Master of Science in Bioscience Engineering: Environmental Technology

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2 year 120 credits

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First year

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Course schedule 1st semester Course schedule 2nd semester

1.1 Environmental Analysis and Diagnostics

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Analytical Inorganic Chemistry: Instrumental Techniques	1	sem 1	nl	Gijs Du Laing	3

Analysis of Organic Micropollutants	1	sem 2	nl	Kristof Demeestere	3

Applied Marine Ecology	1	sem 1	en	Colin Janssen	3

Environmental Risk Assessment	1	sem 1	en	Karel De Schamphelaere	5

1.2 Environmental Technology and Engineering

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Process Engineering 2	1	sem 1	en	Paul Van der Meeren	5

Process Control	1	sem 2	en	Paul Van Liedekerke	5

Environmental Technology: Air	1	sem 1	nl	Christophe Walgraeve	5

Environmental Technology: Soil	1	sem 1	nl	Ellen Van De Vijver	5

Resource Recovery Technology	1	sem 2	en	Ramon Ganigué	6

Clean Technology: Assessment Methods	1	sem 1	en	Sophie Huysveld	3

2 Elective Courses

Subscribe to 30 credit units from the 1 to 5 modules from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

To obtain the minor, all courses listed in that minor have to be taken.

Full-time standard learning track:

Students can choose which of the elective course units are taken in the first respectively the second standard learning track year (unless otherwise specified); in combination with the general course units, students take a total of 54 to 66 credits per standard learning track year. The sum of the total number of credits taken up over the 2 standard learning track years must be 120 credits.

2.1 Minor Environmental Coordination

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Environmental Economics and Policy	sem 2	nl	Brent Bleys	4

Environmental Noise	sem 1	en	Timothy Van Renterghem	3

Environmental Impact Assessment	sem 2	nl	Sophie Huysveld	4

Environmental Coordination	sem 2	nl	Hildegard Deweerdt	5

2.2 Master Specific Courses

2.2.1 Environmental Diagnostics and Management

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Metals and Metalloids in Environment and Technology	sem 1	en	Filip Tack	5

Isotopes in Biosciences	sem 1	en	Pascal Boeckx	5

Multidisciplinary Analysis of Climate Change	sem 2	en	Pascal Boeckx	3

Nature Conservation	sem 1	nl	Lander Baeten	4

Water Quality Management	sem 2	en	Peter Goethals	4

Principles of Quantitative Water Management	sem 2	nl	Niko Verhoest	3

Oceans and Human Health	sem 1	en	Jana Asselman	3

2.2.2 Environmental Technology and Engineering

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Decentralized Sanitation and Treatment Technologies for Developing Economies	sem 1	en	Korneel Rabaey	6

Advanced Wastewater Treatment Process Design	sem 1	en	Eveline Volcke	3

Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass	sem 2	nl	Frederik Ronsse	4

Green Chemistry of Renewable Resources	sem 1	en	Sven Mangelinckx	4

Reaction Kinetics and Reactor Design	sem 2	nl	Paul Van der Meeren	5

2.2.3 Multidisciplinary Engineering Tools

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Geographic Information Systems: Basics	sem 2	nl	Frieke Vancoillie	3

Machine Learning for Life Sciences	sem 1	en	Willem Waegeman	5

Experimental Design	sem 2	en	Stijn Luca	3

Advanced Biosystems Modelling	sem 2	en	Paul Van Liedekerke	5

2.3 Entrepreneurship and Management

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Entrepreneurship	sem 2	nl	Petra Andries	3

Dare to Venture	sem 2	en	Johan Verrue	4

Dare to Start	sem 2	en	Frank Gielen	3

Consumer Behaviour and Marketing of Bio-industrial products	sem 2	nl	Wim Verbeke	5

Intellectual Property and Valorization	sem 2	en	Benedikt Sas	3

Project Management	sem 2	nl	Mario Vanhoucke	4

Management Accounting and Control	sem 2	en	Sophie Maussen	4

2.4 Skills and Attitudes

Subscribe to course units from the following list, with no more than 10 credit units with reference a.

