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
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Semester 2
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Mandatory courses:
MEC-E4003 - Ice mechanics (5 ECTS)
MEC-E1050 - FEM in Solids (5 ECTS)
MEC-E4004 - Model Scale Testing in Ice (5 ECTS)
MEC-E1040 - Dynamics of Structures (5 ECTS)
MEC-E1010 - Dynamics of Rigid Body (5 ECTS)
MEC-E1020 - Fluid Dynamics (5 ECTS)
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Mandatory courses:
MEC-E4002 - Ice loads on Structures (5 ECTS)
MEC-E4006 - Ship Operations in Ice (5 ECTS)
MEC-E8001 - Finite Element Analysis (5 ECTS)
AAE-E2001- Computational Fluid Dynamics (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)
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Please note! It is compulsory for students at Aalto to enroll in foreign language studies.
The course workload is equal to 3 ECTS and must be taken alongside your Nordic Master studies. Read more about the requirement here
Year 2: NTNU/UNIS, including Master's Thesis
Select one of the options below
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Option 1 UNIS – Collection and analysis of data
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Semester 1
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Mandatory
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AT-334 – Arctic Measurements Technique, operations and transport (4 weeks August – early Sept) (10 ECTS)
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Elective
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TBM4501 – Civil and Environmental Engineering, Specialization Project (15 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)
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Semester 2
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Thesis
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TBM4900 – Master's Thesis in Civil and Environmental Engineering (30 ECTS), at UNIS
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Option 2 NTNU (UNIS) – Fixed and floating structures
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Semester 1
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Mandatory
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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)
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Elective
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TBA4145 – Port and Coastal facilities (7,5 ECTS)
TKT4108 – Structural Dynamics 2 – (7,5 ECTS)
TKT4192 – Finite Element Methods in Structural Engineering (7,5 ECTS)
TKT4197 – Non-Linear Finite Element analysis (7.5 ECTS)
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Semester 2
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Thesis
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TBM4900 – Master's thesis in Civil and Environmental Engineering (30 ECTS)
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Option 3 NTNU (UNIS) – Arctic marine systems
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Semester 1
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Mandatory
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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)
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Elective
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TMR4130 – Risk Analysis and Safety Management of Marine Systems (7,5 ECTS)
TMR4215 – Sea Loads (7,5 ECTS)
TMR4115 – Design Methods (7,5 ECTS)
TBA4145 – Port and Coastal facilities (7,5 ECTS)
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Semester 2
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Thesis
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TMR4930 – Marine Technology, Master's Thesis (30 ECTS)
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Option 2: Start at NTNU
Year 1: NTNU/UNIS
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Semester 1
NTNU
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Mandatory
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TBA4265 –Arctic and Marine Civil Engineering (7,5 ECTS)
TBA4260– Ice actions on Arctic structures (7,5 ECTS)
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Electives
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TBA4275 –Dynamic response of irregular loadings (7,5 ECTS)
TBA4145 –Port and Coastal facilities (7,5 ECTS)
TMR4190 –Finite Element method in structural analysis (7.5 ECTS)*
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Semester 2
UNIS
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Mandatory
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AT-305 Frozen ground engineering (10 ECTS)
AT-311 Ice mechanics, loads on structures and instrumentation (10 ETCS)
AT-319 Arctic shipping (10 ETCS)
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*One course with FEM is mandatory, but can be chosen the second year at Aalto
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Year 2: Aalto, including Master's Thesis
Note: 25 ECTS in the autumn and 35 ECTS in the spring
Semester 1
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Semester 2
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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)
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Master's Thesis:
Master's Thesis (30 ECTS)
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The most up to date version of this curriculum can be found on each university's own website.
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.