Courses

The Sea Track offers two main options: Start at Aalto or start at NTNU. There are several options for electives within the two main options.

Aalto’s main focus is on Arctic ships while NTNU’s main focus is Arctic offshore structures.

See the detailed course plans for the different options of the Sea Track below.

 

Option 1: Start at Aalto

 

Year 1: Aalto

Semester 1


Semester 2


Mandatory courses:

MEC-E4003 - Ice mechanics (5 ECTS)

MEC-E1050 - FEM in Solids (5 ECTS)

MEC-E4004 - Model Scale Testing in Ice (5 ECTS)

Plus 3 elective courses (15 ECTS), for example:

MEC-E1040 - Dynamics of Structures (5 ECTS)

MEC-E1010 - Dynamics of Rigid Body (5 ECTS)

MEC-E1020 - Fluid Dynamics (5 ECTS)

Mandatory courses:

MEC-E4001 - Winter Navigation (5 ECTS)

MEC-E4002 - Ice loads on Structures (5 ECTS)

MEC-E8001 - Finite Element Analysis (5 ECTS)

Plus 3 elective courses (15 ECTS), for example:

MEC-E2007 - Ship Structures and Construction (5 ECTS)

MEC-E8003 - Beam, Plate and Shell Models (5 ECTS)

MEC-E8002 - Continuum Mechanics and Material Modelling (5 ECTS)

MEC-E1005 - Modelling in Applied Mechanics (5 ECTS)

Year 2: NTNU/UNIS, including Master's Thesis

Select one of the options below

 

Option 1 UNIS – Collection and analysis of data

Semester 1

Mandatory

AT-334 – Arctic Measurements Technique, operations and transport (4 weeks August – early Sept) (10 ECTS)

 

Elective

TBM4501  Civil and Environmental Engineering, Specialization Project (10 ECTS)

AT-332  Physical Environmental Loads on Arctic Coastal and Offshore Structures (10 ECTS)

AT-327 – Arctic Offshore Engineering (10 ECTS)

AS-303  Emergency Preparedness and Response in the Arctic (10 ECTS)

AS-304  The Risk, Technology and Human Performance in Arctic Operations (10 ECTS)

 

Semester 2

Thesis

TBA4920 – Marine Civil Engineering, Master's Thesis (30 ECTS), at UNIS

 

 

 

Please note that it will only be possible to do your master's thesis at UNIS if this option is chosen.

 

 

 

Option 2 NTNU (UNIS) – Fixed and floating structures

Semester 1

Mandatory

AT-334 Arctic Measurements Technique, operations and transport - at UNIS (4 weeks August – early Sept) (10 ECTS)

TBA4260  Ice actions on Arctic structures (7,5 ECTS)

TBM4500  Civil and Environmental Engineering, Specialization Project (7.5 ECTS)

 

One elective

One elective course for example:

TBA4145 – Port and Coastal facilities (7,5 ECTS)

TKT4108  Dynamics – advanced course (7,5 ECTS)

TKT4192 – Finite Element Methods in Strength Analysis (7,5 ECTS)

TKT4197  Non-Linear Finite Element analysis (7.5 ECTS)

 

Semester 2

Thesis

TBA4920 – Marine Civil Engineering, Master's Thesis (30 ECTS)

 

 

 

Option 3 NTNU (UNIS) – Arctic marine systems

Semester 1

Mandatory

AT-334 – Arctic Measurements Technique, operations and transport - at UNIS (4 weeks August – early Sept) (10 ECTS)

TMR4560  Marine systems design SP (7,5 ECTS)

TMR4565  Marine systems design SC (7,5 ECTS)

 

 

Elective

One elective course for example:

TMR4130  Risk Analysis and Safety Management of Maritime Transport (7,5 ECTS)

TMR4260 – Safe Operation and Maintenance (7,5 ECTS)

MR4215  Sea Loads (7,5 ECTS)

TMR4115  Design Methods (7,5 ECTS)

TBA4145 – Port and Coastal facilities (7,5 ECTS)

 

Semester 2

Thesis

TMR4930 – Marine Technology, Master's Thesis (30 ECTS)

 

 

Option 2: Start at NTNU

Year 1: NTNU/UNIS

Semester 1

NTNU

Mandatory

TBA4265 Arctic and Marine Civil Engineering (7,5 ECTS)

TBA4260 Ice actions on Arctic structures (7,5 ECTS)

Two Electives

TBA4275 Dynamic response of irregular loading (7,5 ECTS)

TBA4145 Port and Coastal facilities (7,5 ECTS)

TMR4190 Finite Element method in structural analysis (7.5 ECTS)*

Semester 2

UNIS

Mandatory

AT-305 Frozen ground engineering (10 ECTS)

AT-311 Ice mechanics, loads on structures and instrumentation (10 ETCS)

AT-319 Arctic shipping (10 ETCS)

 

 

*One course with FEM is mandatory, but can be chosen the second year at Aalto

Year 2: Aalto, including Master's Thesis

Note: 25 ECTS in the autumn and 35 ECTS in the spring

Semester 1


Semester 2


Mandatory courses:

MEC-E4004 - Model Scale Testing in Ice (5 ECTS)

MEC-E2009 - Marine Risks and Safety (5 ECTS)

MEC-E1020 - Fluid Dynamics (5 ECTS)

Plus 2 elective courses from below:

MEC-E1030 - Random Loads & Processes  (5 ECTS) - cannot  be chosen if the student has taken TBA4275 at NTNU

MEC-E4003 - Ice Mechanics (5 ECTS) - cannot  be chosen if  the student has taken AT-211 at UNIS

MEC-E1010 - Dynamics of Rigid Body (5 ECTS)

MEC-E2001 - Ship Hydrodynamics (5 ECTS)

Mandatory course:

MEC-E4001 - Winter Navigation (5 ECTS)

Master's Thesis:

Master's Thesis (30 ECTS)

 

 

More information about courses at Aalto University

More information about courses at UNIS

More information about courses at NTNU

Additionally, there is a 3 ECTS language requirement for achieving the Aalto degree.

 

https://www.coldclimate-master.org/study-tracks/sea-track/courses
19 APRIL 2024