Maritime Engineering (Nordic Master), Master of Science (Technology)
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Description
The Master program in Maritime Engineering is concentrated on ships, including, yachts and offshore structures, their design, construction and operation and their interaction with the environment.
You learn to apply rational methods within mathematics, numeric analyses, fluid mechanics and structural mechanics to analyze, design and technically operate ships and offshore structures. Moreover, you will understand the special, high demands to these structures for instance with respect to safety and consideration for the environment.
Language of instruction
The language of instruction of the programme is English.
Tuition fees and scholarships
Fees
You will be paying fees and charges directly to the university where you are enrolled. The fee will correspond to the fee level of that university.
Currently Aalto, Chalmers and DTU charge fees to non-EU/EEA students. NTNU charges no fees to Nordic Master students!
Please read more at the individual universities' webpage:
- Aalto charges tuition fees to non-EU/EEA students
- Chalmers charges tuition fees to non-EU/EEA students,
- DTU charges tuition fees to non-EU/EEA students,
Scholarships
There are no particular scholarships attached to the Nordic Master in Maritime Engineering programme.
For sholarships or tuition fee waivers at the partner universities read more at the individual universities' webpages:
Structure of studies
The programme is structured in two parts:
- In the first year (Entry), you learn topics of maritime engineering, naval architecture and offshore engineering on Master level: stability, resistance and propulsion, seakeeping, manoeuvring and ship and ocean structures. If you did not have naval architecture as part of your bachelors’ programme, you will also have basic introductory courses in naval architecture. In addition to maritime engineering courses, you must do courses on general and special engineering competences, such as CFD, structural analysis, composite materials etc. The emphasis on each subject will depend on the entrance university and your entrance qualifications. In particular Aalto but also NTNU offer elective courses in Arctic maritime engineering as part of the curricula
- In the second year(Exit), you specialize in one of the four subjects: ocean structures, passenger ships, ship design and ship operations . Each of the subjects defines a study track. The subject of your thesis must be wituin the study track.
It is required that you start at one of the partner universities for part 1 and finish your studies at another university for part 2.
Specialisations
Ocean Structures (NTNU)
This study track gives you a strong foundation for design of any type of ocean structure, from conventional ships to offshore structures. It also deals with marine operations like pipelaying, towing and use of cranes on mobile platforms for installation of subsea modules. The study track is discipline based and includes groups of courses within marine environment, environmental loads, effects of loads, structural capacity and marine cybernetics.
Read more in Study tracks section
Passenger Ships (Aalto)
This study track gives comprehensive overview of the different aspects related to the design, analysis and optimization of passenger ships. The conflicting interests of various stakeholders (passenger, ship owner, shipyard) will be addressed during the studies, and you will be forced to create a solution that satisfies the stakeholder's preferences.
Read more in Study tracks section
Ship Design (Chalmers)
In this study track, you will be part of a project team and work with a problem oriented and realistic ship-design project with a company from the maritime industry as the “customer”. You will be part of a student team guided by professional engineers from industry and faculty members from Chalmers. The initial design process prior to an order of a new ship is covered during the project following the demands of the customer. The project will take place during the second year and you will utilize and link together knowledge from all the marine engineering courses of the first year.
Read more in Study tracks section
Ship Operations (DTU)
In popular terms the definition of this study track is that it mainly deals with naval architecture and maritime engineering from the point of view of the ship owner, i.e. it deals with ships at sea. You will learn to apply rational methods in analysing and optimizing the performance of ships (container ships, tankers, bulk carriers, ro-ro ships etc.) with respect to safety, efficiency, economics and environmental considerations.
Read more in Study tracks section
Internationalisation
The staff involved in the programme is active in research and has published numerous papers in internationally acknowledged journals as well as several text books for graduate students. Furthermore, several members of the staff are involved in international cooperation within research and development projects, financed for instance by the European Union.
The education includes lectures, seminars, and a large amount of project work. It is given in close connection to different companies which enables visits, guest lectures and sharp project work.
