| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2023-09-01 | - |
Program Overview
Course overview
Naval Architecture BEng focuses on developing your knowledge of the design and operation of ships and other large floating structures. You'll gain a broad engineering education. This equips you with key engineering skills engineers apply to industry-specific problems. You'll use these skills to design the latest technologies for application. This accredited degree also provides a direct route to Chartered Engineer status.
You'll have the opportunity to deepen your knowledge in advanced topics of naval architecture during your third year. You'll have the opportunity to deepen your knowledge in advanced topics of naval architecture during your third year. You'll also have the option to specialise in a field. This enables you to graduate in your chosen specialism tailored to your career of choice. Specialisms include:
We work with industry, so your studies reflect real-world challenges. We off hands-on practical learning and optional industry placements. They allow you to put your theory into practice and gain sector experience.
We ensure your practical, professional and academic skills develop through:
You'll become a confident expert in naval architecture, able to work on a huge variety of different concepts, which meet the latest global challenges to ensure goods and people are transported safely around the world and with minimum impact on the environment.
You'll benefit from hands-on experience with our experimental facilities, including a model-testing tank, extensive computing facilities and the largest commercial propeller test tunnel in the country.
BEng or MEng?
Both our BEng and MEng degrees provide a pathway to becoming a Chartered Engineer. This is one of the most recognisable international engineering qualifications.
Our MEng degrees are a direct route to becoming a Chartered Engineer (CEng). You don’t need to study any more qualifications after your degree to work towards chartered status.
Our three-year BEng degrees can also lead to Chartered Engineer status. However, you’ll need to complete further study, such as an approved master’s degree.
Transfer from a BEng to an MEng degree is possible up to the end of Stage 3 if you achieve the appropriate academic standard.
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Program Outline
Modules and learning
Modules
The information below is intended to provide an example of what you will study.
Most degrees are divided into stages. Each stage lasts for one academic year, and you'll complete modules totalling 120 credits by the end of each stage.
Our teaching is informed by research. Course content may change periodically to reflect developments in the discipline, the requirements of external bodies and partners, and student feedback.
Optional module availability
Student demand for optional modules may affect availability. Full details of the modules on offer will be published through the Programme Regulations and Specifications ahead of each academic year. This usually happens in May. To find out more please see our terms and conditions.
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 1 will provide a broad introduction to the principles of engineering. You'll study engineering in a marine context right from your very first year, through the specialist module Marine Design and Professional Skills.
Modules
Compulsory Modules
Engineering Mathematics I ( 20 credits) Electrical and Magnetic Systems ( 15 credits) Electronics and Sensors ( 10 credits) Thermofluid Mechanics ( 15 credits) Properties & Behaviour of Engineering Materials ( 15 credits) Mechanics I ( 15 credits) Marine Design and Professional Skills (30 credits)
You'll gain a firm foundation in engineering principles covering topics in core subjects, including thermodynamics, mathematics and engineering, which we relate to the broad scope of marine technology.
Modules
Compulsory Modules
Accounting, FiNAce and Law for Engineers (10 credits) Engineering Mathematics II (10 credits) AC Electrical Power and Conversion (10 credits) Further Naval Architecture ( 20 credits) Marine Engineering II ( 20 credits) Ship Hydrodynamics ( 20 credits) Applications of Engineering II ( 10 credits) Marine Structures I (20 credits)
You'll continue with core modules to develop your knowledge of the essentials of the subject. You'll study specialist modules including ship design; marine structures; and ship hydrodynamics. You'll also complete a naval architecture-focused individual project where you can research in-depth a subject of your choice.
Modules
You take the following compulsory modules: Marine Transport Business (10 credits) Future Marine Projects (10 credits) Marine Production Management (10 credits) You also follow one of the streams below:Naval Architecture
You take the following compulsory modules: Ship Design (20 credits) Marine Structures (10 credits) Further Ship Hydrodynamics (20 credits) Project and Report in Naval Architecture (40 credits)Small Craft Technology
You take the following compulsory modules: Small Craft Design (20 credits) Marine Structure II (10 credits) Further Ship Hydrodynamics (20 credits) Project and Report in Small Craft Technology (40 credits)Offshore Engineering
You take the following compulsory modules: Offshore Design (20 credits) Marine Structures II (10 credits) Offshore Engineering (20 credits) Project and Report in Offshore Engineering (40 credits)
We base these figures and graphs on the most up-to-date information available to us. They combine data on the planned delivery and assessments of our courses in 2021-22 with data on the modules chosen by our students in 2020-21.
Teaching time is made up of:
Teaching and assessment
Teaching methods
Contact hours will be a combination of:
Assessment methods
You'll be assessed through a combination of:
Coursework
Examinations – practical or online
Skills and experience
Practical skills
You'll gain hands-on experience with our experimental facilities, including a model-testing tank, extensive computing facilities and the largest commercial propeller test tunnel in the country.
You'll have access to state-of-the-art labs and fantastic facilities, many of which are unique to Newcastle University.
We recognise the importance of first-hand experience and organise a variety of visits during your studies. This ensures that you see the application of marine technology in a range of organisations, including local and national marine production facilities, offshore rigs and platform-building sites.
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I chose Newcastle because of its rating as one of the best marine technology courses, and the lecturers are published in many well-known journals.
Serena, Marine Technology student