Bridging Programme Master of Science in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research

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2 year 120 credits

Faculty of Engineering and Architecture

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First year

(version 8 - re-enrol only)

1 General Courses

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

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

Mathematic Models	BRUG	1	sem 1	nl	Denis Constales	6

Information Technology and Data Processing		1	sem 2	en	Jan Aelterman	6

Algorithms and Data Structures	BRUG	1	sem 2	nl,en	Tom Dhaene	6

Applied Probability	BRUG	1	sem 2	nl	Sabine Wittevrongel	3

2 Majors

Subscribe to 1 major from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

2.1 Major Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Manufacturing Planning and Control	1	sem 1	en	Birger Raa	6

Methods Engineering and Work Measurement	1	sem 1	en	Dieter Claeys	6

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

Design of Manufacturing and Service Operations	1	sem 2	en	Dieter Claeys	6

2.2 Major Transport & Mobility

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Spatiotemporal Analysis and Modelling	1	sem 1	en	Nico Van de Weghe	5

Traffic Flow Modelling	1	sem 1	en	Dieter Fiems	6

Design of Urban Services	1	sem 2	en	Sidharta Gautama	6

3 Elective Courses

Subscribe to 19 credit units from 1 path from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Divided as:

in year 1: 3 credits for major Manufacturing & Supply Chain; 10 credits for major Transport & Mobility
in year 2: 16 credits for major Manufacturing & Supply Chain; 9 credits for major Transport & Mobility

3.1 Elective Courses: Path 1

Subscribe to 19 credit units from no less than 1 and no more than 4 modules from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Divided as:

either 18 (to 22) credit units from the Minor Artificial Intelligence, with credit units from the other elective modules (3.1.1, 3.1.3. and/or 3.1.4)
either at least 10 credit units from the elective list 3.1.1 with max. 9 credit units from the elective list 3.1.3 and/or max. 9 credit units from the elective module 3.1.4

3.1.1 Elective Courses Industrial Engineering and Operations Research

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Artificial Intelligence	sem 1	en	Aleksandra Pizurica	6

Estimation and Decision Techniques	sem 1	en	Hiep Luong	4

Network Modelling and Design	sem 2	en	Mario Pickavet	4

Queueing Theory	sem 1	en	Joris Walraevens	6

Big Data Science	sem 2	en	Dieter De Witte	6

Linear Systems	sem 2	en	Gert De Cooman	6

Modelling and Simulation of Dynamical Systems	sem 2	en	Guillaume Crevecoeur	6

Machine Learning	sem 1	en	Joni Dambre	6

Performance Analysis of Telecommunication Systems	sem 1	en	Sabine Wittevrongel	4

Game Theory with Engineering Applications	sem 1	en	Heidi Steendam	6

Manufacturing Planning and Control	sem 1	en	Birger Raa	6

Methods Engineering and Work Measurement	sem 1	en	Dieter Claeys	6

Quality Engineering and Industrial Statistics	sem 2	en	Stijn De Vuyst	6

Traffic Flow Modelling	sem 1	en	Dieter Fiems	6

Computational Aspects of Transport and Mobility	sem 1	en	Pieter Audenaert	4

3.1.2 Minor Artificial Intelligence

Subscribe to no less than 18 and no more than 22 credit units from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Artificial Intelligence	sem 1	en	Aleksandra Pizurica	6

Machine Learning	sem 1	en	Joni Dambre	6

Big Data Science	sem 2	en	Dieter De Witte	6

Probabilistic Graphical Models	sem 2	en	Aleksandra Pizurica	4

Deep Learning	sem 2	en	Joni Dambre	6

3.1.3 Broadening Elective Courses Industrial Engineering and Operations Research

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
International Internship 1		sem 1 sem 2	en en	Patrick Segers	3