All universities are well equipped with data bars and other computing facilities making it possible to include numerical simulation in the learning process and in this way to prepare you for your future work in industry or science.
Besides, each partner university has special facilities:
Further study opportunities
Nordic Masters in Maritime Engineering is considered a great foundation for doctoral studies and post-doc positions.
Career opportunities
A NMME graduate will typically be employed as a naval architect or offshore engineer by consultancies, design officers, ship owners, maritime administrations, offshore companies, classification societies or suppliers of special equipment. The roles in the enterprise may be those of chief executive, development manager, team manager, consultant, specialist, or researcher.
Research focus
Marine and Arctic Technology
We focus on the behaviour of ships and structures in normal and extreme environments. We do our research by considering the safety of maritime transportation, as well as the experiences the marine environment can offer to cruise vessel passengers.
Co-operation with other parties
The Nordic Five Tech universities have very high academic standards and are amongst the top international technical universities. The universities provide excellent opportunities for students to pursue their specific academic interest. By pooling resources through the Nordic Five Tech collaboration we are able to offer world-class facilities in the respective universities’ areas of excellence
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Admission 2024
The admission process is coordinated by Aalto University. Link to the application form (Studyinfo.fi) appears on these pages when the application opens. The application period for studies beginning in the autumn of 2024 runs from 15 December 2023 to 1 March 2024 (3 pm, UTC +2).
Admission timeline
| December 15, 2023 at 9 AM (UTC +2) | Application period starts and online application form in Studyinfo opens |
| March 1, 2024 at 3 PM (UTC +2) | Application period ends and online application form in Studyinfo closes |
| March 8, 2024 at 3 PM (UTC +2) | Deadline for application documents to be uploaded to application form |
| March 2024 | Eligible applications undergo academic evaluation |
| Beginning of April 2024 | Admissions results published |
| 30 days from publishing admission results | Deadline for accepting study offer |
| May 27, 2024 at 3 PM (UTC +3) | Deadline for submitting certified (attested) hard copy documents |
| July 31, 2024 | For applicants who applied with an incomplete degree: Deadline for graduation |
| August 15, 2024 at 3 PM (UTC +3) | For applicants who applied with an incomplete degree: Deadline for submitting certified copy of degree certificate |
| End of August 2024 | Studies begin with orientation week at first-year university |
Who can apply?
In order to apply for the Nordic Master in Maritime Engineering, you must fulfil a number of requirements. These requirements apply to all applicants for the programme, regardless of which university you decide to apply for.
- A BSc degree corresponding to a minimum 180 ECTS credits in:
- Naval Architecture if starting at Aalto University, Chalmers, DTU or NTNU
- Mechanical engineering if starting at Aalto University, Chalmers.
- A BEng in Mechanical Engineering is accepted for starting Aalto University, Chalmers.
- Applicants with a BEng in Naval Architecture, or a BSc or BEng in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, in Ocean Engineering, in Civil Engineering or in Engineering Physics will be considered on an individual basis.
- The applicant's qualifications must include a strong working knowledge of mathematics and mechanics and applicant must document that they have fulfilled the following minimum requirements:
- Mathematics: 20-25 ECTS. Including linear algebra, calculus and differential equations.
- Statistics and probability theory: 5 ECTS. Students without this qualification must be prepared to complete their curriculum during the first year.
- Statics, mechanical vibrations, and strength of materials: 10–15 ECTS.
- Fluid mechanics: min. 5 ECTS. Moreover, the applicant must have sufficient qualifications within numerical methods and elementary programming using e.g. MATLAB or a similar programming language.* Applicants with a Polytechnic (FI), Högskoleingeniör (SE) and Diplomingeniør (DK) degree may be expected to do extra course work to qualify for the programme.
- The applicant’s qualifications must include a strong working knowledge of mathematics and mechanics and applicants must document that they have fulfilled the following minimum requirements (a qualification checklist for this documentation must be attached to your application; it is part of the Application Summary and Motivation Statement form and can be found below):
- A student may apply to the programme with an incomplete degree as long as the degree is completed no later than July 31, 2024. At the application stage, the student must provide documentation of registering or planning to complete the last courses needed for the degree. The diploma must be presented to administration staff before starting the first year of study.
