The Arctic Semester in Sisimiut in the spring is mandatory in year one. Therefore, students on the Land Track always start their first year at DTU and take the second year at NTNU/UNIS.
See detailed course plan for the Land Track below.
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Semester 1
(Lyngby Campus)
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Mandatory
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12105 Quantitative Sustainability (5 ECTS) or 12106 Quantitative Sustainability (5 ECTS)
12421 Advanced Soil Mechanics (5 ECTS)
12431 Principles of Rock Mechanics (5 ECTS)
12430 Mineral Resources (5 ECTS) or 12451 Pavement Mechanics (5 ECTS)
42500 Innovation in Engineering (5 ECTS) |
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Plus elective courses (5 ECTS), for example:
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12430 Mineral Resources (5 ECTS)
12451 Pavement Mechanics (5 ECTS)
30552 Satellite Geodesy (5 ECTS)
41117 Marine and Coastal Structures (5 ECTS)
41222 Wave loads on ships and offshore structures (5 ECTS) |
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Semester 2
(Sisimiut Campus)
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Mandatory
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30857 Extreme Climate & Physical Environment (5 ECTS)
41882 The Arctic Infrastructure & Societies (5 ECTS)
12859 Environmental Engineering in the Arctic (5 ECTS)
12854 Infrastructure Constructions in the Arctic (15 ECTS)
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More information about DTU's courses.
Year 2: NTNU or UNIS, including Master’s Thesis
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Option 1 UNIS -Geo-investigations and analysis (Arctic specialization)
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Semester 3
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Mandatory
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AT-301 - Arctic Infrastructures in a Changing Climate (10 ECTS) (Block 6)
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Electives
(20 ECTS)
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TBM4501 - Civil and Environmental Engineering, Specialization Project (10 ECTS)
AE-341 - Arctic Renewable Energy Exploration and Development (10 ECTS) (Block 5)
AS-302 - Safety Management in the Arctic (10 ECTS) (Block 5)
AE-343 - Arctic Renewable Energy Infrastructure: Construction and Operation (10 ECTS) (Block 7)
AT-332 - Physical Environmental Loads on Arctic Coastal and Offshore Structures (10 ECTS) (Block 7)
AS-304 - Risk handling in the Arctic operational context (10 ECTS) (Block 7)
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Semester 4
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Thesis, at UNIS -
One of the two options
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TBM4900 – Master Civil and Environmental Engineering (30 ECTS) or
TKT4950 – Structural Engineering, Master’s Thesis (30 ECTS)
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Option 2 NTNU –Geotechnics
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Semester 3
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Mandatory
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TBA4116 - Geotechnical Engineering, Advanced Course (7.5 ECTS)
TBM4500 - Civil and Environmental Engineering, Specialization Project (7.5 ECTS
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Electives (15 ECTS)
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Two technical courses to supplement the project work* |
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Semester 4
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Thesis
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TBM4900 – Master's Thesis in Civil and Environmental Engineering (30 ECTS)
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*The courses must be approved by the supervisor at NTNU and one of them could be AT-301 at UNIS |
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Option 3 NTNU – Engineering geology and Rock mechanics*
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Semester 3
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Mandatory
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TGB 4212 - Advanced Rock Mechanics and Introduction to Mining Methods (7.5 ECTS)
TGB 4570 - Engineering Geology, Specialization Project (15 ECTS) |
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Electives (7.5 ECTS)
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One technical course to supplement the project work**
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Semester 4
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Thesis
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TGB4945 Engineering Geology, Master’s thesis (30 ECTS)
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*This option can only be chosen with a background in rock mechanics
** The course must be approved by the supervisor at NTNU
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Option 4 NTNU – Structures in cold climate
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Semester 3
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Mandatory
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TKT4550 - Structural Engineering, Specialization Project (7.5 ECTS)
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Electives (22.5 ECTS)
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Three technical courses to supplement the project work*
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Semester 4
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Thesis
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TKT4950 – Structural Engineering, Master’s Thesis (30 ECTS)
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*The courses must be approved by the supervisor at NTNU |
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Option 5 NTNU –Transportation Infrastructure in Cold Climates
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Semester 3
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Mandatory
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TBM4500 - Civil and Environmental Engineering, Specialization Project (7.5 ECTS)
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Electives (15 ECTS)
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Three elective courses to supplement the project work*
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Semester 4
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Thesis
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TBM4900 – Master Civil and Environmental Engineering (30 ECTS)
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Note:
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The courses must be approved by the supervisor at NTNU and one of them could be AT-301 at UNIS
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More information about courses at UNIS
More information about courses at NTNU