International Internship 2		sem 1 sem 2	en en	Patrick Segers	3

International Internship 3		sem 1 sem 2	en en	Patrick Segers	6

Internship 1		sem 1 sem 2	nl,en nl,en	Patrick Segers	3

Internship 2		sem 1 sem 2	nl,en nl,en	Patrick Segers	3

Internship 3		sem 1 sem 2	nl,en nl,en	Patrick Segers	6

Rational Use of Materials		sem 1	en	Tom Depover	5

Project Management		sem 2	en	Mario Vanhoucke	6

Bayesian Statistics		sem 2	en	Emmanuel Lesaffre	5

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

The Information Society and ICT		sem 1	en	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

Commercial Law		sem 1	nl	Diederik Bruloot	3

Business Skills		sem 2	en	Mieke Audenaert	4

Corporate Finance		sem 2	en	Sophie Manigart	6

Coaching and Diversity	UKV	year	nl	Elisabeth De Schauwer	3

Sustainability Thinking	UKV	year	nl	Thomas Block	5

Technology and Environment		sem 1	en	Luc Martens	3

Introduction to Psychology		sem 1	nl	Wim Notebaert	3

Introduction to Human Resource Management					3

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

3.1.4 Elective Courses Faculty

Subscribe to no more than 9 credit units of technical courses selected from the programmes 'Master of Science in Engineering' (with the exception of Architecture) of the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture. Subject to approval by the faculty.

3.2 Elective Courses: Path 2

Enkel mogelijk indien er gekozen werd voor major Manufacturing & Supply Chain.
Subscribe to 19 credit units from 1 module from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Regardless of the previous education.

3.2.1 Minor Automotive Production Engineering

Subscribe to no less than 18 and no more than 26 credit units from the following list, with

no less than 6 credit units from the courses with reference b,
no less than 6 credit units from the courses with reference c.

Subject to approval by the faculty.

Only subscribe to courses with reference b or c.

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Manufacturing Planning and Control	a	sem 1	en	Birger Raa	6

Methods Engineering and Work Measurement	a	sem 1	en	Dieter Claeys	6

Quality Engineering and Industrial Statistics	a	sem 2	en	Stijn De Vuyst	6

Total Plant Automation	a	sem 2	en	Johannes Cottyn	6

Corrosion and Surface Technology	b	sem 2	en	Kim Verbeken	6

Metal Processing and Technology	b	sem 1	en	Roumen Petrov	6

Composites	b	sem 1	en	Wim Van Paepegem	6

Materials Selection in Mechanical Design	b	sem 2	en	Stijn Hertelé	6

Machine Design	c	sem 1	en	Dieter Fauconnier	6

Displacement Pumps, Compressors and IC Engine Fundamentals	c	sem 1	en	Sebastian Verhelst	6

IC Engines: advanced design and research	c	sem 2	en	Sebastian Verhelst	3

Automotive Technology	c	sem 2	en	Toon Demeester	3

Computer Control of Industrial Processes	c	sem 1	en	Clara Ionescu	6

Servo Systems and Industrial Robots	c	sem 1	en	Guillaume Crevecoeur	3

Power Electronics	c	sem 2	en	Hendrik Vansompel	3

Second year

(version 8 - re-enrol only)

1 General Courses

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Engineering Economy	2	sem 1	en	Sofie Verbrugge	4

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

Heuristics and Search Methods	2	sem 1	en	Sidharta Gautama	4

2 Majors

Subscribe to 1 major from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

2.1 Major Manufacturing & Supply Chain

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

2.2 Major Transport & Mobility

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Urban Mobility and Logistics	2	sem 1	en	Frank Witlox	5

Computational Aspects of Transport and Mobility	2	sem 1	en	Pieter Audenaert	4

Advanced Topics in Traffic and Logistics	2			Sidharta Gautama	4

3 Elective Courses

Subscribe to 19 credit units from 1 path from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Divided as:

in year 1: 3 credits for major Manufacturing & Supply Chain; 10 credits for major Transport & Mobility
in year 2: 16 credits for major Manufacturing & Supply Chain; 9 credits for major Transport & Mobility

