Marine Technology with Small Craft Technology

Description

Our professionally accredited four-year Small Craft Technology MEng Honours degree covers the design and operation of small craft.

It responds to the fast growth in this industry and covers yachts, leisure craft and high speed craft such as catamarans.

The degree encompasses naval architecture, marine dynamics, propulsion and materials science, and you will study specialist topics such as small craft design, small craft powering and marine structures.

The degree includes a fourth year of advanced level study, during which you study specialist modules and work in a group on a new ship design challenge, which may be set by industry.

Quality and ranking

The quality of the marine technology study experience at Newcastle is recognised with an overall student satisfaction score of 100% in the 2013 National Student Survey.

Detailed Course Facts

Application deadline January 15 Tuition fee

• GBP 9000 Year (EEA)
• GBP 15490 Year (Non-EEA)

Start date September 2015 Credits (ECTS) 240 ECTS
Duration full-time 48 months Languages Take an IELTS test

• English

Delivery mode On Campus Educational variant Full-time Intensity Flexible

Course Content

Our degrees are divided into Stages. Each Stage lasts for an academic year and you need to complete modules totalling 120 credits by the end of each Stage.

Please be aware that programme modules do change and therefore may differ for your year of entry.

Stage 1

Compulsory modules

• EEE1007 Electrical Engineering I (For MAR)
• ENG1001 Engineering Mathematics I
• MAR1001 Marine Engineering Practice I
• MAR1002 Marine Statistics
• MAR1003 Naval Architecture I
• MAR1004 Marine Informatics I
• MAR1005 Marine Production Management I
• MAR1006 Marine Engineering Science 1
• MAR1007 Materials in the Marine Environment
• MAR1009 Marine Mechanics

Stage 2

Compulsory modules

• ENG2001 Accounting, Finance and Law for Engineers
• ENG2008 Analytical Methods in Marine Technology
• MAR2001 Marine Dynamics
• MAR2006 Marine Structures IA
• MAR2007 Marine Structures IB
• MAR2008 Naval Architecture II
• MAR2010 Resistance and Propulsion I
• MAR2011 Small Craft Science
• MAR2012 Engineering Applications
• MAR2013 Marine Production Management II
• MAR2014 Marine Informatics II

Stage 3

Compulsory modules

• MAR3004 Small Craft Design
• MAR3015 Small Craft Powering
• MAR3019 Marine Structures IIA
• MAR3021 Marine Transport Business
• MAR3026 Marine and Offshore Mechanics
• MAR3027 Future Marine Projects
• MAR3098 Project and Report

Optional modules

You choose 20 credits from the following optional modules:

• EEE3010 Microprocessor Control
• ENG8017 Management of New Product Introduction
• MAR3012 Dynamic Modelling and Simulation
• MAR3013 Internal Combustion Engines
• MAR3016 Marine Engineering III
• MAR3022 Maritime Systems Analysis
• MAR3023 Offshore Vehicle Design
• MAR3024 Computational Fluid Dynamics
• MAR3030 Naval Architecture III
• MAR3031 Ship Manoeuvering Performance and Operability

Stage 4

Compulsory modules

• MAR8022 Marine Management Technology II
• MAR8034 Advanced Hydrodynamics
• MAR8038 High Speed and Advanced Craft
• MAR8043 Ship Market Analysis and Risk Management
• MAR8403 Theory of Plates and Grillages
• MAR8499 Group Project and Report

Optional modules

You choose 30 credits from the following optional modules:

• CME8012 Business and Environmental Management
• ENG8016 Advanced Computer Aided Engineering
• ENG8017 Management of New Product Introduction
• MAR8003 Marine Power Transmission
• MAR8005 Design and Implementation of Experiments
• MAR8021 Advanced Offshore Design
• MAR8024 Ship Performance at Sea
• MAR8026 Marine Machinery Systems
• MAR8027 Structural Response Analysis
• MAR8035 Management and Communications
• MAR8404 Further Design Studies (Marine Engineering)
• MAR8405 Further Design Studies (Naval Architecture)
• MAR8406 Further Design Studies (Offshore Engineering)

English Language Requirements

IELTS band : 6 TOEFL iBT® test : 90

To study at this university, you have to speak English. We advice you to

take an IELTS test. More About IELTS

Requirements

All candidates are considered on an individual basis.

