Master in forests and natural areas engineering, professional focus

Block 1

Cours obligatoires de la finalité
Code	Details	Organization	Theory	Practical	Others	Credits
Period 1
GFEN1.11 Inventory and biodiversity management
ENVT3050-1	Quantification of ecosystem services - [6h Autres] Marc Dufrêne	Q1	9	5	[+]	2
ECON2248-1	Environmental economy Kevin Maréchal	Q1	18	-	-	2
BIOD0001-3	Biodiversity management - [6h Seminar] Arnaud Monty	Q1	18	-	[+]	2
GFEN1.12 Quantification of the natural resources
FORE0004-3	Forest mensuration and forest inventory - [3h Field trip] Adeline Fayolle, Gauthier Ligot - Suppl : Gauthier Ligot	Q1	15	18	[+]	4
PAYS0007-2	Landscape analysis and modeling (english language) Jean-François Bastin	Q1	8	8	-	2
Period 2
GFEN1.21 Biodiveristy analysis methods
BIOD0007-1	Biodiveristy analysis methods	Q1				6
	Community - [8h Autres] Adeline Fayolle - Suppl : Marc Dufrêne, Grégory Mahy		12	12	[+]
	Populations Arnaud Monty - Suppl : Marc Dufrêne, Grégory Mahy Corequisite BIOD0001-3 Gestion de la biodiversité LANG2959-1 Pratique de l'anglais scientifique de bioingénieur (GFEN) (niveau B2+)		15	9	-
GFEN1.22 Geomatics applied to environmental management
ENVT0045-2	Geomatics and applied remote sensing	Q1				6
	Introduction Jean-François Bastin, Philippe Lejeune		16	22	-
	In-depth Jean-François Bastin, Philippe Lejeune		8	11	-
GFEN1.23 Wood
FORE0010-1	Wood Science (english language) - [9h Seminar, 2h Field trip] Tom De Mil	Q1	18	7	[+]	4
FORE0036-1	Timber anatomy and identification Benoît Jourez	Q1	10	10	-	2

Notice : les jurys de Masters bioingénieur se réservent le droit de ne pas organiser des cours au choix s'ils sont choisis par moins de 5 étudiants.

Cours obligatoires du tronc commun
Code	Details	Organization	Theory	Practical	Others	Credits
Periods 3 and 4
GFEN1.30 Core curriculum Q2
MANA0004-1	Portfolio (Master) - [24h Autres] Yves Beckers, Hugues Claessens, Gilles Colinet, Aurore Degré, Dorothée Goffin	TA	-	-	[+]	2
LANG2959-1	Practice of Scientific English for bioengineers (GFEN) (level B2+) - [36h Autres] Sophie Depoterre, Estelle Mayard, Fiona Thewissen Corequisite FORE0025-1 Expertise sylvicole BIOD0007-1 Méthodes d'analyse de la biodiversité FORE0008-2 Analyse et valorisation stationnelles	TA	-	12	[+]	4
Period 3
GFEN1.31 Economics and environmental law
DROI0969-1	Forestry law and environmental law Etienne Orban De Xivry	Q2	24	-	-	2
ECON2255-4	Forest economics Gauthier Ligot	Q2	9	9	-	2
FORE0012-1	Forest products supply chain - [3h Seminar] Tom De Mil	Q2	9	6	[+]	2
GFEN1.32 Basic Forest Management Principles
FORE0009-1	Sustainable management of tropical forests Jean-Louis Doucet	Q2	36	-	-	3
FORE0005-3	Multifunctional management of forests - [4h Seminar] Philippe Lejeune Corequisite FORE0004-3 Dendrométrie et inventaires ENVT0045-2 Géomatique et télédétection appliquée	Q2	7	16	[+]	3
Period 4
GFEN1.41 Forestry
FORE0008-2	Site analysis and valuation - [15h Field trip] Hugues Claessens Corequisite LANG2959-1 Pratique de l'anglais scientifique de bioingénieur (GFEN) (niveau B2+)	Q2	6	12	[+]	3
FORE0025-1	Expertise in silviculture - [16h Field trip] Hugues Claessens, Marc Dufrêne Corequisite LANG2959-1 Pratique de l'anglais scientifique de bioingénieur (GFEN) (niveau B2+) ENVT3050-1 Quantification des services écosystémiques FORE0004-3 Dendrométrie et inventaires FORE0008-2 Analyse et valorisation stationnelles BIOD0001-3 Gestion de la biodiversité	Q2	10	1	[+]	3
GFEN1.42 Management of natural ecosystems and landscapes
FORE0018-3	Management of large fauna in temperate climate - [7h Field trip] Alain Licoppe	Q2	14	-	[+]	2
PAYS0001-2	Ecological networks - [10h Field trip] Marc Dufrêne, Grégory Mahy Corequisite BIOD0001-3 Gestion de la biodiversité	Q2	6	2	[+]	2
FORE0003-2	Participatory management of natural environments - [9h Autres] Cédric Vermeulen Corequisite BIOD0001-3 Gestion de la biodiversité	Q2	9	3	[+]	2

