Master of Chemical Engineering (Leuven) (120 ECTS)

Master of Science
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This program can be adapted according to the previous knowledge of the student.

Core Courses
All courses are compulsory.
6 ECTS

6 ECTS

Transport Phenomena: Chemical

Engineering Applications

H06T0A

Applied Physical Chemistry

H06T1A

C.Clasen (coordinator)
S.Kuhn
S.Kuhn (coordinator)
J.Martens

6 ECTS

Systems Analysis of Chemical Processes

H06T4A

J.Van Impe (coordinator)

J.Degrve
G.Gins
J.Van Impe

3 ECTS

Advanced Separation Processes

H06T7A

B.Van der Bruggen

4 ECTS

Chemical Process Design

H09D6A

W.Wammes

3 ECTS

Analytical Chemistry

H09D7A

K.Bernaerts

3 ECTS

Materials in the Chemical Process

Industries

H06I2A

W.Bogaerts

6 ECTS

Process Control in the Chemical Industry

H06T2A

J.Van Impe (coordinator)

F.Logist

J.Van Impe
6 ECTS

Biochemical Process Engineering

H06T3A

I.Smets (coordinator)
P.Van Puyvelde
J.Vanderleyden

5 ECTS

Chemical Process Design: Practical

Chemical Engineering Design Problem

H06T6A

J.Degrve (coordinator)
T.Van Gerven
P.Van Puyvelde

3 ECTS

Hazardous Materials and Safety in the

Process Industries

H06T8A

K.Bernaerts (coordinator)
G.Boogaerts
G.Vercruysse

3 ECTS

Design and Analysis of Multiphase

Reactors

H06U0A

G.Stefanidis (coordinator)
S.Kuhn
N.

G.Stefanidis (substitute)
3 ECTS

6 ECTS

Management Challenges in the Chemical

Industry

H09D9A

Industrial Chemical Processes

H06T5A

J.Dejaeger (coordinator)
L.Sterckx
P.Van Puyvelde

Current Trends in Chemical Engineering

Students choose 3 out of the following 4 courses.
3 ECTS

Exergy Route to Sustainable Chemistry

H09E3A

T.Van Gerven (coordinator)

N.

G.Stefanidis (substitute)
3 ECTS

Microbial Process Technology

H09F2A

I.Smets (coordinator)
K.Bernaerts
I.Smets

3 ECTS

Process Intensification in the Chemical

Industry

H09E5A

T.Van Gerven

3 ECTS

Chemical Product Design

H09F0A

C.Clasen

Options

Chemical and Biochemical Process Engineering

Option Specific Courses Chemical and Biochemical Process Engineering
All courses are compulsory.
3 ECTS

Powder Technology

H09E1A

C.Clasen

3 ECTS

Waste Water Treatment Technology

H09E7A

B.Van der Bruggen

(coordinator)

I.Smets
B.Van der Bruggen
3 ECTS

Advanced Process Control in the

(Bio)Chemical Industry

P.Van Puyvelde

H09E9A

Option broadening courses Chemical and Biochemical Process Engineering

Students choose 6 ECTS from a suggestive list of courses and/or from the other options.
If the student wants to choose a course that does not belong to this list, approval of the POC is needed.
Students can also choose 1 of the 'current trends'-courses that was not chosen or courses of other options.
6 ECTS

3 ECTS

3 ECTS

Industrile stage: Chemische Technologie /

Industrial Internship: Chemical Engineering

H06J0A

Bedrijfservaring: Chemische Technologie /

Industrial Experience: Chemical
Engineering

H06J2A

Thermal Systems

H9X52A

J.Degrve (coordinator)
P.Van Puyvelde
J.Degrve (coordinator)
P.Van Puyvelde
W.D'haeseleer (coordinator)
B.Boesmans
W.D'haeseleer
L.Helsen

3 ECTS

Energy Management

H9X53A

W.D'haeseleer (coordinator)
E.Delarue

3 ECTS

Supplements of Analysis of Chemical

Processes

H09E6A

J.Van Impe

3 ECTS

Stage studiebegeleiding: chemische

technologie

H07S0A

I.Smets (coordinator)
P.Van Puyvelde

Product Engineering
Option Specific Courses Product Engineering
All courses are compulsory.
3 ECTS

Design and Analysis of Polymeric

Systems

H09E2A

C.Clasen

6 ECTS

Applied Rheology and Polymer

Processing

H09F5A

P.Van Puyvelde (coordinator)

J.Vermant

Option Broadening Courses Product Engineering

Students choose 6 ECTS from a suggestive list of courses and/or from the other options.
If the student wants to choose a course that does not belong to this list, approval of the POC is needed.
Students can also choose 1 of the 'current trends'-courses that was not chosen or courses of other options.
6 ECTS

