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Brussels School of Engineering MA-IRCN

Master of science in Civil Engineering

Master of science in Civil Engineering

The 2025-2026 programme is subject to change. It is provided for information purposes only.

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  • Programme title
    Master of science in Civil Engineering
  • Programme mnemonic
    MA-IRCN
  • Programme organised by
    • Brussels School of Engineering
  • Degree type
    Master 120 credits
  • Tier
    2nd cycle
  • Field and branch of study
    Sciences and technics/Engineering sciences
  • Schedule type
    Daytime
  • Languages of instruction
    english
  • Theoretical programme duration
    2 years
  • Campus
    Other campus/Solbosch
  • Category / Topic
    Sciences and technics - Sciences and technics

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General information

Degree type

Master 120 credits

Theoretical programme duration

2 years

Learning language(s)

english

Schedule type

Daytime

Campus

Other campus/Solbosch

Category(ies) - Topic(s)

Sciences and technics - Sciences and technics

Organising faculty(s) and university(ies)
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https://polytech.ulb.be/fr/les-etudes/masters/constructions-civiles

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Presentation

This course in civil construction engineering at the ULB trains graduates for a broad range of jobs in the construction sector, qualifying them for positions in technical consultancies and supervisory centres (construction design), general companies (site management), administration, etc. The training given relies on the knowledge of the properties of materials used, the understanding of structural mechanisms (geotechnics, structure stability), and develops general skills in construction (project management, architectural integration, environmental aspects). The pedagogical methods used encourage teamwork on projects and enable participants to develop the essential skills for pursuing a rewarding career. Together, these two sets of qualities mean that the training provided on this programme offers skills which are both geared towards specific applications whilst being versatile at the same time.

The teaching methodologies are combining classical courses, exercises, and lab sessions, as well as many projects.

The course programme focus relies on an equal presence of full-time teachers from the university and others teachers working mainly in public sector departments and national or international companies. In addition to this integrated approach, the Master's course also has an international dimension through the opportunity for students to go on Erasmus exchanges or to do their first year at the VUB.

  • Organisation of internships

  • Teaching in English in partnership withVUB

  • An important set of bilateral agreements allowing an important Erasmus mobility

VUB

  • An important set of bilateral agreements allowing an important Erasmus mobility

Outgoing mobility is mainly organised through the Erasmus programme. A significant fraction of students study in partner institutions for a part of a year or a full year. Double diplomas also exist that allow outgoing mobility during the complete block 3 of BA and block 1 of MA, returning at ULB after the block 1 of MA.

The Master in Civil Engineering is organised jointly by VUB and ULB. This allows providing the students with an international atmosphere, and benefiting from the courses and infrastructures from both institutions.

Access conditions

Access conditions
CONDITIONS COMMUNES MASTERS / COMMUNES MASTERS

The conditions of access to the selected Master's degree meet the requirements of Article 111 of the Decree of 07/11/2013.

To facilitate the reading of these access conditions and click on the category that concerns you, to obtain more information, please note that :

The point A concerns the candidates who have obtained a diploma in theFrench-speaking community of Belgium and who benefit from full admission rights .

The point B concerns the candidates who have obtained a diploma outside the French-speaking community of Belgium, recognised as equivalent in the framework of a European directive, an international convention, ...

The point C concerns the candidates who have obtained a diploma outside the French-speaking community of Belgium, whose application is submitted to the opinion of the academic jury

ACCES PLEIN DROIT

A. Full admission rights granted to holders of a degree obtained in the French-speaking Community of Belgium

ACCES PLEIN DROIT / AUTRE FINALITE

Admission granted to the holder of the same Master's degree, but with a different focus.

Finalité spécialisée accessible without supplement to the holder of the following degrees :

  • Master : Ingénieur civil des constructions, à finalité approfondie
  • Master : Ingénieur civil des constructions, à finalité spécialisée
ACCES PLEIN DROIT / DECISION ACADEMIQUE UNIV

Admission granted to the holder of a university Bachelor's or Master's degree, pursuant to a decision by the academic authorities.

