MSc Ship & Offshore Structures at University of Strathclyde

Programme overview

Taught MSc for graduate engineers in naval architecture, offshore engineering, mechanical engineering and related disciplines, covering ultimate strength, fatigue and design of structural components of ships and offshore floating systems and the dynamic behaviour of offshore installations. It is accredited by the Royal Institution of Naval Architects and the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology.

Faculty: Faculty of Engineering | Department: Department of Naval Architecture, Ocean & Marine Engineering | Duration: 12 months full-time | Intake: January and September | Study mode: full-time | Location: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Instructional modules including Offshore Structural Integrity, Systems Availability & Maintenance, Finite Element Analysis of Floating Structures, Advanced Marine Structures, Computational Free Surface Hydrodynamics, Design & Construction of FPSO Vessels, Dynamics of Fixed & Floating Offshore Structures and Risk & Reliability Engineering, plus a 10-week group design project and an individual MSc dissertation.

Career pathways

Graduate destinations include naval architect, marine engineer, graduate engineer, marine surveyor, offshore renewables engineer and project engineer.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Normally a first-class or second-class honours degree (or international equivalent) in a relevant subject. International applicants who do not meet the academic requirements can progress via the Pre-Masters Preparation Course at the Strathclyde International Study Centre.

Domestic applicants: GBP 12,550 a year (2026/27). Same fee for Scotland and England, Wales & Northern Ireland Source

International applicants: GBP 31,900 a year (2026/27) Source

Intake: January and September

Duration: 12 months full-time

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