Programme structure

The MSc programme in Coastal and Marine Civil Engineering takes 2 years of full-time study.

Year 1 - The first year consists of compulsory and elective courses providing the basis for the specialization project, and subjects in the second year related to Coastal and Marine Civil Engineering or Arctic Marine Civil Engineering. The last semester is spent on the Masters thesis (30 credits).

Year 2 - In the second year of study there will be ample possibilities for contact and cooperation with research organizations or industries in the specialization project and in the thesis work.

Specialization options

• Coastal Engineering
• Marine Civil Engineering
• Marine Geotechnics
• Arctic Offshore Engineering *

* The Arctic Offshore Engineering is a specialization offered to students from Norway and Eastern Europe. Part of the specialization can be taken at the University Center on Svalbard (UNIS ).

Sem.	7,5 stp	7,5 stp	7,5 stp	7,5 stp
4 Spring	Master Thesis (20 weeks)
3 Autumn	Specialization semester
	Choose 1 specialization projects: Marine Civil Engineering Specialization project Geotechn Engineering Specialization project (Only for students who want to specialize in Marine geotechnics)	Choose 1 specialization course: Marine Civil Engineering Specialization course [= Marine Civ Eng advanced course ] Geotechn Engineering Specialization course (Only for students who want to specialize in Marine geotechnics) [= Finite elem Geotech ]	Choose 1 supplementary course Finite elem Geotech Geotechn field and lab Dynamics Concrete techn 2 Risk Safety Mar Tran Arctic Offshore Engineering (UNIS)** Infra changing clim (UNIS)** Therm-mech ice snow (UNIS)** Arctic offshore eng (UNIS)**	Non-technical elective A non-technical subject shall be chosen. A list of options will be provided later.
2 Spring	Experts inTeamwork Compulsory attendance every Wednes-day is impor-tant. Do not miss the first Wednes-days of each semester. If you do not attend you will be expelled.	Coastal Engineering	Choose 2 courses: Concrete Technology 1 Marine Operations Structural Dynamics Mechanics of Materials Foundations and Slopes Arctic Offshore Engineering (UNIS )** Frozen ground Engineering (UNIS) ** Thermo mech prop materials (UNIS)**
1 Autumn	Marine Physical Environment	Port and Coastal Facilities	Choose 2 of these courses: Spreading of pollution Dynamic response Theoretical Soil Mechanics Concrete structures 2 Safety and Reliability Analysis Arctic Offshore Engineering (UNIS ) *
You start here! Orientation week at the International House

*Two-week intensive course at UNIS, Svalbard . In agreement with the supervising professor.

Notes:

The master program is of 120 credits in the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS). All course moduls are of 7.5 ECTS credits. In the first two semesters you have to take 4 course modules corresponding to 30 credits each semester. (» NTNU's grading and credit system ).

Semester 3 - mandatory courses and options

In the 3rd semester students take 2 technical courses, 1 non-technical course, and an individual project of 7.5 credits. Students intending to specialize in Arctic Marine Civil engineering may — with the consent of the supervising professor — take this semester at UNIS, Svalbard.

Master's thesis

In the last semester students write a master thesis during the course of a 20 week period.The master thesis should if possible be completed in co-operation with partner institutions. Students intending to specialize in Arctic Marine Civil engineering may — with consent of the supervising professor — complete their master's thesis at UNIS, Svalbard.