MSc Marine Technology (M-TECH)
Nantes, France
DURATION
2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
28 Apr 2025
EARLIEST START DATE
01 Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 12,000 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* 21,000 euros in total for 2 years for non-European students. Scholarships available
Key Summary
Introduction
This specialism in Marine Technology aims to give students advanced training on typical problems of hydrodynamics applied to naval architecture and ocean engineering: ship resistance, seakeeping, ship behavior in irregular seas, water, waves, and marine environment... physical, modeling, and numerical aspects are studied.
The program includes theoretical courses on typical hydrodynamics problems: ship resistance, wave-induced motions, wave, and marine environment modeling ... and numerical methods used to solve these problems. A large part of the program is also devoted to the practical use of software to solve the problems cited above through a large variety of numerical methods: boundary elements or spectral methods under potential flow theory, finite-difference or finite-volume techniques in solvers for viscous flows, Smooth Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH). Students are also involved in practical work using the ocean test facilities (towing tank, wave tank equipped with a multi flap wave generator, etc.)
The program of study lasts two academic years - denoted by M1 and M2 and is taught in English. It comprises three study semesters followed by a paid Master's thesis/internship in the final semester.
Our Master's programs in Marine Technology are fully accredited by the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research.
Students applying for this specialism can also apply to join the Integrated Master-PhD track, which brings together the two years of the Master's degree and three years of PhD studies. The Integrated Master-PhD track is designed to give high-potential students exposure to research activities as soon as they join the M1 year.
Admissions
Curriculum
30 ECTS Credits per semester.
M1 Year - 2024/25
Autumn Semester Courses
- Fluid Mechanics
- Algorithmics for Engineering Modelling
- Numerical Methods
- Marine Hydrodynamics
- Tools and Methods for Research
- Continuum Mechanics*
- Maritime and Navigation Knowledge*
- *according to your specialism
Spring Semester Courses
- Fluid Mechanics
- Energetics
- Propulsion
- Marine Hydrodynamics
- Business Environment
- Structural Mechanics*
- Labs in Propulsion Systems*
- Thermal Machines*
- *according to your specialism
M2 Year - 2024/25
Autumn Semester
- General concepts of hydrodynamics
- Water waves and sea states modelling
- Wave-structure interactions and moorings
- Hydrodynamics
- Research in Marine Hydrodynamics
Spring Semester ECTS
- Master thesis / internship
Skills Developed
- Build and use models dedicated to hydrodynamics for ocean engineering
- Define and perform experiments for free-surface hydrodynamics problems
- Solve - numerically - free surface problems for ocean engineering applications
In addition to the above specialism-specific skills, students will also develop more general skills:
- Identify models, perform simulation and analyze results
- Communicate comprehensive results in a meaningful way
- Undertake bibliographic surveys of international research and professional literature
- Manage or be part of a project
Gallery
Rankings
- QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024: Centrale Nantes ranked 125th in the world for Mechanical Engineering
- World's top 600 in the Time Higher Education "Impacts Rankings" 2024
- Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2024 - Centrale Nantes is ranked in the world's top 300 for Engineering and the top 500 for both Computer Sciences and Physical Sciences
- Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2025 - Centrale Nantes in the top 600
- L'Etudiant : joint 4th place - in the 2024 ranking of the french engineering schools (up from 7th in 2023)
- Centrale Nantes in 4th place in the ranking of French engineering schools most committed to ecological and social transition
Program Outcome
Skills Developed
- Build and use models dedicated to hydrodynamics for ocean engineering
- Define and perform experiments for free-surface hydrodynamics problems
- Solve - numerically - free surface problems for ocean engineering applications
In addition to the above specialism-specific skills, students will also develop more general skills:
- Identify models, perform simulation, and analyze results
- Communicate comprehensive results in a meaningful way
- Undertake bibliographic surveys of international research and professional literature
- Manage or be part of a project
Program Tuition Fee
Scholarships and Funding
Career Opportunities
The main prospects for employment after the MSc program are found in the naval industry, shipping, oil sector, coastal engineering, or of marine renewable energies; within R&D departments or design offices.
PhD Opportunities
At the conclusion of the MSc degree, graduates can pursue a PhD, in particular within the Laboratory of Hydrodynamics, Energy and Atmospheric Environment, which offers experimental and/or numerical studies, often in cooperation with industrial partners on numerous themes: wave-structure interactions, simulation of sea states on large estates, improvement of the generation and propagation of swell, hydrodynamic impacts, ship damage, marine renewable energies (wave energy, offshore wind etc).