Master of Bioscience Engineering: Agricultural Sciences (120 ECTS) Master of Science

Students are required to take all the subgroups: the segment elective courses, the Master's Thesis, the major segment and the minor segment: at least 120 credit points.

• Truncus Communis

  All courses are compulsory.
  

  • 4 ECTS	Agricultural Economics and Food Policy									I0N46A	J.Relaes staff staff J.Relaes
    5 ECTS	Management in the Bio-economy									I0Q17A	E.Mathijs staff staff E.Mathijs
    4 ECTS	Capita Selecta in Agriculture									I0Q16A	B.Goddeeris (coordinator) staff staff B.Goddeeris (coordinator)
    5 ECTS	Applied Multivariate Statistical Analysis									I0P16B	E.Schrevens staff staff E.Schrevens
    3 ECTS	Religions									A03D9A	J.De Tavernier staff staff J.De Tavernier

  • Transition 2012-2013

    • 4 ECTS	Ethics									I0N40A	D.Lips (coordinator) B.Pattyn staff staff D.Lips (coordinator) B.Pattyn

• Major Segment

  The student choose one of these three majors.
  

  • Major: Crop Production

    All courses are compulsory.
    

    • 5 ECTS	Plant Physiology									I0Q19A	M.De Proft staff staff M.De Proft
      6 ECTS	Plant Diseases and Pests									I0Q22A	B.Cammue (coordinator) D.Bylemans B.Cammue D.De Waele staff staff B.Cammue (coordinator) D.Bylemans B.Cammue D.De Waele
      6 ECTS	Applied Plant Breeding									I0O59C	J.Keulemans (coordinator) W.Broekaert J.Keulemans I.Roldan Ruiz staff staff J.Keulemans (coordinator) W.Broekaert J.Keulemans I.Roldan Ruiz
      7 ECTS	Crop Health Management									I0Q20A	B.Cammue (coordinator) D.Bylemans B.Cammue R.De Mot D.De Waele staff staff B.Cammue (coordinator) D.Bylemans B.Cammue R.De Mot D.De Waele
      5 ECTS	Development Physiology of Higher Plants									I0Q46A	J.Keulemans (coordinator) S.Carpentier J.Keulemans W.Van den Ende staff staff J.Keulemans (coordinator) S.Carpentier J.Keulemans W.Van den Ende
      6 ECTS	Crop Production Systems and Agro-Ecology									I0S01B	E.Schrevens (coordinator) D.Bylemans J.Keulemans E.Schrevens M.Van Labeke H.Vandendriessche staff staff E.Schrevens (coordinator) D.Bylemans J.Keulemans E.Schrevens M.Van Labeke H.Vandendriessche
      5 ECTS	Plant Nutrition and Fertilizer Management									I0A96A	R.Merckx (coordinator) H.Vandendriessche staff staff R.Merckx (coordinator) H.Vandendriessche
      3 ECTS	Crop Production									I0S02A	J.Keulemans (coordinator) M.De Proft J.Keulemans E.Schrevens R.Swennen M.Van Labeke H.Vandendriessche staff staff J.Keulemans (coordinator) M.De Proft J.Keulemans E.Schrevens R.Swennen M.Van Labeke H.Vandendriessche
      30 ECTS	Master's Thesis Crop Production									I0T55A	E.Mathijs (coordinator) N. staff staff E.Mathijs (coordinator) N.

  • Major: Animal Husbandry

    All subgroups are compulsory.
    

    • Common Package

      All courses are compulsory.

      • 5 ECTS	Animal Physiology									I0Q35A	J.Buyse staff staff J.Buyse
        5 ECTS	Immunology									I0Q45A	B.Goddeeris staff staff B.Goddeeris
        5 ECTS	Livestock Genetics									I0R76B	N.Buys staff staff N.Buys
        30 ECTS	Master's Thesis Animal Husbandry									I0T56A	E.Mathijs (coordinator) N. staff staff E.Mathijs (coordinator) N.

    • Options

      The student chooses one option:
      - Option Animal Production (Fixed Package and Recommended Electives)
      - Option Aquaculture (Fixed Package and Variable Package): this option is organised in cooperation with the University of Stellenbosch (South-Africa).
      

      • Option Animal Production - Fixed Package

        All courses are compulsory.