3.1 Elective Courses: Path 1

Subscribe to 19 credit units from no less than 1 and no more than 4 modules from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Divided as:

either 18 (to 22) credit units from the Minor Artificial Intelligence, with credit units from the other elective modules (3.1.1, 3.1.3. and/or 3.1.4)
either at least 10 credit units from the elective list 3.1.1 with max. 9 credit units from the elective list 3.1.3 and/or max. 9 credit units from the elective module 3.1.4

3.1.1 Elective Courses Industrial Engineering and Operations Research

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Artificial Intelligence	sem 1	en	Aleksandra Pizurica	6

Estimation and Decision Techniques	sem 1	en	Hiep Luong	4

Network Modelling and Design	sem 2	en	Mario Pickavet	4

Queueing Theory	sem 1	en	Joris Walraevens	6

Big Data Science	sem 2	en	Dieter De Witte	6

Linear Systems	sem 2	en	Gert De Cooman	6

Modelling and Simulation of Dynamical Systems	sem 2	en	Guillaume Crevecoeur	6

Machine Learning	sem 1	en	Joni Dambre	6

Performance Analysis of Telecommunication Systems	sem 1	en	Sabine Wittevrongel	4

Game Theory with Engineering Applications	sem 1	en	Heidi Steendam	6

Manufacturing Planning and Control	sem 1	en	Birger Raa	6

Methods Engineering and Work Measurement	sem 1	en	Dieter Claeys	6

Quality Engineering and Industrial Statistics	sem 2	en	Stijn De Vuyst	6

Traffic Flow Modelling	sem 1	en	Dieter Fiems	6

Computational Aspects of Transport and Mobility	sem 1	en	Pieter Audenaert	4

3.1.2 Minor Artificial Intelligence

Subscribe to no less than 18 and no more than 22 credit units from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Artificial Intelligence	sem 1	en	Aleksandra Pizurica	6

Machine Learning	sem 1	en	Joni Dambre	6

Big Data Science	sem 2	en	Dieter De Witte	6

Probabilistic Graphical Models	sem 2	en	Aleksandra Pizurica	4

Deep Learning	sem 2	en	Joni Dambre	6

3.1.3 Broadening Elective Courses Industrial Engineering and Operations Research

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
International Internship 1		sem 1 sem 2	en en	Patrick Segers	3

International Internship 2		sem 1 sem 2	en en	Patrick Segers	3

International Internship 3		sem 1 sem 2	en en	Patrick Segers	6

Internship 1		sem 1 sem 2	nl,en nl,en	Patrick Segers	3

Internship 2		sem 1 sem 2	nl,en nl,en	Patrick Segers	3

Internship 3		sem 1 sem 2	nl,en nl,en	Patrick Segers	6

Rational Use of Materials		sem 1	en	Tom Depover	5

Project Management		sem 2	en	Mario Vanhoucke	6

Bayesian Statistics		sem 2	en	Emmanuel Lesaffre	5

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

The Information Society and ICT		sem 1	en	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

Commercial Law		sem 1	nl	Diederik Bruloot	3

Business Skills		sem 2	en	Mieke Audenaert	4

Corporate Finance		sem 2	en	Sophie Manigart	6

Coaching and Diversity	UKV	year	nl	Elisabeth De Schauwer	3

Sustainability Thinking	UKV	year	nl	Thomas Block	5

Technology and Environment		sem 1	en	Luc Martens	3

Introduction to Psychology		sem 1	nl	Wim Notebaert	3

Introduction to Human Resource Management					3

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

3.1.4 Elective Courses Faculty

3.2 Elective Courses: Path 2

Enkel mogelijk indien er gekozen werd voor major Manufacturing & Supply Chain.
Subscribe to 19 credit units from 1 module from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Regardless of the previous education.

3.2.1 Minor Automotive Production Engineering

Subscribe to no less than 18 and no more than 26 credit units from the following list, with

no less than 6 credit units from the courses with reference b,
no less than 6 credit units from the courses with reference c.

Subject to approval by the faculty.

Only subscribe to courses with reference b or c.

