Introduction

The programme trains in the multidisciplinary aspect of nanotechnologies and offers five specialisations:

• nanophysics: quantum phenomena, molecular transports, spintronics, simulation, physical characterisations, etc.;
• nanochemistry: synthesis of nanoparticles, chemical and physico-chemical characterisation, quantum chemistry, etc.;
• nanoelectronics: micro- and nanoelectronics, MEMS, NEMS, electronic characterisation, etc.;
• nanomaterials: nanocomposites, nanothreads, nanotubes, polymers, etc.;
• nanobiotechnologies: biomaterials, biophysics, nanomedicine, biosensors, etc.

The Master's program in nanotechnology is interuniversity. The Catholic University of Louvain co-certifies this Master's degree with the University of Namur, the Free University of Brussels, the University of Liège and the University of Mons. UCLouvain is the reference institution and therefore ensures the administrative management of this program (administration, registration, etc.).

Your profile

This programme is accessible to:

• holders of a master (120) in engineering sciences;
• holders of a master degree (120) in agronomic sciences and bioengineering, sciences, biomedical and pharmaceutical sciences, as well as holders of the academic degree of master in Business Engineering: upon application for admission;
• holders of Belgian and foreign second-cycle degrees: upon application for admission.

Your programme

In each of the specialisations, the training programme is composed of at least 60 credits.
This programme includes:

• a common core of 30 credits including a research work (thesis) done in a laboratory of one of the six institutions organising the Master (27 credits), transversal seminars and a personnel work (3 credits);
• a specialised training (8 to 15 credits);
• options in the form of courses of your choice (15 to 22 credits).