Integrating the fields of mechanics and electricity is one of the major challenges of the civil engineering student in electro-mechanics.
The Master’s degree in Electro-mechanical engineering from UCLouvain favours multidisciplinary training and the ability to solve interface problems raised by the integration of several fields. It integrates the fields of electricity and mechanics into a coherent whole and prioritises basic knowledge with the aim of deepening or reorienting students’ knowledge mid-career.
Students will acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to become:
- Specialists in mechatronics (electronics, mechanical production, automation and robotics) or specialists in energy (smart grids/energy networks, thermodynamics and energy).
- Individuals with field experience capable of putting into practice their knowledge of research and technology.
- Managers who can manage team projects
The Master’s degree programme in electro-mechanical engineering prepares its students to be aware of technical progress and adapt to the needs of the job market and changes in business.
Polytechnic and multidisciplinary, the training provided by the Louvain School of Engineering privileges the acquisition of knowledge that combines theory and practice and that is open to analysis, design, manufacturing, production, research and development and innovation all the while paying attention to ethics and sustainable development.
On successful completion of this programme, each student is able to :
1. Demonstrate mastery of a solid body of knowledge in basic science and engineering science allowing the student to learn and solve problems pertaining to electro-mechanics. (Axis 1)
- 1. Identify and use concepts, laws and appropriate reasoning from a variety of fields in mechanics and electricity to solve a given problem:
- Electricity (in the broad sense)
- Electro-technics (conversion, controls, activation)
- Electronics (digital electronics, instrumentation, sensors)
- Automation
- Computer sciences (real time)
- Mechanics (modeling, design)
- Robotics and automation.
2. Identify and use modelling and calculation tools to solve problems associated with the aforementioned fields.
3. Verify problem solving results especially with regard to orders of magnitude and/or units (in which the results are expressed).
2.3 Evaluate and classify solutions with regards to all the specification criteria: efficiency, feasibility, ergonomic quality, environmental security, and environmental and social sustainability. (for example: too expensive, too complex, too dangerous, too difficult to manipulate).
3. Organise and carryout a research project to learn about a physical phenomenon or a new problem relating to the field of electro-mechanics. (Axis 3)
3.2. Suggest an experimental model or device by first constructing a mathematical model, then by using laboratories to create a device simulates system behaviour and tests relevant hypotheses.
3.3. Synthesize conclusions in a report that shows the key parameters and their influence on the behaviour of the phenomenon under study (choice of forms and materials, physio-chemical environment, conditions for use).
4. Contribute, through teamwork, to a multidisciplinary project and carry out the project while taking into account its objectives, resources, and constraints. (Axis 4)
4.1. Frame and explain the project’s objectives taking into account the issues, constraints and domain interfaces that characterise the project’s environment.
4.3. Make team decisions to successfully complete the project whether they be about technical solutions of the division of labour, identify the contributions and limits of each discipline, dialogue on the same project.
4.4. Make decisions as a team when there are choices to be made: whether on technical solutions or on the organization of work to bring the project to a successful conclusion.
5. Communicate effectively (speaking or writing in French or a foreign language) with the goal of carrying out assigned projects. (Axis 5)
5.1. Identify the needs of all parties: question, listen and ensure the understanding of all the dimensions of the request and not just the technical aspects.
5.2. Present your arguments, advise and convince your interlocutors (technicians, colleagues, clients, superiors, specialists from other disciplines or general public) by adopting their language.
6. rigorously mobilize their scientific and technical skills and their critical sense to analyze complex situations by adopting a systemic and transdisciplinary approach, and to adapt their technical responses to the current and future challenges of the socio-economic-ecological transition, thus actively contributing to the transformation of society.
6.1. Acquire a knowledge base on the socio-ecological issues and use multi-criteria tools to evaluate the sustainability of a technology, in quantitative and/or qualitative terms.
6.2. Define, specify and analyze a problem in all its complexity, taking into account its various dimensions (social, ethical, environmental, etc.), scales (time, place) and uncertainty.
6.3. Identify, propose and activate engineering levers that can contribute to sustainable development and transition (eco-design, robustness, circularity, energy efficiency, etc.).
6.4 Demonstrate critical thinking vis-à-vis technical solutions or methodological approach regarding the involved actors, be aware of its limitations, and take a personal stand on ethical, environmental and societal issues.
6.5. Evaluate one’s own work.