Bachelor of Engineering/Masters of Engineering in Ship Science

APPENDIX 1 - Programme Structure (Ship Science)

The information in this Appendix is liable to change in minor ways from year to year. It is accurate at the time of writing.

The information for Parts I and II is common to all themes. Parts III and IV details are given for each theme.


Part I (Modules at level C totalling 120 credits; all modules compulsory)

SESG 1001 Mechanics of Solids 10
SESG 1002 Thermodynamics 10
SESG 1003 Properties of Materials 10
SESG 1004 Mechanics 10
SESG 1005 Fluid Mechanics 10
SESG 1006 Electrical Systems 10
SESG 1009 Modelling and Computing 10
MATH1010 Mathematics for Engineering 10
MATH1015 Mathematics for Engineering 10
SESS 1001 Ship Studies 10
SESS 1010 Computational Methods for Ship Design 10
SESS 1011 Graphical Communications and Maritime Transportation 10


Part II (Modules at level I totalling 110 credits, module at level H 10 credits; all modules compulsory)

MANG3022 Management 1 * 10
SESG 2001 Materials 10
MATH 2016 Mathematics for Aerospace Engineering and Ship Science 10
SESS 2001 Fluid Mechanics 10
SESS 2002 Ship Production Technology 10
SESS 2003 Resistance and Propulsion 10
SESS 2004 Marine Engineering 10
SESS 2005 Naval Architecture Dynamics 10
SESS 2006 Ship Design and Economics 10
SESS 2007 Computing 5
SESS 2008 Ship Structures 10
SESS 2009 Ship Design 5
SESS 2010 Ship Functional Design 10

* Level H module taken in Part II starting from AY 2002/03

Part III and IV Themes

Inter-disciplinary theme

Part III (Modules at level H totalling 120 credits)

SESS 3015 Individual Project 30
SESS 3020 Marine Craft Concept Design 10
MANG 3023 Management II 10
SESG 3001 Materials, design & manufacture 10
SESG 3002 Materials, DMS II 10
SESS 3001 Marine Hydrodynamics 10
SESS 3019 Ship Control Systems 10


Level H Interdisciplinary Options

SESS 3003 Advanced Naval Architecture 10
SESS 3007 Plate Structures 10
SESS 3005 Marine Propulsion Engineering 10
SESS3012 Powercraft, performance and design 10
SESS 3009 Finite Element Analysis I 10
MATH 3024 Partial Differential Equations 10
MATH 3027 Operational research 10
MATH 3028 Optimisation 10
MATH 3058 Numerical methods 10
MATH 3025 Complex, Variables and transform methods 10
SESS 3010 Finite Element Analysis II 10
SESG 3011 Power transmissions and vibrations 10


Naval Architecture theme

Part III (Modules at level H totalling 120 credits)

SESS 3003 Advanced Naval Architecture 10
SESS 3007 Plate Structures 10
SESS 3005 Marine Propulsion Engineering 10
SESS 3015 Individual Project 30
SESS 3020 Marine Craft Concept Design 10
MANG 3023 Management II 10
SESG 3001 Materials, design & manufacture 10
SESS 3001 Marine Hydrodynamics 10
SESS 3019 Ship Control Systems 10


Part IV (modules at levels M [120] and H [30] totalling 150 credits)

SESS 6003 Advanced Naval Architecture 10
SESS 6051 Group Design Project 50
SESS 6002 Marine safety and environmental engineering 10
LAWS 6030 Marine Law 10
SESS 6047 Maritime Design IV
SESS 6048 Maritime Design IV


Level H Naval Architecture Options

SESS 3002 Fluids and Ship Hydrodynamics 10
SESS 3012 Powercraft, performance and design 10
MATH 3025 Complex, Variables and transform methods 10
MATH 3027 Operational research 10
SESM 3011 Power transmissions and vibrations 10
SESG 3002 Materials, DMS II 10


Level M Naval Architecture Options

SESS 6041 Yacht Experimental techniques 10
SESS 6007 CFD 10
SESS 6040 Applied CFD 10
SESS 6042 Sailing Yacht Design 10
SESS 6018 Control and Marine Applications 10
SESS 6019 Plant Condition Monitoring 10
SESA 6028 Turbulence: Physics and Experiment 10
SESA 6030 Flow control 10
SESG 6007 Advanced Materials I 10
SESS 6011 Computer aided engineering 10
SESS 6015 Advanced Numerical methods 10
SESG 6005 Advanced Digital Control 10
SESA 6029 Turbulence II: Computation and Modelling 10
SESA 6031 Biological flows 10
SESM 6003 Computer aided analysis 10
SESM 6001 Advanced signal sensing and processing 10
SESG 6009 Advanced Materials II 10


