Master of Tropical Natural Resources Management (120 ECTS) Master of Science

All subgroups are compulsory: the Truncus Communis, the Major Segment, the Minor segment and the Elective Courses.

• Truncus communis

  All courses are compulsary.
  

  • 5 ECTS	Agricultural Economics and Food Policy in Developing Countries									I0Q23A	M.Maertens (coordinator) E.Tollens staff staff M.Maertens (coordinator) E.Tollens
    4 ECTS	Tropical Soil Science									I0P24A	J.Deckers staff staff J.Deckers
    5 ECTS	Applied Multivariate Statistical Analysis									I0P16B	E.Schrevens staff staff E.Schrevens
    6 ECTS	Biological Production Systems in the Tropics									I0P22B	R.Swennen staff staff R.Swennen
    3 ECTS	Society Environment Interactions									G0I82A	L.Vranken staff staff L.Vranken

  • Students choose one of both courses

    Students started in 2011-2012, who want to take the course I0S36A in the second stage, can do that.
    Students started in 2012-2013, who want to take this course, have to do that in the first stage.
    

    • 5 ECTS	Integrated Project Tropical Production Systems									I0S36A	J.Diels (coordinator) J.Deckers J.Diels M.Maertens R.Merckx R.Swennen staff staff J.Diels (coordinator) J.Deckers J.Diels M.Maertens R.Merckx R.Swennen
      5 ECTS	Ecosystems Modelling									I0P65A	E.Schrevens (coordinator) H.Ramon E.Schrevens staff staff E.Schrevens (coordinator) H.Ramon E.Schrevens

  • Students choose one of both courses.

    • 5 ECTS	Tropical Animal Husbandry									I0P46A	B.Goddeeris staff staff B.Goddeeris
      4 ECTS	Tropical Forestry									I0P45B	B.Muys (coordinator) P.Vantomme staff staff B.Muys (coordinator) P.Vantomme

• Major Segment

  The students choose one of these three major subjects.
  

  • Plant Production

    All courses are compulsory.
    

    • 6 ECTS	Tropical Crop Production									I0P25A	R.Swennen (coordinator) S.Carpentier R.Swennen staff staff R.Swennen (coordinator) S.Carpentier R.Swennen
      6 ECTS	Soil Fertility Management in the Tropics									I0P60C	R.Merckx staff staff R.Merckx
      6 ECTS	Integrated Pest Management in Tropical Agrosystems									I0P61B	D.De Waele staff staff D.De Waele
      5 ECTS	Management in the Bio-economy									I0Q17A	E.Mathijs staff staff E.Mathijs
      6 ECTS	Remote Sensing of Vegetative Systems									I0D62A	P.Coppin (coordinator) J.Farifteh staff staff P.Coppin (coordinator) J.Farifteh
      30 ECTS	Master's Thesis Plant Production									I0S39A	J.Diels (coordinator) N. staff staff J.Diels (coordinator) N.

  • Resource Economics and Policy

    All courses are compulsory.
    

    • 6 ECTS	Natural Resource Economics and Policy									I0R89A	M.Maertens (coordinator) L.Vranken staff staff M.Maertens (coordinator) L.Vranken
      6 ECTS	Global Environmental Politics									S0F06A	H.Bruyninckx staff staff H.Bruyninckx
      5 ECTS	Survey Design and Data Analysis									I0S37A	M.Maertens staff staff M.Maertens
      5 ECTS	Management in the Bio-economy									I0Q17A	E.Mathijs staff staff E.Mathijs
      6 ECTS	Advanced Development Economics									D0M43B	J.Swinnen G.De Luca (substitute) staff staff J.Swinnen G.De Luca (substitute)
      30 ECTS	Master's Thesis Resource Economics and Policy									I0S40A	J.Diels (coordinator) N. staff staff J.Diels (coordinator) N.

  • Soil Conservation

    All courses are compulsory.
    

    • 4 ECTS	Land Evaluation									I0P73A	J.Deckers staff staff J.Deckers
      6 ECTS	Irrigation Agronomy									I0D14A	D.Raes staff staff D.Raes
      4 ECTS	Soil Geography at World Scale									I0P72A	J.Deckers staff staff J.Deckers
      6 ECTS	Soil Fertility Management in the Tropics									I0P60C	R.Merckx staff staff R.Merckx
      5 ECTS	Soil Water Modelling									I0D26A	J.Diels (coordinator) J.Vanderborght staff staff J.Diels (coordinator) J.Vanderborght
      4 ECTS	Soil and Water Conservation Engineering									I0S04A	J.Poesen (coordinator) D.Raes staff staff J.Poesen (coordinator) D.Raes
      30 ECTS	Master's Thesis Soil Conservation									I0S41A	J.Diels (coordinator) N. staff staff J.Diels (coordinator) N.

• Minor Segment

  Students take one minor: a "Reorientation Minor", a "Minor" or a "Thematic Minor".
  
  The Dutch minors can be chosen by students who know enough Dutch.
  

