The course aims at training professionals responding to the needs of the labour market in the fields of industrial production, production of energy from the sea, industry of marine extractions, movement of goods and passengers and of the design of works aiming at the protection of the coasts.
In line with the provisions of the qualifying educational objectives for graduates in the L-9 degree class, “Industrial Engineering”, graduates in “Marine Technologies Engineering” will have adequate knowledge of the methodological-operational aspects of mathematics and other sciences and will be able to use this knowledge to interpret and describe engineering issues.
The specific objectives of the course are based on a training path, starting with a solid basic training built on disciplines such as mathematics, physics, chemistry, which develops on the design skills deriving from the main engineering disciplines. Among these, the disciplines related to the mechanical engineering, manufacturing and plant engineering sectors take on particular importance. The methodological-operational aspects of sciences, namely of industrial engineering, will be deeply investigated, in a way to enable graduates to identify, formulate and solve problems using up-to-date methods, techniques and tools.
Furthermore, the degree course provides, basic and typical industrial engineering subjects, the training of an engineer with solid groundings and soft skills, so as to be able to access different 2nd cycle Degree courses. At the same time, the course integrates some subjects with specific professional nature, with respect to the industrial sector and marine applications, providing tools that can be used in numerous sectors of the industrial sector, from manufacturing to transformation. Finally, thanks to the multidisciplinary studies in the field of marine technologies, graduates will be able to have a wealth of knowledge that can be spent on the territory, becoming a precious regional asset.
To achieve the objectives, the degree course is divided into the following subject blocks:
- Basic subjects (mathematics, physics and chemistry)
- The typical industrial engineering subjects (construction theory, technical physics, electrical engineering, fluid mechanics, drawing, measurements)
- The specific and professional industrial engineering subjects (including mechanical systems, applied mechanics, manufacturing processes, machines and propulsion systems)
- The disciplines more directly related to applications in the marine environment.
The course does not provide diversified curricula, but two optional teachings packages from which the student will have to choose one and two disciplines respectively. In particular, among the subjects related to the marine environment, some are common/mandatory courses, such as coastal geomorphology, marine geology and the study of maritime works aimed at coastal defence; others, on the other hand, are included as optional, enabling students to study in depth their applications in the fields of mechanical design, production of clean energy from the sea and marine ecology (through class-specific and related educational activities).
Students can select some additional optional disciplines for the deepening of knowledge about business economics and organization and maritime law.