Master of Science in Civil Engineering

EUR-ACE® Master (EURopean ACcredited Engineering Master)

The EUR-ACE label was accredited to this programme by the Commission des titres d’ingénieur (CTI), under the auspices of the European Network for Accreditation of Engineering Education (ENAEE).

EUR-ACE® is a framework and accreditation system that provides a set of standards that identifies high-quality engineering degree programmes in Europe and abroad.

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Master's Programme

2 year 120 credits

Faculty of Engineering and Architecture

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After graduation

First year

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Course schedule 1st semester Course schedule 2nd semester

1 General Courses

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Groundwater and Contaminant Flow	1	sem 1	nl	Herman Peiffer	4

Structural Stability	1	sem 1	nl	Robby Caspeele	6

Concrete Structures: Prestressed Concrete and Slabs	1	sem 2	en	Roman Wan-Wendner	6

Structural Dynamics	1	sem 1	nl	Mia Loccufier	5

Inland Waterways and Locks	1	sem 2	nl	Tom De Mulder	6

Geotechnics	1	sem 2	en	Mahya Roustaei Hossein Abadi	5

Specialised Road Engineering and Mobility	1	sem 2	nl	Pieter De Winne	5

FEM and Constitutive Material Laws in Structural Engineering	1	sem 1	nl	Diego Lorenzo Allaix	3

Water Management and Environment	1	sem 1	nl	Tom De Mulder	5

Coastal Engineering and Harbour Construction	1	sem 1	nl	Peter Troch	6

Structural Reliability and Risk Analysis	1	sem 2	nl	Robby Caspeele	4

Life Cycle Assessment of Materials and Structures	1	sem 2	nl	Nele De Belie	3

2 Elective Courses

Subscribe to 7 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

Integrated Portfolio		year	nl,en	Hiep Luong	6

Integrated Portfolio		year	nl,en	Hiep Luong	3

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

Sustainable Energy and Rational Use of Energy		sem 2	en	Filip Strubbe	4

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

Water and Air Quality Management		sem 2	en	Joris Thybaut	4

Biosystems		sem 1	nl	Pascal Verdonck	3

Ethics, Engineering and Society		sem 2	nl	Seppe Segers	3

History and Philosophy of Sciences		sem 2	nl	Maarten Van Dyck	3

The Information Society and ICT		sem 2	nl	Erik Mannens	3

Introduction to Psychology		sem 1	nl	Wim Notebaert	3

Coaching and Diversity	UKV	year	nl	Elisabeth De Schauwer	3

Context and Nuance. A Critical Reflection on Current Topics	UKV	sem 1	nl	July De Wilde	6

Basic Entrepreneurship	UKV	sem 1	nl	Evy Van Lancker	3

Introduction to Business Law		sem 1	nl	Diederik Bruloot	3

Dare to Venture		sem 2	en	Johan Verrue	4

Dare to Start		sem 2	en	Wouter Haerick	3

Principles of Law and Construction Law		sem 1	nl	Jelle Laverge	3

Engineering Economy		sem 1	en	Sofie Verbrugge	6

Introduction to Entrepreneurship		sem 1	en	Petra Andries	3

Powerful Learning Environments		sem 1	nl	Bram De Wever	6

The Teacher within Class, School and Society		sem 2	nl	Melissa Tuytens	6

The Student: Development and Motivation		sem 1	nl	Wim Beyers	6

Macroeconomics		sem 1	nl	Freddy Heylen	6

Introduction Industrial Psychology		sem 1	nl	Bart Wille	5

Business Skills		sem 2	en	Mieke Audenaert	4

Academic English	UKV	sem 2 sem 1	en en	Geert Jacobs	3

Communication		sem 1	nl	Leen Pollefliet	3

Basics of Health and Safety at Work for Engineers		sem 1	nl	Sofie Van Volsem	3

Second year

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Course schedule 1st semester Course schedule 2nd semester

1 General Courses

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Project Management	2	sem 2	nl	Mario Vanhoucke	6