Optional activities
Code	Details	Organization	Theory	Practical	Others	Credits
RSTG0011-1	Additional internship Aurore Degré	TA	-	-	-	5
HULG9547-1	French course for IN mobility students (S1) N...	Q1	-	-	-	3
HULG9548-1	French course for IN mobility students (S2) N...	Q2	-	-	-	3
HULG9546-1	Erasmus: integration weeks N...	Q1	-	-	-	3

Block 2

Notice : les jurys de Masters bioingénieur se réservent le droit de ne pas organiser des cours au choix s'ils sont choisis par moins de 5 étudiants.

Cours obligatoires du tronc commun
Code	Details	Organization	Theory	Practical	Others	Credits
Periods 1 and 2
GFEN2.10 Group Project
FORE0028-1	Group project - [54h Autres] Jean-Louis Doucet, Adeline Fayolle - Suppl : Simon Lhoest Prerequisite BIOD0007-1 Méthodes d'analyse de la biodiversité FORE0004-3 Dendrométrie et inventaires	Q1	-	-	[+]	6
Periods 3 and 4
GFEN2.31 Final work and internship
RTFE2009-1	Thesis in forest and natural areas management Cédric Vermeulen	Q2	-	-	-	24
RSTG0004-1	Internship and professional relations Hugues Claessens, Catherine Colaux, Thomas Dogot	TA	12	-	-	8

Common core courses

Choose 3 modules from the elective courses :

Code

Details

Organization

Theory

Practical

Others

Credits

Period 1

GFEN2.11 Ecological engineering

PAYS0014-1

Ecological engineering - [23h Field trip]

Marc Dufrêne, Grégory Mahy

[+]

GFEN2.12 Forest Health

FORE0041-1

Forest health - [10h Field trip]

Hugues Claessens, Frédéric Francis, Simon Lhoest, Sébastien Massart

[+]

GFEN2.13 Integrated management of wildlife

RAVT0003-1

Management of large fauna in tropical areas - [4h Seminar, 3h Field trip]

Cédric Vermeulen

Prerequisite

FORE0003-2: Gestion participative des milieux naturels
PAYS0001-2: Réseaux écologiques
FORE0018-3: Gestion de la grande faune en milieu tempéré
ENVT0045-2: Géomatique et télédétection appliquée
BIOD0001-3: Gestion de la biodiversité

[+]

RAVT0001-1

Wildlife population inventory and modelling techniques

Philippe Lejeune, Simon Lhoest

Prerequisite

ENVT0045-2: Géomatique et télédétection appliquée
FORE0004-3: Dendrométrie et inventaires
BIOD0007-1: Méthodes d'analyse de la biodiversité

RAVT0002-1

Eco-ethology and wildlife conservation - [9h Autres]

Fany Brotcorne, Cédric Vermeulen

[+]

GFEN2.14 Applied forestry

FORE0032-1

Forestry itineraries - [30h Field trip]