        • 4 ECTS	Introduction to Nutrition									I9X04A	T.Niewold (coordinator) staff staff T.Niewold (coordinator)
          5 ECTS	Animal Nutrition									I0Q37B	T.Niewold (coordinator) J.Vicca staff staff T.Niewold (coordinator) J.Vicca
          4 ECTS	Reproduction Physiology									I0Q40A	J.Buyse staff staff J.Buyse
          4 ECTS	Infectious Diseases of Livestock									I0Q41B	B.Goddeeris staff staff B.Goddeeris
          6 ECTS	Livestock Production: Ruminants, Pigs, Poultry									I0O58A	J.Buyse (coordinator) R.Geers G.Maes staff staff J.Buyse (coordinator) R.Geers G.Maes

      • Recommended Electives

        • 5 ECTS	Laboratory Animal Science									E05E6A	E.Dewil (coordinator) N. staff staff E.Dewil (coordinator) N.
          5 ECTS	Tropical Animal Husbandry									I0P46A	B.Goddeeris staff staff B.Goddeeris
          4 ECTS	Applied Biotechnology in Livestock Production									I0R75C	B.Goddeeris (coordinator) N.Buys B.Goddeeris T.Niewold staff staff B.Goddeeris (coordinator) N.Buys B.Goddeeris T.Niewold

      • Option Aquaculture - Fixed Package

        All courses are compulsory.

        • 7 ECTS	Aquaculture Production and Management Systems I									I0T87A	K.Salie H.Stander staff staff K.Salie H.Stander
          7 ECTS	Aquaculture Production and Management Systems II									I0T88A	D.Brink H.Stander staff staff D.Brink H.Stander
          6 ECTS	Aquaculture Nutrition									I0T89A	L.De Wet staff staff L.De Wet

      • Option Aquaculture - Variable Package

        The student chooses one course.

        • 6 ECTS	Aquaculture Ecology									I0T90A	K.Salie staff staff K.Salie
          6 ECTS	Aquaculture Products and Processing									I0T91A	L.Hoffman staff staff L.Hoffman

  • Major: Bio-Economics and Policy

    All courses are compulsory.
    

    • 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	Microeconomics									D0R68A	L.Sleuwaegen staff staff L.Sleuwaegen
      6 ECTS	Natural Resource Economics and Policy									I0R89A	M.Maertens (coordinator) L.Vranken staff staff M.Maertens (coordinator) L.Vranken
      5 ECTS	Survey Design and Data Analysis									I0S37A	M.Maertens staff staff M.Maertens
      4 ECTS	Macroeconomics									D0R71A	V.Lewis (coordinator) staff staff V.Lewis (coordinator)
      3 ECTS	Society Environment Interactions									G0I82A	L.Vranken staff staff L.Vranken
      6 ECTS	International Economics									D0E44A	J.Van Hove (coordinator) P.De Grauwe J.Van Hove staff staff J.Van Hove (coordinator) P.De Grauwe J.Van Hove
      30 ECTS	Master's Thesis Bio-Economics and Policy									I0T57A	E.Mathijs (coordinator) N. staff staff E.Mathijs (coordinator) N.

• Minor Segment

  Students take one minor: a "Reorientation Minor", a "Minor" or a "Thematic Minor".
  

  • 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: Technology for the Agrifood Sector

    • Minor: Bionanotechnology

    • Minor: Biomolecular Engineering

    • Minor: Catalytic Science and Technology

    • Minor: Soil and Water

    • Minor: Forest and Nature

    • Minor: Plant Production

    • Minor: Animal Husbandry

    • Minor: Bio-Economics and Policy

    • Minor: Food Science and Technology

    • Minor: Environmental Technology

    • Minor: Bioinformatics

    • Minor: Plant Production

    • Minor: Resource Economics and Policy

    • Minor: Soil Conservation

    • Minor: Molecular Biology

    • Minor: Water Resources Engineering

    • 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

  • Thematic Minor

    • Thematic Minor: Industrial Microbiology

      Both subgroups are compulsory.
      

      • Fixed Minor Package

        This course is compulsory.
        

        • 5 ECTS	Industrial Microbiology									H06C0B	K.Verstrepen staff staff K.Verstrepen

      • Variable Minor package

        The students adds courses for at least 20 credit points from this group to this minor.
        

        • 5 ECTS	Microbial Physiology									I0P48A	J.Michiels (coordinator) R.De Mot J.Michiels staff staff J.Michiels (coordinator) R.De Mot J.Michiels
          4 ECTS	Applied Microbial Biotechnology									I0P57A	A.Aertsen (coordinator) R.Lavigne staff staff A.Aertsen (coordinator) R.Lavigne
          4 ECTS	Malting and Brewing Technology: Basic aspects									I0A73A	H.Neven staff staff H.Neven
          5 ECTS	Brewing Technology: Basic and Advanced Aspects									I9X00A	H.Neven (coordinator) G.Derdelinckx H.Neven staff staff H.Neven (coordinator) G.Derdelinckx H.Neven
          5 ECTS	Microbial Process Technology									I0A80A	J.Van Impe staff staff J.Van Impe
          5 ECTS	Environmental Microbiology									I0N96A	D.Springael staff staff D.Springael
          6 ECTS	Food Microbiology									I0P42A	C.Michiels staff staff C.Michiels

    • Thematic Minor: Food and Health

      All subgroups are compulsory.
      

