Master of Science in Civil Engineering

The Civil Engineering programme focuses on the study and design of buildings and structures (roads, bridges, hydraulic structures, industrial buildings and high-rises), and aims at the education of civil engineers who can perform at a high level in an international industrial and social context.

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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Study programme content subject to change

First year

(version 11 )

1 General Courses

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
FEM and Constitutive Material Laws in Structural Engineering	1	sem 1	en	Diego Lorenzo Allaix	3

Structural Dynamics	1	sem 1	en	Mia Loccufier	5

Groundwater and Contaminant Flow	1	sem 1	en	Herman Peiffer	4

Structural Stability	1	sem 1	en	Robby Caspeele	6

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

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

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

Geotechnics	1	sem 2	en	Mahya Roustaei	5

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

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

2 Elective Courses

Subscribe to

Either 20 credit units from 1 major from the following list.
Either 18 credit units from 1 minor from the following list.

Subject to approval by the faculty.

2.1 Major Dredging and Offshore Engineering

Subscribe to 20 credit units from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Introduction to Ships and Marine Technology		1	sem 1	en	Evert Lataire	4

2.2 Major Construction Design

Subscribe to 20 credit units from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Spatial Structures	1	sem 1	en	Jan Belis	6

Conceptual Design	1	sem 2	en	Bart De Pauw	5

2.3 Minor Operations Management

Subscribe to 18 credit units from the following list, with 6 credit units with reference a. Subject to approval by the faculty.

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

Operations Research Models and Methods		sem 1	en	El-Houssaine Aghezzaf	6

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

Engineering Economy		sem 1	en	Sofie Verbrugge	6

3 Elective Courses

Subscribe to:

Either 12 credit units from 2 or 3 modules from the following list (in combination with 1 major)
Either 14 credit units from 2 or 3 modules from the following list (in comibitation with 1 minor)

Subject to approval by the faculty.

At least 6 credit units of elective social courses and at least 6 credit units of technical courses.

3.1 Elective Courses Civil Engineering

Subscribe to no less than 6 credit units from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Prefabricated Concrete Constructions	sem 1	en	Stijn Matthys	3

Information Management in Architecture and Construction	sem 2	nl,en	Paulus Present	3

Diagnosis and Repair of Buildings	sem 1	en	Stijn Matthys	3

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

Explosions and Industrial Fire Safety	sem 1	en	Filip Verplaetsen	6

Passive Fire Protection	sem 1	en	Emmanuel Annerel	3

Planning and Transition: Mobility	sem 1	en	Koos Fransen	3

Railroads	sem 2	nl	Jan Mys	3

Ship Behaviour in Shallow and Confined Water	sem 2	en	Guillaume Delefortrie	3

Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering	sem 1	en	Peter Dubruel	5

Biomechanics	sem 1	en	Charlotte Debbaut	6

Modelling of Physiological Systems	sem 2	en	Patrick Segers	5

Research Internship	year	en	Patrick Segers	6

Research Internship	year	en	Patrick Segers	3

3.2 Elective Social Courses

Subscribe to no less than 6 credit units from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Students may apply for another elective social course, given a clear motivation and after approval by the faculty (exceptionally, as a rule a course from the list below is followed).

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	Jeroen Beeckman	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 1	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	Stef Craps	6

Basic Entrepreneurship	UKV	sem 1	nl	Yannick Dillen	3

Introduction to Corporate Law		sem 1	nl	Diederik Bruloot	3

Dare to Venture		sem 2	en	Johan Verrue	4

Dare to Start		sem 2	en	Frank Gielen	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

Classroom Management and Reflection		sem 2	nl	Tijs Rotsaert	4

The Teacher within School and Society		sem 1	nl	Melissa Tuytens	4

Psychology of Adolescence		sem 1	nl	Wim Beyers	4

Macroeconomics		sem 1	nl	Freddy Heylen	6

Introduction Industrial Psychology		sem 2	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

3.3 Elective Courses Ghent University

No more than 6 course units from the study programmes of Ghent University (social courses or technical courses), including the Ghent University Elective Courses. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Second year

(version 11 )

1 General Courses

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Coastal Engineering and Harbour Construction	2	sem 1	en	Peter Troch	6

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

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

2 Elective Courses

Subscribe to

Either 20 credit units from 1 major from the following list.
Either 18 credit units from 1 minor from the following list.

