Engineering Design - Master
Ingeniørdesign, sivilingeniør - master- Nordic applicants: 15 April
- EU/EEA + Swiss applicants: 1 March
- Non-EU/EEA applicants: 15 November
About the study
Product Design and Computational Technology focuses on the design and development of products and structures. The program emphasizes a strong understanding of the principles behind design and redesign processes - equipping students with the tools to create innovative and efficient solutions.
What will you learn?
The programme combines engineering science, product design, and computational technology to address challenges in geometry, dynamics, materials, and structural design. You will study form development, aesthetics, design processes, structural analysis, material selection, and computer-based modeling and simulation.
The program focuses on designing products that withstand real-world demands, including extreme temperatures, heavy loads, radiation, friction, repeated use, and Arctic conditions. You will learn to balance requirements such as low weight, high stiffness, cost-efficiency, sustainability, and soundproofing.
Through applied mathematics, engineering theory, and project work, you will design, calculate, model, simulate, redesign, and prototype products. Topics include composites, advanced materials, structural systems, and modern manufacturing methods such as 3D printing.
Graduates earn Master of Science in Engineering Design (Sivilingeniør) with strong theoretical and practical skills for technological innovation.
You can find more information in the current study plan.
Student life
What can you become?
An MSc in Engineering Design qualifies you for product development and improvement roles across industries, including automotive, space, oil and gas, marine structures, construction, technical equipment, and consumer products. You may also work in consulting, research and development, education, or leadership in public and private sectors. UiT Narvik graduates are employed by companies such as:
- Aker Solutions
- Siemens
- Bane NOR
- Kongsberg
- SINTEF
- NTNU
- UiT
- some start their own companies.
Access to further studies
The Master’s degree (Sivilingeniør) qualifies you for admission to PhD programs.Programme structure
How is the teaching organized?
This is a 2-year full-time study program offered at Campus Narvik, with a possible three- or four-year arrangement. The study can also be followed digitally outside Campus. The master’s programme is flexible and can be taken part-time, making it well suited for combining studies with a job.
Some courses are delivered live, while others can be followed at your own pace, with guidance provided as needed. Most courses have exam formats that do not require physical attendance on campus.
The time-intensive course format delivers each 5 ECTS module over two intensive weeks, with a self-study week in between and before the exam.
Language of instruction
Lectures are given in English when non-Nordic students are present.
Programme structure
See the subjects you can take in this study programStudy plan
Outgoing exchange
It is possible to complete parts of the program as an exchange student at other universities. Current partner institutions include:
- University of Applied Sciences and Technologies Salzburg, Austria
- University of Catania, Italy
- Universita Politecnica della Marche, Italy
Students have also completed exchange stays at institutions such as:
- Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Copenhagen
- University of Pretoria, South Africa
Studiesteder du kan utveksle til
Admission requirements
Bachelor degree in mechanics, materials, structural, modelling or equivalent.
In addition, the following requirements must be met:
- Minimum 25 credits in mathematics (equivalent to Mathematical Methods 1, 2 og 3)
- 5 credits in statistics
- 7,5 ects i physics on a higher level is required. The requirement for physics can be covered by 7.5 credits in physics, building physics, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics and/or mechanics of materials.
Admission capasity:
20 places
Applicants from within the Nordic countries:
If you don't have enough mathematics and/or physics to qualify for the master's degree, you can take one of these courses in the first semester at UiT in Narvik: TEK-2800 Mathematics 3 (5 ects) and/or TEK-2801 Physics 2 (5 ects).
Applicants from outside the Nordic countries:
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