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Internship	a	year	nl,en	Paul Van der Meeren	5

International Internship	a	year	nl,en	Paul Van der Meeren	5

Extended Internship	a	year	nl,en	Paul Van der Meeren	10

Extended International Internship	a	year	nl,en	Paul Van der Meeren	10

Bio-ethics		sem 1	en	Michiel De Proost	3

Scientific Communication in English		sem 2	en	Geert Jacobs	5

Seminar				Mieke Uyttendaele	3

2.5 Open Choice

Subscribe to course units from courses offered at Ghent University and at the alliance partner VUB, including the Ghent University Elective Courses.
A maximum of 2 such courses is allowed.
Maximum 8 credit units language courses are allowed within this master programme.
Subject to approval by the Faculty.

Second year

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Course schedule 1st semester Course schedule 2nd semester

1 General Courses

1.2 Environmental Technology and Engineering

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Environmental Constructions in Practice		2	year	nl	Eveline Volcke	7

1.3 Environmental Legislation and Socio-Economic Aspects

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Management for Engineers	2	sem 1	en	Jeroen Buysse	4

Legal Framework for Environmental Technology	2	sem 1	nl	Hildegard Deweerdt	6

2 Elective Courses

Subscribe to 30 credit units from the 1 to 5 modules from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

To obtain the minor, all courses listed in that minor have to be taken.

Full-time standard learning track:

2.1 Minor Environmental Coordination

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Environmental Economics and Policy	sem 2	nl	Brent Bleys	4

Environmental Noise	sem 1	en	Timothy Van Renterghem	3

Environmental Impact Assessment	sem 2	nl	Sophie Huysveld	4

Environmental Coordination	sem 2	nl	Hildegard Deweerdt	5

2.2 Master Specific Courses

2.2.1 Environmental Diagnostics and Management

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Metals and Metalloids in Environment and Technology	sem 1	en	Filip Tack	5

Isotopes in Biosciences	sem 1	en	Pascal Boeckx	5

Multidisciplinary Analysis of Climate Change	sem 2	en	Pascal Boeckx	3

Nature Conservation	sem 1	nl	Lander Baeten	4

Water Quality Management	sem 2	en	Peter Goethals	4

Principles of Quantitative Water Management	sem 2	nl	Niko Verhoest	3

Oceans and Human Health	sem 1	en	Jana Asselman	3

2.2.2 Environmental Technology and Engineering

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Decentralized Sanitation and Treatment Technologies for Developing Economies	sem 1	en	Korneel Rabaey	6

Advanced Wastewater Treatment Process Design	sem 1	en	Eveline Volcke	3

Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass	sem 2	nl	Frederik Ronsse	4

Green Chemistry of Renewable Resources	sem 1	en	Sven Mangelinckx	4

Reaction Kinetics and Reactor Design	sem 2	nl	Paul Van der Meeren	5

2.2.3 Multidisciplinary Engineering Tools

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Geographic Information Systems: Basics	sem 2	nl	Frieke Vancoillie	3

Machine Learning for Life Sciences	sem 1	en	Willem Waegeman	5

Experimental Design	sem 2	en	Stijn Luca	3

Advanced Biosystems Modelling	sem 2	en	Paul Van Liedekerke	5

2.3 Entrepreneurship and Management

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Entrepreneurship	sem 2	nl	Petra Andries	3

Dare to Venture	sem 2	en	Johan Verrue	4

Dare to Start	sem 2	en	Frank Gielen	3

Consumer Behaviour and Marketing of Bio-industrial products	sem 2	nl	Wim Verbeke	5

Intellectual Property and Valorization	sem 2	en	Benedikt Sas	3

Project Management	sem 2	nl	Mario Vanhoucke	4

Management Accounting and Control	sem 2	en	Sophie Maussen	4

2.4 Skills and Attitudes

Subscribe to course units from the following list, with no more than 10 credit units with reference a.

