Courses in Ship Science
Ship Science

Part I

Compulsory Units:

EA100   Mechanics of Solids 1
EA101 Thermodynamics
EA102 Properties of Materials
EA103 Mechanics
EA104 Fluid Mechanics
EA105 Electrical Systems
EA106 Modelling and Computing
MA160 Mathematics for Engineering Sciences
MA170 Mathematics for Engineering Sciences
SI103 Ship Studies
SI110 Computational Methods for Ship Design
SI111 Graphical Communications and Maritime Transportation

Part II

Compulsory Units:

AM361   Management 1
EA200 Materials
MA261 Mathematics for Aerospace Engineering & Ship Science
SI201 Fluid Mechanics
SI202 Ship Production Technology
SI203 Resistance and Propulsion
SI204 Marine Engineering
SI205 Naval Architecture Dynamics
SI206 Ship Design and Economics
SI207 Computing
SI208 Ship Structures
SI209 Ship Design
SI210 Ship Functional Design

BEng Ship Science

Part III

Compulsory Units:

AM361   Management 1
SI343 Maritime Design III A
SI391A Individual Project A
SI391B Individual Project B

Plus a total of 80 credits from the following options lists with at least 60 credits from Options List A (provided that at least 30 and no more than 40 credits are selected per semester) choosing at least two options marked with an asterix and no more than 20 credits from Options List B. Options subject to revisions in the course handbook.

Options List A (Semester 1)

SI301   Fluid Mechanics and Ship Hydrodynamics A
SI303 Advanced Naval Architecture A*
SI305 Resistance and Propulsion A
SI307 Theory of Plate Structures*
SI314 High Performance Craft


Options List A (Semester 2)

SI302   Fluid Mechanics and Ship Hydrodynamics B (pre-requisite SI301)
SI304 Advanced Naval Architecture B*
SI306 Resistance and Propulsion B
SI308 Maritime Structures* (pre-requisite SI307)
SI315 Powercraft Performance and Design

Options List B (Semester 1)

ME303   Classical Control Design
MT361 Materials in Design, Manufacture and Service 1
SI311 Finite Element Analysis A
MA361 Partial Differential Equations
MA365 Optimisation
MA367 Numerical Methods
LW361 Industrial Law 1


Options List B (Semester 2)

EA400   Advanced Digital Control
MT362 Materials in Design, Manufacture and Service 2
MT466 Advanced Materials B
SI312 Finite Element Analysis B (pre-requisite SI311)
MA362 Complex Variables and Transforms or
MA364 Operational Research
LW362 Industrial Law 2 (pre-requisite LW361)
AM362 Management 2


Options List B (Semesters 1 and 2)

IS301 Human Factors in Engineering (double unit)** or
LC316 French (double unit)** or
LC326 German (double unit)**
**Cannot be offered with LW361/LW362.

MEng Ship Science (Multidisciplinary)

Part III

Compulsory Units:

FE361A   Industrial Studies 1 A
FE361B Industrial Studies 1 B
MA363 Statistics for Engineering Systems
MT361 Materials in Design, Manufacture and Service 1
MT362 Materials in Design, Manufacture and Service 2
SI343 Maritime Design III A
SI344 Maritime Design III B
SI391A Individual Project A
SI391B Individual Project B

Plus a total of 50 credits (30 in Semester 1 and 20 in Semester 2) from the options lists below with at least two from Options List A. Options subject to revisions in the course handbook.

Part IV

Compulsory Units:

FE461A Industrial Studies 2 A
FE461B Industrial Studies 2 B
SI443 Maritime Design IV A
SI444 Maritime Design IV B
SI494A Group Marine Design Project (Departmental)
SI494B Group Marine Design Project (Departmental)
SI495A Multidisciplinary Project A
SI495B Multidisciplinary Project B

Plus a total of 50 credits from the options lists given below, ensuring that all of the remaining units in Options List A not already chosen in Part III are taken.

Options List A (Semester 1)

SI303 Advanced Naval Architecture A
SI305 Resistance and Propulsion A
SI307 Theory of Plate Structures

Options List A (Semester 2)

SI304 Advanced Naval Architecture B
SI306 Resistance and Propulsion B
SI308 Maritime Structures (pre-requisite SI307)

Options List B (Semester 1)

SI301 Fluid Mechanics and Ship Hydrodynamics A
SI314 High Performance Craft
ME303 Classical Control Design
SI311 Finite Element Analysis A
LW361 Industrial Law 1 (Part III only)
MA361 Partial Differential Equations (Part IV only)
MA365 Optimisation(Part IV only)
MA367 Numerical Methods (Part IV only)

Options List B (Semester 2)

EA400   Advanced Digital Control
SI302 Fluid Mechanics and Ship Hydrodynamics B (pre-requisite SI301)
SI315 Powercraft Performance and Design
SI312 Finite Element Analysis B (pre-requisite SI311)
MT466 Advanced Materials B
LW362 Industrial Law 2 (pre-requisite LW361) (Part III only)
MA362 Complex Variables and Transforms (Part IV only) or
MA364 Operational Research(Part IV only)
SI404 Maritime Applications of CFD (Part IV only)

Options List B (Semesters 1 and 2)

IS301   Human Factors in Engineering (double unit) (Part III only)** or
LC316 French (double unit) (Part III only)** or
LC326 German (double unit) (Part III)**
MA367 Numerical Methods (Part IV only)(cannot be offered with MA361, MA362, MA365 or MA364)
**Cannot be offered with LW361/LW362.