Finalité spécialisée accessible without supplement to the holder of the following degrees :

  • Bachelier en sciences de l'ingénieur, orientation Ingénieur civil
  • Master : Ingénieur civil biomédical, à finalité approfondie
  • Master : Ingénieur civil biomédical, à finalité spécialisée
  • Master : Ingénieur civil des mines et géologue, à finalité approfondie
  • Master : Ingénieur civil des mines et géologue, à finalité spécialisée
  • Master : Ingénieur civil en aérospatiale, à finalité approfondie
  • Master : Ingénieur civil en aérospatiale, à finalité spécialisée
  • Master : Ingénieur civil en chimie et science des matériaux, à finalité approfondie
  • Master : Ingénieur civil en chimie et science des matériaux, à finalité spécialisée
  • Master : Ingénieur civil en informatique et gestion, à finalité approfondie
  • Master : Ingénieur civil en informatique et gestion, à finalité spécialisée
  • Master : Ingénieur civil en informatique, à finalité approfondie
  • Master : Ingénieur civil en informatique, à finalité spécialisée
  • Master : Ingénieur civil en mathématiques appliquées, à finalité approfondie
  • Master : Ingénieur civil en mathématiques appliquées, à finalité spécialisée
  • Master : Ingénieur civil mécanicien, à finalité approfondie
  • Master : Ingénieur civil mécanicien, à finalité spécialisée
  • Master : Ingénieur civil physicien, à finalité approfondie
  • Master : Ingénieur civil physicien, à finalité spécialisée
  • Master : Ingénieur civil électricien, à finalité approfondie
  • Master : Ingénieur civil électricien, à finalité spécialisée
  • Master : Ingénieur civil électromécanicien, à finalité approfondie
  • Master : Ingénieur civil électromécanicien, à finalité spécialisée

Finalité spécialisée accessible with supplement to the holder of the following degrees :

  • Bachelier en sciences chimiques - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Bachelier en sciences de l'ingénieur, orientation Ingénieur civil architecte - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Bachelier en sciences de l'ingénieur, orientation bioingénieur - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Bachelier en sciences mathématiques - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Bachelier en sciences physiques - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master (60 crédits) en Sciences chimiques - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master (60 crédits) en Sciences physiques - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master : Bioingénieur, orientation chimie et bio-industries, à finalité approfondie - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master : Bioingénieur, orientation chimie et bio-industries, à finalité spécialisée - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master : Bioingénieur, orientation gestion des forêts et des espaces naturels, à finalité approfondie - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master : Bioingénieur, orientation gestion des forêts et des espaces naturels,à finalité spécialisée - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master : bioingénieur en sciences agronomiques, à finalité approfondie - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master : bioingénieur en sciences agronomiques, à finalité spécialisée - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master : bioingénieur en sciences et technologies de l'environnement, à finalité approfondie - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master : bioingénieur en sciences et technologies de l'environnement, à finalité spécialisée - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master en sciences chimiques, à finalité approfondie - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master en sciences chimiques, à finalité didactique - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master en sciences chimiques, à finalité spécialisée - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master en sciences physiques, à finalité approfondie - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master en sciences physiques, à finalité didactique - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master en sciences physiques, à finalité spécialisée - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
ACCES PLEIN DROIT / DECISION ACADEMIQUE UNIV

Rem. concerning admission to a university Bachelor's or Master's degree.

ACCES PLEIN DROIT / MINEURE/OPTION

Access granted to holders of an undergraduate level degree, having passed a subsidiary subject/minor/option or a module under the conditions set out by the board of examiners, taking into account all the credits that the student can also use at the time of admission. These extra courses form part of the student’s graduate course of studies.

ACCES PLEIN DROIT / DECISION ACADEMIQUE HE TYPE LONG

Admission granted to the holder of a Bachelor's or Master's degree from a non-University Higher Education institution -HE or ESA- (long course), pursuant to a decision by the academic authorities (including adult education diplomas, regarded as equivalent).

Finalité spécialisée accessible with supplement to the holder of the following degrees :

