Master of Science in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research

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Master's Programme

2 year 120 credits

Faculty of Engineering and Architecture

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First year

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Course schedule 1st semester Course schedule 2nd semester

1 General Courses

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Operations Research Models and Methods	1	sem 1	nl	El-Houssaine Aghezzaf	6

Simulation of Stochastic Systems	1	sem 1	nl	Stijn De Vuyst	6

Algorithmic Programming	1	sem 1	nl	Pieter Leyman	6

Engineering Economy	1	sem 1	nl	Sofie Verbrugge	6

Industrial Systems Modelling and Optimization	1	sem 2	nl	El-Houssaine Aghezzaf	6

Information Technology for Industrial Engineering	1	sem 2	nl	Michiel Vlaminck	3

Heuristics and Search Methods	1	sem 1	nl	Sidharta Gautama	3

Manufacturing Planning and Control	1	sem 1	nl	Birger Raa	6

Methods Engineering and Work Measurement	1	sem 2	nl	Dieter Claeys	6

Quality Engineering and Industrial Statistics	1	sem 2	nl	Stijn De Vuyst	6

Design of Manufacturing and Service Operations	1	sem 1	nl	Dieter Claeys	6

2 Elective Courses

Subscribe to 30 credit units from no less than 1 and no more than 2 modules from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Students take either 15 credit units from module 2.1 (in-depth elective courses) or the Minor Artificial Intelligence of at least 18 credit units. Supplement with course units from the other modules.

2.1 In-depth Elective Courses

Subscribe to no less than 15 credit units from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Network Modelling and Design	sem 2	nl	Mario Pickavet	4

Computer Control of Industrial Processes	sem 1	en	Clara Ionescu	6

Queueing Theory	sem 1	nl	Joris Walraevens	6

Machine Learning	sem 1	nl	Joni Dambre	6

ICT and Mechatronics	sem 2	nl	Guillaume Crevecoeur	6

Modelling and Control of Dynamic Systems	sem 2	nl	Mia Loccufier	6

Game Theory and Multiagent Systems	sem 1	en	Heidi Steendam	6

Fundamentals of Statistical Sensor Processing	sem 1	en	Hiep Luong	6

Big Data Technology	sem 1	en	Dieter De Witte	4

Design of Urban Services	sem 2	en	Sidharta Gautama	6

2.2 Minor Artifical Intelligence

Subscribe to no less than 18 credit units from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Machine Learning	sem 1	en	Joni Dambre	6

Probabilistic Graphical Models	sem 2	en	Aleksandra Pizurica	4

Recommender Systems	sem 2	en	Toon De Pessemier	6

Game Theory and Multiagent Systems	sem 1	en	Heidi Steendam	6

Data Visualization for and with AI	sem 1	en	Jefrey Lijffijt	3

Big Data Technology	sem 1	en	Dieter De Witte	4

Big Data Algorithms	sem 2	en	Dieter De Witte	3

2.3 Broadening Elective Courses

Subscribe to no more than 15 credit units from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Industry Internship Engineering and Architecture		year	nl,en	Patrick Segers	6

Research Internship		year	en	Patrick Segers	6

Research Internship		year	en	Patrick Segers	3

Integrated Portfolio		year	nl,en	Hiep Luong	6

Integrated Portfolio		year	nl,en	Hiep Luong	3

Project Management		sem 2	en	Mario Vanhoucke	6

Safety of Electrical and Mechanical Installations		sem 2	nl	Jos Knockaert	3

The Information Society and ICT		sem 2	nl	Erik Mannens	3

Transport Economics		sem 2	nl	Jochen Maes	6

Innovation Management		sem 2	en	Katrien Verleye	3

Dare to Venture		sem 2	en	Johan Verrue	4

Labour and Employment		sem 1	nl	Stijn Baert	5

Macroeconomics		sem 1	nl	Freddy Heylen	6

Introduction Industrial Psychology		sem 2	nl	Bart Wille	5

Introduction to Corporate Law		sem 1	nl	Diederik Bruloot	3

Business Skills		sem 2	en	Mieke Audenaert	4

Corporate Finance		sem 2	en	Virginie Mataigne	6

Investment Analysis		sem 1	en	Michael Frömmel	6

Business Process Management		sem 2	en	Michaël Verdonck	4

Coaching and Diversity	UKV	year	nl	Elisabeth De Schauwer	3

Sustainable Use of Materials: Metals		sem 1	nl	Kim Verbeken	3

Sustainable Use of Materials: Plastics and Derived Materials		sem 2	nl	Lode Daelemans	3

Technology and Environment		sem 1	en	Luc Martens	3

Introduction to Psychology		sem 1	nl	Wim Notebaert	3

Movement and Sports: Now and Later	UKV	sem 2	nl	Veerle Segers	3

Sustainable Development		sem 2	en	Bernard Mazijn	5

Bayesian Statistics		sem 2	en	Koen De Turck	5

Subscribe to no more than 15 credit units of technical courses from the other programmes Master of Science in Engineering (with the exception of Architecture) of the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Second year

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Course schedule 1st semester Course schedule 2nd semester

1 General Courses

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Supply Chain Engineering		2	sem 1	nl	Birger Raa	6

2 Elective Courses

Subscribe to 30 credit units from no less than 1 and no more than 2 modules from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Students take either 15 credit units from module 2.1 (in-depth elective courses) or the Minor Artificial Intelligence of at least 18 credit units. Supplement with course units from the other modules.

