Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology (Civil Engineering Technology)

This Engineering Technology programme is part of the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture. The Civil Engineering Technology programme focuses on the construction of functional and sustainable buildings and road infrastructure.

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Bachelor's Programme

3 year 180 credits

Faculty of Engineering and Architecture

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First year

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1 General Courses

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Mathematics I	1	sem 1	nl	Tanja Van Hecke	6

General Chemistry	1	sem 1	nl	Maarten Sabbe	6

Electricity	1	sem 1	nl	Luc Dupré	6

Design Tools	1	sem 1	nl	Kathleen Gekiere	4

Materials	1	sem 1	nl	Geert De Clercq	3

Mechanics	1	year	nl	Tom Claessens	6

Engineering Project	1	year	nl	Kathleen Gekiere	5

Mathematics II	1	sem 2	nl	Tanja Van Hecke	6

Physics	1	sem 2	nl	Sven Van Loo	6

Computer Science	1	sem 2	nl	Helga Naessens	6

Sustainable Energy Technologies	1	sem 2	nl	Johan Lauwaert	3

Electronics	1	sem 2	nl	Jo Verhaevert	3

Second year

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2 General Courses

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Signals and Systems	2	sem 1	nl	Jan Beyens	6

Statistics and Mathematical Data-analysis	2	sem 2	nl	Tanja Van Hecke	6

3 Courses Related to the Main Subject

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics	2	sem 1	nl	Tom Claessens	6

Mechanics of Materials	2	sem 1	nl	Marc Wouters	3

Physics of Waves and Particles	2	sem 1	nl	Sven Van Loo	3

Structural Analysis Calculation Techniques I	2	sem 1	nl	Wouter Botte	3

Construction of Buildings I	2	sem 1	nl	Hilde Witters	3

Building Information Management for Construction (BIM)	2	sem 1	nl	Kathleen Gekiere	3

Structural Analysis Calculation Techniques II	2	sem 2	nl	Wouter Botte	6

Applied Hydraulics	2	sem 2	nl	Wouter De Corte	3

Topography I	2	sem 2	nl	Greet Deruyter	6

Construction of Buildings II	2	sem 2	nl	Jan Belis	3

Concrete Technology	2	sem 2	nl	Veerle Boel	3

Applied Building Technology	2	sem 2	nl	Ignaas Vandenbruwane	3

5 Elective Courses

Subscribe to 3 credit units In the second bachelor's year, from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Basic Entrepreneurship	UKV	2	sem 1	nl		3

Dare to Start		2	sem 2	en	Wouter Haerick	3

Introduction to Entrepreneurship		2	sem 1	en		3

History and Philosophy of Sciences		2			Maarten Van Dyck	3

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

Coaching and Diversity	UKV	2	year	nl	Elisabeth De Schauwer	3

Third year

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2 General Courses

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Business Administration		3	sem 2	nl	Birger Raa	3

3 Courses Related to the Main Subject

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Steel Construction I	3	sem 1	nl	Wouter Botte	3

Road Construction	3	sem 1	nl	Wouter De Corte	6

Geotechnics	3	sem 1	nl	Dirk Vinckier	3

Building Physics	3	sem 1	nl	Marijke Steeman	4

Electricity Technology and Lighting	3	sem 1	nl	Tim Saillé	3

Design of Concrete Structures I	3	sem 1	nl	Veerle Boel	6

Topography II	3	sem 1	nl	Greet Deruyter	3

Building Services	3	sem 2	nl	Jelle Laverge	3

Design Engineering	3	year	nl	Ignaas Vandenbruwane	5

Works in and around the Area and Infrastructure	3	sem 2	nl	Hilde Witters	3

Construction Engineering	3	sem 2	nl	Ignaas Vandenbruwane	3

Bachelor Thesis	3	sem 2	nl	Greet Deruyter	6

4 Majors

Subscribe to 9 credit units from 1 major in the third bachelor's year.

4.1 Major Construction

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Design of Concrete Structures II	3	sem 2	nl	Veerle Boel	3

Project and Site Management	3	sem 2	nl	Geert Versweyveld	3

Finite Element Applications in Structural Engineering	3	sem 2	nl	Wouter De Corte	3

4.2 Major Land Surveying

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Geographical Information Systems I	3	sem 1	nl	Greet Deruyter	3

Map Projections	3	sem 2	nl	Greet Deruyter	3

Land Register	3	sem 2	nl	Hilde Witters	3

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1 General Courses 60

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Mathematics I	1	sem 1	nl	Tanja Van Hecke	6

General Chemistry	1	sem 1	nl	Maarten Sabbe	6

Electricity	1	sem 1	nl	Luc Dupré	6

Design Tools	1	sem 1	nl	Kathleen Gekiere	4

Materials	1	sem 1	nl	Geert De Clercq	3

Mechanics	1	year	nl	Tom Claessens	6

Engineering Project	1	year	nl	Kathleen Gekiere	5

Mathematics II	1	sem 2	nl	Tanja Van Hecke	6

Physics	1	sem 2	nl	Sven Van Loo	6

Computer Science	1	sem 2	nl	Helga Naessens	6

Sustainable Energy Technologies	1	sem 2	nl	Johan Lauwaert	3

Electronics	1	sem 2	nl	Jo Verhaevert	3

2 General Courses 15

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Signals and Systems	2	sem 1	nl	Jan Beyens	6

