Department Activities

Educational and scientific-research activities are organised within the department.

Educational activity

Educational activity of the department is realized through compulsory and elective courses at the undergraduate and graduate level.

From the fifth semester of undergraduate study and the first semester of graduate study in programme Water Traffic and Transport, the curriculum provides students with the necessary level of professional education, preparing them for work in any segment of the profession.

After completing the undergraduate study and gaining 180 ECTS credits, graduate students are capable to:

  • selection and application of appropriate methods for professional work in the analysis of the port and terminal functioning
  • analysis of the technological process in maritime and inland waterways ports and solving medium-complex engineering problems
  • teamwork.

COURSES at undergraduate university study:

  • Ships and Vessels I
  • Inland Waterways
  • Technique in Water Transport I
  • Water Transport Systems
  • Ports

After completing the graduate study and gaining 120 ECTS credits, graduate students are capable to:

  • analysis, recognition and understanding of the application of different technologies in maritime and inland waterway transport
  • use of a systematic approach in defining and determining the functional characteristics of technological and organizational processes in maritime and inland waterway transport
  • an innovative approach in the maritime and inland waterway system.

COURSES at graduate university study:

  • Port Terminals
  • Technique in Water Transport II
  • Water Transport Technology
  • Integrated Coastal Zone Management
  • Ships and Vessels II
  • Cargo Loading Technology
  • Water Transportation Planning
  • Intelligent Transport Systems in Water Transportation
  • Marine Transport and Ensurance

Members of the department participate in the following courses at the postgraduate study:

  • Postgraduate doctoral study Traffic and transportation:
    • Management of technological projects
    • Research seminar on port systems
  • Specialist study programme Urban transport:
    • Management of technological projects for cities
  • Specialist study programme Intermodal transport:
    • Project task solving
    • Management of technological projects
    • Intermodal transport modeling
    • Intermodal terminals
  • Specialist study programme Transport logistics and management:
    • Management of technological projects

Scientific-research activity

Department is engaged in research in the area of technical sciences, the field of traffic and transport technology, branch maritime and inland waterway traffic. The research is carried out within the framework of European and Croatian scientific and professional projects.