Yacht and Small Craft theme

Part III (Modules at level H totalling 120 credits)

SESS 3015 Individual Project 30
SESG 3001 Materials, design & manufacture 10
SESS 3001 Marine Hydrodynamics 10
SESS 3007 Plate Structures 10
SESS 3011 High Performance Craft 10
SESS 3020 Marine Craft Concept Design 10
MANG 3023 Management II 10
SESS 3012 Powercraft, performance and design 10
SESS 3019 Ship Control Systems 10

Part IV (modules at levels M [120] and H [30] totalling 150 credits)
SESS 6041 Yacht Experimental techniques
SESS 6042 Sailing Yacht Design
SESS 6003 Advanced Naval Architecture
SESS 6004 Materials DMS I
SESS 6047 Maritime Design IV
SESS 6048

Maritime Design IV
SESS 6051 Group Design Project
SESS 6002 Marine safety and environmental engineering
LAWS 6030 Marine Law


Level H Yacht and Small Craft Options

SESS 3002 Fluids and Ship Hydrodynamics 10
SESS 3005 Marine Propulsion Engineering 10
MATH 3025 Complex, Variables and transform methods 10
MATH 3027 Operational research 10
SESG 3002 Materials, DMS II 10

Level M Yacht and Small Craft Options

SESS 6003 Maritime fluid-structure interaction 10
SESS 6007 CFD 10
SESS 6040 Applied CFD 10
SESS 6018 Control and Marine Applications 10
SESS 6019 Plant Condition Monitoring 10
SESA 6028 Turbulence: Physics and Experiment

10
SESA 6030 Flow control 10
SESG 6007 Advanced Materials I 10
SESS 6011 Computer aided engineering 10
SESS 6015 Advanced Numerical methods 10
SESG 6005 Advanced Digital Control 10
SESA 6029 Turbulence II: Computation and Modelling 10
SESA 6031 Biological flows 10
SESM 6003 Computer aided analysis 10
SESM 6001 Advanced signal sensing and processing 10
SESG 6009 Advanced Materials II 10


Advanced Materials theme

Part III (Modules at level H totalling 120 credits)

SESS 3015 Individual Project 30
SESG 3001 Materials, design & manufacture 10
SESS 3001 Marine Hydrodynamics 10
SESS 3007 Plate Structures 10
SESS3009 Finite Element Analysis I 10
SESS 3020 Marine Craft Concept Design 10
MANG 3023 Management II 10
SESG 3002 Materials, DMS II 10
SESS 3012 Marine Propulsion Engineering 10


Part IV (modules at levels M [120] and H [30] totalling 150 credits)

SESG 6007 Advanced Materials I 10
SESG 6009 Advanced Materials II 10
SESS 6051 Group Design Project 50
SESS 6002 Marine safety and environmental engineering 10
LAWS 6030 Marine Law 10
SESS 6047 Maritime Design IV
SESS 6048 Maritime Design IV
SESS 6003 Advanced Naval Architecture


Level H Advanced Materials Options

SESS 3002 Fluids and Ship Hydrodynamics 10
SESS 3019 Ship Control Systems 10
MATH 3025 Complex, Variables and transform methods 10
SESM 3011 Power transmissions and vibrations 10
SESS 3010 Finite Element Analysis II 10


Level M Advanced Materials Options

SESS 6006 Advances in resistance & Propulsion 10
SESS 6007 CFD 10
SESS 6041 Yacht Experimental techniques

10
SESS 6040 Applied CFD 10
SESS 6042 Sailing Yacht Design 10
SESS 6003 Maritime fluid-structure interaction 10
SESS 6018 Control and Marine Applications 10
SESS 6019 Plant Condition Monitoring 10
SESA 6028 Turbulence: Physics and Experiment 10
SESS 6030 Flow control 10
SESS 6011 Computer aided engineering 10
SESS 6015 Advanced Numerical methods 10
SESG 6005 Advanced Digital Control 10
SESA 6029 Turbulence II: Computation and Modelling 10
SESA 6031 Biological flows 10
SESM 6003 Computer aided analysis 10
SESM 6001 Advanced signal sensing and processing 10


Engineering Management theme

Part III (Modules at level H totalling 120 credits)

SESS 3015 Individual Project 30
SESS 3020 Marine Craft Concept Design 10
SESG 3001 Materials, design & manufacture 10
SESS 3001 Marine Hydrodynamics 10
SESS 3005 Marine Propulsion Engineering 10
MANG 3023 Management II 10
MANG 3031 Principles and Practice of Management 15
MANG 3019 Accounting and Finance for Non-specialists 15


Level H Options Engineering Management theme

SESS 3002 SI302 Fluids and Ship Hydrodynamics 10
SESS 3019 SI316 Ship Control Systems 10