      • Variable Minor Package 1: Safety, Quality and functionality of nutrition

        The students chooses at least 2 courses from this group.
        
        

        • 5 ECTS	Nutrition and Dietetics									I0A75A	T.Niewold (coordinator) staff staff T.Niewold (coordinator)
          4 ECTS	Seminar Food Research and Food Industry									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
          4 ECTS	Food Legislation									I0A69A	P.Vanthemsche staff staff P.Vanthemsche
          5 ECTS	Food Toxicology									I0A78A	J.Tytgat staff staff J.Tytgat
          4 ECTS	Food Epidemiology									I0D00A	T.Niewold staff staff T.Niewold
          4 ECTS	HACCP-concepts and Quality Assurance Workshop									I0P88A	C.Michiels staff staff C.Michiels

      • Variable Minor Package 2: Raw Materials and its processing

        The students chooses courses from this group so that the minor contains at least 20 credit points.
        
        

        • 4 ECTS	Applied Plant Biotechnology									I0P58A	W.Broekaert staff staff W.Broekaert
          4 ECTS	Malting and Brewing Technology: Basic aspects									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	Carbohydrate Technology									I0P39A	J.Delcour staff staff J.Delcour
          4 ECTS	Food Packaging and Transportation									I0P40A	L.Goeyens staff staff L.Goeyens
          4 ECTS	Dairy Technology									I0A70A	M.Hendrickx (coordinator) C.Michiels staff staff M.Hendrickx (coordinator) C.Michiels
          4 ECTS	Technology of Meat and Other Protein Rich Raw Materials									I0A72A	N. staff staff N.

    • Thematic Minor: Leadership in a Globalizing Context

      All courses are compulsory.
      

      • 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

      • Compulsory Courses

        • 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

        • 3 ECTS	Ergonomics									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

    • Thematic Minor: Environmental Coordinator

      All courses are compulsory.
      
      Attention: the certificate Environmental Coordinator can only be obtained if, besides these courses, the student also obtains a credit for the courses I0S79A, H02I4A, H02J5A, H02I1A, H03B9B, and H03C1C (Master of Bioscience Engineering: Environmental Technology).
      To obtain this certificate, the student preferably takes this thematic minor in combination with the Master of Bioscience Engineering: Environmental Technology.
      

      • 3 ECTS	Environmental Economics									H02F4A	S.Proost staff staff S.Proost
        3 ECTS	Noise Control									H02I0A	G.Vermeir (coordinator) A.Dijckmans G.Vermeir staff staff G.Vermeir (coordinator) A.Dijckmans G.Vermeir
        3 ECTS	Social Aspects of Environmental Policy									H02F5A	G.Van Calster staff staff G.Van Calster
        3 ECTS	Environmental Human Toxicology									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	Environmental Safety Management									H08O5A	P.Schreurs staff staff P.Schreurs

• Segment Elective Courses

  The programme of the first and second Master's stage has elective courses together for at least 3 credit points.
  
  All courses that are taught by the department of Bioscience Engineering and other departments at the KU Leuven and all courses that are relevant for the degree of bioengineer can be taken by the students, if the permission of the Programme Director and courses titular is given.
  
  The student is advised to choose at least one course from the philosophical or broadening courses.
  
  

  • Preferable Electives

    • 5 ECTS	Laboratory Animal Science									E05E6A	E.Dewil (coordinator) N. staff staff E.Dewil (coordinator) N.
      5 ECTS	Tropical Animal Husbandry									I0P46A	B.Goddeeris staff staff B.Goddeeris
      4 ECTS	Applied Biotechnology in Livestock Production									I0R75C	B.Goddeeris (coordinator) N.Buys B.Goddeeris T.Niewold staff staff B.Goddeeris (coordinator) N.Buys B.Goddeeris T.Niewold

  • Work Placement as Elective Course

    • 4 ECTS	Optional Course: Practical Training									I0O70B	C.Michiels (coordinator) N. staff staff C.Michiels (coordinator) N.
      6 ECTS	Optional Course: Practical Training									I0O71B	C.Michiels (coordinator) N. staff staff C.Michiels (coordinator) N.

