Overview
Despite its importance to the nation’s economy, oil and gas production is by no means the only activity associated with the sea. This fact is recognised by our Diving Science and Technology option which covers the requirements of a range of industries that need to work underwater.
In particular, the option addresses the problems faced by the scientific and technical diving communities as they strive to work in deeper water with the minimum of surface support.
The MSc course is accredited by the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) for CMarTech and MIMarEST. The MSc has also been approved by the Energy Institute (EI) for membership, and as meeting the Engineering Council UK’s further learning requirements for Chartered Engineer registration under UK-SPEC.
Students use the Offshore Technology Centre’s diving tanks and take part in a one-week diving course at Fort William in Scotland.
Course Structure
The course comprises eight one-week assessed modules, a group project, and an individual thesis project.
Students complete six core modules with a further two optional modules selected in consultation with the Course Director. These provide the tools required for the group and individual projects.
Core modules
- Corrosion in the Offshore Environment
- Diving Science and Technology
- Offshore Inspection
- Project Management
- Safety, Risk and Reliability Offshore
- Underwater Vehicles and Systems
Optional modules
- Failure of Materials
- Materials in the Offshore Environment
- Offshore Pipeline Design and Installation
- Offshore Renewable Energy – Technology
- Offshore Renewable Energy – Management
- Reliability Engineering and Asset Risk Management
- Subsea Oil and Gas Exploitation
- Commercial Diving Acquaintance (non-assessed module)
Entry requirements
Candidates must possess, or be expected to achieve, a 1st or 2nd class UK Honours degree or equivalent in a relevant science, engineering or related discipline. Other relevant qualifications, together with significant experience, may be considered.
English language requirements - our normal minimum requirement is a TOEFL score of 580 (paper test) or 237 (computer test), essay rating 4.5 or 92 (Internet test), all skills 19 or an IELTS 6.5 with 6.0 for writing, a TOEIC overall score of 830, or a Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English grade C or Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English grade C, although a number of our programmes require higher scores.
Funding
Funding opportunities exist, including industrial sponsorship, School bursaries and a number of general external schemes. For the majority of part-time students sponsorship is organised by their employers. We recommend you discuss this with your company in the first instance.
Please note that a formal offer of a place on this course must have been received before consideration can be given for funding. For further details please visit our website or contact our Enquiries Office on the details provided below.
Want to find out more?
Contact our Enquiries Office for further details on all the courses we offer be either email: appliedsciences@cranfield.ac.uk or phone +44 (0)1234 758008. You can also visit our website.
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