19.49Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
Marine Engineering
MSc in Marine Engineering
Postgraduate Diploma in Marine Engineering
Postgraduate Certificate in Marine Engineering
Course Regulations
[These regulations are to be read in conjunction with Regulation 19.1]
Admission
19.49.1Regulations 19.1.1, 19.1.2 and 19.1.3 shall apply
Duration of Study
19.49.2Regulations 19.1.5 and 19.1.6 shall apply.
Mode of Study
19.49.3The courses are available by full-time and part-time study.
Curriculum
19.49.4All students shall undertake an approved curriculum as detailed below.
for the Postgraduate Certificate – no fewer than 60 credits
for the Postgraduate Diploma – no fewer than 120 credits, including no fewer than 60 from List A and 20 from List B, together with NM 964 Group Project
for the degree of MSc – no fewer than 180 credits, including the Individual Project
Classes
List ALevelCredits
NM 946Inspection and Survey510
NM 949Marine Transport and Economics510
NM 950Maritime Safety and Risk510
NM 951Marine Engineering Simulation and Modelling510
NM 952Advanced Marine Engineering510
NM 953Energy Management Systems510
NM 954Ship Power Systems and Design510
NM 955Marine Environment Protection and Safety510
NM 956Marine Transmission and Propulsion Systems510
List B
EF 927Design Management510
EF 928Environmental Impact and Sustainability510
EF 930Information Management510
EF 931Project Management510
EF 932Risk Management510
EF 934Financial Engineering510
Students for the Postgraduate Diploma and degree of MSc in addition will undertake:
NM 964 Group Project540
Students for the degree of MSc only:
NM 965Individual Project560
Examination, Progress and Final Assessment
19.49.5Regulations 19.1.25 – 19.1.33 shall apply.
19.49.6The final assessment will be based on performance in the examinations, course work and the Individual Project where undertaken, and, if required, in an oral examination.
Award
19.49.7Degree of MSc: In order to qualify for the award of the degree of MSc in Marine Engineering, a candidate must have performed to the satisfaction of the Board of Examiners and must normally have accumulated no fewer than 180 credits, of which no fewer than 80 must be from the taught classes, 40 from the Group Project and 60 from the Individual Project.
19.49.8Postgraduate Diploma: In order to qualify for the award of the Postgraduate Diploma in Marine Engineering a candidate must have performed to the satisfaction of the Board of Examiners and must normally have accumulated no fewer than 120 credits, of which no fewer than 80 must be from the taught classes and 40 from the Group Project.
19.49.9Postgraduate Certificate: In order to qualify for the award of the Postgraduate Certificate in Marine Engineering a candidate must have performed to the satisfaction of the Board of Examiners and must normally have accumulated no fewer than 60 credits from the taught classes of the course.
19.49.10
to 19.49.19(Numbers not used)
Technical Ship Management
MSc in Technical Ship Management
Postgraduate Diploma in Technical Ship Management
Postgraduate Certificate in Technical Ship Management
Course Regulations
[These regulations are to be read in conjunction with Regulation 19.1]
Admission
19.49.20Regulations 19.1.1 and 19.1.2 shall apply. In the first instance, students shall normally be admitted to either the Postgraduate Diploma or MSc course.
Duration of Study
19.49.21Regulations 19.1.5 and 19.1.6 shall apply.
Mode of Study
19.49.22The courses are available by full-time and part-time study.
Curriculum
19.49.23All students shall undertake an approved curriculum as follows:
for the Postgraduate Certificate – no fewer than 60 credits
for the Postgraduate Diploma – no fewer than 120 credits
for the degree of MSc – no fewer than 180 credits including an individual project
Compulsory ClassesLevelCredits
NM 937Maritime Law, Contracts and Insurance510
NM 946Inspection and Survey510
NM 949Marine Transport and Economics510
NM 950Maritime Safety and Risk510
NM 953Energy Management Systems510
NM 955Marine Environmental Protection and Safety510
NM 973Maritime Regulatory Framework510
NM 9xxSystems Availability and Maintenance510
Students for the Postgraduate Diploma and degree of MSc in addition shall undertake the following:
NM 964Group Project540
Students for the degree of MSc only:
NM 965Individual Project560
Examination, Progress and Final Assessment
19.49.24Regulations 19.1.25 – 19.1.33 shall apply.