  • Reorientation Minor

    • Reorientation Minor

      The reorientation minor is composed after consultation of the study advisor.
      

  • Minor

    The minor consists of approx. 20 ECTS from one of the Major Subjects below and has to be approved by the minor coordinator.
    

    • Minor Plant Production

    • Minor Soil Conservation

    • Minor Resource Economics and Policy

    • Minor Bioinformatics

    • Minor Water Resources Engineering

    • Minor Molecular Biology

    • Minor Earth Observation

      • 6 ECTS	Advanced GIS-Concepts and Applications									I0D80A	J.Van Orshoven (coordinator) G.Govers J.Van Orshoven staff staff J.Van Orshoven (coordinator) G.Govers J.Van Orshoven
        6 ECTS	Reference Geodata Management									G0G24A	J.Van Orshoven staff staff J.Van Orshoven
        3 ECTS	Land Cover and Land Use Monitoring									I0D59A	H.Gulinck staff staff H.Gulinck
        6 ECTS	Remote Sensing of Vegetative Systems									I0D62A	P.Coppin (coordinator) J.Farifteh staff staff P.Coppin (coordinator) J.Farifteh

    • Minor technologie voor de agrivoedingssector

    • Minor cel-en gentechnologie

    • Minor katalytische technologie

    • Minor bodem en water

    • Minor bos en natuur

    • Minor gewasproductie

    • Minor dierproductie

    • Minor levensmiddelentechnologie

    • Minor milieutechnologie

    • Minor bionanotechnologie

    • Minor bio-economie enbeleid

  • Thematic Minor

    • Thematic Minor: Leadership in a Globalizing Context

      All courses are compulsory.
      
      Students who already took the course I0Q17A Management in the Bio-economy (before: Management and Marketing in the Agrifood Business), have to take the course D0H36A Innovation Management and Strategy or S0F06A Global Environmental Politics as a course within this minor.

      • 5 ECTS	Management in the Bio-economy									I0Q17A	E.Mathijs staff staff E.Mathijs
        4 ECTS	Leadership									I0O46A	A.Van Loey (coordinator) J.Stouten A.Van Loey staff staff A.Van Loey (coordinator) J.Stouten A.Van Loey
        5 ECTS	Systems and Scenario Thinking									I0O45B	E.Mathijs staff staff E.Mathijs
        6 ECTS	Small Business Project									I0O44A	N.Buys (coordinator) E.Mathijs B.Sels staff staff N.Buys (coordinator) E.Mathijs B.Sels

    • Thematic Minor Applications for Human Health Engineering

      Beide subgroepen zijn verplicht.

      • Compulsory Courses

        All courses are compulsory.
        

        • 3 ECTS	Functional Anatomy of the Human Locomotor System									I0T97A	M.Mulier staff staff M.Mulier
          6 ECTS	Integration of Biological Responses in Process Management									I0P13B	D.Berckmans (coordinator) J.Aerts D.Berckmans V.Exadaktylos staff staff D.Berckmans (coordinator) J.Aerts D.Berckmans V.Exadaktylos
          3 ECTS	System Physiology									H03I4A	G.Bultynck staff staff G.Bultynck

      • Complementary Courses

        The student takes courses from this group until the minor consists of at least 20 ECTS.
        

        • 3 ECTS	Ergonomie									L04E5A	A.Spaepen staff staff A.Spaepen
          6 ECTS	Seminars Human Health Engineering									I0U00A	J.Aerts (coordinator) D.Berckmans V.Exadaktylos J.Olbrecht staff staff J.Aerts (coordinator) D.Berckmans V.Exadaktylos J.Olbrecht
          7 ECTS	Musculoskeletal Biomechanics: Measuring and Modelling									I0U02A	G.van Lenthe (coordinator) I.Jonkers G.van Lenthe staff staff G.van Lenthe (coordinator) I.Jonkers G.van Lenthe
          4 ECTS	Nutrition and Health									I0U04A	T.Niewold staff staff T.Niewold

    • Gerichte minor industriële microbiologie

      Beide subgroepen zijn verplicht.
      

      • Vast minorpakket

        Dit opleidingsonderdeel is verplicht.
        

        • 5 ECTS	Industriële microbiologie									H06C0B	K.Verstrepen staff staff K.Verstrepen

      • Variabel minorpakket

        De student vult deze minor aan tot minstens 20 studiepunten met opleidingsonderdelen uit deze groep.
        

