Arctic Technology (AT)
The Arctic contains large quantities of biological and mineral resources of great commercial and scientific value. Sustainable industrial development and exploitation of biological and mineral resources requires tailored technology and expert knowledge of the region. Arctic Technology (AT) involves upgrading of well proven technology to suit the Arctic climate or the development of completely different and specialized technology especially adapted to the harsh environmental conditions.

The AT program offered at UNIS is especially designed for today’s Arctic technology challenges including priority aspects of climate change, as the courses have the advantage of being taught in an Arctic environment where this type of technology has been applied for many decades. At UNIS students conduct field activities implemented in actual research projects. Students on M.Sc. levels of education will learn to appreciate the technological challenges associated with sustainable human development in a pristine Arctic environment.

Undergraduate Programme/Courses

Prerequisites: 60 ECTS (1 year) in Math/Physics/Mechanics/Chemistry

Graduate Courses (Ph.D. courses – also suitable for M.Sc.)

Prerequisites: enrolment in a master – or Ph.D. program. Can by application be included into the undergraduate program.

UNIS offers 3 back-to-back master/PhD courses in Arctic environmental pollutants and toxicology in spring 2012. Each course is a 10 ECTS course and you can apply for one or more of these courses. Application deadline is 15 October 2011. Click on image to see course package flyer (Pdf).

There are two main fields within the AT program:

Arctic Engineering:
Knowledge of Arctic engineering technology is essential to provide sound design and construction recommendations both offshore and onshore in the Arctic. UNIS students can participate in infrastructure projects on Svalbard, as well as field studies of sea-ice properties in the adjacent seas. Studies on avalanches and slides in the mountains of Svalbard are integrated into the Arctic Technology course portfolio. Field investigations, together with laboratory testing and numerical analysis create the basis for understanding thermo-mechanical properties and processes in snow, permafrost and ice. At UNIS students will have an excellent opportunity to investigate, design and perform mitigation measures for infrastructures under a changing climate.

Recommended combinations (start in the spring semester):

Spring	Autumn
AT-205	AT-301
AT-208	AT-323
	AT-327

Recommended workload is 30 ECTS per semester.

Arctic Environmental Technology:
Present levels of pollutants, degradation processes, spreading mechanisms and environmental effects need to be well understood when designing efficient response strategies with the aim to reduce the environmental impacts. The department is specialized on various topics in environmental pollution, such as environmental effects from oil exploration in Arctic areas, fate and long-range transport of persistent organic pollutants and environmental risk assessment and modelling.

Recommended combinations (start in the autumn semester):

Autumn	Spring
*AT-207	AT-324
*AT-209	AT-330
	AT-331
* = Interdisciplinary course

Recommended workload is 30 ECTS per semester.