MSc in Mobility Engineering: Marine Technology

Every day, freight trains, trucks, airplanes, and ships transport enormous quantities of raw materials and manufactured goods around the world, while billions of people travel for work and leisure in the same manner. The Marine technology profile of this Master’s program will prepare you to guide the future evolution of the shipping industry, making it the most efficient, safe, and environmentally friendly means of transportation possible.

The global economy runs on shipping. Every day, ships transport huge quantities of raw materials and manufactured goods around the world. Optimizing the shipping industry over the next few decades is therefore a great and pressing engineering challenge. In addition, the emerging field of ocean energy also poses huge demands — the development and design of new types of floating marine structures, both offshore and subsea.

The focus is on ships and offshore structures but is equally attractive to those with a general interest in strength and hydrodynamic analysis and systems engineering. By selecting a particular combination of the courses offered in the program — “Stability and Design Basis for Marine Structures”, “Naval Architecture”, “Ship Resistance and Propulsion”, “Structural Engineering” and “Wave Loads and Seakeeping”, the program also offers the possibility to graduate as a Naval architect.

Marine technology research at Chalmers covers shipbuilding design methodology, structural and strength properties, vessel stability and manoeuvrability, lightweight construction, risk analysis, and much more. The research aims to contribute to sustainable shipping, maritime safety, and energy efficiency.

The program as a whole addresses the critical industries of aerospace engineering, automotive engineering, marine technology, and railway technology, with the option to specialize in one in particular. Graduates from the Mobility engineering program at Chalmers will be qualified to take up professional roles within research and development, design, and simulation of processes, systems, and parts of automotive, railway, aerospace, and maritime vehicles or other mechanical systems.

Both the holistic approach and the possibility for in-depth studies provided in the program also offer a suitable background when aiming for a career or role within academic research, technical support, sales, manufacturing, or management at different levels.

Apart from the specific entry requirements for the whole program, students pursuing this profile will need to have prior knowledge of fluid mechanics and the strength of materials.