Offshore Technology

The Master of Science (Offshore Technology) is jointly hosted by the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering and the Department of Mechanical Engineering, and is administered by the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering.  It offers a comprehensive coverage of topics in Offshore Technology and Subsea Engineering that are of great relevance to the offshore oil and gas industry which span the design of facilities in shallow waters to challenges that are faced by engineers in developments in deep waters and in arctic conditions.

A student may choose to graduate with ONLY one of the following:

• MSc (Offshore Technology)
• MSc (Offshore Technology) with specialisation in Subsea Engineering

MSc (Offshore Technology)

Students reading the programme without specialisation must successfully complete the programme with at least 40 MCs and achieve a minimum CAP of 3.00, which consist of the following:

1. At least 28 MCs (7 modules) from the modules listed in part (i); and
2. The remaining up to 12 MCs (3 modules) from the modules listed in part (ii). However, subject to prior approval from the Department’s Programme Management Committee, up to two (2) modules may be taken from outside the prescribed programme curriculum.

MSc (Offshore Technology) with Specialisation in Subsea Engineering

To be eligible for the specialisation, students must successfully complete the programme with at least 40 MCs and achieve a minimum CAP of 3.00, which consist of the following:

1. At least 20 MCs (5 modules) from the modules listed in part (iii); and
2. At least 8 MCs (2 modules) from the modules listed in part (i); and
3. The remaining up to 12 MCs (3 modules) from the modules listed in part (ii). However, subject to prior approval from the Department’s Programme Management Committee, up to two (2) modules may be taken from outside the prescribed programme curriculum.

MSc (Offshore Technology) students are not allowed to do any module which they have previously taken and counted towards a different degree programme without prior permission from the Head of Department.

Modules for M.Sc. (Offshore Technology) programme

The programme’s modules are presented in the following three groups:

Modules in Offshore Technology

All modules below are 4 MCs each with the exception of OT5001 Independent Study Module which is 8 MCs. 

• OT5001  Independent Study Module (8MCs)
• OT5101  Exploration and Production of Petroleum
• OT5102  Oil & Gas Technology
• OT5201  Marine Statics & Dynamics
• OT5202  Analysis & Design of Offshore Structure
• OT5203  Design of Floating Structures
• OT5204  Moorings & Risers
• OT5205  Offshore Pipelines
• OT5206  Offshore Foundations
• OT5207  Arctic Engineering
• OT5208  Fatigue and Fracture for Offshore Structures
• OT5301  Subsea Systems Engineering
• OT5303  Subsea Control
• OT5304  Subsea Construction & Operations Support
• OT5881  Topics in Offshore Engineering
• OT5882  Topics in Subsea Engineering
• CE5307  Wave Hydrodynamics and Physical Oceanography
• ME5301  Flow System Analysis
• ME5506  Corrosion of Materials

Elective modules

All modules below are 4 MCs each.CE4257  Linear Finite Element Analysis,

• CE4258  Structural Stability and Dynamics
• CE5105  Analytical & Numerical Methods in Foundation Engineering
• CE5308  Coastal Engineering and Sediment Transport
• CE5509  Advanced Structural Steel Design
• CE5514  Plate and Shell Structures
• CE5603  Engineering Economics and Project Evaluation
• CE5702  CE Reliability Analysis & Design
• CE5804  Global Infrastructure Project Management
• CE6003  Numerical Methods in Engineering Mechanics
• CE6006  Advanced Finite Element Analysis
• CE6101  Geotechnical Constitutive Modelling
• ME5105  Shock and Vibration Control
• ME5201  Thermal Systems Design
• ME5362  Advanced Fluid Transients Computation and Modelling
• ME5402  Advanced Robotics
• ME5602  Manufacturing Systems Engineering
• ME5708  Pressure Surges in Oil & Gas Flow Systems
• SH5204  Safety Engineering

Modules for Specialisation in Subsea Engineering

All modules below are 4 MCs each with the exception of OT5001 Independent Study Module which is 8 MCs.OT5001  Independent Study Module (8 MCs) (relating to Subsea Engineering)

• OT5102  Oil & Gas Technology (compulsory)
• OT5301  Subsea Systems Engineering [compulsory unless the student has taken this module for his/her B.Eng. (Mechanical Engineering) programme]
• OT5205  Offshore Pipelines
• OT5302  Flow Assurance
• OT5303  Subsea Control
• OT5304  Subsea Construction & Operations Support
• OT5882  Topics in Subsea Engineering

• At least a Bachelor's degree in Engineering or its equivalent.
• Payment of application fees (S$50)
• The page of your passport bearing the passport number
• Employment pass / work permit 
• Documentary proof of change in name (if you had your name changed and your name in NRIC / Passport is not identical to the name printed on your degree scroll / certificate and university transcript)
• Polytechnic results and certificate (if applicable), or its equivalent 
• Original official transcript, or its certified true copies,
• Financial statement indicating a balance of at least S$25,000 or its equivalent to show applicants’ ability to support themselves financially (i.e. estimated expenses of S$25,000 a year in Singapore) - only applicable to International applicants applying for full-time courses and who are not residing or not working in Singapore.
• TOEFL scoresheet indicating a min. score of 92 (internet-based test) or IELTS (Academic) result of 6.5 
• Referee reports / recommendation letters 

Scholarships

• NUS Graduate Scholarship