You can apply to the programme with an incomplete bachelor’s degree, provided that you will graduate by 31 July 2024. If you are accepted to the university, you must deliver a certified copy of your degree certificate by 15 August 2024 at 15.00 (3 pm, UTC +3). In case you are not able to graduate or fail to deliver your degree certificate by the deadline, your conditionally granted study right will be cancelled.
If you apply with an incomplete degree, note that it may not be possible to graduate during the summer months. You should look into the graduation schedules and requirements of your own faculty or school in advance.
Only studies included in an official transcript of records submitted with the online application form by the deadline can be taken into consideration in the evaluation. Updated transcripts or any studies completed after the deadline cannot be taken into consideration.
At Aalto University, a student may have only one valid study right towards a given degree. If the student accepts a new study right in a master's programme leading to the same degree (for example, Master of Science in Technology) at Aalto, the old study right will be cancelled.
How to apply
The application period for studies beginning in the autumn of 2024 runs from 15 December 2023 to 1 March 2024 at 15.00 (UTC +2).
The application consists of an electronic application form and a set of required application documents. Read the instructions for required application documents carefully.
Fill in the online application form in the Studyinfo.fi system during the application period. You can edit your application form within the application period. Application period ends 1 March 2024 at 15.00 (UTC +2). Late applications are not considered.
All application documents must be uploaded to your application form before 8 March 2024 at 15.00 (UTC +2). The deadline cannot be extended. Documents submitted after the deadline will not be considered in any circumstances; the final deadline is the same for all applicants.
Admission Services reviews your application and the required documents for the general eligibility requirements. Only eligible applications proceed for the academic evaluation. Incomplete applications will be rejected.
The application form and links to it are available only during the application period. One applicant can have only one application form, do not fill in several forms.
- The link to the Application form (to Studyinfo.fi)
Once you have submitted your online application form, you will receive an automatic confirmation email with a request to submit the required application documents. Your application is incomplete until the required documents have been uploaded to the application system.
The deadline for the application documents is 8 March 2024 at 15.00 (UTC +2). All documents have to be uploaded to the online application form before the deadline. Documents received after the deadline are not considered. If an obligatory application document is not submitted as required by the deadline, the application will be rejected as incomplete. We recommend uploading all the documents as early as possible.
Obligatory documents to be uploaded to the application form (in PDF format)
- Scanned colour copy of the original Bachelor’s degree certificate (This document requirement does not apply to applicants with an incomplete degree. If your degree is unfinished at the application phase, leave the upload attachment section for degree certificate blank. The degree must be completed by 31 July 2024.)
- Scanned colour copy of the original official transcript of study records.
- If your degree certificate and the official transcript of records are not in Finnish, Swedish or English, scanned colour copies of authorised translations.
- Copy of a valid passport or an official government-issued identification card with photo and information on citizenship. Upload a copy of the personal information page of the passport only (not all pages).
- Proof of English language proficiency. See the accepted language tests, other accepted methods of demonstrating English language skills and document instructions below.
- If you are exempted from the tuition fee of Aalto University based on your residence permit, submit copies of both the front and back sides of your residence permit card in Finland. See the residence permit types that exempt from tuition fees at Scholarships and Tuition Fees page. The fee-exempting residence permit must be valid at the beginning of the academic year i.e., 1 August 2024. Read more about scholarships and fees in European Minining Course below in Scholarship and Fees.
- Motivation letter. The motivation letter should be written in English. Preferably 1 page, content and design free-form.
- Curriculum Vitae. Preferably 1 page, content and design free-form.
- Qualification check list
- Two Letters of Recommendation. They can be from university or work. Preferably 1 page, content and design free-form.
See Instructions for application documents below.
Instructions for application documents
Carefully scan the original documents in colour and save the files in PDF format.
Scan the documents in the correct orientation so that a horizontal document is displayed horizontally, and a vertical document is displayed vertically. Make sure that the scanned document is readable. If you use the camera of your mobile phone, we recommend taking the photo close to a window with sufficient daylight.
