Program Overview

Naval Architecture and Offshore Engineering - Specialization

The Naval Architecture and Offshore Engineering specialization is designed to prepare students for a career in the maritime industry. This specialization focuses on developing safe, cost-effective, and efficient ships and offshore structures with minimal adverse impacts on the environment.

Description

This specialization assumes a background equivalent to the DTU BSc program in Mechanical Engineering with a focus on Maritime Engineering. Students should have a basic knowledge of fluid mechanics, ship design, intact and damaged stability, environmental loading, and ship structures. The program covers advanced technical disciplines within Naval Architecture and Offshore Engineering, including structural assessment of ships, wave theory, wave loads on ships, and ship operations.

Program Structure

The program includes a range of courses that provide students with a comprehensive understanding of Naval Architecture and Offshore Engineering. The following courses are mandatory for this specialization:

• 41107: Marine and ocean engineering
• 41111: Hydrodynamics 2
• 41216: Structural assessment of ships
• 41222: Wave loads on ships and offshore structures
• 41226: Advanced Wave Hydrodynamics
• 41275: Ship operations
• 41317: Computational Fluid Dynamics
• 41517: Stiffened plates and sandwich constructions
• 41636: Design for Circular Economy
• 41822: Experimental fluid mechanics

Suggested Study Plan

The suggested study plan for this specialization is as follows:

1. Semester:

• 41216: Structural assessment of ships
• 41636: Design for Circular Economy
• 41275: Ship operations
• 41822: Experimental fluid mechanics
• Elective courses (10 points)

2. Semester:

• 41107: Marine and ocean engineering
• 41226: Advanced Wave Hydrodynamics
• 41317: Computational Fluid Dynamics
• 41517: Stiffened plates and sandwich constructions
• 42500: Innovation in Engineering (Polytechnical Foundation)
• Elective courses (5 points)

3. Semester:

• 12100: Quantitative methods to assess sustainability (Polytechnical Foundation)
• 41111: Hydrodynamics 2
• 41222: Wave loads on ships and offshore structures
• Elective courses (10 points)

4. Semester:

• Master thesis (30 points)

Electives

The following elective courses are recommended for the Naval Architecture and Offshore Engineering specialization:

• 41117: Marine and Coastal Structures
• 41129: Turbulent flows
• 41315: Applied CFD
• 41316: Advanced CFD
• 41320: Advanced fluid mechanics
• 41346: Internal combustion engines - experimental methods and data processing
• 41514: Dynamics of machinery
• 41516: Anisotropy and fibre composites
• 41525: Finite Element Methods
• 41526: Fracture mechanics

Career Opportunities

With a degree in maritime engineering from DTU, students are prepared for a career in the maritime industry, an industry in increasing demand for highly specialized engineers who can help reduce emissions and develop sustainable solutions.