Master in Coastal Hazards - Risks, Climate Change Impacts and Adaption
Faro, Portugal
DURATION
2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Request application deadline *
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 90,000 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* from 11/03/2025 to 04/04/25
** for International students| National students: EUR 9000 per year
Key Summary
Introduction
The University of Algarve is a partner in a European consortium with the University of Cantabria (Spain) and the Delft Institute for Water Education (The Netherlands) in the Erasmus Mundus Master in Coastal Hazards, Risks, Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation".
Objectives
This master's degree, coordinated by IHE Delft, aims to prepare students for professional careers that help societies face and adapt to coastal risks and also seeks to meet the worldwide need for qualified professionals in coastal engineering and management.
Students graduating from the COASTHazar master's degree are expected to acquire the necessary skills to design and implement climate change adaptation measures in vulnerable areas.
The course has a duration of 2 years (120 ECTS), distributed in semesters.
COASTHazar students take the 1st semester at the University of Cantabria (Santander), the 2nd semester at the IHE (Delft) and the 3rd semester at the University of Algarve (Faro). The 4th semester (dissertation) can be done at any of these institutions, in partnership with one of the others or with partner institutions (including companies). At the end of the 2nd semester, students attend a Summer School, which takes place in the Netherlands. Throughout the course, there are also several complementary short courses and the possibility of doing an internship in a company (in an associated partner).
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Curriculum
Year 1
1st Semester
- Applied Computational Tools in Coastal Engineering
- Coastal Sedimentation and Erosion Processes
- Introduction to Management and Diagnosis of Coastal Ecosystems
- Marine and Atmospheric Climate
- Theoretical and Practical Bases for Risk Assessment
- Waves and Water Level
2nd Semester
- Climate Change and Adaptation in Lowland Coastal Areas
- Coastal Processes and Morphology
- Design of Risk Reduction Measures in Coastal Areas
- Dynamic and Statistical Regional Wave Modeling
- Flood Protection in Lowland Areas
- Modelling of Coastal Hazards
Year 2
1st Semester
- Coastal Evolution and Risks at Rocky Shores
- Dissertation Plan
- Fieldwork and Data Analysis
- Nature-Based Solutions for Coastal Management
- Optional Course
2nd Semester
- Dissertation