Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Program Description

NTNU offers a 2-years international MSc program in reliability, availability, maintainability, and safety (RAMS). To be admitted, students have to hold a BSc in a technical discipline. The whole program is 120 credits (in the European system) and the students have to take ten courses, each of 7.5 credits, write a project thesis (15 credits) and a master thesis (30 credits). The master thesis is usually written in cooperation with industry. Most of the courses are also taken as optional courses in several other study programs at NTNU. Some of our courses have up to 160 students.

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The RAMS Group is at the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, NTNU. With a consistent focus on research excellence and educational enrichment, the group has established itself as a notable contributor to both academia and industry. The group website is: https://www.ntnu.edu/mtp/research/rams.

The research activities of the RAMS Group are mainly related to

(i) System reliability and resilience analysis

(ii) Risk analysis and accident prevention

(iii) Maintenance planning and optimization

(iv) Security and sustainability of industrial systems

A main part of the research projects are related to the energy industries and public sectors, such as transportation and healthcare.

Course Offerings

The following course modules (7.5 credits) are offered as part of the international MSc program in RAMS:

Required courses:

TPK4120 Safety and Reliability Analysis
TPK5160 Risk Analysis
TPK4140 Maintenance Management
TPK5165 RAMS Engineering and Data Analytics
TPK5115 Risk Management in Projects
TPK5120 Elements of Model Engineering
TPK4450 Digitalized Solutions to Prognosis, Predictive Maintenance and Safety Analysis

Optional courses:

TTM4185 Security and robustness in ICT systems
TPK4186 Advanced Tools for Performance Engineering
TDT4127 Programming and Numeric
TPD4142 Design Thinking
TSOL425 Technology Management in Teams
SPRÅK3501Scientific Communication for Engineers
… and several more

Contact

Yiliu Liu
PhD, Professor
Director of RAMS International master program
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Email: yiliu.liu@ntnu.no; Tel: +47 47 44 17 75
Webpage: https://www.ntnu.edu/employees/yiliu.liu