Prefabricated Concrete Constructions	2	sem 1	nl	Stijn Matthys	3

Introduction to Ships and Marine Technology	2	sem 1	nl	Evert Lataire	4

Simulation of Stochastic Systems	2	sem 1	nl	Stijn De Vuyst	6

Design of Civil Structures	2	sem 2	nl	Bart De Pauw	3

Railroads	2	sem 2	nl	Jan Mys	3

Advanced Bridge and Tunnel Engineering	2	sem 1	nl	Hans De Backer	6

2 Elective Courses

Subscribe to 7 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

Integrated Portfolio		year	nl,en	Hiep Luong	6

Integrated Portfolio		year	nl,en	Hiep Luong	3

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

Sustainable Energy and Rational Use of Energy		sem 2	en	Filip Strubbe	4

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

Water and Air Quality Management		sem 2	en	Joris Thybaut	4

Biosystems		sem 1	nl	Pascal Verdonck	3

Ethics, Engineering and Society		sem 2	nl	Seppe Segers	3

History and Philosophy of Sciences		sem 2	nl	Maarten Van Dyck	3

The Information Society and ICT		sem 2	nl	Erik Mannens	3

Introduction to Psychology		sem 1	nl	Wim Notebaert	3

Coaching and Diversity	UKV	year	nl	Elisabeth De Schauwer	3

Context and Nuance. A Critical Reflection on Current Topics	UKV	sem 1	nl	July De Wilde	6

Basic Entrepreneurship	UKV	sem 1	nl	Evy Van Lancker	3

Introduction to Business Law		sem 1	nl	Diederik Bruloot	3

Dare to Venture		sem 2	en	Johan Verrue	4

Dare to Start		sem 2	en	Wouter Haerick	3

Principles of Law and Construction Law		sem 1	nl	Jelle Laverge	3

Engineering Economy		sem 1	en	Sofie Verbrugge	6

Introduction to Entrepreneurship		sem 1	en	Petra Andries	3

Powerful Learning Environments		sem 1	nl	Bram De Wever	6

The Teacher within Class, School and Society		sem 2	nl	Melissa Tuytens	6

The Student: Development and Motivation		sem 1	nl	Wim Beyers	6

Macroeconomics		sem 1	nl	Freddy Heylen	6

Introduction Industrial Psychology		sem 1	nl	Bart Wille	5

Business Skills		sem 2	en	Mieke Audenaert	4

Academic English	UKV	sem 2 sem 1	en en	Geert Jacobs	3

Communication		sem 1	nl	Leen Pollefliet	3

Basics of Health and Safety at Work for Engineers		sem 1	nl	Sofie Van Volsem	3

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 89

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Groundwater and Contaminant Flow	1	sem 1	nl	Herman Peiffer	4

Structural Stability	1	sem 1	nl	Robby Caspeele	6

Concrete Structures: Prestressed Concrete and Slabs	1	sem 2	en	Roman Wan-Wendner	6

Structural Dynamics	1	sem 1	nl	Mia Loccufier	5

Inland Waterways and Locks	1	sem 2	nl	Tom De Mulder	6

Geotechnics	1	sem 2	en	Mahya Roustaei Hossein Abadi	5

Specialised Road Engineering and Mobility	1	sem 2	nl	Pieter De Winne	5

FEM and Constitutive Material Laws in Structural Engineering	1	sem 1	nl	Diego Lorenzo Allaix	3

