New master degree programme in Civil Engineering - Climate change adaptation

A new curriculum in Climate Change Adaptation will be activated for the master degree programme in Civil Engineering at the University of Bologna. Details on the master are given at https://corsi.unibo.it/2cycle/CivilEngineering and https://corsi.unibo.it/2cycle/CivilEngineering/overview (beware: the new curriculum is not yet listed there, the official web site is under construction).

The new Curriculum in Climate Change Adaptation has been conceived by considering the increasing demand of institutions, industries, environmental boards - and stakeholders in general - of technicians and methods for designing solutions to mitigate the increasing pressure of climate variability and change. Devising and sizing strategies, infrastructures and solutions for climate change adaptation is a compelling requirement for copying with local and global challenges, yet little technical guidance and few professionals are today available with the required advanced skills. For addressing the increasing demand of the job market, the new curriculum in Civil Engineering Climate Change Adaptation at the university of Bologna builds on the ideas, skills and experience of several international and acknowledge professors and researchers who are world class leaders in climate change analysis and adaptation.

The new curriculum will in particular focus on lands, coastal and marine environments. It will be taught for the first year in Bologna, with an educational programme that is shared by all the curricula in Civil Engineering. The second year, specifically focusing on climate change and adaptation, will be taught in Ravenna, where a fertile and stimulating environment, and the presence of several industries working on marine and coastal protection and recovery, offers the ideal venue for learning unique skills.

List of the courses

(name of teachers are not final)

First year (Bologna Campus)

• Advanced Structural Mechanics (6 ECTS, 48 hours frontal teaching). Teacher: Prof. Alessandro Marzani
• Geotechnical Engineering (6 ECTS, 48 hours frontal teaching). Teacher: Prof. Michela Marchi
• Numerical Methods (6 ECTS, 48 hours frontal teaching) Teacher: Prof. Alessandro Lanza
• Advanced Design Of Structures (6 ECTS, 48 hours frontal teaching) Teacher: Prof. Claudio Mazzotti
• Advanced Hydrosystems Engineering (6 ECTS, 48 hours frontal teaching) Teacher: Prof. Cristiana Bragalli
• Design Projects (6 ECTS, 48 hours frontal teaching) Teacher: Prof. Claudio Lantieri
• Sustainable Transport System Design (6 ECTS, 48 hours frontal teaching) Teacher: Prof. Federico Rupi

Second year (Ravenna Campus)

• Climate change modelling, mitigation and adaptation (9 ECTS, 72 hours frontal teaching) Teacher: Prof. Alberto Montanari
• Laboratory of climate change adaptation (3 ECTS, 24 hours frontal teaching) Teacher: Prof. Attilio Castellarin
• Actions on structures and infrastructures in a changing climate (6 ECTS, 48 hours frontal teaching) Teacher: Prof. Guenter Bloeschl/Alberto Montanari
• Group A or B of Second Year courses (12 ECTS, 96 hours frontal teaching)
• Elective courses (12 ECTS, 24 hours frontal teaching)
• Final year project (18 ECTS)

Group A "Structural Engineering" of Second Year Courses

• Analysis and modelling of marine structures (6 ECTS, 48 hours frontal teaching). Teacher: Prof. Nicholas Fantuzzi
• Design of marine structures (6 ECTS, 48 hours frontal teaching). Teacher: Prof. Michele Palermo
• Advanced design of marine structures (6 ECTS, 48 hours frontal teaching). Teacher: Prof. Michele Palermo

Group B "Coastal Engineering" of Second Year Courses

• Ocean and coastal engineering (6 ECTS, 48 hours frontal teaching). Teacher: Prof. Renata Archetti
• Geotechnical design of coastal infrastructures (6 ECTS, 48 hours frontal teaching). Teacher: Prof. Laura Govoni
• Environmental perspectives for multimodal transport operations (6 ECTS, 48 hours frontal teaching). Teacher: Prof. Filippo Paganelli

Scholarships

Please see the web page of the University of Bologna providing information on scholarship and support in general for national and international students. Infromation on additional funding that may be provided will be published there.

Logistic and housing

Please see the web page of the University of Bologna providing information for international students. Ravenna, where lectures of the second year will be taught, is reachable by train with a 70-minute connection, with several trains travelling during the day (see www.trenitalia.com). Ravenna offers cheap opportunities for lodging.

The concept

The Master of Science in Civil Engineering includes four areas specialising in structural, water, transportation and climate adaptation engineering, emphasising topics such as resilience, risk, sustainability and climate change adaptation.

State-of-the-art laboratories, internships at international companies, double degree agreements and Erasmus exchanges will prepare you for an international career.

The programme focuses on topics relating to structural, hydraulic and transport engineering.
The Curriculum in climate change adaptation is taught for the first year in Bologna and the second year in Ravenna, where there is a long history of research and teaching in marine engineering, renewable energy, sustainability of land and coastal areas.

Students will learn how to design climate change adaptation strategies and structures, with reference to the sea environment, water resources, structures and infrastructures under climate forcing.

More information

https://corsi.unibo.it(2cycle/CivilEngineering.
Please note: the website of the curriculum climate change adaptation is under construction.
Email: alberto.montanari@unibo.it