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Aerospace Engineering - master

Facts

Duration:2 År
Credits (ECTS):120
Qualification:Master of Science in Aerospace Control Engineering / 'Sivilingeniør'
Admission requirements:A relevant undergraduate Bachelor Engineering programme within electronics or space technology with minimum 25 credits mathematics, 5 credits statistics and 7,5 credits physics.
Application deadline:Nordic applicants: 15 April, EU/EEA + Swiss applicants: 1 March, Non-EU/EEA applicants: 15 November
Application code:Nordic applicants: 4605
EU/EEA + Swiss applicants: 7144
Non-EU/EEA applicants: 9009

Programme description

The master program in Aerospace Control Engineering at IVT-faculty, UiT Narvik Campus provides a unique education in Norway, where you as a student will learn about the most relevant technologies necessary for design, construction, and utilization of control systems in aerospace applications. Through the two-year program, important theoretical preliminaries such as applied mathematics, digital system and signal theory, embedded systems, navigation and automatic control are covered, as well as more specialized topics on system identification, artificial intelligence, and modeling, guidance and control.

Through a multidisciplinary program, students learn the relevant methods and skills in various technological fields, with a commonality through its application in aerospace-related systems. The program involves lectured courses, as well as a high degree of problem-based education (i.e. learning by doing), where the students spend their time working on relevant projects under supervision of a highly qualified staff. The project topics are chosen from ongoing internal research projects, as well as national and international aerospace related projects that UiT participates in. Therefore, several projects has ended in results at a high international level, published in international scientific journals. The students have also been able to present their results for international audiences at scientific conferences and workshops. In the last few years, such projects have included:

Attitude determination and control system design for the European Student Earth Orbiter (ESEO) and European Student Moon Orbiter (ESMO) spacecraft under the SSETI-project initiated by the European Space Agency (ESA).

To provide a high-quality education with relevance to industry, UiT is cooperating with the national universities in Oslo (UiO), Bergen (UiB), Trondheim (NTNU), as well as European Space Agency, Norwegian Space Centre and the Norwegian Centre for Space-related Education (NAROM).


Programme structure

Studieplan
10 ects 10 ects 10 ects
1. sem. (autumn) ELE-3606 Control Engineering - 10 stp. MAT-3800 Linear Algebra II - 5 stp. MAT-3801 Numerical Methods - 5 stp. STE-3602 Embedded Systems - 5 stp. STE-3800 Classical Mechanics - 5 stp.
2. sem. (spring) DTE-3608 Artificial Intelligence and Intelligent Agents - Concepts and Algorithms - 5 stp. STE-3605 Mathematical Modeling and Simulation - 5 stp. TEK-3501 Innovation and Economy - 5 stp.
3. sem. (autumn) STE-3900 Masteroppgave - 40 stp. STE-3609 Systems Engineering - 10 stp. STE-3600 System Identification - 5 stp. STE-3610 Satellite Communication - 5 stp. TEK-3500 Innovation and Management - 5 stp.
4. sem. (spring)

Learning outcomes

Knowledge:

Skills:

General competence:


Teaching and assessment

Refresher course:
In week 33 a two-days refresher course in linear algebra is offered. In this course, central concepts and methods from previous linear algebra courses will be repeated. Experiences from previous years are that students who participate in this refresher course benefit greatly from this in SMN6190 Linear Algebra II.

All teaching on this program takes place in English.

The program involves lectured courses, as well as a high degree of problem-based education (i.e. learning-by-doing), where the students spend their time working on relevant projects under supervision of a highly qualified staff. The project topics are chosen from current and future national and international space projects, which UiT participates in, as well as ongoing internal research projects. In the last few years, such projects have included:

To provide a high-quality education with relevance to industry, UiT is cooperating with the national universities in Oslo (UiO), Bergen (UiB), Trondheim (NTNU), as well as ESA, Norwegian Space Centre and the Norwegian Centre for Space-related Education (NAROM). UiT has also a policy for advocating international cooperation, and several students have over the last years performed (parts of) the master project at well-known universities abroad.

Most courses are based on lectures, self-study and assignments or small projects, individually or in groups. Each 5 ECTS course usually includes 40 lectures, plus supervision time. The handouts can be voluntary or mandatory. Mandatory lab exercises are includes in some topics. Scientific theory application and analysis is emphasized in assignment and project solution. The different course descriptions provide additional information.

Form of assessment

Different assessment methods are applied through the study program. In most cases, the assessment is based on a written exam. In some cases an overall assessment is applied, combining a written exam with assignment or projects, or a final report combined with an oral exam. The different course descriptions provide additional information.

The final master thesis (diploma) will be performed in close collaboration with industry partners, and/or based on existing research and development projects. The work is usually performed individually, with regular supervisory meetings through the entire project period. The diploma will be evaluated solely on the basis of a final written report.

Mandatory safety training in health, security and environment (HSE)

All students must complete mandatory safety training before they are allowed access and given permission to work in laboratories, workshops and the like. This also goes for participation in fieldwork/research cruises and similar. Please contact your immediate supervisor for list of mandatory courses.


Language of instruction

English

Exchange possibilities

It is possible to study parts of the master program at other universities. An individual plan must be made in accordance with the study coordinator.

Job prospectives

Successfully qualified candidates can acquire jobs in a range of Norwegian businesses that contribute technical products and services within aerospace technology, but also wirhin fields as subsea engineering, systems engineering, or robotics and automation. The program also provides a basis for working with project managament and marketing, or teaching in technical subjects at Bachelor's level. The program also qualifies for doctoral studies in related fielsds.

Access to further studies

After graduation from the master program in Aerospace Control Engineering, the candidates may pursue PhD studies at UiT campus Narvik in within the field of Engineering Science and Technology - or other faculties at UiT within fields such as engineering cybernetics, communications or aeronautics.