Offshore

and Ocean
Technology
MSc courses

to Cranfield was key to acquiring the

Coming
requisite knowledge for challenging roles in
the offshore industry.

Soala Benibo, Senior Subsea Systems Engineer

at Shell International Exploration & Production

www.cranfield.ac.uk/sas/offshoremasters

Full and part-time

The forefront of offshore education

The offshore industry is a big employer worldwide and opportunities are vast
and diverse. At Cranfield, we work closely with your potential employers to
design postgraduate courses that provide you with the skills and practical
experience they need. We combine high calibre teaching with real life
practical work experience. A postgraduate qualification from Cranfield will
offer you an unparalleled competitive edge.

We offer five postgraduate courses MSc Offshore and Ocean Technology with:
Offshore Materials Engineering
Offshore Renewable Energy
Pipeline Engineering
Risk Management
Subsea Engineering

Your career prospects

There is no shortage of career
opportunities in the offshore sector.
Offshore oil and gas exploration and
production accounts for around 300,000
jobs in the UK. Jobs are highly skilled and
well rewarded. Salaries for the UK oil and
gas sector averaged circa 64,000 a year
in 20121.
Cranfield graduates are highly
employable. They develop rewarding
careers in the exciting and challenging
fields of offshore oil and gas exploration,
underwater engineering, offshore
materials, pipeline engineering, offshore
and marine risk management, and the
emerging offshore renewable energy
industry. Recent employers of Cranfield
graduates include:

BP
Fugro
Intecsea
JP Kenny
Shell

Industry input
Our students benefit from extensive input
from industry. Lectures are delivered
by Cranfield experts supported by
professionals from organisations such as
Shell UK, GE Wind, BP UK, J P Kenny,
Fugro GRL, Renewable UK and BG
Group.

Industry-sponsored project work

Our students are in regular contact with
employers through group and individual
project work, usually sponsored by industry.
Our extensive network of contacts offers
students the opportunity to undertake
exciting projects addressing real-life
challenges in the offshore industry.
They also gain valuable additional skills in
project and budget management.

Examples of group projects and

sponsoring organisations:
BG Group Deepwater blowout
response technologies
Fugro Prediction of upheaval buckling
susceptibility
GE Oil & Gas UK Choke valves design
and marinisation of Rightrax
JP Kenny Design of a collection
system for marine energy farms
E.ON Wave and tidal energy in
Northern Ireland

Specialist facilities
Cranfields facilities are unparalleled.
Our students have several opportunities
to make use of these through practical
project work. Our offshore related
facilities include state-of-the-art corrosion
laboratories, materials testing facilities and
a record breaking hyperbaric chamber for
deep weld simulation.

Accreditation
Our offshore courses are all accredited
by the Institute of Marine Engineering,
Science and Technology (IMarEST) and
are approved by the Energy Institute for
membership.

am indebted to Cranfield
IUniversity
for the progression Ive

achieved in my career. I chose

Cranfield for its worldwide
reputation and wholly postgraduate
status, which offers a definite
advantage for study compared to
other universities.

Paul Potter, Subsea Systems

Consultant at Ocean Riser Systems AS

www.cranfield.ac.uk/sas/offshoremasters

Information correct at time of printing.

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Source Oil & Gas UK

Our courses - Offshore and Ocean Technology with:

Offshore Materials
Engineering
MSc
This course develops professional
engineers with specialist knowledge of
the selection, behaviour and maintenance
of a wide variety of complex materials
used offshore. This knowledge is crucial
to the success of the industry, particularly
with the growth in novel materials for the
renewable energy sector.
Our graduates can expect to be in
demand globally as specialist structural
and materials engineers, in oil and gas,
and renewable energy applications.

Pipeline Engineering Subsea

Engineering
MSc
Subsea pipelines are key to both field
development and the transportation of oil
and gas on a global scale.
Graduates of this course are armed with the
skills required to understand the materials,
installation and maintenance issues
associated with this important infrastructure.

an MSc in Pipeline
Studying
Engineering at Cranfield allowed me
to study a niche I find interesting.
From working hard in my group
project I was recruited by the biggest
pipeline company in the world.