If your qualifications are not listed here, please see our additional entry requirements pages to find out which other qualifications are considered.

If you dont have the right mathematics and/or science qualifications for direct entry, please see our Foundation Year information below.

- A Levels

AAB including Mathematics and preferably Physics and/or Chemistry but excluding General Studies and Critical Thinking. GCSE Physics or Dual Award Science (minimum grade B) required if not offered at A or AS level.

- Scottish Qualifications

AAB at Advanced Higher, including Mathematics and preferably Physics. Physics or Chemistry required at Higher Grade B if not offered at Advanced Higher.

- International Baccalaureate

37 points with Mathematics and Physics at Higher Level grade 5 or above.

- Irish Leaving Certificate

Candidates will normally be considered for Foundation Year only. All applications will be considered on an individual basis.

- Access Qualifications

Access qualifications will only be considered for BEng registration in the first instance. Students demonstrating sufficient levels of achievement on the programme may be permitted to transfer registration to the MEng in Stage 2.

- BTEC Level 5 HND

Overall Distinction, including Distinctions in mathematics and science units. Units must include both Analytical Methods and Further Analytical Methods or equivalent. Students studying the HND outside of the UK, and who have studied subjects corresponding in syllabus and level to Stage 1 of the degree and with Distinction in Mathematics and other engineering subjects, may be considered for Stage 2 entry.

- BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma (formerly BTEC National Diploma)

Candidates will only be considered for BEng or Foundation Year. Students demonstrating sufficient levels of achievement on the programme may be permitted to transfer registration to the MEng in Stage 2.

- Cambridge Pre-U

D3,D3,M2 in Principal Subjects including Mathematics and preferably Physics and/or Chemistry. GCSE Physics or Dual Award Science (minimum grade B) required if not offered at a higher level.

- PARTNERS - A Levels

ABB including Mathematics and preferably Physics and/or Chemistry but excluding General Studies and Critical Thinking. GCSE Physics or Dual Award Science (minimum grade B) required if not offered at A or AS level.

The PARTNERS Programme is Newcastle Universitys supported entry route for students from identified schools and colleges. Find out more about the PARTNERS Programme.

- PARTNERS - BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma (formerly BTEC National Diploma)

Candidates will only be considered for BEng or Foundation Year. Students demonstrating sufficient levels of achievement on the programme may be permitted to transfer registration to the MEng in Stage 2.

The PARTNERS Programme is Newcastle Universitys supported entry route for students from identified schools and colleges. Find out more about the PARTNERS Programme.

- Foundation Year

If you dont have the right mathematics and/or science qualifications for direct entry, you can take a Marine Technology Foundation Year:

• Marine Technology with Foundation Year BEng Honours (J615)
• Marine Technology with Foundation Year MEng Honours (J616)

This will provide you with the knowledge you need to progress to one of our three- or four-year Marine Technology degrees.

- International Foundation Programmes

If you are an international student and you do not meet the academic and English language requirements specified above, you should consider a preparation course at INTO Newcastle University, which will help to prepare you for study on this degree course. INTO Newcastle University is based on the University campus and offers a range of courses including the International Foundation in Physical Sciences and Engineering

For this degree you will need a minimum score of IELTS 6.0 or equivalent.

Work Experience

No work experience is required.

Related Scholarships*

• Academic Excellence Scholarship

  "The Academic Excellence Scholarship can provide up to a 50 % reduction in tuition per semester. These scholarships will be renewed if the student maintains superior academic performance during each semester of their 3-year Bachelor programme. The scholarship will be directly applied to the student’s tuition fees."

• Access Bursary

  Bursary for UK students all subjects where the variable tuition fee rate is payable.

• Alumni Bursary

  Alumni Bursary for UK Undergraduate students

* The scholarships shown on this page are suggestions first and foremost. They could be offered by other organisations than Newcastle University.

Accreditation

This degree is accredited by the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST), the Royal Institution of Naval Architects, and the Engineering Council, providing industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.