Master of Science in Industrial Design Engineering Technology

The Industrial Design Engineering Technology (Kortrijk Campus) is unique in Flanders. Our graduates are ‘architects’ of new products and systems of the future with an eye for new social and technological trends and a talent for surprising the world with their ingenious creativity.

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Master's Programme

1 year 60 credits

Faculty of Engineering and Architecture

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1 General Courses 30

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Mechatronic Product Design	1	sem 1	nl	Jelle Saldien	6

Entrepreneurship and Marketing	1				3

Project Enterpreneurship	1	sem 2	nl,en	Dimitri Schuurman	6

Business Management	1	sem 2	nl	Sofie Verbrugge	3

Design, Styling and CAID	1	sem 2	nl,en	Olivier Rysman	6

Design for Sustainability	1	sem 1	nl,en	Francesca Ostuzzi	6

2 Elective Courses 12

Subscribe to 12 credit units from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Only one course with reference 'a' is allowed.

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Biosystems		sem 1	nl	Pascal Verdonck	3

Biomedical Product Development		year	en	Ewout Vansteenkiste	6

Object Oriented Programming		sem 1	nl	Veerle Ongenae	3

Digital Design 3: Advanced Modeling Techniques		sem 2	nl	Ruben Verstraeten	3

Composites		sem 2	nl	Jan Detand	3

Machine Design and Safety		sem 2	nl	Bart Vanwalleghem	6

Electronics II		sem 1	nl	Sam Lemey	6

Introduction to Ships and Marine Technology		sem 1	en	Evert Lataire	4

Manufacturing Planning and Control		sem 1	en	Birger Raa	6

Manufacturing Technology		sem 2	nl	Kris Hectors	5

Manufacturing Processes		sem 1	nl	Kris Hectors	3

Behavioral Economics		sem 2	nl	Barbara Briers	3

Innovation Research		sem 1	nl	Kristin Van Damme	5

Project Management		sem 2	en	Mario Vanhoucke	6

Logistics and Supply Chain Management		sem 1	nl,en	Tom Servranckx	3

Introduction to Biomimicry		sem 1	en	Liliana D'Alba Altamirano	3

Sustainable Materials		sem 1	nl	Ann Dumoulin	5

Industry Internship Engineering Technology		year	nl,en	Patrick Segers	6

Industry Internship Engineering Technology		year	nl,en	Patrick Segers	3

Research Internship		year	en	Patrick Segers	6

Research Internship		year	en	Patrick Segers	3

Integrated Portfolio		year	nl,en	Hiep Luong	3

Summer Course		sem 1	nl,en	Steven Verstockt	3

Psychology	a	sem 2	nl	André Vyt	3

Ethics, Engineering and Society	a	sem 2	nl	Seppe Segers	3

French: Language Proficiency I	a	sem 1	fr	Sonia Michiels	5

Philosophy and Critical Theory: an Architectural Introduction	a	sem 2	nl,en	Lionel Devlieger	3

Persuasive communication	a	sem 2	nl	Elisabeth Van den Abeele	5

Social Cognition and Group Processes	a	sem 1	nl	Arne Roets	5

Introduction to Anthropology	a	sem 2	nl	Hugo DeBlock	3

Historic Interior and Design	a	sem 2	nl	Marjan Sterckx	5

Academic English	a (UKV)	sem 2 sem 1	en en	Geert Jacobs	3

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

Social Psychology	a	sem 2	nl	Arne Roets	5

Applied Machine Learning		sem 1	nl,en	Sofie Van Hoecke	6

Wireless Communication		sem 2	nl	Ingrid Moerman	3

Qualitative Research Design		sem 1	nl	Peter Stevens	3

Introduction Qualitative Analysis		sem 1	nl	Peter Stevens	3

Introduction to Corporate Law		sem 1	nl	Diederik Bruloot	3

The Information Society and ICT		sem 2	nl	Erik Mannens	3

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

3 Master's Dissertation 18

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Master's Dissertation		1	year	nl		18

Learning outcomes

Competence field 1: Competency in one or more scientific disciplines

Possess advanced, application-oriented, knowledge of the own engineering discipline and the ability to apply this knowledge in a creative and critical way to new problems.
Be able to design, implement and test innovative products or processes using appropriate, current methods and techniques, using recent digital technologies.
Demonstrate integrative and system-oriented problem-solving thinking, with emphasis on the application in variable contexts.
Be able to formulate a research question from a complex technical problem, after consulting relevant and state-of-the-art scientific sources.
Be able to critically interpret and communicate one's own results to both experts and laypersons and defend decisions made.
Be able to position oneself in, and function within a team, based on the own expertise, with an awareness of cultural sensitivity.
Demonstrate a lifelong learning attitude to keep up with technological and industrial developments in one’s own discipline and continue to develop one's own 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 technology and innovation in addressing societal issues from various perspectives, also 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.