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Study programme 2014-2015

Teaching and training



 Master in Chemistry and Bio-industries students must endeavour to diagnose and solve complex and original issues in bioengineering through a multidisciplinary approach in order to develop and implement innovative and sustainable solutions.

This Master’s programme aims to train experts in the field of applied chemistry and bio-industries.
The future bioengineers acquire the knowledge and skills required to become:
• professionals able to tackle and diagnose problems in applied chemistry and bio-industries: production and quality, traceability, new processes, bioengineering with a high level of innovation, etc.;
• scientists able to understand complex processes on different scales, used to multidisciplinary approaches (chemistry, physico-chemistry, microbiology, etc.) and consultation with other specialists;
• innovators able to develop new methods in applied chemistry and biology: biotechnologes, nanotechnologies, catalysis, remediation, etc.

Highly versatile and multidisciplinary in character, the course dispensed by the Faculty of Bioscience Engineering focuses on acquiring skills which combine theory and practice to train "bioengineers" mastering a broad base of scientific and technological knowledge and skills, allowing them to adopt an integrated approach to biological, agricultural and environmental systems.

On successful completion of this programme, each student is able to :
1. To explore a body of knowledge (knowledge, methods and techniques, models and processes) in natural and human sciences which serves as the foundation from which to operate with expertise in the fields of applied chemistry and bioindustries.

2. To explore an integrated body of "engineering and management knowledge" which serves as the foundation from which to operate with expertise in the field of environmental sciences.

3. To design and execute a research project, implementing an analytical scientific and, if applicable, systematic approach, to further understanding of an original research problem in their field of specialisation, incorporating several disciplines.

4. To formulate and resolve a complex environmental engineering problem related to new situations presenting a degree of uncertainty. The student will be able to design appropriate, sustainable and innovative solutions through a systematic approach integrating processes from the nanoscale (atoms, chemical mechanisms,....) to the microscopic and macroscopic scales (organisms, reactor,...). This problem may relate to the management and use of resources (soil, water, plant) and ecosystems, to land management, to the impact of human activities on the capacity of the environment to provide goods and services to humanity.

5. To design and implement a multidisciplinary project, alone and in a team, with the stakeholders concerned while taking the objectives into account and incorporating the scientific, technical, environmental, economic and human factors.

6. To communicate, interact and convince in a professional manner, in French and English at level C1 (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages published by the Council of Europe), both verbally and in writing, adapting to their conversational partners and the context.

7. To act critically and responsibly by taking account of sustainable development issues and operating with a humanistic outlook.

8. To demonstrate independence and be proactive in acquiring new knowledge and developing new skills in order to adapt to changing or uncertain situations and to grow, to build a professional project within a continuing development approach.