MEng Ship Science with European Studies

Part I

Compulsory Units:

As for Ship Science with either
LC119 French for MEng Euro I or
LC128 German for MEng Euro I

Part II

Compulsory Units:

As for Ship Science with either
LC219   French for MEng Euro II or
LC228 German for MEng Euro II

Part III

Compulsory Units:

FE361A   Industrial Studies 1 A
FE361B Industrial Studies 1 B
SI343 Maritime Design III A
SI344 Maritime Design III B
SI395A Group Design Project A (MEng Euro)
SI395B Group Design Project B (MEng Euro)

With either

LC319   French for MEng Euro III or
LC328 German for MEng Euro III


Plus a total of 60 credits (30 in each semester) from the MEng Ship Science (Multidisciplinary) Parts III/IV options lists with at least 20 credits from Options List A (except for IS301, LC316 and LC326).

Part IV Abroad

Compulsory Units:

SI391A Individual Project A
SI391B Individual Project B
SI421 Studies in France or Germany 1 A
SI422 Studies in France or Germany 1 B
SI423 Studies in France or Germany 2 A
SI424 Studies in France or Germany 2 B
SI495A Multidisciplinary Project A
SI495B Multidisciplinary Project B

MEng Ship Science (Naval Architecture)

Part III

Compulsory Units:

AM361 Management 1
AM362 Management 2
MT361 Materials in Design, Manufacture and Service 1
MT362 Materials in Design, Manufacture and Service 2
SI305 Resistance and Propulsion A
SI306 Resistance and Propulsion B
SI307 Theory of Plate Structures
SI308 Maritime Structures
SI343 Maritime Design III A
SI344 Maritime Design III B
SI391A Individual Project A
SI391B Individual Project B

Plus a total of 20 credits in Semester 1from MEng Ship Science (Multidisciplinary) Parts III/IV Options List B.

Part IV

Compulsory Units:

LW660 Marine Law
SI303 Advanced Naval Architecture A
SI304 Advanced Naval Architecture B
SI402 Marine Safety And Environmental Engineering (MEng)
SI443 Maritime Design IV A
SI444 Maritime Design IV B
SI494A Group Marine Design Project (Departmental)
SI494B

Group Marine Design Project (Departmental)


MEng Ship Science (Yacht and Small Craft)

Part III

Compulsory Units:

AM361   Management 1
AM362 Management 2
SI305 Resistance and Propulsion A
SI306 Resistance and Propulsion B
SI307 Theory of Plate Structures
SI308 Maritime Structures
SI314 High Performance Craft
SI315 Powercraft Performance and Design
SI343 Maritime Design III A
SI344 Maritime Design III B
SI391A Individual Project A
SI391B Individual Project B

Plus 20 credits in Semester 1 from MEng Ship Science (Multidisciplinary) Parts III/IV Options List B (except for those which are compulsory).

Part IV

Compulsory Units:

LW660 Marine Law
MT361 Materials in Design, Manufacture and Service 1
MT362 Materials in Design, Manufacture and Service 2
SI303 Advanced Naval Architecture A
SI304 Advanced Naval Architecture B
SI402 Marine Safety and Environmental Engineering (MEng)
SI409 Yacht Experimental Techniques (MEng)
SI416 Sailing Yacht Design
SI443 Maritime Design IV A
SI444 Maritime Design IV B
SI494A Group Marine Design Project (Departmental)
SI494B Group Marine Design Project (Departmental)

Plus 20 credits (10 in each semester) from the MEng Ship Science (Multidisciplinary) Parts III/IV Options List B (except for those which are compulsory or have already been taken in Part III).

MEng Ship Science (Advanced Materials)

Part III

Compulsory Units:

AM361   Management 1
AM362 Management 2
MT361 Materials in Design, Manufacture and Service 1
MT362 Materials in Design, Manufacture and Service 2
SI305 Resistance and Propulsion A
SI306 Resistance and Propulsion B
SI307 Theory of Plate Structures
SI308 Maritime Structures
SI343 Maritime Design III A
SI344 Maritime Design III B
SI391A Individual Project A
SI391B Individual Project B

Plus 20 credits in Semester 1 units from the above MEng Ship Science (Multidisciplinary) Parts III/IV Options List B.

Part IV

Compulsory Units:

LW660 Marine Law
MT463 Advanced Materials 1
MT466 Advanced Materials 2
SI303 Advanced Naval Architecture A
SI304 Advanced Naval Architecture B
SI402 Marine Safety and Environmental Engineering (MEng)
SI443 Maritime Design IV A
SI444 Maritime Design IV B
SI494A Group Marine Design Project (Departmental)
SI494B Group Marine Design Project (Departmental)

Plus 40 credits (20 in each semester) from the MEng Ship Science (Multidisciplinary) Parts III/IV Options List B (except for those which are compulsory).

MEng Engineering Management (Ship Science)

Part I

Compulsory Units :

As for Part I Ship Science

Part II

Compulsory Units :

As for Part II Ship Science

Part III

Compulsory Units :

AM201 Organization & Management
AM307 Principles & Practice of Management Science
AM330 Accounting & Finance for Non-Specialists
SI305 Resistance and Propulsion A
SI306 Resistance and Propulsion B
SI307 Theory of Plate Structures
SI343 Maritime Design III A
SI391A Individual Project A
SI391B Individual Project B

Plus 50 credits from Management Options.

Part IV

Compulsory Units:

SI303 Advanced Naval Architecture A
SI308 Maritime Structures
SI495A Multidisciplinary Project A
SI495B Multidisciplinary Project B
SI496A Group Design Project A
SI496B Group Design Project B

Plus 40 credits from the MEng part III lists and 30 credits from Management Options.