Section VII - Academic Regulations: BEng/MEng in Ship Science

Bachelor of Engineering/Masters of Engineering in Ship Science

Programme Structure (Ship Science)

The information contained in this document 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)

SESG1001	Mechanics of Solids	10
SESG1002	Thermodynamics	10
SESG1003	Properties of Materials	10
SESG1004	Mechanics	10
SESG1005	Fluid Mechanics	10
SESG1006	Electrical Systems	10
SESG1009	Modelling and Computing	10
MATH1010	Mathematics for Engineering Sciences	10
MATH1015	Mathematics for Engineering Sciences	10
SESS1001	Ship Studies	10
SESS1010	Computational Methods for Ship Design	10
SESS1011	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
SESG2001	Materials	10
MATH2016	Mathematics for Aerospace Engineering and Ship Science	10
SESS2001	Fluid Mechanics	10
SESS2002	Ship Production Technology	10
SESS2003	Resistance and Propulsion	10
SESS2004	Marine Engineering	10
SESS2005	Naval Architecture Dynamics	10
SESS2006	Ship Design and Economics	10
SESS2007	Computing	5
SESS2008	Ship Structures	10
SESS2009	Ship Design	5
SESS2010	Ship Functional Design	10

PART III

Inter-disciplinary Theme Part III
(Modules at level H totalling 120 credits)

[M] Mandatory modules - 90 credit points
[S,T] Optional modules - 30 credit points (at least 20 credits must come from Ship Science modules [S]).

SESS3015	Individual Project	30	M
SESS3020	Marine Craft Concept Design	10	M
MANG3023	Management II	10	M
SESG3001	Materials in Design, Manufacture and Service 1	10	M
SESG3002	Materials in Design, Manufacture and Service 2	10	M
SESS3001	Marine Hydrodynamics	10	M
SESS3019	Ship Control Systems	10	M

Level H Options - Inter-disciplinary Theme

SESS3003	Advanced Naval Architecture	10	S
SESS3007	Theory of Plate Structures	10	S
SESS3006	Marine Propulsion Engineering	10	S
SESS3009	Finite Element Analysis I	10	T
MATH3024	Partial Differential Equations	10	T
MATH3028	Optimisation	10	T
MATH3027	Operational Research	10	T
MATH3025	Complex Variables and Transform Methods	10	T

Naval Architecture Theme Part III
(Modules at level H totalling 120 credits)

[M] Mandatory modules - 110 credit points
[S,T] Optional modules - 10 credit points from level H

SESS3015	Individual Project	30	M
SESG3001	Materials in Design, Manufacture and Service I	10	M
SESS3001	Marine Hydrodynamics	10	M
SESS3003	Advanced Naval Architecture	10	M
SESS3007	Theory of Plate Structures	10	M
SESS3020	Marine Craft Concept Design	10	M
MANG3023	Management II	10	M
SESS3006	Marine Propulsion Engineering	10	M
SESS3019	Ship Control Systems	10	M

Level H Options - Naval Architecture Theme

SESS3002	Application of Free Surface Flow	10	S
SESS3012	Powercraft, Performance and Design	10	S
MATH3025	Complex Variables and Transform Methods	10	T
MATH3028	Optimisation	10	T
SESG3002	Materials in Design, Manufacture and Service II	10	T

Yacht and Small Craft Theme Part III
(Modules at level H totalling 120 credits

[M] Mandatory modules - 110 credit points
[S,T] Optional modules - 10 credit points

SESS3015	Individual Project	30	M
SESG3001	Materials in Design, Manufacture and Service I	10	M
SESS3001	Marine Hydrodynamics	10	M
SESS3007	Theory of Plate Structures	10	M
SESS3011	High Performance Craft	10	M
SESS3020	Marine Craft Concept Design	10	M
MANG3023	Management II	10	M
SESS3012	Powercraft, Performance and Design	10	M
SESS3019	Ship Control Systems	10	M