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Manufacturing Planning and Control	a	sem 1	en	Birger Raa	6

Methods Engineering and Work Measurement	a	sem 1	en	Dieter Claeys	6

Quality Engineering and Industrial Statistics	a	sem 2	en	Stijn De Vuyst	6

Total Plant Automation	a	sem 2	en	Johannes Cottyn	6

Corrosion and Surface Technology	b	sem 2	en	Kim Verbeken	6

Metal Processing and Technology	b	sem 1	en	Roumen Petrov	6

Composites	b	sem 1	en	Wim Van Paepegem	6

Materials Selection in Mechanical Design	b	sem 2	en	Stijn Hertelé	6

Machine Design	c	sem 1	en	Dieter Fauconnier	6

Displacement Pumps, Compressors and IC Engine Fundamentals	c	sem 1	en	Sebastian Verhelst	6

IC Engines: advanced design and research	c	sem 2	en	Sebastian Verhelst	3

Automotive Technology	c	sem 2	en	Toon Demeester	3

Computer Control of Industrial Processes	c	sem 1	en	Clara Ionescu	6

Servo Systems and Industrial Robots	c	sem 1	en	Guillaume Crevecoeur	3

Power Electronics	c	sem 2	en	Hendrik Vansompel	3

4 Master's Dissertation

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

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1 General Courses 47

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

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

Mathematic Models	BRUG	1	sem 1	nl	Denis Constales	6

Information Technology and Data Processing		1	sem 2	en	Jan Aelterman	6

Algorithms and Data Structures	BRUG	1	sem 2	nl,en	Tom Dhaene	6

Applied Probability	BRUG	1	sem 2	nl	Sabine Wittevrongel	3

Engineering Economy		2	sem 1	en	Sofie Verbrugge	4

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

Heuristics and Search Methods		2	sem 1	en	Sidharta Gautama	4

2 Majors 30

Subscribe to 1 major from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

2.1 Major Manufacturing & Supply Chain

30

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Manufacturing Planning and Control	1	sem 1	en	Birger Raa	6

Methods Engineering and Work Measurement	1	sem 1	en	Dieter Claeys	6

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

Design of Manufacturing and Service Operations	1	sem 2	en	Dieter Claeys	6

Supply Chain Engineering	2	sem 1	en	Birger Raa	6

2.2 Major Transport & Mobility

30

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Spatiotemporal Analysis and Modelling	1	sem 1	en	Nico Van de Weghe	5

Traffic Flow Modelling	1	sem 1	en	Dieter Fiems	6

Design of Urban Services	1	sem 2	en	Sidharta Gautama	6

Urban Mobility and Logistics	2	sem 1	en	Frank Witlox	5

Computational Aspects of Transport and Mobility	2	sem 1	en	Pieter Audenaert	4

Advanced Topics in Traffic and Logistics	2			Sidharta Gautama	4

3 Elective Courses 19

Subscribe to 19 credit units from 1 path from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Divided as:

in year 1: 3 credits for major Manufacturing & Supply Chain; 10 credits for major Transport & Mobility
in year 2: 16 credits for major Manufacturing & Supply Chain; 9 credits for major Transport & Mobility

3.1 Elective Courses: Path 1

Subscribe to 19 credit units from no less than 1 and no more than 4 modules from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Divided as:

either 18 (to 22) credit units from the Minor Artificial Intelligence, with credit units from the other elective modules (3.1.1, 3.1.3. and/or 3.1.4)
either at least 10 credit units from the elective list 3.1.1 with max. 9 credit units from the elective list 3.1.3 and/or max. 9 credit units from the elective module 3.1.4

3.1.1 Elective Courses Industrial Engineering and Operations Research

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Artificial Intelligence	sem 1	en	Aleksandra Pizurica	6