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Internship	a	year	nl,en	Paul Van der Meeren	5

International Internship	a	year	nl,en	Paul Van der Meeren	5

Extended Internship	a	year	nl,en	Paul Van der Meeren	10

Extended International Internship	a	year	nl,en	Paul Van der Meeren	10

Bio-ethics		sem 1	en	Michiel De Proost	3

Scientific Communication in English		sem 2	en	Geert Jacobs	5

Seminar				Mieke Uyttendaele	3

2.5 Open Choice

3 Master's Dissertation

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Master's Dissertation		2	year	nl	Kristof Demeestere	30

Full programme

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1 General Courses 60

1.1 Environmental Analysis and Diagnostics

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Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Analytical Inorganic Chemistry: Instrumental Techniques	1	sem 1	nl	Gijs Du Laing	3

Analysis of Organic Micropollutants	1	sem 2	nl	Kristof Demeestere	3

Applied Marine Ecology	1	sem 1	en	Colin Janssen	3

Environmental Risk Assessment	1	sem 1	en	Karel De Schamphelaere	5

1.2 Environmental Technology and Engineering

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Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Process Engineering 2	1	sem 1	en	Paul Van der Meeren	5

Process Control	1	sem 2	en	Paul Van Liedekerke	5

Environmental Technology: Air	1	sem 1	nl	Christophe Walgraeve	5

Environmental Technology: Soil	1	sem 1	nl	Ellen Van De Vijver	5

Resource Recovery Technology	1	sem 2	en	Ramon Ganigué	6

Clean Technology: Assessment Methods	1	sem 1	en	Sophie Huysveld	3

Environmental Constructions in Practice	2	year	nl	Eveline Volcke	7

1.3 Environmental Legislation and Socio-Economic Aspects

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Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Management for Engineers	2	sem 1	en	Jeroen Buysse	4

Legal Framework for Environmental Technology	2	sem 1	nl	Hildegard Deweerdt	6

2 Elective Courses 30

Subscribe to 30 credit units from the 1 to 5 modules from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

To obtain the minor, all courses listed in that minor have to be taken.

Full-time standard learning track:

2.1 Minor Environmental Coordination

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Environmental Economics and Policy	sem 2	nl	Brent Bleys	4

Environmental Noise	sem 1	en	Timothy Van Renterghem	3

Environmental Impact Assessment	sem 2	nl	Sophie Huysveld	4

Environmental Coordination	sem 2	nl	Hildegard Deweerdt	5

2.2 Master Specific Courses

2.2.1 Environmental Diagnostics and Management

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Metals and Metalloids in Environment and Technology	sem 1	en	Filip Tack	5

Isotopes in Biosciences	sem 1	en	Pascal Boeckx	5

Multidisciplinary Analysis of Climate Change	sem 2	en	Pascal Boeckx	3

Nature Conservation	sem 1	nl	Lander Baeten	4

Water Quality Management	sem 2	en	Peter Goethals	4

Principles of Quantitative Water Management	sem 2	nl	Niko Verhoest	3

Oceans and Human Health	sem 1	en	Jana Asselman	3

2.2.2 Environmental Technology and Engineering

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Decentralized Sanitation and Treatment Technologies for Developing Economies	sem 1	en	Korneel Rabaey	6

Advanced Wastewater Treatment Process Design	sem 1	en	Eveline Volcke	3

Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass	sem 2	nl	Frederik Ronsse	4

Green Chemistry of Renewable Resources	sem 1	en	Sven Mangelinckx	4

Reaction Kinetics and Reactor Design	sem 2	nl	Paul Van der Meeren	5

2.2.3 Multidisciplinary Engineering Tools

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Geographic Information Systems: Basics	sem 2	nl	Frieke Vancoillie	3

Machine Learning for Life Sciences	sem 1	en	Willem Waegeman	5

Experimental Design	sem 2	en	Stijn Luca	3

Advanced Biosystems Modelling	sem 2	en	Paul Van Liedekerke	5

2.3 Entrepreneurship and Management

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Entrepreneurship	sem 2	nl	Petra Andries	3

Dare to Venture	sem 2	en	Johan Verrue	4

Dare to Start	sem 2	en	Frank Gielen	3

Consumer Behaviour and Marketing of Bio-industrial products	sem 2	nl	Wim Verbeke	5

Intellectual Property and Valorization	sem 2	en	Benedikt Sas	3

Project Management	sem 2	nl	Mario Vanhoucke	4

Management Accounting and Control	sem 2	en	Sophie Maussen	4

2.4 Skills and Attitudes

Subscribe to course units from the following list, with no more than 10 credit units with reference a.