Hugues Claessens, Gauthier Ligot

Prerequisite

FORE0025-1: Expertise sylvicole
FORE0008-2: Analyse et valorisation stationnelles
FORE0012-1: Mobilisation des produits forestiers
ECON2255-4: Economie forestière
DROI0969-1: Droit forestier et droit de l'environnement
ENVT3050-1: Quantification des services écosystémiques

[+]

FORE0033-1

Forest genetic resources management - [4h Field trip]

Ludivine Lassois

[+]

GFEN2.15 Tropical forestry (Number of students limited - based on application file)

Notice : Module given abroad

FORE0042-1

Tropical forestry

Certification of tropical forests

Jean-Louis Doucet

Tropical agroforestry

Jean-Louis Doucet

Applied tropical botany

Jean-Louis Doucet

Prerequisite

FORE0009-1: Gestion durable des forêts tropicales

Period 2

GFEN2.21 Wood development

FORE0015-2

Logging

Tom De Mil

Prerequisite

FORE0025-1: Expertise sylvicole
ENVT0045-2: Géomatique et télédétection appliquée

FORE0043-1

Wood industries - [24h Field trip]

Tom De Mil, Benoît Jourez

Prerequisite

FORE0010-1: Wood Science
FORE0036-1: Anatomie et identification des bois

[+]

GFEN2.22 Aquatic environments management

GESA0001-2

Chemical and physico-chemical analysis of waters

Giorgia Purcaro

FORE0017-1

Ecology of fresh water organisms

Ecology and dynamics of fresh water fish populations

Michaël Ovidio

Aquatic macro-invertebrates and bioindications

Rudy Caparros Megido, Frédéric Francis

VEGE0021-1

Animal communities and water quality

Rudy Caparros Megido, Frédéric Francis

GFEN2.23 Plants and towns

PAYS0016-1

Plants and towns

Agriculture and towns - [12h Field trip]

Haissam Jijakli

[+]

Agriculture and towns: in depth - [10h Monitored workshops]

Haissam Jijakli

Prerequisite

BIOD0001-3: Gestion de la biodiversité

[+]

PAYS0017-1

Plants and towns

Biodiversity and towns - [11h Projet]

Grégory Mahy

[+]

Biodiversity and towns: advanced

Grégory Mahy

Prerequisite

BIOD0001-3: Gestion de la biodiversité

GFEN 2.24 Very high-resolution remote sensing applied to the management of natural environments

ENVT3060-2

Very high resolution remote sensing applied to the management of natural environments

Introduction

Philippe Lejeune, Adrien Michez

In-depth

Philippe Lejeune

Corequisite

ENVT0045-2: Géomatique et télédétection appliquée

Periods 1 and 2

GFEN 2.25 Data mining & Machine learning

STAT1213-1

Multivariate analysis 1: data exploration and structuring

Yves Brostaux

INFO8008-1

Multivaried analysis 2: data mining and machine learning (english language)

Yves Brostaux, Juan Antonio Fernandez Pierna, Hélène Soyeurt

Corequisite

STAT1213-1: Analyse multivariée 1 : exploration et structuration de données

[...]

Possibility to choose between 2 and 6 credits from the following courses

GEOP0010-1	Soil quality evaluation	Q2	14	13	-	3
ENVT3129-1	Evaluating sustainability - [2h Seminar] Andrea Di Maria, Angélique Léonard	Q2	12	16	[+]	3
GERE0023-1	Spatial analysis, organisation of grounds in the landscape and preservation of grounds - [8h Field trip]	Q2	23	23	[+]	6
VEGE0037-1	Innovative system of plant production	Q2				6
	Urban agriculture Haissam Jijakli		13	13	-
	Developmental physiology applied to plant productions - [6h Field trip] Pierre Delaplace		12	-	[+]
	Physical parameters control of plant productions in controlled conditions Vincent Leemans		9	-	-
VEGE0028-1	Methods for managing plant health Frédéric Francis, Olivier Guelton, Eric Haubruge, François Henriet, Haissam Jijakli, Sébastien Massart, François Verheggen	Q2	42	15	-	6
CHIM9321-1	Immunology Bénédicte Machiels	Q2	27	-	-	4
ALIM0015-1	Food sanitary safety - [2h Seminar] Mohamed Ayadi	Q1	16	6	[+]	2
ALIM0013-2	Techniques of food preservation Christophe Blecker	Q2	24	-	-	2
BIOL2015-3	Molecular biology Patrick Fickers	Q2	24	-	-	2

