MEng Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering at University of Strathclyde

Integrated Master's engineering degree covering the design and engineering of ships and other marine vehicles together with the machinery and systems that provide services on board. 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. It adds a fifth year in which students carry out a major first-principles group design project.

Faculty: Faculty of Engineering  |  Department: Naval Architecture, Ocean & Marine Engineering  |  Duration: 5 years  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Study mode: full-time (integrated masters)  |  Location: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

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 and on-board machinery and systems; in Year 5 MEng students complete a major group design project and further experimental work in the Marine Simulation class.

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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