Subject to approval by the faculty.

2.1 Major Dredging and Offshore Engineering

Subscribe to 20 credit units from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Coastal Hydrodynamics	2	sem 1	en	Peter Troch	3

Offshore Foundations	2	sem 1	en	Bruno Stuyts	4

Dredging: Techniques and Processes	2	sem 2	en	Mahya Roustaei	5

Offshore Structures	2	sem 2	en	Andreas Kortenhaus	4

2.2 Major Construction Design

Subscribe to 20 credit units from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Non-linear and Plastic Methods of Structural Analysis	2	sem 1	en	Robby Caspeele	3

Seismic Design	2	sem 2	en	Hervé Degée	3

Glass and Facade Structures	2	sem 2	en	Jan Belis	3

2.3 Minor Operations Management

Subscribe to 18 credit units from the following list, with 6 credit units with reference a. Subject to approval by the faculty.

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

Operations Research Models and Methods		sem 1	en	El-Houssaine Aghezzaf	6

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

Engineering Economy		sem 1	en	Sofie Verbrugge	6

3 Elective Courses

Subscribe to:

Either 12 credit units from 2 or 3 modules from the following list (in combination with 1 major)
Either 14 credit units from 2 or 3 modules from the following list (in comibitation with 1 minor)

Subject to approval by the faculty.

At least 6 credit units of elective social courses and at least 6 credit units of technical courses.

3.1 Elective Courses Civil Engineering

Subscribe to no less than 6 credit units from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Prefabricated Concrete Constructions	sem 1	en	Stijn Matthys	3

Information Management in Architecture and Construction	sem 2	nl,en	Paulus Present	3

Diagnosis and Repair of Buildings	sem 1	en	Stijn Matthys	3

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

Explosions and Industrial Fire Safety	sem 1	en	Filip Verplaetsen	6

Passive Fire Protection	sem 1	en	Emmanuel Annerel	3

Planning and Transition: Mobility	sem 1	en	Koos Fransen	3

Railroads	sem 2	nl	Jan Mys	3

Ship Behaviour in Shallow and Confined Water	sem 2	en	Guillaume Delefortrie	3

Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering	sem 1	en	Peter Dubruel	5

Biomechanics	sem 1	en	Charlotte Debbaut	6

Modelling of Physiological Systems	sem 2	en	Patrick Segers	5

Research Internship	year	en	Patrick Segers	6

Research Internship	year	en	Patrick Segers	3

3.2 Elective Social Courses

Subscribe to no less than 6 credit units from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Students may apply for another elective social course, given a clear motivation and after approval by the faculty (exceptionally, as a rule a course from the list below is followed).

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	Jeroen Beeckman	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 1	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	Stef Craps	6

Basic Entrepreneurship	UKV	sem 1	nl	Yannick Dillen	3

Introduction to Corporate Law		sem 1	nl	Diederik Bruloot	3

Dare to Venture		sem 2	en	Johan Verrue	4

Dare to Start		sem 2	en	Frank Gielen	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

Classroom Management and Reflection		sem 2	nl	Tijs Rotsaert	4

The Teacher within School and Society		sem 1	nl	Melissa Tuytens	4

Psychology of Adolescence		sem 1	nl	Wim Beyers	4

Macroeconomics		sem 1	nl	Freddy Heylen	6

Introduction Industrial Psychology		sem 2	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

3.3 Elective Courses Ghent University

No more than 6 course units from the study programmes of Ghent University (social courses or technical courses), including the Ghent University Elective Courses. Subject to approval by the faculty.

