Professional qualification: MECHANICAL ENGINEER

Type of training: FULL-TIME

Language of instruction: Bulgarian

Course Duration: 4 semesters (2 years), including 3 semesters of academic and practical classes and 1 semester of MEng Thesis preparation.

Requirements: The Master’s Degree Course of Design of Marine Installations and Systems is oriented to graduates who have obtained a Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in the field of Technology (Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS).  The speciality is in the Professional field of Transport, navigation and aviation.

Upon successful completion of this MEng Course, the graduates are awarded a MEng Degree in Design of Maritime Arrangements and Systems and a Professional Qualification ‘Master of Engineering’.

Career path: The objective of the Design of Marine Installations and Systems MEng course is to train highly qualified engineers possessing in-depth knowledge and skills in the broad range of design, modelling and studying of ships and marine structures using specialized software CAD/CAM, FEA and CFD programmes and applications. The Design of Marine Installations and Systems graduates could practice their in-depth knowledge in our country or abroad as:

• designers, experts, consultants in institutions, companies and organizations in the public and private sectors;
• researchers and lecturers;
• chief designers of sea and river ships, floating platforms and marine structures;
• heads of industrial design centers / shipbuilders and shipyards;
• chief engineers and managers in the shipping and offshore industry;

A large number of companies in Bulgaria and abroad successfully operate in the field of marine design, with their production being designed exclusively for the world maritime market of newbuild design and retrofit of ships and marine structures in service. These companies which offer excellent working conditions, opportunities for qualification upgrade and specialization in leading companies abroad, and pay for engineering work in line with European standards require that the future engineers have the knowledge and skills to design and use state-of-the-art programming tools and systems.

The MEng Design of Marine Installations and Systems graduates have the option to continue their education for acquiring a PhD Degree. The knowledge and skills acquired during their study are internationally recognized and the Diplomas are in compliance with the European Credit Transfer System ECTS.

Department of Naval Achitechture and Marine Engineering

HOD: Assos. Prof. eng. Irina Kostova

Phone: +359 52  383 369 / 476, Room: 402 M / 318^A M

e-mail: irina.kostova@tu-varna.bg

Technical coordinator: Stela Miteva

Phone: +359 52  383 290, Room: 403 M

e-mail: stela_miteva@tu-varna.bg

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