Programme structure - MSc in Coastal and Marine Engineering and Management (CoMEM+)
Programme structure
Study tracks and institutions attended
| Track 1: Future Ports and Waterways (NTNU, UPC, Builders/UNICAEN) | Track 2: Coastal Environmental Engineering (NTNU, UPC, UNIGE) | Track 3: Shore Management (NTNU, UNIGE, Builders/UNICAEN) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. semester | Summer school (introduction at NTNU) | Summer school (introduction at NTNU) | Summer school (introduction at NTNU) |
| NTNU 30 ECTS | NTNU 30 ECTS | NTNU 30 ECTS | |
| 2. semester | Winter school (introduction UPC) | Winter school (introduction UPC) | Winter school (introduction at UNIGE) |
| UPC 30 ECTS | UPC 30 ECTS | UNIGE 30 ECTS | |
| 3. semester | Workshop Builders/UNICAEN (compulsory) | Workshop Builders/UNICAEN (Optional recommended) | Workshop Builders/UNICAEN (compulsory) |
| Individual summer internship | Individual summer internship | Individual summer internship | |
| Builders/UNICAEN 22 ECTS | UNIGE 30 ECTS | Builders/UNICAEN 22 ECTS | |
| 4. semester | Master's thesis 30 ECTS (at one of the universities visited) | Master's thesis 30 ECTS (at one of the universities visited) | Master's thesis 30 ECTS (at one of the universities visited) |
NTNU: Norwegian University of Science and Technology, UPC: Universitat Politecnica Catalunya in Spain, Builders: Builders École d'ingénieurs, UNICAEN: University of Caen Normandy, UNIGE: University of Genoa.
Study plan
1. semester
All student start at NTNU in Norway for the first semester where you will take courses to strengthen your engineering skills.
Track 1: Future Ports and Waterways
Track 2: Coastal Environmental Engineering
Track 3: Shore Management
| 1. semester - All tracks - NTNU - 30 ECTS | ECTS | Track | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| TBA4265 - Arctic and Marine Civil Engineering | 7,5 | C | C | C |
| TBA4145 - Port and Coastal Facilities | 7,5 | C | C | C |
| TBA4260 - Ice Actions on Arctic Structures | 7,5 | E | E | NA |
| TPK4120 - Safety and Reliability Analysis | 7,5 | E | E | C |
| TBA4275 - Dynamic Resp. to Irreg. Loadings | 7,5 | E | E | NA |
| FI5205 - Corporate Responsibility and Ethics | 7,5 | NA | C1 | C1 |
| PSY3151 - Environmental Communication | 7,5 | NA | C1 | C1 |
C: Compulsory, E: Elective, C1: Either FI5205 or PSY3151 must be chosen, NA: Not available choice for the track.
2. semester
In the second semester you follow your chosen study track to the partner university.
Track 1: Future Ports and Waterways
Track 2: Coastal Environmental Engineering
| 2. semester - Track 1 and 2 - UPC - 30 ECTS | ECTS | Track | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ||
| 250600 - Coastal Processes and Dynamics (pdf) | 5 | C | C |
| 250601 - Coastal Sustainability: Defence and Realignment (pdf) | 5 | C | C |
| 250602 - Coastal Zone Planning and Management (pdf) | 5 | C | C |
| 250613 - Coastal Multidisciplinary Project: Sustainable Engineering in the Coastal Zone (pdf) | 5 | NA | E |
| 250614- Design of Coastal and Harbour Structures: Deterministic and Probabilistic (pdf) | 5 | C | E |
| 250612 - Impacts, Conflicts and Risks: Present and Future Conditions (pdf) | 5 | C | C |
| 250MUM027 - Port management and Maritime Transport | 5 | C | E |
| 250615 - Meteo-Oceanographic Time Series: Time and Frequency Analyses (pdf) | 2 | OR | OR |
C: Compulsory, E: Elective, OR: Optional recommended extra course, NA: Not available choice.
Track 1 students are encouraged to attend the course AT-301 Arctic Infrastructures in a Changing Climate at the University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS) as a recommended optional extra course in the period from mid-August to mid-September.
Track 3: Shore Management
| 2. semester - Track 3 - UNIGE - 30 ECTS | ECTS | Track |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | ||
| 97234 - Environmental fluid mechanics | 5 | C |
| 97237 - Coastal structures and shore protection | 5 | C |
| 97239 - Tidal and eco-morphodynamics | 5 | C |
| 98069 - Watershed management | 5 | C |
| 98245 - Emotional and social competences for engineering professional | 5 | OR |
| 108884 - Climate changes: processes and modelling | 5 | E |
| 98077 - Mixing processes in air and sea | 5 | E |
| 98070 - Applied ecology | 5 | E |
C: Compulsory, E: Elective, OR: Optional recommended extra course.
3. semester
After a specialised second semester with coursework at UPC or UNIGE, you attend workshops in Caen, France in Port Engineering and Maritime Works, Offshore Renewable and Aquaculture or Shore Management.
Track 1: Future Ports and Waterways
Track 2: Coastal Environmental Engineering
Track 3: Shore Management
| Workshop at Builders École d'ingénieurs (Builders) | ECTS | Track | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Port Engineering and Maritime Works (pdf) | 8 | C | NA | NA |
| Offshore Renewables and Aquaculture (pdf) | 8 | O | OR | O |
| Shore Management | 8 | NA | NA | C |
C: Compulsory, OR: Optional recommended extra course, O: Optional extra course, NA: Not an available option.
All students shall attend a 4-5 weeks internship. The most practical period would be between semester 2 and 3. The universities will assist in providing internships.
In semester 3 you will specialise further.
Track 1: Future Ports and Waterways
| 3. semester - Track 1 - Builders/UNICAEN - 22 ECTS | ECTS | Track |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||
| EFP-90001 - Hydraulics (wave simulation) | 6,5 | C |
| EFP-90002 - Inland waterways and dredging | 6,5 | C |
| EFP-90003 - CSR and societal acceptability | 4 | C |
| EFP-90004 - Port management and exploitation | 5 | C |
| EFP-90005 - Advanced structure design | OR | |
| EFP-90006 - Berthing and mooring structure | OR | |
| EFP-90007 - Lab project | OR | |
| EFP-90005 - Real case project | OR |
C: Compulsory, OR: Optional recommended extra course
Track 2: Coastal Environmental Engineering
| 3. semester - Track 2 - UNIGE - 30 ECTS | ECTS | Track |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | ||
| 97233 - Advanced fluid mechanics | 5 | C |
| 108725 - Water and wind for clean energy | 5 | C |
| 98248 - Marine biodiversity management | 5 | C |
| 98075 - Geophysical fluid mechanics | 5 | C |
| 98064 - Numerical cartography and GIS | 5 | E |
| 98068 - EU and transnational environmental law | 5 | E |
| 98074 - Coastal hydro- and morpho-dynamics | 5 | E |
C: Compulsory, E: Elective
Track 3: Shore Management
| 3. semester - Track 3 - Builders/UNICAEN - 22 ECTS | ECTS | Track |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | ||
| ES-90001 - Coastal development | 5 | C |
| ES-90002 - Inland waterways, layout and dredging | 6 | C |
| ES-90003 - Sizing | 6 | C |
| ES-90004 - Management of ports and shores of tomorrow | 5 | C |
| ES-90005 - Lab project | 8 | OR |
C: Compulsory, OR: Optional recommended extra course.
4. semester
In semester 4, you write your Master's thesis. Each university offers a wide range of master thesis topics in the field of the track specialisation.