Name the files as instructed (e.g. Transcript-lastname-firstname).
Upload the documents separately to the correct sections provided for each document on your application form.
The documents must be in Finnish, Swedish or English. If the original degree certificate or transcript of records was written in some other language, you must submit an official translation of the document.
The translation is official if it has been done by the higher education institution that awarded the degree or by a certified translator (authorised translator). The translations must have the certified translator’s stamp and signature.
The Finnish National Agency for Education (www.oph.fi/en) maintains a register of authorised translators who are based in Finland.
A Diploma Supplement issued in English can be accepted as a translation of a degree certificate (issued in a language other than Finnish, Swedish or English), if it contains all the same information as the degree certificate (at least the name of the degree, the name of the institution awarding the degree, the date of awarding the degree, and the name of the student.)
A copy of a valid passport or an official government-issued identification card with photo and information on citizenship is an obligatory application document.
Driver’s license does not have information on citizenship and is therefore not accepted.
If passport or identification card has expired
If you do not have a Finnish personal identity code, a valid passport or an official government-issued identification card is required.
If you have a Finnish personal identity code, but do not have a valid passport/ID card, you can upload a copy of an expired passport/ID card or driver’s license to the application form. Your information can be checked from the Finnish Population Register with your Finnish personal ID number.
If name details are different in study documents and passport
If your name has changed after your studies and your name in the passport does not match your study documents, an official proof of name change is required. Submit a copy of an official document of your name change issued by a governing body. This can be, for example, a marriage certificate if your family name has changed in marriage.
If you have a Finnish personal identity code, it is sufficient to have the same code on the study documents and your passport. If your personal identity code has changed or it does not show for example on your transcript of study records, you need to submit a copy of an official document of your name change issued by a governing body.
If official identification card is issued in a language other than English, Finnish or Swedish
If your official identification card is issued in a language other than English, Finnish or Swedish, you must submit a translation of the document. You can translate the document yourself. The translation must be accurate.
Language requirements
The English language requirements below meet the standards of all partner universities. Make sure to check the validity of the presented test results:
TOEFL, IELTS and PTE (A) test results are valid for two years from the date of the test and for 2024 admissions, results are valid if the test was taken on or after December 15, 2021.
For Cambridge, only C1 Advanced and C2 Proficiency tests that can be verified online, i.e. tests taken after 2005, are accepted.
No other methods of demonstrating English language skills than those listed below are accepted. Applications without the required proof of language proficiency will be rejected.
Minimum score requirements:
- IELTS Academic: overall score 6.5, no section lower than 5.5.
Aalto University accepts also IELTS Indicator (Academic) test and IELTS Online (Academic) test.
Only IELTS Academic tests are accepted. General-level tests are not accepted.
If you have taken several tests, the best official score that is still valid and received by Aalto University by the deadline will be considered in the admissions. You cannot combine scores from different test dates.
IELTS test results are valid for two years from the date of the test. For 2024 admissions, test results are valid if the test was taken on or after 15 December 2021.
Submitting the IELTS scores
The official language test scores must arrive at Aalto University Admission Services by 8 March 2024 15.00 (UTC +2).
- Upload a PDF copy of your IELTS test report to your application form, if you have received the report already.
- Mark your Test Report Form (TRF) number carefully to your application form. Make sure to type the number correctly. Your TRF number is required for verifying the scores.
- If you have taken the IELTS Indicator test, mark your IELTS Indicator Score ID to the application form.
- Send your electronic test report to Aalto University in the test administrator's service.
- When booking the test, you can choose Aalto University as the Recognising Organisation to make your score available to Aalto University. The department is "Admission Services".
- If you have already taken the test, contact your test centre and request the test administrator to send your electronic test report to Aalto University. See the instructions for sending IELTS results to nominated organisations (electronically) on the test administrator website.
The results are verified electronically.
