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Offshore, Subsea and Pipeline Engineering MSc

Our MSc in Offshore, Subsea and Pipeline Engineering will give you the skills required to become a practising engineer in a demanding industry.

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Start date(s):

  • September 2024

Overview

Newcastle University is home to the largest and broadest dedicated marine technology research group in the UK. You'll have access to cutting-edge facilities, while learning from leaders in their field.

Our MSc is for graduates in:

  • marine technology/engineering
  • offshore engineering
  • naval architecture
  • mechanical engineering
  • related disciplines

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What you'll learn

The focus will be on the fundamentals of offshore, subsea and pipeline engineering. But you’ll also learn about:

  • the operation and maintenance of marine systems and structures
  • marine risers, subsea umbilical cables and mooring lines
  • offshore renewable devices
  • fixed and floating offshore structures

You'll develop an understanding of the key steps in a marine structures' life cycle, including:

  • design
  • construction
  • installation
  • asset management
  • decommissioning

You’ll also have the chance to engage and network with key engineering companies in the industry.

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.

How you'll learn

Your development

Professional skills

Our industrial partners will teach you the key design and manufacturing skills required in the sector. You'll also learn about operational methods by visiting manufacturing facilities. These include:

  • design and manufacture of subsea umbilicals with TechnipFM
  • offshore pipeline and cable laying methods as well as subsea trench operations with Royal IHC
  • teaching of subsea valves with BEL Valves
  • design and manufacture of flexible risers with Baker Hughes

These site visits will help you put theory into practice and grow your industry network.

You'll also:

  • learn skills from specialists in pipeline operation and apply these to solve pipeline engineering problems
  • develop advanced skills to predict environmental loads and responses to marine structures
  • extend your commercial awareness and understand the importance of sustainability and its intersection with business
  • learn to deal with real-life hydrodynamic engineering problems

Your future

By the end of the course, you'll have the skills for a wide range of careers across the globe in the offshore, subsea and pipeline engineering sectors.

Destinations of our marine technology graduates have included:

  • maritime service provider Royal IHC
  • global leaders in oil and gas TechnipFMC
  • energy technology company Baker Hughes
  • multinational oil and gas company BP

This course also provides a route into PhD level study.

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Quality and ranking

All professional accreditations are reviewed regularly by their professional body

Facilities

There are a range of dedicated facilities available, including:

  • a computer laboratory
  • the Henri Kummerman Marine Resource Centre

You‘ll also have access to the following testing facilities:

  • Newcastle Towing Tank
  • Wind, Wave and Current (WWC) Tank
  • Flow cell
  • Blyth Marine Station
  • Emmerson Cavitation Tunnel at Blyth
  • Research Vessel, the Princess Royal

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees for 2024 entry (per year)

What you're paying for

Tuition fees include the costs of:

  • matriculation
  • registration
  • tuition (or supervision)
  • library access
  • examination
  • re-examination
  • graduation

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Entry requirements

The entrance requirements below apply to 2024 entry.

Qualifications from outside the UK

English Language requirements

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