Choose a language module from :

Code

Details

Organization

Theory

Practical

Others

Credits

Periods 3 and 4

GFEN 2.31 English language
Code	Details	Organization	Theory	Practical	Others	Credits
LANG2960-1	Practice of specialized English for forests and natural areas: part 2 (level C1 - Presentation) - [36h Autres] Sophie Depoterre, Estelle Mayard, Fiona Thewissen Corequisite FORE0028-1 Projet de groupe	TA	-	12	[+]	4

All year round

GFEN 2.32 Langue néerlandaise
Code	Details	Organization	Theory	Practical	Others	Credits
LANG9914-1	Dutch Intermediate Level (dutch language) Catherine Peeters	TA	18	18	-	4

GFEN 2.33 Spanish language
Code	Details	Organization	Theory	Practical	Others	Credits
LANG9915-1	Spanish - beginners Valérie Coyette	TA	18	18	-	4

Optional activity
Code	Details	Organization	Theory	Practical	Others	Credits
INFO9013-1	Multivaried analysis 3: Data mining et Machine Learning: advanced (english language) Yves Brostaux, David Colignon, Benoît Mercatoris, Hélène Soyeurt	Q2	12	28	-	4
Notice : INFO8001-1 prerequisite of the INFO9013-1 course

Bloc d'aménagement du programme de l'année

Additional ECTS Master in forests and natural areas engineering

Code

Details

Organization

Theory

Practical

Others

Credits

Compulsory courses
Code	Details	Organization	Theory	Practical	Others	Credits
GEST3028-2	Accounting and management Thomas Dogot	Q1	22	26	-	4
GEST3773-1	Management of quality - [6h Autres] Mohamed Ayadi, Sébastien Massart	Q1	18	-	[+]	2
STAT2004-1	Applied statistics : First part Yves Brostaux	Q1	12	12	-	2
STAT2005-1	Applied statistic : Second part Yves Brostaux Corequisite STAT2004-1 Statistique appliquée : 1ère partie	Q2	12	12	-	2
PSYC5897-3	Team, organization and change - [44h Seminar] Daniel Faulx, Véronique Jans, Tiber Manfredini Corequisite MANA0003-1 Portfolio (Bachelier) GEST3773-1 Gestion de la qualité GEST3028-2 Comptabilité et gestion des entreprises	TA	4	-	[+]	2
MANA0003-1	Portfolio (Bachelor) - [24h Autres] Yves Beckers, Hugues Claessens, Gilles Colinet, Aurore Degré, Dorothée Goffin Corequisite PSYC5897-3 Equipe, organisation & changement	TA	-	-	[+]	2
RSTG0008-1	Internship (Bachelor) - [18h Autres] Hélène Soyeurt Corequisite PSYC5897-3 Equipe, organisation & changement GEST3028-2 Comptabilité et gestion des entreprises GEST3773-1 Gestion de la qualité	TA	6	-	[+]	2
BIOL2044-1	Plant physiology Patrick du Jardin	Q1	27	9	-	3
BIOL2013-2	General microbiology, Introduction Patrick Fickers, Philippe Jacques	Q1	16	8	-	2
ENVT2044-1	General ecology Grégory Mahy, Arnaud Monty	Q1	24	-	-	2
INFO2038-1	Computer science and algorithmic Hélène Soyeurt	Q1	2	22	-	2
MATH2016-1	General mathematics and modelling of dynamics systems Jérôme Bindelle, Catherine Charles, Frank Delvigne, Adeline Fayolle, Benoît Mercatoris - Suppl : Gauthier Ligot	Q1	24	24	-	4
PHYS3036-1	Environmental physics Bernard Longdoz	Q1	18	18	-	3
LANG2966-2	English language: level 3 - [48h E-learning] Sophie Depoterre, Estelle Mayard, Fiona Thewissen	TA	-	24	[+]	4