Minimum score requirements:
- TOEFL iBT (Internet-based Test): 92, and 22 for Writing or
- TOEFL PDT (Paper-delivered Test): Reading 22, Listening 22, and Writing 24
Aalto University accepts also TOEFL iBT® Home Edition test.
Only TOEFL iBT or PDT tests are accepted, for example TOEFL Essentials or TOEFL ITP tests are not accepted.
If you have taken several tests, the best official score that is still valid and received by Aalto University by the deadline will be considered in the admissions. You cannot combine scores from different test dates, e.g. TOEFL MyBest scores is not accepted.
TOEFL test results are valid for two years from the date of the test.
For 2024 admissions, test results are valid if the test was taken on or after 15 December 2021. Note that the test administrator ETS does not send TOEFL results after they have expired.
Submitting the TOEFL scores
The official language test scores must arrive at Aalto University Admission Services by 8 March 2024 15.00 (UTC +2) directly from the test administrator. Only official test scores sent by the test administrator are accepted.
- Request your official score report to be sent from the test administrator to Aalto University reporting code 7364 (Score Report Recipient).
A department code is not required (or you can choose any department). Aalto University will receive all results sent with the reporting code 7364. Make the reporting request early enough. - Type your TOEFL iBT Appointment number to your application form (to "Language proficiency" section of the form). The number has 16 digits (e.g. 0000 0000 xxxx xxxx).
Note that this is not sufficient for submitting the score, you must request the official score report to be sent with the Aalto University reporting code well in advance of the deadline.
The scores must be received electronically directly from the test administrator by the deadline. Unofficial score reports sent by applicants will not be accepted. The scores are usually available within 1 to 2 weeks of sending the score report request. Contact the test administrator if you have questions about score delivery times.
Aalto University receives the scores via ETS® Data Manager service.
Minimum score requirements:
- Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE A): 62, and 54 for Writing
PTE test results are valid for two years from the date of the test.
For 2024 admissions, these test results are valid if the test was taken on or after 15 December 2021.
If you have taken several tests, the best official score that is still valid and received by Aalto University by the deadline will be considered in the admissions. You cannot combine scores from different test dates.
Submitting the PTE scores
The official language test scores must arrive at Aalto University Admission Services by 8 March 2024 15.00 (GMT +2).
PTE test scores must be sent via the test administrator’s electronic service.
- Log in to your PTE account and send your results to Aalto University in the test administrator’s service.
- Mark your Score Report Code to your application form (to "Language proficiency" section of the form).
The Score Report Code contains 10 characters that are letters and numbers. The code can be found at the top of the report under your name.
Minimum score requirements:
- C1 Advanced (formerly known as Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English, CAE): A,B or C
- C2 Proficiency (formerly known as Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English, CPE): A,B,C or Level C1
No other Cambridge language tests than C1 Advanced (or CAE) and C2 Proficiency (or CPE) are accepted.
For C1 Advanced and C2 Proficiency tests, electronically verifiable tests taken after 2005 are accepted.
Submitting the C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency scores
The official language test scores must arrive at Aalto University Admission Services by 8 March 2024 15.00 (UTC +2).
- Upload a PDF copy of your C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency results report to your application form ("Language proficiency" section on the application form).
- Mark your test taker's ID number (e.g. ABC1234567), Reference number (e.g. 173YU0034522) and Statement of results number to your application form.
- Log into the language test administrator's service and share your test results to Aalto University.
The results are verified electronically.
English proficiency can be demonstrated with a higher education degree in an Finnish/Norwegian/Swedish/Danish/English-medium programme completed at a university or university of applied sciences in:
in Finland, Norway, Sweden or Denmark while residing in that country while studying.
A minimum of one half of the degree must be completed in a country and higher education institution that meets the requirements for exempting the student from taking an English language test. Note this requirement if your degree includes many transfer credits or you have an international double or joint degree.
The language of the degree must be stated unambiguously in the degree certificate or its appendix, or in the transcript of records or other official document issued by the awarding institution.
If there are several instruction languages, the document must clearly indicate the amount of studies taken in Finnish/Norwegian/Swedish/Danish/English. It is not sufficient, if the document states, for example, that the language of instruction is English and French.