Level H Options - Yacht and Small Craft Theme

SESS3002	Application of Free Surface Flow	10	S
SESS3006	Marine Propulsion Engineering	10	S
MATH3025	Complex Variables and Transform Methods	10	T
MATH3028	Optimisation	10	T
SESG3002	Materials in Design, Manufacture and Service II	10	T

Advanced Materials Theme Part III
(Modules at level H totalling 120 credits)

[M] Mandatory modules - 110 credits
[S,T] Optional modules - 10 credits

SESS3015	Individual Project	30	M
SESG3001	Materials in Design, Manufacture and Service I	10	M
SESS3001	Marine Hydrodynamics	10	M
SESS3007	Theory of Plate Structures	10	M
SESS3009	Finite Element Analysis I	10	M
SESS3020	Marine Craft Concept Design	10	M
MANG3023	Management II	10	M
SESG3002	Materials in Design, Manufacture and Service II	10	M
SESS3006	Marine Propulsion Engineering	10	M

Level H Options - Advanced Materials Theme

SESS3002	Application of Free Surface Flow	10	S
SESS3019	Ship Control Systems	10	S
MATH3025	Complex Variables and Transform Methods	10	T
MATH3028	Optimisation	10	T
SESS3010	Finite Element Analysis II	10	T

Engineering Management Theme Part III
(Modules at level H totalling 120 credits)

[M] Mandatory modules - 110 credits
[S] Optional modules - 10 credits

SESS3015	Individual Project	30	M
SESG3020	Marine Craft Concept Design	10	M
SESG3001	Materials in Design, Manufacture and Service I	10	M
SESS3001	Marine Hydrodynamics	10	M
SESS3006	Marine Propulsion Engineering	10	M
MANG3023	Management II	10	M
MANG3031	Principles and Practice of Management	15	M
MANG3019	Accounting and Finance for Non-specialists	15	M

Level H Options - Engineering Management Theme

SESS3002	Application of Free Surface Flow	10	S
SESS3012	Powercraft, Performance and Design	10	S
SESS3019	Ship Control Systems	10	T

Marine Systems Engineering Theme Part III
(Modules at level H totalling 120 credits)

[M] Mandatory modules - 110 credits
[S,T] Optional modules - 10 credits

SESS3015	Individual Project	30	M
SESM3008	Heat Transfer	10	M
SESG3001	Materials in Design, Manufacture and Service I	10	M
SESS3001	Marine Hydrodynamics	10	M
SESS3007	Theory of Plate Structures	10	M
SESS3020	Marine Craft Concept Design	10	M
MANG3023	Management II	10	M
SESS3006	Marine Propulsion Engineering	10	M
SESS3019	Ship Control Systems	10	M

Level H Options - Marine Systems Engineering Theme

SESS3012	Powercraft, Performance and Design	10	S
MATH3025	Complex Variables and Transform Methods	10	T
MATH3028	Optimisation	10	T
SESM3011	Power Transmissions and Vibrations	10	T
SESG3002	Materials in Design, Manufacture and Service II	10	T

PART IV

Inter-disciplinary Theme Part IV
(Modules at levels M [120] and H [30] totalling 150 credits)

[M] Mandatory modules - 100 credit points (90 at level M and 10 at level H)
[O,T,S] Optional modules - 50 credit points (30 must come from [S] Ship Science modules at level M, the remainder from any optional modules at either H or M)

SESG6011	Group Design Project	50	M
SESS6050	Multidisciplinary Project	25	M
MANG6104	Engineering Mangement Studies	15	M
MATH6115	Statistics for Engineering Systems	10	M

Level M Options - Inter-disciplinary Theme

SESS6008	Yacht Experimental Techniques	10	S
SESS6006	Advances in Resistance and Propulsion	10	S
SESS6007	Computational Fluid Dynamics	10	S
SESS6021	Applications of CFD	10	S
SESS6013	Sailing Yacht Design	10	S
SESS6003	Maritime Fluid-Structure Interaction (requires SESS3003)	10	S
SESS6004	Structural Integrity (requires SESS3007)	10	S
SESA6030	Flow Control	10	T
SESG6007	Advanced Materials I	10	T
SESS6011	Geometry and Grid Generation	10	T
SESA6031	Biological Flows	10	T
SESG6009	Advanced Materials II	10	T

