied Chemistry and Physics
  
• Minor in Engineering Sciences : Construction
  
• Minor in Engineering Sciences : Electricity
  
• Minor in Engineering Sciences : Computing Science
  
• Minor in Engineering Sciences : Applied Mathematics
  
• Minor in Engineering Sciences : Mechanics
  
• Minor in Urban Architecture
  
• Minor in Bio-engineering
  
• Minor in Biomedical Engineering
  
• Minor in Gender Studies
  
• Minor in Culture and Creation
  
• Minor in European Studies
  

(*) Minor with access criteria.