3 ECTS

3 ECTS

Industrile stage: Chemische Technologie /

Industrial Internship: Chemical Engineering

H06J0A

Bedrijfservaring: Chemische Technologie /

Industrial Experience: Chemical
Engineering

H06J2A

Thermal Systems

H9X52A

J.Degrve (coordinator)
P.Van Puyvelde
J.Degrve (coordinator)
P.Van Puyvelde
W.D'haeseleer (coordinator)
B.Boesmans
W.D'haeseleer
L.Helsen

3 ECTS

Energy Management

H9X53A

W.D'haeseleer (coordinator)
E.Delarue

3 ECTS

Supplements of Analysis of Chemical

Processes

H09E6A

J.Van Impe

3 ECTS

Stage studiebegeleiding: chemische

H07S0A

I.Smets (coordinator)

technologie

P.Van Puyvelde

Environmental Engineering
Option Specific Courses Environmental Engineering
All courses are compulsory.
3 ECTS

Water Technology

H09E0A

B.Van der Bruggen

3 ECTS

Air Pollution and Control

H09F4A

T.Van Gerven (coordinator)

B.Van der Bruggen

3 ECTS

Resource Recovery and Recycling

T.Van Gerven

H03C8A

Option Broadening Courses Environmental Engineering

Students choose 6 ECTS from a suggestive list of courses and/or from the other options.
If the student wants to choose a course that does not belong to this list, approval of the POC is needed.
Students can also choose 1 of the 'current trends'-courses that was not chosen or courses of other options.
6 ECTS

3 ECTS

3 ECTS

Industrile stage: Chemische Technologie /

Industrial Internship: Chemical Engineering

H06J0A

Bedrijfservaring: Chemische Technologie /

Industrial Experience: Chemical
Engineering

H06J2A

Thermal Systems

H9X52A

J.Degrve (coordinator)
P.Van Puyvelde
J.Degrve (coordinator)
P.Van Puyvelde
W.D'haeseleer (coordinator)
B.Boesmans
W.D'haeseleer
L.Helsen

3 ECTS

Energy Management

H9X53A

W.D'haeseleer (coordinator)
E.Delarue

3 ECTS

Supplements of Analysis of Chemical

Processes

H09E6A

J.Van Impe

3 ECTS

Stage studiebegeleiding: chemische

technologie

H07S0A

I.Smets (coordinator)
P.Van Puyvelde

Master's Thesis
All courses are compulsory.
24
ECTS

Master's Thesis

H09G0A

P.Van Puyvelde (coordinator)

N.

General Interest Courses

The student chooses at least 9 credits from the following suggestive list of general interest courses, taking into account that:
- The student chooses maximum 6 credits from the courses H05U5A, H05U6A, H04K9A and H05U7A (Capita Selecta).
- The course H04X2A (Project management) has to be taken up in the same year as the Master Thesis.
6 ECTS

Engineering & Entrepreneurship

H09P4A

D.Cattrysse (coordinator)
C.De Meersman
J.Duflou
N.

3 ECTS

Project Management

H04X2A

J.Duflou (coordinator)
D.Cattrysse
J.Duflou
Y.Berbers (coordinator)

Capita selecta ingenieurswetenschappen I.1.

(Athens / Summer Course)

H05U5A

Capita selecta ingenieurswetenschappen I.2.

(Athens / Summer Course)

H05U6A

6 ECTS

Innovation Management and Strategy

D0H36A

B.Van Looy

4 ECTS

Philosophy of Technology

W0EN7A

G.Van Steendam

3 ECTS

Dutch Language and Cultures

H06B4A

L.De Wachter (coordinator)

3 ECTS

3 ECTS

N.

Y.Berbers (coordinator)
N.

N.

E.Nys (cooperator)
N.Van der Perre (cooperator)

N.Van der Perre (cooperator)

J.Degrve (coordinator)

Bedrijfservaring: Chemische Technologie /

Industrial Experience: Chemical Engineering

H06J2A

3 ECTS

Total Quality Management

H00N6A

L.Pintelon

3 ECTS

The Chemical Industry and Sustainable

Development

H09N9A

C.Vandecasteele

3 ECTS

Engels in de bedrijfsomgeving

H04B3A

A.Laffut

3 ECTS

P.Van Puyvelde

C.Greenman (cooperator)
3 ECTS

6 ECTS

3 ECTS

Capita selecta ingenieurswetenschappen

II.1. (Athens / Summer Course)

H04K9A

Industrile stage: Chemische Technologie /

Industrial Internship: Chemical Engineering

H06J0A

Capita selecta ingenieurswetenschappen

II.2. (Athens / Summer Course)

H05U7A

Y.Berbers (coordinator)
N.

J.Degrve (coordinator)
P.Van Puyvelde
Y.Berbers (coordinator)
N.

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