The Nordic Master in Cold Climate Engineering consists of three specialised study tracks:

• Land Track: Arctic Geoengineering
• Sea Track: Arctic Ships and Offshore Structures (Aalto)
• Space Track: Mapping and Observing the Arctic (Aalto)

The Sea Track focuses on Arctic ships and offshore structures and the courses are offered by NTNU and Aalto.

The track gives the graduates a comprehensive overview of the different aspects related to the design and analysis of Arctic ships and offshore structures as well as operations on ice-covered waters.

All students will participate in Arctic field work.

The Sea Track covers both the basic knowledge as well as application of Arctic marine technology. During the studies, the students have the possibility to participate on Arctic field work (Svalbard/UNIS), laboratory work at Aalto Ice Tank and numerical modelling of ice related problems.

The Sea Track offers two main options:

1. Start at Aalto or
2. 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.

The Space Track focuses on Earth observation techniques, mapping and navigation in the Arctic and the courses are offered by Aalto and DTU.

The track gives the graduates a profound understanding of how to use space as an environment for developing instruments to benefit people and society.

The students on the Space Track must choose between two specialisations:

1. Earth Observations Techniques with a focus on sensing and mapping solutions for the Arctic.
2. Mapping and Navigation with a focus on high-latitude and Arctic/Antarctic areas.

Earth Observation Techniques

The specialisation Earth Observation Techniques offers two main options:

1. Start at Aalto or
2. Start at DTU.

There are electives within the two main options.

Special Knowledge on Arctic Ships and Offshore Structures and Operations

Graduates from the Sea Track will have acquired special knowledge related to Arctic ships and offshore structures and Arctic operations and will be able to:

• Understand the complicated and specific natures of Arctic design and operation environment.
• Describe the challenging environment and use this knowledge for modelling purposes.
• Design and carry out Arctic field work measurement campaigns.
• Understand the basic characteristics of ice model scale testing.
• Use analytical and numerical models to predict ice-structure interaction and other ice related problems.

Code: ENG216
Credits: 60 ECTS
Programme director:prof. Jukka Tukuri

Compulsory courses, choose 45 ECTS

Optional courses, choose 15 ECTS from courses below

For the most updated information on required courses, please visit NTNU website.

Select one of the options below

Option 1 UNIS – Collection and analysis of data

Please note that it will only be possible to do your master's thesis at UNIS if this option is chosen.

Option 2 NTNU (UNIS) – Fixed and floating structures

Option 3 NTNU (UNIS) – Arctic marine systems

Select one of the options below

Option 1 UNIS – Collection and analysis of data

Please note that it will only be possible to do your master's thesis at UNIS if this option is chosen.

Option 2 NTNU (UNIS) – Fixed and floating structures

Option 3 NTNU (UNIS) – Arctic marine systems

^{*) Students who have received their pre-university education in a language other than Finnish or Swedish, or received their education abroad, are required to complete only 3 ECTS in one foreign language, including both oral and written proficiency.}

^{Relevant courses (marked with ‘o’ and ‘w’) are offered by the Aalto University Language Center. There students who have received their education abroad and  who already have excellent command of English (e.g. English as their first language) may choose 3 credits of Finnish or Swedish courses instead} 

Special Knowledge on Arctic Ships and Offshore Structures and Operations

Graduates from the Sea Track will have acquired special knowledge related to Arctic ships and offshore structures and Arctic operations and will be able to:

• Understand the complicated and specific natures of Arctic design and operation environment.
• Describe the challenging environment and use this knowledge for modelling purposes.
• Design and carry out Arctic field work measurement campaigns.
• Understand the basic characteristics of ice model scale testing.
• Use analytical and numerical models to predict ice-structure interaction and other ice related problems.

For the most updated information on required courses, please visit NTNU website.

Option 1 UNIS – Collection and analysis of data

^{*At least one Finite Element course needs to be taken either at NTNU or at Aalto.}

Compulsory courses, choose 20 ECTS

Optional courses, choose 10 ECTS

2 elective courses from below:

^{*) Cannot be chosen if the student has taken TBA4275 at NTNU.}

^{**) Cannot be chosen if  the student has taken AT-211 at UNIS.}

^{*) Students who have received their pre-university education in a language other than Finnish or Swedish, or received their education abroad, are required to complete only 3 ECTS in one foreign language, including both oral and written proficiency.}

^{Relevant courses (marked with ‘o’ and ‘w’) are offered by the Aalto University Language Center. There students who have received their education abroad and  who already have excellent command of English (e.g. English as their first language) may choose 3 credits of Finnish or Swedish courses instead} 

Special Knowledge on Exploration Techniques Used in the Polar Regions

Graduates from the Space Track will have acquired a thorough overview of technologies used for climate monitoring, mapping and navigation and will be able to:

• Design, build and operate functional space and Earth observation systems.
• Set up Earth observation research projects.
• Conduct science and applied Earth monitoring with the research results.

Compulsory courses, choose 25 ECTS

Optional courses, choose 35 ECTS

More information about DTU courses can be found here.

Compulsory courses, choose 25 ECTS

Possible course in Greenland.

^{*) If not ELEC-4930 was chosen at Aalto}

Optional courses, choose 5 ECTS

^{*) Students who have received their pre-university education in a language other than Finnish or Swedish, or received their education abroad, are required to complete only 3 ECTS in one foreign language, including both oral and written proficiency.}

^{Relevant courses (marked with ‘o’ and ‘w’) are offered by the Aalto University Language Center. There students who have received their education abroad and  who already have excellent command of English (e.g. English as their first language) may choose 3 credits of Finnish or Swedish courses instead} 

Special Knowledge on Exploration Techniques Used in the Polar Regions

Graduates from the Space Track will have acquired a thorough overview of technologies used for climate monitoring, mapping and navigation and will be able to:

• Design, build and operate functional space and Earth observation systems.
• Set up Earth observation research projects.
• Conduct science and applied Earth monitoring with the research results.

Compulsory courses, choose 35 ECTS

Optional courses, choose 25 ECTS

Suggestions:

Compulsory courses, choose 20 ECTS

Possible course in Greenland.

^{*) Not if 30540 Mapping from Aerial and Satellite Images was chosen at DTU.}

^{**) If not 30220 was chosen at DTU.}

^{***) If not 30752 at DTU was chosen, 11857 in Greenland (5 ECTS).}

Optional courses, choose 10 ECTS

Suggestions:

^{*) Can be made with for instance FMI – Arctic Space Center https://fmiarc.fmi.fi/}

^{*) Students who have received their pre-university education in a language other than Finnish or Swedish, or received their education abroad, are required to complete only 3 ECTS in one foreign language, including both oral and written proficiency.}

^{Relevant courses (marked with ‘o’ and ‘w’) are offered by the Aalto University Language Center. There students who have received their education abroad and  who already have excellent command of English (e.g. English as their first language) may choose 3 credits of Finnish or Swedish courses instead}