One single programme of study is available, with a large number of advanced taught modules in the field of Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Seismology being provided by any of the four academic institutions included in the MEEES Consortium. Students, however, have the possibility of opting to specialise either in the Earthquake Engineering component of the programme or on its Engineering Seismology counterpart. Such specialisation is achieved by obtaining 70% credits on modules related to one option or the other, as described further below. Either option involves 18 months of study and the attaining of 90 credits.
Alternatively, and so as not to deprive graduates from the opportunity of becoming experts in both aspects of earthquake risk mitigation, the proposed programme envisages also the possibility of students following an 18-month study programme that leads to the attainment of a total of 90 credits and which comprises the acquisition, through attendance of taught modules and the carrying out of a research dissertation, of at least 42 credits on each of the two Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Seismology components.
Different taught modules will correspond to equally varying credits, defined according to the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS), depending on the number of work/study hours (each credit is equivalent to 25 hours of work). Masters dissertations, required for the attainment of the degree, corresponds to a number of 30 credits.
As described here, students must follow courses and/or carry out dissertation research projects in two of the following institutions; ROSE School (Pavia, Italy), University of Patras and University of Grenoble Joseph Fourier and Middle East Technical University of Ankara. A Joint masters degree is awarded by all aforementioned institutions, provided that the student fulfils all degree requirements. The programme begins again in the Fall Term of 2010, that is, in September 2010.
Students may choose between two different Study Paths in order to obtain their degree:
Study Path 1: requires the student to remain in the first institution for two semesters in order to obtain 30 credits on taught modules and 30 credits from a Master's Project. They he/she moves to the second institution and follows courses in order to obtain the final 30 credits. Please note that the EE option is possible only if Grenoble is not selected as first host institution.
Study Path 2: requires the student to remain in the first institution for a single semester, following courses worth 30 credits, and then he/she moves to the second institution in order to follow more courses (for another 30 credits) and then work on a Master's Project in the final semester.
All the above can effectively be translated into the following:
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Requirements |
MSc in Earthquake Engineering |
MSc in Engineering Seismology |
MSc in Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Seismology |
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Number of institutions in which the student must study |
2 | 2 | 2 |
| Semester during which the student may follow taught modules (Study Path 1) |
Fall, year "n" Fall, year "n+1" |
Fall, year "n" Fall, year "n+1" |
Fall, year "n" Fall, year "n+1" |
| Semester during which the student may follow taught modules (Study Path 2) |
Fall, year "n" Spring, year "n+1" |
Fall, year "n" Spring, year "n+1" |
Fall, year "n" Spring, year "n+1" |
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Semester during which the student may prepare the Masters Project (Study Path 1) |
Spring, year "n+1" | Spring, year "n+1" | Spring, year "n+1" |
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Semester during which the student may prepare the Masters Project (Study Path 2) |
Fall, year "n+1" | Fall, year "n+1" | Fall, year "n+1" |
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Number of ECTS credits that must be attained for the Masters Project |
30 | 30 | 30 |
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Minimum number of credits that must be attained in each institutions |
30 |
30 | 30 |
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Minimum number of credits that must obtained in Earthquake Engineering related modules and dissertation |
60 |
- | 42 |
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Minimum number of credits that must be obtained in Engineering Seismology related modules and Project
|
- | 60 | 42 |
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Total number of credits required
|
90 | 90 | 90 |
Fall Term 2010: 1st September 2010 - 15th February 2011
Spring Term 2011: 15th February 2011 - 30th July 2011
Fall Term 2011: 1st September 2011 - 15th February 2012