Marine Engineering MSc

Full time: 12 months, with preliminary year: 24 months

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This course gives you an understanding of marine engineering and its practice. It covers topics associated with Naval Architecture (hull and propulsor) and Marine Engineering (machinery).

The course develops your practical skills to enable you to:

design, select, analyse and install marine propulsion and transmission systems
produce mathematical and computer modelling of marine machinery and engineering systems
design and analyse control systems for marine machinery
use mathematics and physics appropriate to marine technology
develop engineering solutions to practical problems
test design ideas through laboratory work or simulation with technical analysis
critically evaluate results
integrate and analyse information from a variety of sources

Teaching consists of lectures, practical sessions, seminars and personal supervision covering a variety of topics in marine engineering.

You will choose an individual dissertation project. This may be theoretical, experimental or the development of a simulation model of marine engineering systems. It can include ships' propulsion and power transmission systems. Our research strengths include:

design of diesel-electric hybrid propulsion configurations
engine emission prediction and simulation
online ship performance monitoring and optimisation
ballast water management

You benefit from participating in projects sponsored directly by industry partners whenever they are available.

Delivery

Six taught modules worth 100 credits are delivered through semester one and/or two. A dissertation research project, worth 80 credits, is undertaken across the three semesters.

The course is delivered by the School of Engineering.

It is also available with a preliminary year if you do not meet the entry criteria for the one year MSc course.

Accreditation

Our course is accredited by the Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA) and the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) on behalf of the Engineering Council. This means that you are automatically recognised as satisfying the educational requirements leading to Chartered Engineer (CEng) status.

The Royal Institution of Naval Architects is an internationally renowned professional institution whose members are involved at all levels in the design, construction, maintenance and operation of marine vessels and structures. Members of RINA are widely represented in industry, universities and colleges, and maritime organisations in over 90 countries.

IMarEST is the first Institute to bring together marine engineers, scientists and technologists into one international multi-disciplinary professional body.

Our accreditations give you an additional benchmark of quality to your degree, making you more attractive to graduate employers. It can also open the door to higher-level jobs, most of which require Chartered Engineer status.

Facilities

You have access to dedicated facilities including:

a student common room
a computer laboratory
the Henri Kummerman Marine Resource Centre

You also have access to a set of excellent testing facilities:

Contact Us

Learning and Teaching Administrator
School of Engineering
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 208 7337
Email: SoE.PGT.MarTech@ncl.ac.uk

School of Marine Science and Technology

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Modules

You will study modules on this course. A module is a unit of a course with its own approved aims and outcomes and assessment methods.

Modules for 2019 entry

Compulsory modules

*If you are a graduate from Newcastle University, School of Marine Science and Technology, instead of MAR3071 you will study one of the following design modules:

Module changes

Course content changes

Course content changes periodically to reflect:

changing staff expertise
recent developments in the discipline
the requirements of external bodies and partners
student feedback
numbers of students interested in an optional module

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.

Most module information for 2020 entry will be available from the end of May 2020.

To find out more please see our terms and conditions.

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Fees & Funding

2020-2021 fees

MSc

UK

Full time: £10,950

EU

Full time: £10,950

International

Full time: £23,400

Please contact us for details of fees for the preliminary year.

Find out more about our tuition fees, including how to pay them and available discounts.

EU students starting at Newcastle in 2020 will pay the UK (Home) tuition fee for the full duration of their course.

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Entry Requirements

A 2:2 honours degree, or international equivalent, in:

civil engineering
mechanical engineering
naval architecture
offshore engineering
ocean engineering
marine engineering

Relevant professional experience is desirable, although not essential.

We will consider your application on an individual basis if you have lower or non-standard qualifications and significant, relevant professional experience.

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English Language Requirements

Select an English language test from the list to view our English language entry requirements.

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Please email us at international.recruitment@ncl.ac.uk for further information.

If you have lower English Language scores, you may be accepted onto a pre-sessional English course.

Pre-sessional English Course Requirements

6 week Pre-sessional entry: IELTS 6.0 overall (with a minimum of 5.5 in all sub-skills)
10 week Pre-sessional entry: IELTS 5.5 overall (with a minimum of 5.0 in all sub-skills)

You can study our Pre-sessional English course at the INTO Newcastle Centre.

You may need an ATAS (Academic Technology Approval Scheme) clearance certificate. You'll need to get this before you can get your visa or study on this programme. We'll let you know about the ATAS requirement in your offer letter.

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