4 Master's Dissertation

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

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Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
FEM and Constitutive Material Laws in Structural Engineering	1	sem 1	en	Diego Lorenzo Allaix	3

Structural Dynamics	1	sem 1	en	Mia Loccufier	5

Groundwater and Contaminant Flow	1	sem 1	en	Herman Peiffer	4

Structural Stability	1	sem 1	en	Robby Caspeele	6

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

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

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

Geotechnics	1	sem 2	en	Mahya Roustaei	5

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

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

Coastal Engineering and Harbour Construction	2	sem 1	en	Peter Troch	6

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

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

2 Elective Courses

Subscribe to

Either 20 credit units from 1 major from the following list.
Either 18 credit units from 1 minor from the following list.

Subject to approval by the faculty.

2.1 Major Dredging and Offshore Engineering

20

Subscribe to 20 credit units from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Introduction to Ships and Marine Technology	1	sem 1	en	Evert Lataire	4

Coastal Hydrodynamics	2	sem 1	en	Peter Troch	3

Offshore Foundations	2	sem 1	en	Bruno Stuyts	4

Dredging: Techniques and Processes	2	sem 2	en	Mahya Roustaei	5

Offshore Structures	2	sem 2	en	Andreas Kortenhaus	4

2.2 Major Construction Design

20

Subscribe to 20 credit units from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Spatial Structures	1	sem 1	en	Jan Belis	6

Conceptual Design	1	sem 2	en	Bart De Pauw	5

Non-linear and Plastic Methods of Structural Analysis	2	sem 1	en	Robby Caspeele	3

Seismic Design	2	sem 2	en	Hervé Degée	3

Glass and Facade Structures	2	sem 2	en	Jan Belis	3

2.3 Minor Operations Management

18

Subscribe to 18 credit units from the following list, with 6 credit units with reference a. Subject to approval by the faculty.

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

Operations Research Models and Methods		sem 1	en	El-Houssaine Aghezzaf	6

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

Engineering Economy		sem 1	en	Sofie Verbrugge	6

3 Elective Courses

Subscribe to:

Either 12 credit units from 2 or 3 modules from the following list (in combination with 1 major)
Either 14 credit units from 2 or 3 modules from the following list (in comibitation with 1 minor)

Subject to approval by the faculty.

At least 6 credit units of elective social courses and at least 6 credit units of technical courses.

3.1 Elective Courses Civil Engineering

Subscribe to no less than 6 credit units from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Prefabricated Concrete Constructions	sem 1	en	Stijn Matthys	3

Information Management in Architecture and Construction	sem 2	nl,en	Paulus Present	3

Diagnosis and Repair of Buildings	sem 1	en	Stijn Matthys	3

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

Explosions and Industrial Fire Safety	sem 1	en	Filip Verplaetsen	6

Passive Fire Protection	sem 1	en	Emmanuel Annerel	3

Planning and Transition: Mobility	sem 1	en	Koos Fransen	3

Railroads	sem 2	nl	Jan Mys	3

Ship Behaviour in Shallow and Confined Water	sem 2	en	Guillaume Delefortrie	3

Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering	sem 1	en	Peter Dubruel	5

Biomechanics	sem 1	en	Charlotte Debbaut	6

Modelling of Physiological Systems	sem 2	en	Patrick Segers	5

Research Internship	year	en	Patrick Segers	6

Research Internship	year	en	Patrick Segers	3

3.2 Elective Social Courses

Subscribe to no less than 6 credit units from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Students may apply for another elective social course, given a clear motivation and after approval by the faculty (exceptionally, as a rule a course from the list below is followed).