  • Electives

    • 6 ECTS	Econometrics									D0E28A	G.Dhaene staff staff G.Dhaene
      6 ECTS	Innovation Management and Strategy									D0H36A	B.Van Looy staff staff B.Van Looy
      3 ECTS	Environmental Economics									H02F4A	S.Proost staff staff S.Proost
      4 ECTS	Environmental Law									H02I1A	K.Deketelaere staff staff K.Deketelaere
      4 ECTS	History of International Relations									S0B47A	B.Kerremans staff staff B.Kerremans
      4 ECTS	Contemporary Political and Social Theories: The Development of Liberalism									W0AE6A	H.De Schutter staff staff H.De Schutter
      4 ECTS	Work Psychology, Part 1									P0M40A	H.De Witte staff staff H.De Witte
      5 ECTS	Social Psychology, Part 1									P0M05A	V.Hoorens staff staff V.Hoorens
      4 ECTS	Philosophy of Technology									W0EN7A	G.Van Steendam staff staff G.Van Steendam
      4 ECTS	Labour Market Changes									S0B80A	V.Pulignano staff staff V.Pulignano
      4 ECTS	Ethics and Society									S0C13A	A.Vandevelde staff staff A.Vandevelde
      4 ECTS	Society: Facts and Problems									S0A67A	J.Berghman staff staff J.Berghman
      4 ECTS	Social Law									C07E7A	D.Pieters staff staff D.Pieters
      4 ECTS	Ethics of Sexuality, Relations and Family									E06P0A	A.Dillen staff staff A.Dillen
      4 ECTS	Marketing Communication									S0E89A	T.Smits staff staff T.Smits
      6 ECTS	Public economics									D0E43A	A.Decoster staff staff A.Decoster
      6 ECTS	Geography									G9X08A	G.Govers (coordinator) M.Loopmans staff staff G.Govers (coordinator) M.Loopmans
      4 ECTS	Environmental Philosophy									W0AE2B	U.Melle staff staff U.Melle
      6 ECTS	Corporate Finance (TEW)									D0T20A	C.Van Hulle staff staff C.Van Hulle
      4 ECTS	Introduction to the European Union									S0A48A	S.Keukeleire staff staff S.Keukeleire
      5 ECTS	Sexual and Conjugal Morality									A01A4A	T.Knieps staff staff T.Knieps
      4 ECTS	Biotechnology and Bio-ethics									A03B0A	J.De Tavernier (coordinator) K.Dierickx staff staff J.De Tavernier (coordinator) K.Dierickx
      6 ECTS	History of intercultural contacts									F0LA9A	J.Verberckmoes (coordinator) P.Pasture J.Verberckmoes staff staff J.Verberckmoes (coordinator) P.Pasture J.Verberckmoes
      3 ECTS	Total Quality Management									H00N6A	L.Pintelon staff staff L.Pintelon
      3 ECTS	Ecodesign and Life Cycle Engineering									H00O3A	J.Duflou (coordinator) W.Dewulf J.Duflou staff staff J.Duflou (coordinator) W.Dewulf J.Duflou
      3 ECTS	Engineering Ethics									H04E0A	J.Verstraeten staff staff J.Verstraeten
      4 ECTS	Intellectual Property Management									G0B01A	M.Janssens staff staff M.Janssens
      3 ECTS	Project Management									H04X2A	J.Duflou (coordinator) D.Cattrysse J.Duflou staff staff J.Duflou (coordinator) D.Cattrysse J.Duflou
      3 ECTS	Interdisciplinary Course on Sustainable Development									H04M8A	W.Dewulf (coordinator) J.Duflou staff staff W.Dewulf (coordinator) J.Duflou
      3 ECTS	Culture Philosophical Topics in Architecture and the City									H03W8A	L.De Cauter staff staff L.De Cauter
      3 ECTS	Bio-ethics									E08L5A	B.Hansen staff staff B.Hansen
      6 ECTS	Political Development in Central and Eastern Europe									S0D21A	K.Malfliet T.Casier (substitute) staff staff K.Malfliet T.Casier (substitute)
      4 ECTS	Politics of the U.S.A.									S0D23A	B.Kerremans staff staff B.Kerremans
      4 ECTS	Sociology of Population: Concepts and Actual Problems									S0A37B	K.Matthys J.Van Bavel (substitute) staff staff K.Matthys J.Van Bavel (substitute)
      6 ECTS	International Economics									D0E44A	J.Van Hove (coordinator) P.De Grauwe J.Van Hove staff staff J.Van Hove (coordinator) P.De Grauwe J.Van Hove
      4 ECTS	Spirituality, leadership and professional integrity									A07E4A	J.Verstraeten staff staff J.Verstraeten
      3 ECTS	English for Professional Purposes									H04B3A	L.Baten (coordinator) N. C.Greenman (cooperator) staff staff L.Baten (coordinator) N. C.Greenman (cooperator)
      3 ECTS	French for Professional Purposes									H04B4A	S.Verlinde (coordinator) N. A.Bertels (cooperator) staff staff S.Verlinde (coordinator) N. A.Bertels (cooperator)