Water Management and Environment	1	sem 1	nl	Tom De Mulder	5

Coastal Engineering and Harbour Construction	1	sem 1	nl	Peter Troch	6

Structural Reliability and Risk Analysis	1	sem 2	nl	Robby Caspeele	4

Life Cycle Assessment of Materials and Structures	1	sem 2	nl	Nele De Belie	3

Project Management	2	sem 2	nl	Mario Vanhoucke	6

Prefabricated Concrete Constructions	2	sem 1	nl	Stijn Matthys	3

Introduction to Ships and Marine Technology	2	sem 1	nl	Evert Lataire	4

Simulation of Stochastic Systems	2	sem 1	nl	Stijn De Vuyst	6

Design of Civil Structures	2	sem 2	nl	Bart De Pauw	3

Railroads	2	sem 2	nl	Jan Mys	3

Advanced Bridge and Tunnel Engineering	2	sem 1	nl	Hans De Backer	6

2 Elective Courses 7

Subscribe to 7 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

Integrated Portfolio		year	nl,en	Hiep Luong	6

Integrated Portfolio		year	nl,en	Hiep Luong	3

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

Sustainable Energy and Rational Use of Energy		sem 2	en	Filip Strubbe	4

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

Water and Air Quality Management		sem 2	en	Joris Thybaut	4

Biosystems		sem 1	nl	Pascal Verdonck	3

Ethics, Engineering and Society		sem 2	nl	Seppe Segers	3

History and Philosophy of Sciences		sem 2	nl	Maarten Van Dyck	3

The Information Society and ICT		sem 2	nl	Erik Mannens	3

Introduction to Psychology		sem 1	nl	Wim Notebaert	3

Coaching and Diversity	UKV	year	nl	Elisabeth De Schauwer	3

Context and Nuance. A Critical Reflection on Current Topics	UKV	sem 1	nl	July De Wilde	6

Basic Entrepreneurship	UKV	sem 1	nl	Evy Van Lancker	3

Introduction to Business Law		sem 1	nl	Diederik Bruloot	3

Dare to Venture		sem 2	en	Johan Verrue	4

Dare to Start		sem 2	en	Wouter Haerick	3

Principles of Law and Construction Law		sem 1	nl	Jelle Laverge	3

Engineering Economy		sem 1	en	Sofie Verbrugge	6

Introduction to Entrepreneurship		sem 1	en	Petra Andries	3

Powerful Learning Environments		sem 1	nl	Bram De Wever	6

The Teacher within Class, School and Society		sem 2	nl	Melissa Tuytens	6

The Student: Development and Motivation		sem 1	nl	Wim Beyers	6

Macroeconomics		sem 1	nl	Freddy Heylen	6

Introduction Industrial Psychology		sem 1	nl	Bart Wille	5

Business Skills		sem 2	en	Mieke Audenaert	4

Academic English	UKV	sem 2 sem 1	en en	Geert Jacobs	3

Communication		sem 1	nl	Leen Pollefliet	3

Basics of Health and Safety at Work for Engineers		sem 1	nl	Sofie Van Volsem	3

3 Master's Dissertation 24

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

Learning outcomes

Competence field 1: Competency in one or more scientific disciplines

Possess advanced, theoretically profound, knowledge of the own engineering discipline and the ability to apply this knowledge in a creative and critical way to new, complex problems.
Be able to design innovative products or processes using appropriate or autonomously developed and validated models and techniques, using recent digital technologies.
Demonstrate integrative and system-oriented problem-solving thinking under uncertain and conflicting conditions, with attention for the correct level of abstraction.
Be able to formulate a research question from a complex scientific problem, after in-depth study of relevant and state-of-the-art scientific literature.
Be able to critically interpret and communicate one's own results in English to both experts and laypersons and defend decisions made.
Be able to position oneself in, and function within an international team, with an understanding of effective leadership and an awareness of cultural sensitivity.
Demonstrate a lifelong learning attitude to keep up with the advancements and developments in scientific research in one’s own discipline and continue to develop one's competencies.
Act according to the principles of research integrity, professional deontology and ethics.
Demonstrate sustainability thinking, entrepreneurial skills, and pay attention to the role of science, technology and innovation in addressing societal issues from various perspectives, and in an international context.
Critically reflect on one's own thinking and actions, and act according to the limitations of one's competencies in a conscientious and responsible manner.
Having a broad scientific knowledge, insight and skills needed for the structural engineering calculation of constructions, by means of advanced calculation methods and on the basis of advanced insight into the material behavior and modelling.
Having a broad scientific knowledge, insight and skills needed for the sustainable design, evaluation, construction and management of a wide range of constructions and the built environment, including buildings, foundations and soil retaining constructions, bridges, roads, tunnels, hydraulic constructions for coastal defence, harbours, waterways, water resource management along watercourses and in urban environments.
Having knowledge of contemporary challenges in civil engineering, with regard to techniques, innovations, durability, sustainability, renewable energy, spatial and environmental aspects, management of the environment, stakeholder participation, safety, digitalization, management and ethics.