Overview

Objectives

This Coastal Hazards - Risks, Climate Change Impacts and Adaption master's degree, at University of Algarve, coordinated by IHE Delft, aims to prepare students for professional careers that help societies face and adapt to coastal risks, and also seeks to meet the worldwide need for qualified professionals in coastal engineering and management. Students graduating from the COASTHazar master's degree are expected to acquire the necessary skills to design and implement climate change adaptation measures in vulnerable areas. The course has a duration of 2 years (120 ECTS), distributed in semesters. COASTHazar students take the 1st semester at the University of Cantabria (Santander), the 2nd semester at the IHE (Delft) and the 3rd semester at the University of Algarve (Faro). The 4th semester (dissertation) can be done at any of these institutions, in partnership with one of the others or with partner institutions (including companies). At the end of the 2nd semester, students attend a Summer School, which takes place in the Netherlands. Throughout the course there are also several complementary short courses and the possibility to do an internship in a company (in an associated partner).

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Management And Diagnosis Of Coastal Ecosystems

Marine And Atmospheric Climate

Theoretical And Pratical Baes For Risk Assessment

Waves And Water Level

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-04 00:00:00

Language

English

Credits

120 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Faro, Portugal

Disciplines

Emergency & Disaster Management

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

Application Fee: 50 Euros
- Simple photocopy of passport or identification document
- Declaration on honor that it meets the conditions required
- Document proving the completion of Portuguese secondary education or equivalent, or the necessary and sufficient qualification for access to higher education in the country of origin, duly certified by the competent authorities
- Document proving the classification obtained
- Proof of language proficiency in the language of instruction
- The candidate will have to prove, by means of a certificate, the domain independent of the language in which the course is taught, under the terms foreseen for levels B1 and B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

9000 EUR / year

≈ 9000 EUR / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

9000 EUR / year

≈ 9000 EUR / year

Living costs

Faro

Portugal

400 - 800 EUR / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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