Level H Options - Inter-disciplinary Theme

SESS3003	Advanced Naval Architecture	10	S
SESS3007	Theory of Plate Structures	10	S
SESS3011	High Performance Craft	10	S
SESS3002	Application of Free Surface Flow	10	S
SESS3006	Marine Propulsion Engineering	10	S
SESS3012	Powercraft, Performance and Design	10	S
SESS3009	Finite Element Analysis I	10	T
SESS3010	Finite Element Analysis II	10	T
ISVR3001	Human Factors in Engineering	20	T
LAWS3001	Industrial Law 1	10	O
LAWS3002	Industrial Law 2	10	O
FREN9023	French for Engineers and Mathematicians	20	O
GERM9017	German for Engineers and Mathematicians	20	O

Naval Architecture Theme Part IV
(Modules at levels M [120] and H [30] totalling 150 credits)

[M] Mandatory Modules - 100 credit points at level M
[O,T,S] Optional Modules - 50 credit points (at least 30 must come from [S] Ship Science modules at either level M or H, the remainder from any other option

SESS6006	Advances in Resistance and Propulsion	10	M
SESS6003	Maritime Fluid-Structure Interaction	10	M
SESS6004	Structural Integrity	10	M
SESG6011	Group Design Project	50	M
SESS6002	Marine Safety and Environmental Engineering	10	M
LAWS6030	Marine Law	10	M

Level M Options - Naval Architecture Theme

SESS6007	Computational Fluid Dynamics	10	S
SESS6021	Applications of CFD	10	S
SESA6028	Turbulence: Physics and Experiment	10	T
SESA6030	Flow Control	10	T
SESG6007	Advanced Materials I	10	T
SESS6011	Geometry and Grid Generation	10	T
SESS6015	Advanced Numerical Methods	10	T
SESA6029	Turbulence II: Computation and Modelling	10	T
SESM6003	Computer Aided Analysis	10	T
SESG6009	Advanced Materials II	10	T
MATH6111	Numerical Methods	10	T
MATH6115	Statistics for Engineering Systems	10	T

Level H Options - Naval Architecture Theme

SESS3011	High Performance Craft	10	S
MATH3024	Partial Differential Equations	10	T
MATH3028	Optimisation	10	T
SESS3009	Finite Element Analysis I	10	T
SESS3002	Application of Free Surface Flow	10	S
SESS3012	Powercraft, Performance and Design	10	S
MATH3025	Complex Variables and Transform Methods	10	T
MATH3027	Operational Research	10	T
SESG3002	Materials Design, Manufacture and Service II	10	T
SESS3010	Finite Element Analysis II	10	T

Yacht and Small Craft Theme Part IV

[M] Mandatory modules - 100 credits at level M
[S,T,O] Optional modules - 50 credit points (at least 20 must come from [T,S] optional technical modules at level M, the remainder from any other option.

SESS6008	Yacht Experimental Techniques	10	M
SESS6013	Sailing Yacht Design	10	M
SESS6004	Structural Integrity	10	M
SESG6011	Group Design Project	50	M
SESS6002	Marine Safety and Environmental Engineering	10	M
LAWS6030	Marine Law	10	M

Level M Options - Yacht and Small Craft Theme

SESS6006	Advances in Resistance and Propulsion	10	S
SESS6003	Maritime Fluid-Structure Interaction	10	S
SESS6007	Computational Fluid Dynamics	10	S
SESS6021	Applications of CFD	10	S
SESA6028	Turbulence: Physics and Experiment	10	T
SESG6007	Advanced Materials I	10	T
SESA6030	Flow Control	10	T
SESA6029	Turbulence II: Computation and Modelling	10	T
SESS6011	Geometry and Grid Generation	10	T
SESG6009	Advanced Materials II	10	T
SESM6001	Instrumentation for Marine Engineering	10	T

