Master of Engineering: Materials Engineering (programme being phased out as from 2012-2013) (120 ECTS) Master of Science

All subgroups are compulsory.

• Core Courses

  All courses are compulsory.
  

  • 6 ECTS	Advanced Metal Processing & Case Studies									H00D3A	A.Verlinden staff staff A.Verlinden
    3 ECTS	Project Work and Problem Solving linked to the Core Courses: Part I									H00B3B	J.Vleugels (coordinator) B.Blanpain A.Verlinden I.Verpoest J.Vleugels M.Wevers P.Wollants staff staff J.Vleugels (coordinator) B.Blanpain A.Verlinden I.Verpoest J.Vleugels M.Wevers P.Wollants
    6 ECTS	Materials Characterisation Techniques I									H01J4A	B.Blanpain (coordinator) J.Seo staff staff B.Blanpain (coordinator) J.Seo
    3 ECTS	Computational Thermodynamics in Materials Design									H02V3A	N.Moelans staff staff N.Moelans
    6 ECTS	Metals: Production and Recycling									H02U3A	B.Blanpain (coordinator) F.Verhaeghe staff staff B.Blanpain (coordinator) F.Verhaeghe
    6 ECTS	Ceramics and Powder Metallurgy									H00D5B	J.Vleugels staff staff J.Vleugels
    3 ECTS	Project Work and Problem Solving Linked to the Core Courses: Part II									H00B3C	J.Vleugels (coordinator) B.Blanpain A.Verlinden I.Verpoest J.Vleugels M.Wevers P.Wollants staff staff J.Vleugels (coordinator) B.Blanpain A.Verlinden I.Verpoest J.Vleugels M.Wevers P.Wollants
    3 ECTS	Degradation and Corrosion									H00D2A	M.Wevers staff staff M.Wevers
    3 ECTS	Eindige elementen, deel 2									H9X21A	G.De Roeck staff staff G.De Roeck
    3 ECTS	Materials Selection									H00C0A	K.Vanmeensel (coordinator) O.Van der Biest K.Vanmeensel staff staff K.Vanmeensel (coordinator) O.Van der Biest K.Vanmeensel
    3 ECTS	Design and Analysis of Experimentation									H02V8A	P.Van Houtte staff staff P.Van Houtte

• Options

  The student chooses one of these options.
  

  • Metals and Ceramics

    All subgroups are compulsory.
    

    • Option Specific Courses Metals and Ceramics

      All courses are compulsory.
      

      • 3 ECTS	Joining Techniques									H02W0A	H.Mohrbacher staff staff H.Mohrbacher
        3 ECTS	Solidification Phenomena									H02V9A	L.Froyen staff staff L.Froyen
        3 ECTS	Coatings and Surface Engineering									H00C8A	J.Celis (coordinator) J.Buijnsters J.Celis staff staff J.Celis (coordinator) J.Buijnsters J.Celis
        6 ECTS	Materials Physics and Technology for Nanoelectronics									H06G4A	M.Heyns staff staff M.Heyns
        3 ECTS	Quality Control and Nondestructive Testing									H00F8A	M.Wevers (coordinator) I.De Wolf M.Wevers staff staff M.Wevers (coordinator) I.De Wolf M.Wevers

  • Polymers and Composites

    All subgroups are compulsory.
    

    • Option Specific Courses Polymers and Composites

      All courses are compulsory.
      

      • 3 ECTS	Processing Technology of Composites									H02X8A	J.Ivens staff staff J.Ivens
        3 ECTS	Polymer Processing									H09F7A	P.Van Puyvelde staff staff P.Van Puyvelde
        6 ECTS	Polymer Composites II									H9X40A	S.Lomov (coordinator) I.Verpoest staff staff S.Lomov (coordinator) I.Verpoest
        3 ECTS	Engineering with Polymers and Composites									H00F3A	J.Ivens (coordinator) F.Desplentere J.Ivens staff staff J.Ivens (coordinator) F.Desplentere J.Ivens

  • Materials for Nanotechnology

    All subgroups are compulsory.
    

    • Option Specific Courses Materials for Nanotechnology

      All courses are compulsory.
      