        • 6 ECTS	Microbiologie van de levensmiddelen									I0P42A	C.Michiels staff staff C.Michiels
          5 ECTS	Microbiële fysiologie									I0P48A	J.Michiels (coordinator) R.De Mot J.Michiels staff staff J.Michiels (coordinator) R.De Mot J.Michiels
          4 ECTS	Toepassingsdomeinen in de biotechnologie: Micro-organisme									I0P57A	A.Aertsen (coordinator) R.Lavigne staff staff A.Aertsen (coordinator) R.Lavigne
          4 ECTS	Technologie van mouterij en brouwerij: basisaspecten									I0A73A	H.Neven staff staff H.Neven
          5 ECTS	Technologie van bierbrouwerij: basis- en gevorderde aspecten									I9X00A	H.Neven (coordinator) G.Derdelinckx H.Neven staff staff H.Neven (coordinator) G.Derdelinckx H.Neven
          5 ECTS	Microbiële proceskunde									I0A80A	J.Van Impe staff staff J.Van Impe
          5 ECTS	Milieutechnische microbiologie									I0N96A	D.Springael staff staff D.Springael

    • Gerichte minor voeding en gezondheid

      Beide subgroepen zijn verplicht.
      

      • Variabel minorpakket 1: veiligheid, kwaliteit en functionaliteit van de voeding

        De student kiest minstens twee opleidingsonderdelen uit deze groep.

        • 5 ECTS	Voedings- en dieetleer									I0A75A	T.Niewold (coordinator) staff staff T.Niewold (coordinator)
          4 ECTS	Seminaries levensmiddelenonderzoek en -industrie									I0P83A	M.Hendrickx (coordinator) A.Aertsen C.Courtin J.Delcour I.Foubert M.Hendrickx C.Michiels T.Niewold staff staff M.Hendrickx (coordinator) A.Aertsen C.Courtin J.Delcour I.Foubert M.Hendrickx C.Michiels T.Niewold
          5 ECTS	Toxicologie van de voeding									I0A78A	J.Tytgat staff staff J.Tytgat
          4 ECTS	Voedingsepidemiologie									I0D00A	T.Niewold staff staff T.Niewold
          4 ECTS	HACCP-concepts and Quality Assurance Workshop									I0P88A	C.Michiels staff staff C.Michiels
          4 ECTS	Levensmiddelenwetgeving									I0A69A	P.Vanthemsche staff staff P.Vanthemsche

      • Variabel minorpakket 2: grondstoffen en hun verwerking

        De student vult deze minor aan tot minstens 20 studiepunten met opleidingsonderdelen uit deze groep.
        

        • 4 ECTS	Toepassingsdomeinen in de biotechnologie: Plant									I0P58A	W.Broekaert staff staff W.Broekaert
          4 ECTS	Technologie van mouterij en brouwerij: basisaspecten									I0A73A	H.Neven staff staff H.Neven
          4 ECTS	Fruit and Vegetable Technology									I0R35A	M.Hendrickx (coordinator) B.Nicolai staff staff M.Hendrickx (coordinator) B.Nicolai
          4 ECTS	Koolhydraattechnologie									I0P39A	J.Delcour staff staff J.Delcour
          4 ECTS	Food Packaging and Transportation									I0P40A	L.Goeyens staff staff L.Goeyens
          4 ECTS	Zuiveltechnologie									I0A70A	M.Hendrickx (coordinator) C.Michiels staff staff M.Hendrickx (coordinator) C.Michiels
          4 ECTS	Technologie van vlees en eiwitrijke producten									I0A72A	N. staff staff N.

    • Gerichte minor milieucoördinator

      Alle opleidingsonderdelen zijn verplicht.
      
      Opgelet: het certificaat Milieucoördinator kan enkel behaald worden indien er, behalve voor alle OPOs uit de gerichte minor Milieucoördinator, ook voor de OPOs I0S79A Milieutoxicologie, H02I4A Atmosfeerchemie, H02J5A Remediëringstechnieken voor luchtpollutie, H02I1A Milieurecht, H03B9B Applied Soil and Water Chemistry en H03C1C Bodemsanering en -conservering uit de MSc in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: Milieutechnologie, credits worden verworven. Om het certificaat te behalen neemt de student bij voorkeur deze gerichte minor op in combinatie met de masteropleiding Milieutechnologie.
      

      • 3 ECTS	Milieu-economie									H02F4A	S.Proost staff staff S.Proost
        3 ECTS	Lawaaibeheersing									H02I0A	G.Vermeir (coordinator) A.Dijckmans G.Vermeir staff staff G.Vermeir (coordinator) A.Dijckmans G.Vermeir
        3 ECTS	Sociale aspecten van het milieubeleid									H02F5A	G.Van Calster staff staff G.Van Calster
        3 ECTS	Milieu en menselijke gezondheid									H03U7A	P.Hoet staff staff P.Hoet
        4 ECTS	Safety of Chemical and Biological Products and of Chemical Processes									H08K0A	J.Vermant (coordinator) K.Bernaerts T.Cattoor G.Vercruysse J.Vermant staff staff J.Vermant (coordinator) K.Bernaerts T.Cattoor G.Vercruysse J.Vermant
        3 ECTS	Milieubeveiliging									H08O5A	P.Schreurs staff staff P.Schreurs

• Elective Courses

  During the first and second stage of the Master, students have to choose courses for at least 7 credits.
  Students can take all courses offered by the Faculty of Bioscience Engineering or other faculties that are relevant for the programme, and that are approved by the Programme Director.
  It is advised that students take at least one 'broadening' course.