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	Jeroen Beeckman	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 1	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	Stef Craps	6

Basic Entrepreneurship	UKV	sem 1	nl	Yannick Dillen	3

Introduction to Corporate Law		sem 1	nl	Diederik Bruloot	3

Dare to Venture		sem 2	en	Johan Verrue	4

Dare to Start		sem 2	en	Frank Gielen	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

Classroom Management and Reflection		sem 2	nl	Tijs Rotsaert	4

The Teacher within School and Society		sem 1	nl	Melissa Tuytens	4

Psychology of Adolescence		sem 1	nl	Wim Beyers	4

Macroeconomics		sem 1	nl	Freddy Heylen	6

Introduction Industrial Psychology		sem 2	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

3.3 Elective Courses Ghent University

No more than 6 course units from the study programmes of Ghent University (social courses or technical courses), including the Ghent University Elective Courses. Subject to approval by the faculty.

4 Master's Dissertation 24

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

Learning outcomes

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

Master and apply advanced knowledge in the own engineering discipline in solving complex problems.
Apply Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) tools and advanced communication instruments in a creative and purposeful way.
Innovative use of expert knowledge in the field of the finite element methods and structural dynamics.
Apply knowledge about roads and bridges (use of materials, way of construction and integration in the environment), bearing in mind the environmental effects.
Having the attitude to use social sciences in an inventive or innovative way during the process of design and research.
Use profound civil engineering knowledge in order to analyse and solve complex civil engineering problems.
Analyse and solve new and complex civil engineering problems by means of advanced calculation methods.
Be familiar with behaviour of materials, models of materials and the application of materials in complex constructions.
To critically apply knowledge of flowing water and its mathematical formulation to hydraulic engineering constructions and problems concerning integral water management.

Competence field 2: Scientific competences

Analyse complex problems and translate them into concrete research questions.
Consult the scientific literature as part of the own research.
Select and apply the appropriate models, methods and techniques.
Develop and validate mathematical models and methods.
Interpret research findings in an objective and critical manner.
Contribute to the conception and design of constructions and examine the stability of advanced constructions.
Apply design and research methods and techniques to highly advanced ideas and applications in various civil engineering sectors.
Assess, design, calculate and evaluate every building from foundations to construction in an integrated and multidisciplinary way.

Competence field 3: Intellectual competences

Independently form an opinion on complex situations and problems, and defend this point of view.
Apply knowledge in a creative, purposeful and innovative way to research, conceptual design and production.
Critically reflect on one’s own way of thinking and acting, and understand the limits of one’s competences.
Stay up‐to‐date with the evolutions in the discipline to elevate the own competences to expert level.
Readily adapt to changing professional circumstances.

Competence field 4: Competences in cooperation and communication

Have the ability to communicate in English about the own field of specialisation.
Project management: have the ability to formulate objectives, report efficiently, keep track of targets, follow the progress of the project,...
Have the ability to work as a member of a team in a multi‐disciplinary working‐environment, as well as being capable of taking on supervisory responsibilities.
Report on technical or scientific subjects verbally, in writing and using graphics.

Competence field 5: Societal competences

Act in an ethical, professional and social way.
Recognize the most important business and legal aspects of the own engineering discipline.
Understand the historical evolution of the own engineering discipline and its social relevance.

Competence field 6: Profession-specific competence

Master the complexity of technical systems by using system and process models.
Reconcile conflicting specifications and prior conditions in a high‐quality and innovative concept or process.
Synthesize incomplete, contradictory or redundant data into useful information.
Possess sufficient ready knowledge and understanding to evaluate the results of complex calculations, or make approximate estimates.
Pay attention to entire life cycles of systems, machines, and processes.
Pay attention to sustainability, energy‐efficiency, environmental cost, use of raw materials and labour costs.
Pay attention to all aspects of reliability, safety, and ergonomics.
Have insight into and understanding of the importance of entrepreneurship.
Show perseverance, innovativeness, and an aptitude for creating added value.
Be able to perform design and/or research independently in a broad range of advanced civil engineering working situations.
Be aware of the social responsibility of a civil engineer.