      • 3 ECTS	Coatings and Surface Engineering									H00C8A	J.Celis (coordinator) J.Buijnsters J.Celis staff staff J.Celis (coordinator) J.Buijnsters J.Celis
        6 ECTS	Materials Physics and Technology for Nanoelectronics									H06G4A	M.Heyns staff staff M.Heyns
        3 ECTS	Materials Characterisation Techniques II									H02W8A	J.Seo (coordinator) I.De Wolf J.Seo staff staff J.Seo (coordinator) I.De Wolf J.Seo
        3 ECTS	Semiconductor Physics									H06F2A	P.Peumans staff staff P.Peumans
        3 ECTS	Nanomaterials for Nano-electronics									H02W7A	M.Heyns (coordinator) I.De Wolf A.Witvrouw staff staff M.Heyns (coordinator) I.De Wolf A.Witvrouw

    • Elective Courses Materials for Nanotechnology

      In addition to the list the student may choose from the other two lists of option specific courses or from the courses on this website (address: www.mtm.kuleuven.be/master_choice).
      
      The student chooses at least 24 credit of which at least 12 credits are taken in the first phase. There are two sublists of electives: materials engineering fundamentals courses and option broadening courses. The student may also choose option specific courses from the two other options. The programme director will decide based on your background which Materials Engineering Fundamentals courses you need to take. Upto 18 credits of the Materials Engineering Fundamentals courses may count for the Master programme. If needed aditional credits (above 18) will be grouped into a preparatory programme (outside the Master programme).
      

      • Option Broadening Courses Materials for Nanotechnology

        The student chooses a maximum of 6 credits from the courses H05U6A, H04K9A en H05U7A (Capita Selecta).

        • 3 ECTS	Materials Modelling for Forming Process Simulations									H00B4A	A.Van Bael staff staff A.Van Bael

• Elective Courses

  In addition to the list below the student may choose from the lists of option specific courses.
  
  The student chooses at least 24 credits (option 'metals and ceramics') or 27 credits (options 'polymers and composites' or 'materials for nanotechnology') . There are two sublists of electives: "Materials Engineering Fundamentals Courses" and "Option Broadening Courses". The programme director will decide based on your background which "Materials Engineering Fundamentals Courses" you need to take. Upto 18 credits of the "Materials Engineering Fundamentals Courses" may count for the Master's programme. If needed additional credits (above 18) will be grouped into a preparatory programme (in addition to the Master's programme).
  

  • Materials Engineering Fundamentals

    • 6 ECTS	Mechanical Behaviour of Materials									H08Z1A	P.Van Houtte (coordinator) M.Wevers staff staff P.Van Houtte (coordinator) M.Wevers
      6 ECTS	Properties of Composites A&B									H00E4A	S.Lomov (coordinator) J.Ivens S.Lomov staff staff S.Lomov (coordinator) J.Ivens S.Lomov
      6 ECTS	Transport Phenomena									H00D0B	J.Fransaer staff staff J.Fransaer
      3 ECTS	Physics and Mechanical Behaviour of Polymers									H9X55A	B.Goderis staff staff B.Goderis
      6 ECTS	Thermodynamics and Kinetics in Materials Engineering									H00B7B	P.Wollants staff staff P.Wollants
      3 ECTS	Chemistry and Physical Chemistry of Polymers									H08Z0A	J.Devaux staff staff J.Devaux
      3 ECTS	Structures and Microstructures of Materials									H08Z2A	M.Seefeldt staff staff M.Seefeldt