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Internship	a	year	nl,en	Paul Van der Meeren	5

International Internship	a	year	nl,en	Paul Van der Meeren	5

Extended Internship	a	year	nl,en	Paul Van der Meeren	10

Extended International Internship	a	year	nl,en	Paul Van der Meeren	10

Bio-ethics		sem 1	en	Michiel De Proost	3

Scientific Communication in English		sem 2	en	Geert Jacobs	5

Seminar				Mieke Uyttendaele	3

2.5 Open Choice

3 Master's Dissertation 30

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Master's Dissertation		2	year	nl	Kristof Demeestere	30

Learning outcomes

Competence field 3: Knowledge competency

Critically and multidisciplinary map, understand and interpret the quality of and interactions within natural and industrial ecosystems using state-of-the-art and advanced chemical-physical and (micro)biological measurement techniques, ecological risk assessment, and models
Assess and improve the efficiency and environmental sustainability of processes and technologies in terms of (re)use of natural resources, life cycle analysis and clean technology
Have in-depth knowledge and insight with regard to the principles and quantitative calculation of physical, chemical and biotechnological processes for the recovery and purification of gaseous, liquid and solid by-products and their (micro)pollutants; as well as with regard to the design, control, practical implementation and integration of environmental installations
Have knowledge of the Flemish and international environmental legislative framework and of the economic-social preconditions regarding local and global environmental challenges and environmental care
Provided that the "Minor environmental coordination" is followed, the master can also lead to the recognition of "Environmental coordinator type A"

Competence field 4: Scientific competency

Identify and analyze problems in environmental technology and formulate clear research questions with a view to achieving effective and potentially applicable solutions
Consult and critically interpret professional literature according to scientific standards
Select, adapt or, if necessary, develop the appropriate analysis methods and process techniques
Extract yseful information from excessive, incomplete, or conflicting data
Plan, monitor and adjust scientific research
Accurately collect, scientifically process, critically analyze and interpret data in accordance with the principles of scientific integrity
Identify new or remaining bottlenecks and research questions based on knowledge, insight and experience

Competence field 5: Intellectual competency

Use one's own knowledge creatively, purposefully and innovatively in research, design and production
Argument scientifically in a multidisciplinary context
Demonstrate openness to new scientific developments and their applications in a broad scientific, economic and social context
Adopt an active and honest attitude towards permanent knowledge development, lifelong learning and independently steer one's own learning process

Competence field 6: Competency in collaborating and communicating

Have the required social and communication skills to work in a team
Collaborate and display early leadership in a multidisciplinary environment
Communicate clearly in writing and orally about one's own discipline in Dutch and English

Competence field 7: Social competency

Act ethically, professionally and socially responsible, also in an international or intercultural environment
Function autonomously within a short period of time in scientific research, in industrial functions, at consultancy firms, NGOs and government institutions
Consider sustainability aspects and social preconditions when developing a high-quality system, product, service or process

Competence field 8: Engineering competency

Design, plan and execute an engineering project at the level of a starting professional in an independent and result-oriented manner
Understand the complexity of a problem/system using quantitative methods
Assess the risks and technical feasibility of a project
Integrate biological, physico-chemical, technological, economic and ecological aspects into research, production, quality management, management or policy

Recognition Professional Qualifications

Law, Decree or European Guidelines the Study Programme complies with

The programme Master of Science in Bioscience Engineering : Environmental Technology - minor Environmental Coordination organised by Ghent University is recognised as complementary training for environmental coordinators of the first level (A) ( Ministerial Decree of September 25, 2014 (approval number AMV/ERK /OPL_MC /UGent/2014/1)) .

This means that if the student has completed the 4 course units of the minor environmental coordination (as mentioned in section 4.3. of the Diploma Supplement ), the diploma is in accordance with the general and special conditions of approval mentioned in the order of the Flemish Government of November 19, 2010 establishing the Flemish regulations on recognitions relating to the environment (VLAREL) .

Legal Requirements regarding Professional Duties the Diploma complies with

Houders van het diploma Master in de bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: milieutechnologie met minor milieucoördinatie kunnen bij het Departement Omgeving van de Vlaamse milieuadministratie (https://omgeving.vlaanderen.be/) een aanvraag tot een erkenning als milieucoördinator indienen.