Overview

The Master in Chemical and Materials Engineering is offered at UCLouvain offers an interdisciplinary approach to problem solving, rooted in physics and chemistry.

Careers

Jobs in chemical and materials engineering range from research and development to production and marketing.

You can become :

A systems engineer :

Who designs new products or devices with specific properties or functions, e.g. a mitral valve, an electroluminescent polymer for a flexible display, a metallic alloy or a light composite for aerospace applications, a nanomaterial usable for memory storage.

A process engineer :

Who develops new production processes or manages the operation of production units, e.g. a plastics extrusion line, a factory for the extraction of a pharmaceutical compounds from a given plant l, a water or waste treatment plant, a production line for electronic components, a production unit for a high purity chemical compound, etc.

A combination of both :

For instance, you develop a polymer material for the automotive industry and the synthesis/compounding process required for its industrial scale up.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Science and engineering of metals and ceramics

Polymer Science and Engineering

Metallurgical and electrochemical processes

Industrial processes for the production of base chemicals

Professional integration work

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-14 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-09-13 00:00:00 , EEA/EU
- Apply before 2027-03-31 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

Credits

120 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

Disciplines

Chemical Engineering Materials Science View 11 other Masters in Materials Science in Belgium

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

a bachelor’s degree in the same subject from a community university;

a master’s degree in the same subject but with a different focus from a community university;

a bachelor’s or master’s degree from a community university, haute école, or école superieure (“études supérieures de type long”), by virtue of a decision by the academic authorities and subject to the additional requirements they establish;

a degree similar to one of the above, awarded by a Belgian higher education establishment, by virtue of a decision by the academic authorities and subject to the additional requirements they establish;

a foreign degree recognised as equivalent to a master’s degree that confers eligibility in accordance with the above-mentioned decree, a European directive, an international convention or other legislation, and subject to the same requirements.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

5369 EUR / year

≈ 5369 EUR / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

1194 EUR / year

≈ 1194 EUR / year

Living costs

Louvain-la-Neuve

Belgium

750 - 1115 EUR / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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