Master of Maritime Operations

Master

Do you have a bachelor’s degree from nautical science, mechanical engineering or another relevant maritime bachelor degree? With this master programme you acquire advanced knowledge and competence within different aspects of maritime operations, with a special focus on offshore operations.

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Haugesund, Leer/Germany
2 years - 120 credits
Full-time
Deadline
Non EU-applicants: December 1st 2021 for admission 2022
EU/EEA applicants: April 20th 2022
Norwegian applicants: April 20th 2022

Admission to HVL

Admission

The general admission requirement is relevant bachelor's degree with 80 credits specialization in technical and/or nautical courses, or equivalent professional education. You must fulfil one of the following specific requirements:

Bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering, relevant courses, 180 credits or equivalent
Bachelor degree in Nautical Science, relevant courses, 180 credits or equivalent
Bachelor degree in Maritime Studies, relevant courses, 180 credits or equivalent

When applying for admission, you should also provide evidence of your academic achievements and your proficiency in English. See our page for how to document proficiency in English.

You must upload the following documents in Søknadsweb within the deadlines:

Certificates and Diplomas from previous studies at a recognized higher education institution, or provide documentation indicating that you will earn your first degree (not less than 3 years of full time studies) from such an institution by the time of enrolling in the Programme.
Transcript of completed courses and grades for each semester (including course-list)
Approved documentation of English language skills
Statement of Purpose/motivation letter
Curriculum Vitae
Copy of the passport ID page
Additional information you judge as relevant

All documents, except for copies of the passport ID page and diploma/degree certificate must be submitted in English. All copies should be certified by the respective institutions, i.e. lawyers, Ministries, etc.

The Selection Committee will select the students on the basis of their relevant academic results (bachelor or equivalent). If two or more candidates are of similar ranking, the statement of Purpose/Motivation Letter will be taken into consideration upon selecting the candidates.

See study plan 2021/2022

The lectures are given in several intensive lectures, which means that it may be possible to combine studies with work. To complete the study program it is expected that you are able to independently structure your studies. All lectures are taught in English.

The programme is a joint master between Western Norway University of Applied Sciences and University of Applied Sciences Hochschule Emden/Leer in Germany.

The programme combines the nautical domain, with its focus on operational and organizational aspects, with the engineering domain, which focuses on the technical aspects, as well as managerial aspects related to the operational perspective. The purpose of such a combination is to cover maritime operations in depth and make you able to contribute to improving and developing such operations, and which will enable you to be a valued asset for the maritime industry both off- and onshore.

You will learn about different aspects related to maritime operations:

The international aspect (such as regulations)
The technical aspect (such as ship stability)
The organizational aspect (such as the complex relationship between human and technical factors)
The managerial aspect (such as safety and risk)

Profiles

The second year you choose one of the two profiles we offer. Your Master Thesis is based on the profile you choose.

Profile 1: Maritime Technology and Management, campus Haugesund

You will learn about:

Subsea- and marine systems and -operations, ship operation and maintenance strategies/methods
How environmental conditions may affect the operation and equipment
Different surface vessels, Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROV’s), diving systems and subsea production equipment
Methods for prediction of weather windows and risk- and reliability analysis

Simulator demonstrations and excursions to a relevant company /operation site may be executed to top the gained knowledge and experience from the lectures.

Teaching methods

The teaching methods vary, with lectures, solving exercises in groups and problem-based learning being the most common. In addition to individual work, group work is encouraged throughout the programme.

The lectures are given in intensive sessions three weeks each semester.

You study at Haugesund the first semester, and at Leer in the second semester. Which profile you choose determines the location of study in the third and fourth semester.

Job opportunities

You may work in the technical or managerial department in shipping companies, with responsibility to plan and execute maritime operations, or as a deck officer with responsibility for executing such operations offshore.
You may also work as a consultant with an understanding of operations and environmental systems, as well as being an economical and technical advisory capacity for maritime structures.
You can undertake project management tasks in companies within the maritime sector, and innovation and development tasks within the academic core competencies of the programme; Offshore/Subsea operations, environmental system analysis, in regards to maritime technology, organisation and finance.

Dates and attendance at the MMO sessions

Here are the dates for the sessions this autumn:

Monday, 30 August to Friday, 3 September (week 35)
Monday, October 4 to Friday, October 8 (week 40)
Monday, November 8 to Friday, November 12 (week 45)

Due to the currently strict entry restrictions to Norway, it will be possible to participate both in classrooms on campus and digitally. There is still a requirement to be present at and attend at least 1 of 3 sessions. You can attend digitally, there is no requirement to be physically present at campus. Information on how to register your attendance will be provided at the first session. Links to the digital sessions will be sent out in August.

Bridging course
We offer an eligible bridging course for students who do not have the necessary academic background of ship stability or students who simply would like to brush up on their ship stability competence. This course will be held prior to the first session at Thursday 26th of August from 13.15 hours to 17.00 hours and Friday 27th of August from 09.15 hours to 14.00 hours UTC +2. This course will be held digitally in Zoom. Link to the bridging course will be sent out separately. There is no mandatory attendance for the bridging course.

Further studies

Completed master programme with a good result will qualify for admission to the PhD-programme in nautic operations.

Belgium | Antwerp Maritime Academy

Estonia | Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech University)

Finland | Satakunta University of Applied Sciences

Italy | University of Genoa

Latvia | Latvian Maritime Academy

Poland | Gdynia Maritime University

Spain | University of the Basque Country

Spain | University of Cantabria

Spain | University of Oviedo