Estimation and Decision Techniques	sem 1	en	Hiep Luong	4

Network Modelling and Design	sem 2	en	Mario Pickavet	4

Queueing Theory	sem 1	en	Joris Walraevens	6

Big Data Science	sem 2	en	Dieter De Witte	6

Linear Systems	sem 2	en	Gert De Cooman	6

Modelling and Simulation of Dynamical Systems	sem 2	en	Guillaume Crevecoeur	6

Machine Learning	sem 1	en	Joni Dambre	6

Performance Analysis of Telecommunication Systems	sem 1	en	Sabine Wittevrongel	4

Game Theory with Engineering Applications	sem 1	en	Heidi Steendam	6

Manufacturing Planning and Control	sem 1	en	Birger Raa	6

Methods Engineering and Work Measurement	sem 1	en	Dieter Claeys	6

Quality Engineering and Industrial Statistics	sem 2	en	Stijn De Vuyst	6

Traffic Flow Modelling	sem 1	en	Dieter Fiems	6

Computational Aspects of Transport and Mobility	sem 1	en	Pieter Audenaert	4

3.1.2 Minor Artificial Intelligence

Subscribe to no less than 18 and no more than 22 credit units from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Artificial Intelligence	sem 1	en	Aleksandra Pizurica	6

Machine Learning	sem 1	en	Joni Dambre	6

Big Data Science	sem 2	en	Dieter De Witte	6

Probabilistic Graphical Models	sem 2	en	Aleksandra Pizurica	4

Deep Learning	sem 2	en	Joni Dambre	6

3.1.3 Broadening Elective Courses Industrial Engineering and Operations Research

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
International Internship 1		sem 1 sem 2	en en	Patrick Segers	3

International Internship 2		sem 1 sem 2	en en	Patrick Segers	3

International Internship 3		sem 1 sem 2	en en	Patrick Segers	6

Internship 1		sem 1 sem 2	nl,en nl,en	Patrick Segers	3

Internship 2		sem 1 sem 2	nl,en nl,en	Patrick Segers	3

Internship 3		sem 1 sem 2	nl,en nl,en	Patrick Segers	6

Rational Use of Materials		sem 1	en	Tom Depover	5

Project Management		sem 2	en	Mario Vanhoucke	6

Bayesian Statistics		sem 2	en	Emmanuel Lesaffre	5

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

The Information Society and ICT		sem 1	en	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

Commercial Law		sem 1	nl	Diederik Bruloot	3

Business Skills		sem 2	en	Mieke Audenaert	4

Corporate Finance		sem 2	en	Sophie Manigart	6

Coaching and Diversity	UKV	year	nl	Elisabeth De Schauwer	3

Sustainability Thinking	UKV	year	nl	Thomas Block	5

Technology and Environment		sem 1	en	Luc Martens	3

Introduction to Psychology		sem 1	nl	Wim Notebaert	3

Introduction to Human Resource Management					3

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

no less than 6 credit units from the courses with reference b,
no less than 6 credit units from the courses with reference c.

Subject to approval by the faculty.

Only subscribe to courses with reference b or c.

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Manufacturing Planning and Control	a	sem 1	en	Birger Raa	6

Methods Engineering and Work Measurement	a	sem 1	en	Dieter Claeys	6

Quality Engineering and Industrial Statistics	a	sem 2	en	Stijn De Vuyst	6

Total Plant Automation	a	sem 2	en	Johannes Cottyn	6

Corrosion and Surface Technology	b	sem 2	en	Kim Verbeken	6

Metal Processing and Technology	b	sem 1	en	Roumen Petrov	6

Composites	b	sem 1	en	Wim Van Paepegem	6

Materials Selection in Mechanical Design	b	sem 2	en	Stijn Hertelé	6

Machine Design	c	sem 1	en	Dieter Fauconnier	6

Displacement Pumps, Compressors and IC Engine Fundamentals	c	sem 1	en	Sebastian Verhelst	6

IC Engines: advanced design and research	c	sem 2	en	Sebastian Verhelst	3

Automotive Technology	c	sem 2	en	Toon Demeester	3

Computer Control of Industrial Processes	c	sem 1	en	Clara Ionescu	6

Servo Systems and Industrial Robots	c	sem 1	en	Guillaume Crevecoeur	3

Power Electronics	c	sem 2	en	Hendrik Vansompel	3

4 Master's Dissertation 24

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