Interuniversity Master's Degree in Port and Coastal Engineering

Competencies

Basic and General Competencies

One of the objectives of the Master's Degree in Tax and Accounting Consulting is to contribute to lifelong learning from a university perspective. In this regard, the European Qualifications Framework (EQF) constitutes a benchmark for promoting lifelong learning. In line with this framework, this postgraduate degree guarantees, as a minimum, the following knowledge, skills, and competencies, corresponding to EQF level 7:

1. That students possess and understand highly specialized knowledge, some of it at the forefront of a specific field of work or study, which lays the foundation for original thinking or research.

2. That students acquire critical awareness of knowledge issues in a specific field and at the point of articulation between different fields.

3. That students develop specialized skills for problem-solving in research or innovation, with a view to developing new knowledge and procedures, and integrating knowledge in various fields.

4. Students should be able to manage and transform complex and unpredictable work or study contexts that require new strategic approaches.

5. That students are able to assume responsibilities regarding the development of knowledge and/or professional practices and the review of the strategic performance of teams.

Specific competencies

E1-Possess a comprehensive and coordinated vision of the phases of the design and construction process of a port.

E2-Know the execution and maintenance phases of the facilities associated with a port.

E3-Understand and implement the latest technologies in the field of wave and current forecasting, specifically for the Canary Islands.

E4-Introduce yourself to the use of modeling in maritime works.

E5-Have the ability to prepare and plan technical studies and projects.

E6-Estimate the evolution and trends in the Canary Islands, Spanish and international supply and demand of port economic activity.

E7-Describe the most characteristic functional sections or departments of companies in the sector, explaining internal and external relationships.

Personal Skills

G1-Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team.

G2-Skills to work in a professional context.

G3-Critical reasoning.

Instrumental Competencies

G4-Analysis and synthesis skills.

G5-Organizational and planning skills.

G6-Information management capacity.

G7-Decision making and problem solving.

Systematic Competencies

G8-Ability to work with new ideas.

G9-Ability to apply knowledge in practice.

G10-Research skills.

G11-Sensitivity to environmental issues.

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