Statistics and Mathematical Data-analysis	2	sem 2	nl	Tanja Van Hecke	6

Business Administration	3	sem 2	nl	Birger Raa	3

3 Courses Related to the Main Subject 93

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics	2	sem 1	nl	Tom Claessens	6

Mechanics of Materials	2	sem 1	nl	Marc Wouters	3

Physics of Waves and Particles	2	sem 1	nl	Sven Van Loo	3

Structural Analysis Calculation Techniques I	2	sem 1	nl	Wouter Botte	3

Construction of Buildings I	2	sem 1	nl	Hilde Witters	3

Building Information Management for Construction (BIM)	2	sem 1	nl	Kathleen Gekiere	3

Structural Analysis Calculation Techniques II	2	sem 2	nl	Wouter Botte	6

Applied Hydraulics	2	sem 2	nl	Wouter De Corte	3

Topography I	2	sem 2	nl	Greet Deruyter	6

Construction of Buildings II	2	sem 2	nl	Jan Belis	3

Concrete Technology	2	sem 2	nl	Veerle Boel	3

Applied Building Technology	2	sem 2	nl	Ignaas Vandenbruwane	3

Steel Construction I	3	sem 1	nl	Wouter Botte	3

Road Construction	3	sem 1	nl	Wouter De Corte	6

Geotechnics	3	sem 1	nl	Dirk Vinckier	3

Building Physics	3	sem 1	nl	Marijke Steeman	4

Electricity Technology and Lighting	3	sem 1	nl	Tim Saillé	3

Design of Concrete Structures I	3	sem 1	nl	Veerle Boel	6

Topography II	3	sem 1	nl	Greet Deruyter	3

Building Services	3	sem 2	nl	Jelle Laverge	3

Design Engineering	3	year	nl	Ignaas Vandenbruwane	5

Works in and around the Area and Infrastructure	3	sem 2	nl	Hilde Witters	3

Construction Engineering	3	sem 2	nl	Ignaas Vandenbruwane	3

Bachelor Thesis	3	sem 2	nl	Greet Deruyter	6

4 Majors 9

Subscribe to 9 credit units from 1 major in the third bachelor's year.

4.1 Major Construction

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Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Design of Concrete Structures II	3	sem 2	nl	Veerle Boel	3

Project and Site Management	3	sem 2	nl	Geert Versweyveld	3

Finite Element Applications in Structural Engineering	3	sem 2	nl	Wouter De Corte	3

4.2 Major Land Surveying

9

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Geographical Information Systems I	3	sem 1	nl	Greet Deruyter	3

Map Projections	3	sem 2	nl	Greet Deruyter	3

Land Register	3	sem 2	nl	Hilde Witters	3

5 Elective Courses 3

Subscribe to 3 credit units In the second bachelor's year, from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Basic Entrepreneurship	UKV	2	sem 1	nl		3

Dare to Start		2	sem 2	en	Wouter Haerick	3

Introduction to Entrepreneurship		2	sem 1	en		3

History and Philosophy of Sciences		2			Maarten Van Dyck	3

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

Coaching and Diversity	UKV	2	year	nl	Elisabeth De Schauwer	3

Learning outcomes

Competence field 1: Competences in one/more scientific discipline(s)

Understand the basic sciences and basic engineering sciences and have the ability to apply them in an innovative, practical and target‐oriented way within the own field of engineering.
Use of professional and applicable methods and techniques in an innovative and target‐oriented way.
Use of standard calculation methods to dimension and design classical constructions in the usual materials.
Fundamental knowledge and understanding of the properties and behaviour of materials (including their technology) in simple designs and civil constructions.
Fundamental knowledge of the behaviour of soil and apply them to simple foundation problems.
Integrated application of fundamental knowledge of structural aspects and building physics on case studies.
Understanding the importance of environmental aspects in civil engineering.
Fundamental understanding of transport phenomena and in particular the flow of water. Employed on the identification, reasoning and the application on classical design problems.
Basic knowledge of topografic surveying techniques.

Competence field 2: Scientific competences

Look up, evaluate and work with technical and scientific information in a target‐oriented way and refer to it correctly.
Correct use of standard models, research methods and techniques in assignments.
Schematize and model experiments, processes and/or systems and test these in an actual context.
Initiate problem based research in the subject field.

Competence field 3: Intellectual competences

Show self‐reliance, precision, assertiveness and critical reflection.
Show technical‐scientific curiosity.
Think in a conceptual, analytical, system‐oriented and problem‐solving way at different levels of abstraction and in a variable context.

Competence field 4: Competences in cooperation and communication

Ability to communicate own work orally, in writing an in graphics.
Master scientific and discipline‐specific technical terminology in Dutch and in English.
Elaborate concrete tasks systematically (as a team), with attention to limiting conditions in the technical realization.

Competence field 5: Societal competences

Act in an ethical and social way.
Awareness of corporate aspects.
Awareness of environment, quality, safety and durability.