BEng (Hons)Marine Engineering

Core modules

Naval Architecture and Ship Construction

The study of naval architecture and ship construction is critical to the understanding of ship design, maintenance and repair. This module will enable you to enhance your understanding of ship construction and design, with a focus on commercial vessels and their operation and maintenance.

Law and Business for Marine Engineers

In this module you'll learn about key management principles and become familiar with important international maritime conventions. You'll gain essential knowledge relating to maritime law and management to prepare you to be effective in the role of a senior engineering officer on board a merchant vessel.

Maritime Applied Mechanics

During this module, you'll gain the knowledge to apply to marine engineering systems to understand both the design and operating principles of common ship systems. You'll learn to describe common engineering materials used in marine designs, as well as be able to solve more complex problems involving columns, helical springs, and stresses on oblique planes. You'll also start to analyse more complex mechanical systems including cranks and con rods, flywheels, and cams.

Maritime Applied Thermodynamics

This module will provide students with the knowledge to apply to marine engineering systems to understand both the design and operating principles of common ship systems. As the module progresses, you'll analyse thermodynamic systems including reciprocating air compressors, heat engines, refrigeration, and steam power plants. You'll also consider fluid mechanic systems to analyse forces created by bends in pipework systems and centrifugal pumps.

Maritime Electrical and Electronic Control Systems

This module will develop your knowledge from the previous electrical and controls module to prepare you to be effective in the role of a senior engineering officer on board a vessel. During the module, you'll develop your knowledge of marine electrical systems and modern electronic control systems.

Naval Architecture and Ship Construction

The study of naval architecture and ship construction is critical to the understanding of ship design, maintenance and repair. This module will enable you to enhance your understanding of ship construction and design, with a focus on commercial vessels and their operation and maintenance.

Shipboard Management

This module will allow you to analyse shipboard management and safety management systems, including the management of personnel, operations and resources on board, in accordance with current legislative requirements. You'll analyse the role of the senior officer with regard to health and safety, budgeting, employment law, and management of shipboard resources.

Core modules

Dissertation

In this module you'll bring together the skills and knowledge gained throughout your course, both in the classroom and at sea. You'll have the opportunity to choose a topic that excites you and to undertake a piece of in-depth research and analysis. The aim is to demonstrate your best work and to highlight your knowledge of your chosen topic.

Fundamentals of Engineering System Design

In this module, you'll learn how to manage stakeholder expectations and identify key players within the lifecycle of a large engineering project to define requirements and establish a proposed system architecture, and to design and manage key interfaces between organisations and system components. Success criteria will be investigated through verification, validation and commissioning processes. You'll learn how the design process should provide a basis for the full life cycle management of your delivered project.

Leadership and Management

This module will enable you to understand how effective and efficient people management adds to a company’s success. The module analyses the integrated nature of people management and how this is achieved through a range of management tools and techniques, and identifies current themes and issues that relate to managing people from the perspective of the line manager in an organisation.

Marine Surveying and Accident Investigation

The module focuses on the process of statutory surveys and inspections, and the investigation of potential breaches of statutory requirements resulting in damage and loss. During the module, you'll explore the role of investigators appointed by maritime certifying authorities, government maritime accident investigation agencies, shipping companies, and protection and indemnity (P&I) insurers.

Maritime Sustainability

During this module, you will develop the skills in leadership and management needed to sustainably manage business activity and projects. The module begins by focusing on developing your understanding of sustainability and addresses the development of sustainability, its contested nature and interdisciplinary application. The module then moves on to discuss the concepts of ESG (environmental, social, and governance) and their application to the industry, followed by a consideration of the tools and technology available to meet the needs of industry in reaching a more sustainable future.