This course is one of 11 themes within the Faculty of Engineering's multidisciplinary Postgraduate Training Package in Sustainable Engineering. This one-year course is an instructional programme leading to the award of the MSc degree or Postgraduate Diploma and is designed for experienced or newly qualified engineers in Naval Architecture, Marine Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering or other related disciplines. The main objectives are:
- To produce high calibre engineers trained to the post-graduate level and well-versed in advanced engineering in Marine Technology and related fields.
- To offer able and mature practising engineers a full- or part-time programme to enhance their qualifications and skills.
The course has three components as follows :
- Instructional Modules
- Group Project
- Individual Project (MSc only)
Specialist Topics
- Risers and Mooring Lines
- Advanced Marine Structures
- Waterborne Transportation Systems
- Computational Free-Surface Hydrodynamics
- Maritime Safety and Risk
- Modelling and Optimisation in Design
Generic Modules
- Design Management
- Environmental Impact and Sustainability
- Financial Engineering
- Information Management
- Project Management
- Quantitative Risk Analysis
In groups of 3 to 5, students work in ‘consultant teams’ for ten weeks on a practical engineering problem, mirroring how they might work in industry. To conclude their project, students have the opportunity to present their report to a panel of industrial experts. This learning method provides students with much sought after teamworking and communication skills, plus valuable industrial contact.
Those pursuing the MSc then undertake an individual project. Students gain experience in tackling an issue in a methodical manner on a topic from the student’s own interest or from a list assembled from practice. Guidance is provided by one or two supervisors and the dissertation assessed by external examiners. The discipline of in-depth study is a life-long skill that will be valuable in any position that a graduate may take up in their career.
The graduates are prepared for openings in a wide range of challenging and rewarding careers in the marine and related industries. These include design and construction of all types of marine vechicles; project management, systems design; safety management; support services; classification societies and consultancy services.
Specialist Topics
- Modelling and Optimisation in Design
- Specialist Topics in Marine Structures
- Finite Element Analysis of Floating Structures
- Waterborne Transportation Systems
- Aero-Hydrodynamics of High Speed Craft
- Theory and Practice of Marine CFD
- Computational Free-Surface Hydrodynamics
- Maritime Safety and Risk
Generic Modules
- Design Management
- Environmental Impact and Sustainability
- Project Management
- Information Management
- Finance
- Risk Management
In groups of 3 to 5, students work in ‘consultant teams’ for ten weeks on a practical engineering problem, mirroring how they might work in industry. To conclude their project, students have the opportunity to present their report to a panel of industrial experts. This learning method provides students with much sought after teamworking and communication skills, plus valuable industrial contact.
Those pursuing the MSc then undertake an individual project. Students gain experience in tackling an issue in a methodical manner on a topic from the student’s own interest or from a list assembled from practice. Guidance is provided by one or two supervisors and the dissertation assessed by external examiners. The discipline of in-depth study is a life-long skill that will be valuable in any position that a graduate may take up in their career.
The graduates are prepared for openings in a wide range of challenging and rewarding careers in the marine and related industries. These include design and construction of all types of marine vechicles; project management, systems design; safety management; support services; classification societies and consultancy services.
for Sep 2013 entry to full-time MSc sustainable engineering: marine technology (Admission Code : SMMSC)
Postgraduate entry requirements are in our prospectus.
for Sep 2013 entry to full-time PG Diploma sustainable engineering: marine technology (Admission Code : SMPD)
Postgraduate entry requirements are in our prospectus.