2.1 In-depth Elective Courses

Subscribe to no less than 15 credit units from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Network Modelling and Design	sem 2	nl	Mario Pickavet	4

Computer Control of Industrial Processes	sem 1	en	Clara Ionescu	6

Queueing Theory	sem 1	nl	Joris Walraevens	6

Machine Learning	sem 1	nl	Joni Dambre	6

ICT and Mechatronics	sem 2	nl	Guillaume Crevecoeur	6

Modelling and Control of Dynamic Systems	sem 2	nl	Mia Loccufier	6

Game Theory and Multiagent Systems	sem 1	en	Heidi Steendam	6

Fundamentals of Statistical Sensor Processing	sem 1	en	Hiep Luong	6

Big Data Technology	sem 1	en	Dieter De Witte	4

Design of Urban Services	sem 2	en	Sidharta Gautama	6

2.2 Minor Artifical Intelligence

Subscribe to no less than 18 credit units from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Machine Learning	sem 1	en	Joni Dambre	6

Probabilistic Graphical Models	sem 2	en	Aleksandra Pizurica	4

Recommender Systems	sem 2	en	Toon De Pessemier	6

Game Theory and Multiagent Systems	sem 1	en	Heidi Steendam	6

Data Visualization for and with AI	sem 1	en	Jefrey Lijffijt	3

Big Data Technology	sem 1	en	Dieter De Witte	4

Big Data Algorithms	sem 2	en	Dieter De Witte	3

2.3 Broadening Elective Courses

Subscribe to no more than 15 credit units from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Industry Internship Engineering and Architecture		year	nl,en	Patrick Segers	6

Research Internship		year	en	Patrick Segers	6

Research Internship		year	en	Patrick Segers	3

Integrated Portfolio		year	nl,en	Hiep Luong	6

Integrated Portfolio		year	nl,en	Hiep Luong	3

Project Management		sem 2	en	Mario Vanhoucke	6

Safety of Electrical and Mechanical Installations		sem 2	nl	Jos Knockaert	3

The Information Society and ICT		sem 2	nl	Erik Mannens	3

Transport Economics		sem 2	nl	Jochen Maes	6

Innovation Management		sem 2	en	Katrien Verleye	3

Dare to Venture		sem 2	en	Johan Verrue	4

Labour and Employment		sem 1	nl	Stijn Baert	5

Macroeconomics		sem 1	nl	Freddy Heylen	6

Introduction Industrial Psychology		sem 2	nl	Bart Wille	5

Introduction to Corporate Law		sem 1	nl	Diederik Bruloot	3

Business Skills		sem 2	en	Mieke Audenaert	4

Corporate Finance		sem 2	en	Virginie Mataigne	6

Investment Analysis		sem 1	en	Michael Frömmel	6

Business Process Management		sem 2	en	Michaël Verdonck	4

Coaching and Diversity	UKV	year	nl	Elisabeth De Schauwer	3

Sustainable Use of Materials: Metals		sem 1	nl	Kim Verbeken	3

Sustainable Use of Materials: Plastics and Derived Materials		sem 2	nl	Lode Daelemans	3

Technology and Environment		sem 1	en	Luc Martens	3

Introduction to Psychology		sem 1	nl	Wim Notebaert	3

Movement and Sports: Now and Later	UKV	sem 2	nl	Veerle Segers	3

Sustainable Development		sem 2	en	Bernard Mazijn	5

Bayesian Statistics		sem 2	en	Koen De Turck	5

2.4 Elective Courses Faculty

3 Master's Dissertation

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Master's Dissertation		2	year	nl		24

Full programme

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1 General Courses 66

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Operations Research Models and Methods	1	sem 1	nl	El-Houssaine Aghezzaf	6

Simulation of Stochastic Systems	1	sem 1	nl	Stijn De Vuyst	6

Algorithmic Programming	1	sem 1	nl	Pieter Leyman	6

Engineering Economy	1	sem 1	nl	Sofie Verbrugge	6

Industrial Systems Modelling and Optimization	1	sem 2	nl	El-Houssaine Aghezzaf	6

Information Technology for Industrial Engineering	1	sem 2	nl	Michiel Vlaminck	3

Heuristics and Search Methods	1	sem 1	nl	Sidharta Gautama	3

Manufacturing Planning and Control	1	sem 1	nl	Birger Raa	6

Methods Engineering and Work Measurement	1	sem 2	nl	Dieter Claeys	6

Quality Engineering and Industrial Statistics	1	sem 2	nl	Stijn De Vuyst	6

Design of Manufacturing and Service Operations	1	sem 1	nl	Dieter Claeys	6

Supply Chain Engineering	2	sem 1	nl	Birger Raa	6

2 Elective Courses 30

Subscribe to 30 credit units from no less than 1 and no more than 2 modules from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Students take either 15 credit units from module 2.1 (in-depth elective courses) or the Minor Artificial Intelligence of at least 18 credit units. Supplement with course units from the other modules.

