BEng (Hons) Naval Architecture with High Performance Marine Vehicles at University of Strathclyde

Programme overview

Accredited honours engineering degree in which students learn to design, build and operate marine vehicles, specialising from Year 3 in conventional ships, sailing yachts, high-speed ships and other high-performance vehicles. Students use the towing/wave tank, engine lab, virtual reality lab and full mission ship bridge simulator, and can train on the department's 33-foot racing yacht. International work placement opportunities and departmental and faculty sponsorship and scholarships are available.

What you will study

Years 1 and 2 follow a common core in engineering science and the fundamentals of naval architecture (buoyancy and floatation, stability, ship types, terminology), then resistance and propulsion, ship structural analysis, ship design, marine engineering systems and business and management subjects. Years 3 and 4 cover advanced design of conventional ships, sailing yachts, high-speed ships and other high-performance marine vehicles.

Career pathways

Graduates work in defence, marine design, oil and gas (subsea, on-shore and off-shore), ship classification, technical services and engineering consulting. Job titles include Naval Architect, Junior Naval Architect, Ship Surveyor, Marine Engineer and Project Engineer. Some graduates go on to postgraduate study or research.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Highers: standard AAAB or AABBB (Maths and Physics, or Engineering Science at grades AB/BA); minimum BBBB (Maths and Physics or Engineering Science). Advanced Highers in Maths and Physics recommended. A-levels: Year 1 entry ABB-BBB (Maths and Physics); Year 2 entry AAA-ABB (Maths at A, Physics at B). IB: Year 1 entry 34-32 (Maths HL5, Physics HL5); Year 2 entry 36-34 (Maths HL6, Physics HL6). HNC/HND: Year 1 entry a relevant HNC with an A in the Graded Unit; Year 2 entry a relevant HND with AA in the Graded Units (contact the department before applying). SQA Higher Applications of Mathematics is not accepted instead of Higher Mathematics; both IB Higher Level Mathematics pathways are accepted. Deferred entry accepted. Lower contextual offers may be made to eligible widening-access applicants. English language for international applicants (Faculty of Engineering undergraduate standard): IELTS Academic 6.0 overall with no component below 5.5.

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,790 a year (2026/27). Rest of UK (England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man, Channel Islands, Republic of Ireland) rate for full-time undergraduate programmes; Scotland-domiciled fee to be confirmed by the Scottish Funding Council Source

International applicants: GBP 30,950 a year (2026/27) Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 4 years

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