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Master of science in Electromechanical Engineering with focus Professional

Master of science in Electromechanical Engineering with focus Professional

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  • Programme title
    Master of science in Electromechanical Engineering with focus Professional
  • Programme mnemonic
    M-IREMR
  • Programme organised by
    • Brussels School of Engineering
    • Bruface
  • 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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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

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Aeronautics, automation, mechanical engineering and design, vibrations, robotics, electrical motors, renewable energy, transportation, piston engines, CAD, management, logistics, quality, etc. These are all examples showing that the majority of companies, whatever the sector they belong to, have a growing demand for engineers skilled in electrical, mechanical or electromechanical engineering. And this is why this programme has so many different facets. Students opting for the electromechanical engineering specialisation in their third block of the Bachelor course (block 3 of BA) can carry on and take a Master degree in electromechanical engineering, specialising in either management and technology or electro-mechanics. The latter, organised together with the VUB since 2011-2012, is taught in English and is part of the BRUFACE initiative.

Graduates of this programme benefit from a compromise between, on the one hand, important base training preparing students for work in design and management and, on the other hand, a specialisation in a particular discipline.

A wide-ranging base curriculum opening the door to various options

The technology specialisation offered by the electromechanical engineering department is based on wide-ranging training backed up by various options.

Block 3 of BA and the first half of block 1 of MA constitute a common base, ensuring that students gain a firm understanding of electricity, electronics, automation, fluid mechanics, electrical and thermal machines and their associated calculation methods. These lead to the following MA2 options: aeronautics, mechatronic construction, energy and, last but not least, transportation.

A special case: the "Management and Technology" specialisation

Students heading straight for a management career can opt in block 1 of MA for the "Management and Technology" specialisation. This is held jointly with the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (SBS-EM). This Masters course has no particular prerequisites and can be taken whatever the option taken in block 3 of BA.

gn and management and, on the other hand, a specialisation in a particular discipline.

A wide-ranging base curriculum opening the door to various options

The technology specialisation offered by the electromechanical engineering department is based on wide-ranging training backed up by various options.

Block 3 of BA and the first half of block 1 of MA constitute a common base, ensuring that students gain a firm understanding of electricity, electronics, automation, fluid mechanics, electrical and thermal machines and their associated calculation methods. These lead to the following MA2 options: aeronautics, mechatronic construction, energy and, last but not least, transportation.

A special case: the "Management and Technology" specialisation

Students heading straight for a management career can opt in block 1 of MA for the "Management and Technology" specialisation. This is held jointly with the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (SBS-EM). This Masters course has no particular prerequisites and can be taken whatever the option taken in block 3 of BA.

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The projects, end-of-course dissertations, work placements, international exchanges

Looking at the electromechanical engineering specialisation, the block 3 of BA project only accounts for 2 ECTS, thereby hardly encroaching on the wide-ranging base curriculum. This is a CAD project, with either an electrical or mechanical dimension. Block 1 of MA also contains an individual project worth 5 ECTS (with the exception of teamwork-based development cooperation, Eco-Marathon and Robotics Cup projects). Students indicate their preferences, choosing from a large range of subjects with a technological dimension (mechanical, electrical or combined), before the department optimises which students are assigned to which projects. Students can also elect to lead groups of BA1 students, should they want to develop their organisation and leadership capabilities.

In Block 2 of MA , the end-of-course dissertation (worth 20 ECTS) is done in one of the electromechanical departments or in another department providing appropriate subjects, possibly in conjunction with an industrial company or with a Belgian or foreign research centre. The subjects suggested by the departments are closely connected to their research activities, and dissertations are therefore supervised by people full of motivation and wanting to see successful research results. Departments very often suggest subjects where a student will be in contact with a company directly interested in the results.

All Masters programmes in the electromechanical engineering field offer the opportunity of doing a 12-week work placement (11 weeks in the aeronautics sector). Supervised jointly by a company supervisor and a Faculty supervisor, work placements may be linked with the end-of-course dissertation. Work placements are done between the beginning of July and the end of October, with the exception of aeronautics placements which end in mid/late September. Students taking the Management and Technology specialisation choose between a mandatory placement and an international exchange.

As with the Faculty's other Master courses, the electromechanical engineering department allows student to take part in an international exchange programme for a term or a year, either in block 1 or 2 of MA. The one exception here is the Management and Technology specialisation, where the exchange must take place in Block 2 of MA. A further option is to take a twin degree, such as that offered by Sup’Aéro in Toulouse.

lopment cooperation, Eco-Marathon and Robotics Cup projects). Students indicate their preferences, choosing from a large range of subjects with a technological dimension (mechanical, electrical or combined), before the department optimises which students are assigned to which projects. Students can also elect to lead groups of BA1 students, should they want to develop their organisation and leadership capabilities.

In Block 2 of MA , the end-of-course dissertation (worth 20 ECTS) is done in one of the electromechanical departments or in another department providing appropriate subjects, possibly in conjunction with an industrial company or with a Belgian or foreign research centre. The subjects suggested by the departments are closely connected to their research activities, and dissertations are therefore supervised by people full of motivation and wanting to see successful research results. Departments very often suggest subjects where a student will be in contact with a company directly interested in the results.

All Masters programmes in the electromechanical engineering field offer the opportunity of doing a 12-week work placement (11 weeks in the aeronautics sector). Supervised jointly by a company supervisor and a Faculty supervisor, work placements may be linked with the end-of-course dissertation. Work placements are done between the beginning of July and the end of October, with the exception of aeronautics placements which end in mid/late September. Students taking the Management and Technology specialisation choose between a mandatory placement and an international exchange.

As with the Faculty's other Master courses, the electromechanical engineering department allows student to take part in an international exchange programme for a term or a year, either in block 1 or 2 of MA. The one exception here is the Management and Technology specialisation, where the exchange must take place in Block 2 of MA. A further option is to take a twin degree, such as that offered by Sup’Aéro in Toulouse.

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 électromécanicien, à finalité approfondie
  • Master : Ingénieur civil électromécanicien, 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 constructions, à finalité approfondie
  • Master : Ingénieur civil des constructions, 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

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 - 60 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 / DECISION ACADEMIQUE HE TYPE COURT

Rem. concerning admission to a Bachelor degree in a Non-University Higher Education Institution -HE or ESA- (short 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.

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Prospects

The advantages of this programme result from the compromise between, on the one hand, important base skills preparing engineers for work in design and management and, on the other hand, a specialisation in a particular discipline.

Electromechanical engineers will also find wide-ranging career opportunities in engineering companies, industry, public authorities, research and higher education, and in the services sector.

Though there are a large number of openings in companies in the area of process automation, computerised management, electricity, electronics, etc., the majority of companies in other sectors (chemicals, petrochemicals, metallurgy, etc.) also have a growing need for skilled and versatile electromechanical engineers.