  • Option Broadening Courses

    • 3 ECTS	Capita selecta ingenieurswetenschappen I.2. (Athens / Summer Course)									H05U6A	L.Froyen (coordinator) N. staff staff L.Froyen (coordinator) N.
      3 ECTS	Electromagnetic Processing of Materials									H04B1A	K.Van Reusel staff staff K.Van Reusel
      3 ECTS	Materials Selection									H00C0A	K.Vanmeensel (coordinator) O.Van der Biest K.Vanmeensel staff staff K.Vanmeensel (coordinator) O.Van der Biest K.Vanmeensel
      6 ECTS	Industriële stage: materiaalkunde									H02W6A	J.Van Humbeeck (coordinator) B.Blanpain J.Van Humbeeck I.Verpoest staff staff J.Van Humbeeck (coordinator) B.Blanpain J.Van Humbeeck I.Verpoest
      3 ECTS	Polymer Composites II - Fundamental Mechanics of Heterogeneous Materials									H02X3A	S.Lomov staff staff S.Lomov
      3 ECTS	Textile Preforms for Composites									H02Y4A	S.Lomov staff staff S.Lomov
      3 ECTS	Semiconductor Devices									H06F0A	G.Groeseneken (coordinator) P.Heremans staff staff G.Groeseneken (coordinator) P.Heremans
      6 ECTS	Materials Physics and Technology for Nanoelectronics									H06G4A	M.Heyns staff staff M.Heyns
      6 ECTS	Chemistry and Characterisation of Surfaces and Thin Films									G0H96A	S.De Gendt staff staff S.De Gendt
      6 ECTS	Solid State Physics I									G0J16A	C.Van Haesendonck N. staff staff C.Van Haesendonck N.
      6 ECTS	Basics of VLSI Processing									H0G13C	M.Heyns (coordinator) R.De Keersmaecker M.Heyns staff staff M.Heyns (coordinator) R.De Keersmaecker M.Heyns
      6 ECTS	Chemistry at Nanometre Scale									H06A6A	S.De Feyter (coordinator) O.Ivasenko N. staff staff S.De Feyter (coordinator) O.Ivasenko N.
      3 ECTS	Computational Methods in Solid State Physics									H06A8A	L.Cibotaru staff staff L.Cibotaru
      3 ECTS	Recycling and Energetic Valorization of Reststreams									H03C8A	C.Vandecasteele staff staff C.Vandecasteele
      3 ECTS	Reliability and Yield for Micro- and Nanoelectronic Components									H06E4A	G.Groeseneken staff staff G.Groeseneken
      3 ECTS	Fysische materiaalkarakterisatie voor elektronische componenten									H03O4A	W.Vandervorst N. staff staff W.Vandervorst N.
      3 ECTS	Hazardous Materials and Safety in the Process Industries									H06T8A	J.Vermant staff staff J.Vermant
      3 ECTS	Tribologie									H9X58A	F.Al-Bender staff staff F.Al-Bender
      3 ECTS	Capita selecta ingenieurswetenschappen II.1. (Athens / Summer Course)									H04K9A	L.Froyen (coordinator) N. staff staff L.Froyen (coordinator) N.
      3 ECTS	Water Technology									H09E0A	B.Van der Bruggen staff staff B.Van der Bruggen
      3 ECTS	Powder Technology									H09E1A	C.Clasen staff staff C.Clasen
      3 ECTS	Capita selecta ingenieurswetenschappen II.2. (Athens / Summer Course)									H05U7A	L.Froyen (coordinator) N. staff staff L.Froyen (coordinator) N.

• Master's Thesis

  This course is compulsory.
  

  • 24 ECTS	Master's Thesis									H00D8A	B.Blanpain (coordinator) N. staff staff B.Blanpain (coordinator) N.

• General Interest Courses

  The student chooses at least 9 credits from the following list, taking into account that:
  - A student can choose at most one of the following courses: H06B4A and H06U6A (Dutch Language and Culture)
  - The course H04X2A (Project management) has to be taken up in the same year as the Master Thesis.
  

  • 3 ECTS	Project Management									H04X2A	J.Duflou (coordinator) D.Cattrysse J.Duflou staff staff J.Duflou (coordinator) D.Cattrysse J.Duflou
    6 ECTS	Innovation Management and Strategy									D0H36A	B.Van Looy staff staff B.Van Looy
    4 ECTS	Philosophy of Technology									W0EN7A	G.Van Steendam staff staff G.Van Steendam
    3 ECTS	Dutch Language and Cultures									H06B4A	L.De Wachter (coordinator) N. A.Decavele (cooperator) J.Potargent (cooperator) staff staff L.De Wachter (coordinator) N. A.Decavele (cooperator) J.Potargent (cooperator)
    3 ECTS	Industrial Experience: Materials Engineering									H02X4A	P.Wollants staff staff P.Wollants
    3 ECTS	Total Quality Management									H00N6A	L.Pintelon staff staff L.Pintelon
    3 ECTS	Dutch Language and Cultures									H06U6A	N. E.Nys (cooperator) K.Sterkendries (cooperator) staff staff N. E.Nys (cooperator) K.Sterkendries (cooperator)
    6 ECTS	Leadership and Strategic Management									H09P4A	D.Cattrysse (coordinator) C.De Meersman J.Duflou J.Stouten staff staff D.Cattrysse (coordinator) C.De Meersman J.Duflou J.Stouten
    3 ECTS	Engels in de bedrijfsomgeving									H04B3A	L.Baten (coordinator) N. C.Greenman (cooperator) staff staff L.Baten (coordinator) N. C.Greenman (cooperator)
    6 ECTS	Introduction to Entrepreneurship									D0O37A	W.Bodewes (coordinator) K.Debackere staff staff W.Bodewes (coordinator) K.Debackere