  • Bachelier en sciences de l'ingénieur industriel - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master (60 crédits) en sciences industrielles, finalité automatisation - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master (60 crédits) en sciences industrielles, finalité biochimie - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master (60 crédits) en sciences industrielles, finalité chimie - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master (60 crédits) en sciences industrielles, finalité construction - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master (60 crédits) en sciences industrielles, finalité emballage et conditionnement - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master (60 crédits) en sciences industrielles, finalité génies physique et nucléaire - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master (60 crédits) en sciences industrielles, finalité géomètre - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master (60 crédits) en sciences industrielles, finalité industrie - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master (60 crédits) en sciences industrielles, finalité informatique - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master (60 crédits) en sciences industrielles, finalité mécanique - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master (60 crédits) en sciences industrielles, finalité textile - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master (60 crédits) en sciences industrielles, finalité électricité - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master (60 crédits) en sciences industrielles, finalité électromécanique - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master (60 crédits) en sciences industrielles, finalité électronique - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master en sciences de l'ingénieur industriel, orientation automatisation - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master en sciences de l'ingénieur industriel, orientation aérotechnique - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master en sciences de l'ingénieur industriel, orientation biochimie - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master en sciences de l'ingénieur industriel, orientation chimie - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master en sciences de l'ingénieur industriel, orientation chimie - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master en sciences de l'ingénieur industriel, orientation construction - 15 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master en sciences de l'ingénieur industriel, orientation emballage et conditionnement - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master en sciences de l'ingénieur industriel, orientation génie énergétique durable - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master en sciences de l'ingénieur industriel, orientation génies physiques et nucléaire - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master en sciences de l'ingénieur industriel, orientation géomètre - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master en sciences de l'ingénieur industriel, orientation industrie - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master en sciences de l'ingénieur industriel, orientation informatique - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master en sciences de l'ingénieur industriel, orientation mécanique - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master en sciences de l'ingénieur industriel, orientation textile - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master en sciences de l'ingénieur industriel, orientation électricité - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master en sciences de l'ingénieur industriel, orientation électromécanique - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master en sciences de l'ingénieur industriel, orientation électromécanique - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master en sciences de l'ingénieur industriel, orientation électronique - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
  • Master en sciences de l'ingénieur industriel, orientation électronique - 60 credits
    • à déterminer
ACCES PLEIN DROIT / DECISION ACADEMIQUE HE TYPE LONG

Rem. concerning admission to Bachelor's or Master's degree from a Non-University Higher Education Institution -HE or ESA- (long course).

ACCES PLEIN DROIT / BA 15 CREDITS MAX

By way of derogation, students who still need to earn a maximum of 15 credits in order to be awarded the degree entitling them to be admitted to the Master's programme, and who are enrolled simultaneously for these studies in a Higher Education institution in the French-speaking Community, will also be admitted.

DIPLÔME EQUIVALENT

B. Admission granted to the holder of a degree obtained abroad which is recognised as equivalent to degrees mentioned previously in application of the Decree of 7 November 2013 (décret définissant le paysage de l'enseignement supérieur et l'organisation académique des études), of a European directive, of an international agreement or other legislation, under the same conditions.

ACCES DOSSIER JURY

C. Admission granted following submission of a dossier and decision by the jury

ACCES DOSSIER JURY / GRADE ACAD SIMILAIRE

Admission granted to the holder of a degree similar to the degrees awarded in the French-speaking Community (see point A), and awarded by a Higher Education Institution outside the latter (Flemish Community, German-speaking Community, Royal Military Academy, foreign institution), under the additional conditions determined by the jury. These extra courses form part of the student’s Master's programme. A qualification or degree leading to the same career prospects or to a continuation of studies in the original system is considered similar to a degree awarded in the French-speaking community.

ACCES DOSSIER JURY / DIPLÔME VALORISE 180 CREDITS

Admission granted, under the general conditions laid down by the academic authorities, to the holder of a qualification, diploma, degree or certificate awarded outside the French-Speaking Community or awarded abroad if the qualification, diploma, degree or certificate attests to the successful completion of studies and the jury considers them to be worth at least 180 credits. The jury may impose a programme worth a maximum of 60 credits in addition to the Master's programme, bearing in mind all the credits for which the student obtains recognition at the time of admission. These extra courses form part of the student’s Master's programme.

ACCES DOSSIER JURY / CONDITIONS SPECIFIQUES JURY

Criteria laid down by the jury.

VAE

D. Accreditation of prior experience

VAE / VAE CONDITIONS

In line with the procedure defined by the ULB, juries can recognise knowledge and skills acquired through professional and/or personal experience, and may grant access to the MA to any person who does not fall under the categories listed above. The jury determines the additional courses and any possible exemptions which constitute supplementary entry requirements for the student. The personal or professional experience must be equivalent to at least five years of activity. A maximum of two years of higher education can be taken into account, providing 60 credits were obtained per year.

HORS UNION EUROPÉENNE

Administrative fee for Applicants from outside the European Union

HORS UNION EUROPÉENNE / FRAIS ADMINISTRATIFS

Applicants from outside the European Union who do not meet the assimilation criteria and do not meet a criterium of article 3 of the Decree of the 11 April 2014 adapting the financing of higher education institutions to the new organisation of studies are required to pay an administrative fee of 200 euros. This payment is a prerequisite for the examination of the application. We invite you to check whether you meet the access conditions to the studies envisaged before submitting your application insofar as the administrative fee is not refundable.