Note the requirement of residing in the country while studying. A degree completed at an offshore campus outside the listed countries is not sufficient for proving your language skills even in case the degree is awarded in one of the listed countries.
Upload to the application form:
- Scanned copy of the original degree certificate
- Scanned copy of the original official transcript of study records
- If the language of the degree is not stated unambiguously in the degree certificate or transcript of records, an official document of the language of instruction issued by the awarding institution.
The documents must be uploaded to the online application form by 8 March 2024 15.00 (UTC +2).
If your degree is still incomplete at the application phase, the degree must be completed and you must graduate by 31 July 2024. A copy of the degree certificate must be submitted according to the instructions by 15 August 2024 at 15.00 (3 pm, UTC +3).
After the publication of admission results, the admitted applicants must submit certified (attested) hard copy documents by the given deadline.
English proficiency can be demonstrated with a higher education degree in an English-medium programme completed at a university or university of applied sciences in:
an EU/EEA country, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, Switzerland, the United Kingdom or the United States while residing in that country while studying.
A minimum of one half of the degree must be completed in a country and higher education institution that meets the requirements for exempting the student from taking an English language test. Note this requirement if your degree includes many transfer credits or you have an international double or joint degree.
The language of the degree must be stated unambiguously in the degree certificate or its appendix, or in the transcript of records or other official document issued by the awarding institution.
If there are several instruction languages, the document must clearly indicate the amount of studies taken in English. It is not sufficient, if the document states, for example, that the language of instruction is English and French.
Note the requirement of residing in the country while studying. A degree completed at an offshore campus outside the listed countries is not sufficient for proving your language skills even in case the degree is awarded in one of the listed countries.
Upload to the application form:
- Scanned copy of the original degree certificate
- Scanned copy of the original official transcript of study records
- If the language of the degree is not stated unambiguously in the degree certificate or transcript of records, an official document of the language of instruction issued by the awarding institution.
The documents must be uploaded to the online application form by 8 March 2024 15.00 (UTC +2).
If your degree is still incomplete at the application phase, the degree must be completed and you must graduate by 31 July 2024. A copy of the degree certificate must be submitted according to the instructions by 15 August 2024 at 15.00 (3 pm, UTC +3).
After the publication of admission results, the admitted applicants must submit certified (attested) hard copy documents by the given deadline.
English proficiency can be demonstrated with primary and secondary education in English in:
an EU/EEA country, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, Switzerland, the United Kingdom or the United States while residing in that country.
A minimum of one half of the degree must have been completed in English in a country listed above to be exempted from taking an English language test.
Upload to the application form:
- Scanned copy of your school leaving certificate / secondary-school final certificate
- English as the language of instruction must be stated unambiguously on the certificate. If the language of instruction is not indicated on the certificate, upload another official document issued by the institution stating the language of instruction.
The documents must be uploaded to the application form by 8 March 2024 15.00 (UTC +2).
After the publication of admission results, the admitted applicants must submit certified (attested) hard copy documents by the given deadline.
Evaluation
All applications are academically evaluated by the consortium's partner universities. The candidates who meet the above requirements are ranked based on the their academic achievements. Admission is based on a joint decision by the admission board of the consortium.
Finland Scholarship for Master students
Non-EU/EEA applicants who are liable to pay tuition fees at Aalto University can apply for a Finland Scholarship (100 % tuition-fee waiver+ 5000 €). Nordic Master students who are subject to tuition fees at Aalto and who receive the Category A (100%) tuition-fee waiver for their first year of studies at Aalto may receive the Finland Scholarship. Students who come to Aalto as their selected exit (second-year) university in Nordic Master programme may not receive the Finland Scholarship.
Students selected to the programme starting their first year at Aalto University apply for Finland Scholarship along the Aalto University scholarship (tuition fee waiver) in the application form.
Read more: https://www.aalto.fi/en/admission-services/scholarships-and-tuition-fees
Contact information
Börje Helenius
Planning officer
Joint Master Team
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