2.1 In-depth Elective Courses

Subscribe to no less than 15 credit units from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Network Modelling and Design	sem 2	nl	Mario Pickavet	4

Computer Control of Industrial Processes	sem 1	en	Clara Ionescu	6

Queueing Theory	sem 1	nl	Joris Walraevens	6

Machine Learning	sem 1	nl	Joni Dambre	6

ICT and Mechatronics	sem 2	nl	Guillaume Crevecoeur	6

Modelling and Control of Dynamic Systems	sem 2	nl	Mia Loccufier	6

Game Theory and Multiagent Systems	sem 1	en	Heidi Steendam	6

Fundamentals of Statistical Sensor Processing	sem 1	en	Hiep Luong	6

Big Data Technology	sem 1	en	Dieter De Witte	4

Design of Urban Services	sem 2	en	Sidharta Gautama	6

2.2 Minor Artifical Intelligence

Subscribe to no less than 18 credit units from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Machine Learning	sem 1	en	Joni Dambre	6

Probabilistic Graphical Models	sem 2	en	Aleksandra Pizurica	4

Recommender Systems	sem 2	en	Toon De Pessemier	6

Game Theory and Multiagent Systems	sem 1	en	Heidi Steendam	6

Data Visualization for and with AI	sem 1	en	Jefrey Lijffijt	3

Big Data Technology	sem 1	en	Dieter De Witte	4

Big Data Algorithms	sem 2	en	Dieter De Witte	3

2.3 Broadening Elective Courses

Subscribe to no more than 15 credit units from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Industry Internship Engineering and Architecture		year	nl,en	Patrick Segers	6

Research Internship		year	en	Patrick Segers	6

Research Internship		year	en	Patrick Segers	3

Integrated Portfolio		year	nl,en	Hiep Luong	6

Integrated Portfolio		year	nl,en	Hiep Luong	3

Project Management		sem 2	en	Mario Vanhoucke	6

Safety of Electrical and Mechanical Installations		sem 2	nl	Jos Knockaert	3

The Information Society and ICT		sem 2	nl	Erik Mannens	3

Transport Economics		sem 2	nl	Jochen Maes	6

Innovation Management		sem 2	en	Katrien Verleye	3

Dare to Venture		sem 2	en	Johan Verrue	4

Labour and Employment		sem 1	nl	Stijn Baert	5

Macroeconomics		sem 1	nl	Freddy Heylen	6

Introduction Industrial Psychology		sem 2	nl	Bart Wille	5

Introduction to Corporate Law		sem 1	nl	Diederik Bruloot	3

Business Skills		sem 2	en	Mieke Audenaert	4

Corporate Finance		sem 2	en	Virginie Mataigne	6

Investment Analysis		sem 1	en	Michael Frömmel	6

Business Process Management		sem 2	en	Michaël Verdonck	4

Coaching and Diversity	UKV	year	nl	Elisabeth De Schauwer	3

Sustainable Use of Materials: Metals		sem 1	nl	Kim Verbeken	3

Sustainable Use of Materials: Plastics and Derived Materials		sem 2	nl	Lode Daelemans	3

Technology and Environment		sem 1	en	Luc Martens	3

Introduction to Psychology		sem 1	nl	Wim Notebaert	3

Movement and Sports: Now and Later	UKV	sem 2	nl	Veerle Segers	3

Sustainable Development		sem 2	en	Bernard Mazijn	5

Bayesian Statistics		sem 2	en	Koen De Turck	5

2.4 Elective Courses Faculty

3 Master's Dissertation 24

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Master's Dissertation		2	year	nl		24

Study guide

Master of Science in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research

First year

(version 16 )

Course schedule 1st semester Course schedule 2nd semester

1 General Courses

2 Elective Courses

2.1 In-depth Elective Courses

2.2 Minor Artifical Intelligence

2.3 Broadening Elective Courses

2.4 Elective Courses Faculty

Second year

(version 16 )

Course schedule 1st semester Course schedule 2nd semester

1 General Courses

2 Elective Courses

2.1 In-depth Elective Courses

2.2 Minor Artifical Intelligence

2.3 Broadening Elective Courses

2.4 Elective Courses Faculty

3 Master's Dissertation

Full programme

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Print

1 General Courses 66

2 Elective Courses 30

2.1 In-depth Elective Courses

2.2 Minor Artifical Intelligence

2.3 Broadening Elective Courses

2.4 Elective Courses Faculty

3 Master's Dissertation 24

Learning outcomes

Final Competences of the Study Programme