INGE0008-1	Multidisciplinary experimental project - [60h Autres] Yves Brostaux, Pierre Delaplace, Sébastien Massart, Benoît Mercatoris, Jacques Mignon, Arnaud Monty Corequisite ENVT2044-1 Ecologie générale BIOL2044-1 Physiologie végétale GEST3773-1 Gestion de la qualité STAT2004-1 Statistique appliquée : 1ère partie STAT2005-1 Statistique appliquée : 2ème partie	TA	6	6	[+]	6
HYDR0001-1	General hydrology Aurore Degré	Q2	14	10	-	2
Option Forests and natural Areas Engineering
AGRO0001-1	Basic principles of agriculture and agroecology - [4h Field trip] Pierre Delaplace, Benjamin Dumont	Q2	20	-	[+]	2
BIOL2015-3	Molecular biology Patrick Fickers Corequisite BIOL2016-3 Génétique générale	Q2	24	-	-	2
BIOL2016-3	General genetics Nicolas Gengler, Ludivine Lassois Corequisite BIOL2015-3 Biologie moléculaire	Q2	12	12	-	2
FORE0021-2	Tree species in temperate regions Arnaud Monty	Q2	12	12	-	2
FORE0022-3	Ecological fondations of the silviculture - [12h Autres] Hugues Claessens	Q2	12	2	[+]	2
INGE0001-4	Strength of materials and elasticity, Introduction Laurent Duchene	Q2	24	-	-	2
PAYS0006-2	Landscape ecology concepts Jan Bogaert	Q2	12	12	-	2
PHYS3010-2	Climate changes Bernard Longdoz	Q2	24	-	-	2

Optional activity
Code	Details	Organization	Theory	Practical	Others	Credits
RSTG0012-1	Additional internship Aurore Degré	TA	-	-	-	5

Forests and natural areas engineering, professional focus

Block 1

Cours obligatoires de la finalité

Period 1

GFEN1.11 Inventory and biodiversity management

GFEN1.12 Quantification of the natural resources

Period 2

GFEN1.21 Biodiveristy analysis methods

GFEN1.22 Geomatics applied to environmental management

GFEN1.23 Wood

Cours obligatoires du tronc commun

Periods 3 and 4

GFEN1.30 Core curriculum Q2

Period 3

GFEN1.31 Economics and environmental law

GFEN1.32 Basic Forest Management Principles

Period 4

GFEN1.41 Forestry

GFEN1.42 Management of natural ecosystems and landscapes

Optional activities

Block 2

Cours obligatoires du tronc commun

Periods 1 and 2

GFEN2.10 Group Project

Periods 3 and 4

GFEN2.31 Final work and internship

Common core courses

Choose 3 modules from the elective courses :

Period 1

GFEN2.11 Ecological engineering

GFEN2.12 Forest Health

GFEN2.13 Integrated management of wildlife

GFEN2.14 Applied forestry

GFEN2.15 Tropical forestry (Number of students limited - based on application file)

Period 2

GFEN2.21 Wood development

GFEN2.22 Aquatic environments management

GFEN2.23 Plants and towns

GFEN 2.24 Very high-resolution remote sensing applied to the management of natural environments

Periods 1 and 2

GFEN 2.25 Data mining & Machine learning

Choose a language module from :

Periods 3 and 4

GFEN 2.31 English language

All year round

GFEN 2.32 Langue néerlandaise

GFEN 2.33 Spanish language

Optional activity

Bloc d'aménagement du programme de l'année

Additional ECTS Master in forests and natural areas engineering

Compulsory courses

Option Forests and natural Areas Engineering

Optional activity