Level H Options - Yacht and Small Craft Theme

SESS3003	Advanced Naval Architecture	10	S
MATH3024	Partial Differential Equations	10	T
MATH3028	Optimisation	10	T
SESS3009	Finite Element Analysis I	10	T
SESS3002	Application of Free Surface Flow	10	S
SESS3006	Marine Propulsion Engineering	10	S
MATH3025	Complex Variables and Transform Methods	10	T
MATH3027	Operational Research	10	T
SESG3002	Materials Design, Manufacture and Service II	10	T
SESS3010	Finite Element Analysis II	10	T

Advanced Materials Theme Part IV
(Modules at levels M [120] and H [30] totalling 150 credits)

[M] Mandatory modules - 100 credits at level M
[S,T,O] Optional modules - 50 credits (at least 20 must come from [S] optional modules level M or H, the remainder can come from any other option but no more than 30 credits at level H).

SESG6007	Advanced Materials I	10	M
SESG6009	Advanced Materials II	10	M
SESS6004	Structural Integrity	10	M
SESG6011	Group Design Project	50	M
SESS6002	Marine Safety and Environmental Engineering	10	M
LAWS6030	Marine Law	10	M

Level M Options - Advanced Materials Theme

SESS6006	Advances in Resistance and Propulsion	10	S
SESS6003	Maritime Fluid-Structure Interaction	10	S
SESS6018	Plant Condition Monitoring	10	S
SESS6030	Flow Control	10	T
SESS6011	Geometry and Grid Generation	10	T
SESS6015	Advanced Numerical Methods	10	T
SESM6003	Computer Aided Analysis	10	T
SESM6001	Instrumentation for Marine Engineering	10	T

Level H Options - Advanced Materials Theme

SESS3003	Advanced Naval Architecture	10	S
SESS3011	High Performance Craft	10	S
MATH3024	Partial Differential Equations	10	T
MATH3027	Operational Research	10	T
MATH3028	Optimisation	10	T
SESS3002	Application of Free Surface Flow	10	S
SESS3012	Powercraft, Performance and Design	10	S
SESS3019	Ship Control Systems	10	S
MATH3025	Complext Variables and Transform Methods	10	T
SESS3010	Finite Element Analysis II	10	T

Engineering Management Theme Part IV
(Modules at levels M [120] and H [30] totalling 150 credits)

[M] Mandatory modules - 60 credit points (50 at level M, 10 at level H)
[O*, S,T] Optional modules - 90 credit points (30 must come from [O*] Management optional modules, 40 from the level M list, 20 from either M or H lists.

SESG6011	Group Design Project	50	M
LAWS3001	Industrial Law (level H)	10	M

Management Optional Modules

MANG6048	Decision Theory	7.5	O*
MANG6049	Problem Structuring	7.5	O*
MANG6055	Information Systems Management	7.5	O*
MANG6066	Project Risk Management 1	7.5	O*
MANG6067	Project Risk Management 2	7.5	O*
MANG6069	Operational Risk Management	7.5	O*
MANG6073	Management and Organisation	7.5	O*
MANG6087	Effective Organisation 1	7.5	O*

Level M Options - Engineering Management Theme

SESS6006	Advances in Resistance and Propulsion	10	S
SESS6003	Maritime Fluid-Structure Interaction (requires SESS3033)	10	S
SESS6004	Structural Integrity (requires SESS3007)	10	S
SESS6018	Plant Condition Monitoring	10	S
SESG6007	Advanced Materials I	10	T
SESS6011	Geometry and Grid Generation	10	T
SESM6003	Computer Aided Analysis	10	T
SESG6019	Advanced Materials II	10	T

Level H Technical Options - Engineering Management Theme

SESS3003	Advanced Naval Architecture	10	S
SESS3007	Theory of Plate Structures	10	S
SESS3002	Application of Free Surface Flow	10	S
SESS3019	Ship Control Systems	10	S
MATH3027	Operational Research	10	T
MATH3028	Optimisation	10	T
SESG3002	Materials in Design, Manufacture and Service II	10	T