BEng (Hons)Marine Engineering

Core modules

Further Engineering Science

This module builds upon the fundamental principles of engineering mechanics and applied heat from earlier modules. You will study mechanics and thermodynamics subjects which will give you the ability to analyse complex marine engineering equipment and systems, improving your analytical skills and enabling you to meet the requirements of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency Management Level SQA academic exams.

Marine Electro-Technology

This module builds upon your marine electronics and control systems knowledge, looking at further electrical and electronic principles and the performance of a range of electrical equipment used in the marine environment. It explores the transient behavior of RL and RC, DC circuits, a more detailed examination of single-phase AC series circuits, single phase parallel AC circuits and also the very important three phase AC systems, and concludes with the analysis of some practical analogue electronic circuits.

Marine Engineering Management

This module builds upon your earlier learning and your seagoing experience to date. Any task we undertake is essentially a project, no matter how small or how big. We will also build on a few management tools that will become very handy as you prepare for a refit, conversion, or perhaps a new build.

Marine Propulsion Systems

The knowledge you will learn in this module will help shape you into a far more capable and skilful engineer, building upon your sea phases and drilling down into the finer detail of vessels' systems, propulsion systems and key supporting machinery. The key areas of marine propulsion, marine auxiliaries and marine engineering operations - will be broadened to include steam.

Naval Architecture

In this module you will cover aspects of naval architecture as identified by the IMO International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watch-keeping for Seafarers at the Management (Second and Chief Engineer) level. You will learn why a vessel floats, remains upright when at sea, and may not sink when ‘holed’ below the waterline. You will be able to predict the installed power requirements for a new vessel based on model test data and be able to calculate both hull bending stresses in still water and predict stresses experienced by the rudder when turning.

Work-based Engineering Project

Core modules

Dissertation

Fundamentals of Engineering System Design

Leadership and Management

This module will understand how effective and efficient management of people will add to a company’s success. The unit analyses the integrative nature of people management and how this is achieved through a range of management tools and techniques. The module will identify current themes and issues that relate to managing people from the perspective of the line manager in an organisation.

Marine Surveying and Insurance

The module offers deeper understanding of ship surveys and inspections to manage marine risks; cargo damage; marine insurance and liability; complex relationships between organisations; the practices, scope and limitations of maritime organisations, including claims resulting from damage and liability, and recovery from those held accountable.

Principles of Accident Investigation