Master degree in Sustainable transportation and smart maritime mobility
Venice, Italy
DURATION
2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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TUITION FEES
EUR 280,618
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Introduction
Why Università Iuav di Venezia Venice, an incomparable architectural and urban model, is also the ideal context to study mobility issues: the main modes of transport, from water to land and air, operate and interact in a single integrated system. Università Iuav di Venezia, with its renowned tradition in urban studies and spatial planning, offers valuable learning opportunities. In particular, the master’s degree in “Sustainable Transportation and Smart Maritime Mobility” provides a competitive educational offer in the national context on mobility and transport-related topics: students can benefit from internships in major companies and organisations operating in this sector, study experiences abroad and integrated workshops, which are an element that distinguishes Iuav educational offer. Within these workshops (four in total, one per semester), it is possible to experiment with the design of aspects related to mobility by integrating it with other disciplines, each different and complementary to the other. This approach makes it possible to tackle complex problems, reinterpret existing theoretical models and develop in students a critical capacity for their optimal use.
Studying Sustainable Transportation The master’s degree aims to anticipate the consequences of an ongoing global trend in the field of transport and mobility: the digitalisation and automation of the sector. They require interaction with increasingly complex tools and more extensive skills that need adequate technical training. In response to these challenges, the master’s degree aims to train the future infrastructure and mobility manager.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Students can receive the benefits of the right to study: scholarships, fee waivers, fee reductions based on ISEE, university loans, student collaborations, and tutoring activities. 50% of those enrolled at Iuav University have access to a form of reduction in the maximum contribution required.
Curriculum
First-year
Large infrastructures in the coastal landscape (project and maintenance) studio
- Module 1 (6 credits) - Structural safety and reliability of near-shore maritime infrastructures
- Module 2 (6 credits) - Infrastructural Networks in the Coastal Landscape
Maritime transportation and land use planning studio
- Module 1 (6 credits) - Design and construction of transportation infrastructures
- Module 2 (6 credits) - Territorial planning in coastal areas
Structural design and principles of risk assessment of infrastructures in coastal areas (6 credits)
Smart Maritime logistic and freight movement (6 credits)
Traffic engineering and control (6 credits)
Artificial intelligence and data science for transportation (6 credits)
One among the following courses (6 credits)
System analysis in coastal areas
Modelling and data analysis for coastal engineering
Marine fluid dynamic and coastal engineering
Geopolitics and energy analysis through the Mediterranean Sea
Introduction to the marine environment - Ocean and Climate
Second year
Advances in passenger mobility studio
- Module 1 (6 credits) - Intelligent transportation system and shared mobility
- Module 2 (3 credits) - Transport Policy and Governance
- Module 3 (3 credits) - Applied Energy
Design and operation of freight maritime transport studio
- Module 1 (6 credits) - Design and construction of ports and onshore landscapes
- Module 2 (3 credits) - Warehouse engineering and logistic modelling
- Module 3 (3 credits) - Supply chain management
Transport planning and management (6 credits)
Interdisciplinary energy analysis and environmental economics (6 credits)
Learning activities, chosen by students (12 credits)
Final Exam (9 credits)
Internship in-house or abroad (9 credits)
Program Outcome
The aspects of transport and mobility covered by the study programme are diverse and provide a holistic view of the challenges to be faced; other programmes deal with transport-related aspects mainly in terms of sector-specific aspects (e.g. safety and logistics, vehicle design). Teaching is conducted entirely in English, thus ensuring that students can experience a global context. From a thematic point of view, the focus on coastal areas (with their complexity and multiple interactions) characterises the course and provides an original interpretative approach. The presence of humanistic subjects, specifically included in the curriculum, allows students to complement the technical skills traditionally associated with the professional profile of the engineer. The integrated workshops provide an opportunity to experiment with the relationships between mobility and other areas of expertise with an interdisciplinary perspective, which is typical of this sector.
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Professional profile: infrastructure and mobility manager. This role is intended as a professional capable of facing and solving complex challenges in transport planning, design, implementation, management, maintenance, and preservation of (large) transport works and infrastructures. The mobility aspect is the central element of the study programme, with a focus on both passenger and freight transport. The master’s degree is a synthesis of elements related to transport planning and policies, plus the aspects of the design and management of (physical and digital) networks as well as of individual artefacts.