Ben Montila, now working for Woodgroup

Kenny

Risk Management
MSc
Offshore risk managers are increasingly
in demand in the offshore industry. A riskbased approach to safety and improved
protection for the environment has been
almost universally adopted, providing
opportunities globally.

Offshore
Renewable Energy

MSc
This course is ideally suited to those with
an interest in oil and gas exploitation
in deepwater.
Our graduates are equipped with detailed
knowledge and skills in subsea hardware,
such as wellheads and separators.
They also gain advanced knowledge of
important issues such as field layout, flow
assurance, installation and maintenance.

gained my job at LDD before

Icompleting
my course at

Cranfield. Without having studied

postgraduate education I would
not have been considered for
the position they were recruiting
for. Most of it is down to having
studied here at Cranfield that I
now have the job that I have.

Lee Wills, MSc Subsea Engineering, now

Project Engineer at Large Diameter Drilling
Ltd

Our graduates take on careers in project,

system and asset risk management in the
offshore and ocean-related sectors.

MSc
Offshore renewables are booming. Many
of the issues faced by this new activity
are similar to those faced many years ago
by the offshore oil and gas industry. Our
students are able to take full advantage of
our experience in this sector.
Graduates develop valuable skills in
technology and management issues of
offshore renewable devices and a strong
background in key technologies for
offshore use.

company is operating a
My
network of buoys, monitoring

sites and weather stations in the

Thames to study the environmental
conditions and water quality.
I feel that the Cranfield Offshore
Renewable Energy MSc has
prepared me well for this career.

Peter Wood, Junior Met Ocean Field Engineer

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E: offshorecourses@cranfield.ac.uk
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offshoremasters

Additional course information

MSc structure

Duration

MSc courses comprise a series of

taught modules, a group project and an
individual thesis project.

MSc: Full-time, 1 year. Part-time, 2-5 years.

Alternative study options

Entry requirements

Part-time study allows you to fit your studies

around your existing life and work commitments.
Projects can be undertaken within your
organisation offering additional benefits to your
employer. A two year full-time Master of Technology
(MTech) option in collaboration with an industrial
sponsor is also available. Please speak to the
Programme Director for more information.

Taught modules 40%

You will undertake eight taught modules
(six compulsory and two optional) which
run from October to February, providing
you with the essential knowledge to
undertake subsequent project work.

Candidates must possess, or be

expected to achieve, a good UK
Honours degree in a range of disciplines
including engineering or science or their
international equivalent. Other relevant
qualifications together with considerable
industrial experience will be considered.

Group project 20%

Group projects run from February to April
and provide teams of students with the
opportunity to take responsibility for a
consultancy type project, usually with an
industrial sponsor.

Funding

Thesis project 40%

The final individual thesis project takes up
the remainder of the course to September.
It allows students to demonstrate their
ability to think and work in an original
way and overcome genuine problems in
offshore and ocean technology, supported
by external organisations.

www.cranfield.ac.uk/funding

Other qualifications are also available,

including the PgDip, comprising eight
taught modules and the group project,
and the PgCert, comprising six modules.

A range of funding opportunities exist,

including industrial sponsorship, School
bursaries and funding from other external
sources. Please check the website for
more information.

Examples of who we
work with...

How to find us

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Keynes

Cranfield

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Milton
Keynes

Cranfield

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30 minutes from London to Milton Keynes by train

Cranfield University
Cranfield University is a specialist postgraduate institution with a worldwide reputation
for excellence and expertise in science, technology and management. The high-tech
campus is located in the Bedfordshire countryside yet close to vibrant towns and only
an hour from central London. As one of the UKs top four universities for research
income from engineering and technology, we are world-leading in our contribution to
global innovation. Ranked first in the UK for staff to student ratios and with world-class
academics and exceptional facilities, Cranfield makes the ideal destination for advancing
careers. Courses are career-driven and are constantly updated with input from Industry
Advisory Panels to ensure they meet the needs of employers.

www.cranfield.ac.uk/sas/offshoremasters

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