Programme

The programme aims at developing general skills for civil engineering applications, including the design and structural mechanics aspects, the mastering of geomaterials, project management skills, or integrated water resources management.

To reach these objectives, the MA programme is centered on the design methodology. Acquiring the required technological skills is based on the scientific knowledge and competencies developed during the BA.

Among the main axes of the programme, an emphasis is put on the simulation tools for structures and materials, which allow modelling physical reality by state of th art models treated mathematically or computationally.

Geotechnicall and environmental aspects also require specific approaches for natural materials (soils, rocks) that have to be dealt with in any construction project.

The courses, exercises and lab sessions are complemented with many projects and a Master Thesis. Three options (three modules) are available in MA2: structures, construction and geomaterials, water resources.

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2024/M-IRCNE/unit 1
Master of science in Civil Engineering with focus Professional - unit 1
Courses programme
Courses distribution
Technical details
Compulsory common courses - Fundamentals in civil engineering - Block 1
ARCH-Y400
en
first term
Design of concrete structures
Sven DE SUTTER (Coordinator)
5 credits [lecture: 24h, practical work: 36h] - first term
ARCH-Y405
en
first term
Design of steel structures
Wim HOECKMAN (Coordinator)
5 credits [lecture: 24h, practical work: 36h] - first term
CNST-H401
en
second term
Prestressed concrete
Stéphanie STAQUET (Coordinator)
3 credits [lecture: 18h, practical work: 18h] - second term
CNST-H406
en
first term
Geotechnical engineering
Alessia Cuccurullo (Coordinator) and Pierre GERARD
5 credits [lecture: 24h, practical work: 36h] - first term
Compulsory common courses - Challenges in large civil engineering structures - Block 1
CNST-H418
en
second term
Non linear modeling of materials and structures
Thierry MASSART (Coordinator)
4 credits [lecture: 24h, practical work: 24h] - second term
CNST-H420
en
second term
Dynamics of structures
Arnaud DERAEMAEKER (Coordinator)
4 credits [lecture: 24h, practical work: 24h] - second term
CNST-H421
en
first term
Structural analysis and finite elements
Peter BERKE (Coordinator) and Lincy Pyl
5 credits [lecture: 36h, tutorial classes: 24h] - first term
CNST-Y400
en
first term
Experimental techniques for characterization of construction materials
Dimitrios ANGELIS (Coordinator)
4 credits [lecture: 24h, practical work: 24h] - first term
Compulsory common courses - Transversal skills and industrial applications - Block 1
CNST-H422
en
second term
Sustainability in construction
Didier Snoeck (Coordinator)
4 credits [lecture: 24h, practical work: 24h] - second term
CNST-Y403
en
first term
Digitalization in construction
Rajan Dessai Filomeno Coelho (Coordinator)
4 credits [lecture: 24h, practical work: 24h] - first term
PROJ-H406
en
second term
Design project in civil engineering
Lincy Pyl (Coordinator) , Youri CARLSON and Pierre GERARD
9 credits [lecture: 8h, project: 250h] - second term
PROJ-H407
en
second term
Research Methods in Civil Engineering
Arnaud DERAEMAEKER (Coordinator) , Marijke Huysmans and Tine Tysmans
3 credits [lecture: 12h, personal assignments: 60h] - second term
Project management - Block 1
Project management
One course chosen from the following :
CNST-H423
en
second term
Architecture, engineering and construction project management
Philippe BOUILLARD (Coordinator)
5 credits [lecture: 36h, practical work: 24h] - second term
PROJ-H417
fr
first and second terms
Projet coopération au développement / Development cooperation project
Antoine NONCLERCQ (Coordinator)
5 credits [project: 150h] - first and second terms

Only on selection : see the Development Unit of the Polytechnic School of Brussels (http://polytech.ulb.be/en/international/development-cooperation)

PROJ-H418
fr
first and second terms
Hands-on learning: project manager (chef de projet)
Peter BERKE (Coordinator)
5 credits [project: 150h] - first and second terms

What's next ?

Prospects

The civil engineering activities represent an important part of the industrial activity in Europe. The nature of this field implies the diversity of activities: public services, building developments as well as industrial constructions. Due to their curriculum, the civil engineers studying at ULB may take part in various fields of activities: construction management, design in engineering offices, ...

The global education of civil engineers allows integrating in other fields of activities in which their expertise is valued: mechanical of aerospace industry, consultancy, IT industry, ...