19.49.25The final assessment will be based on performance in the examinations, course work and the Individual Project where undertaken, and, if required, in an oral examination.
Award
19.49.26Degree of MSc: In order to qualify for the award of the degree of MSc in Technical Ship Management a candidate must have performed to the satisfaction of the Board of Examiners and must normally have accumulated no fewer than 180 credits, of which no fewer than 80 must be from the taught classes, 40 from the Group Project and 60 from the Individual Project.
19.49.27Postgraduate Diploma: In order to qualify for the award of the Postgraduate Diploma in Technical Ship Management a candidate must have performed to the satisfaction of the Board of Examiners and must normally have accumulated no fewer than 120 credits of which 40 must have been awarded in respect of the Group Project.
19.49.28Postgraduate Certificate: In order to qualify for the award of the Postgraduate Certificate in Technical Ship Management a candidate must have performed to the satisfaction of the Board of Examiners and must normally have accumulated no fewer than 60 credits from the taught classes of the course.
19.49.29
to 19.49.50(Numbers not used.)
Offshore Floating Systems
MSc in Offshore Floating Systems
Postgraduate Diploma in Offshore Floating Systems
Postgraduate Certificate in Offshore Floating Systems
Course Regulations
[These regulations are to be read in conjunction with Regulations 19.1]
Admission
19.49.51Regulations 19.1.1 - 19.1.3 shall apply.
Duration of Study
19.49.52Regulations 19.1.5 and 19.1.6 shall apply.
Mode of Study
19.49.53The courses are available by full-time and part-time study.
Curriculum
19.49.54All students shall undertake an approved curriculum as follows:
for the Postgraduate Certificate – no fewer than 60 credits
for the Postgraduate Diploma – no fewer than 120 credits
for the degree of MSc – no fewer than 180 credits including a project
Compulsory Classes Level Credits
NM 946Inspection and Survey 5 10
NM 957 Offshore Engineering Practice 5 10
NM 958 Risers and Mooring Lines 5 10
NM 959 Dynamics of Floating Offshore Installations 5 10
NM 960Finite Element Analysis of Floating Structures 5 10
NM 950Maritime Safety and Risk 5 10
NM 961Design and Construction of FPSOs5 10
Optional Classes
No fewer than 10 credits chosen from:
NM 947Modelling and Optimisation in Design 5 10
NM 962Advanced Marine Structures 5 10
NM 963Theory and Practice of Marine CFD 5 10
Students for the Postgraduate Diploma and degree of MSc only will undertake:
NM 964 Group Project 5 40
Students for the degree of MSc only:
NM 965 Individual Project 5 60
Examination, Progress and Final Assessment
19.49.55 Regulations 19.1.25 – 19.1.33 shall apply.
19.49.56 The final assessment will be based on performance in the examinations, course work and the Individual Project where undertaken, and, if required, in an oral examination.
Award
19.49.57Degree of MSc: In order to qualify for the award of the degree of MSc in Offshore Floating Systems a candidate must have performed to the satisfaction of the Board of Examiners and must normally have accumulated no fewer than 180 credits, of which no fewer than 80 must be from the taught classes, 40 from the Group Project and 60 from the Individual Project.
19.49.58Postgraduate Diploma: In order to qualify for the award of the Postgraduate Diploma in Offshore Floating Systems a candidate must have performed to the satisfaction of the Board of Examiners and must normally have accumulated no fewer than 120 credits, of which no fewer than 80 must be from the taught classes and 40 from the Group Project.
19.49.59Postgraduate Certificate: In order to qualify for the award of the Postgraduate Certificate in Offshore Floating Systems a candidate must have performed to the satisfaction of the Board of Examiners and must normally have accumulated no fewer than 60 credits from the taught classes of the course.
19.49.60(Number not used)
Subsea Engineering
MSc in Subsea Engineering
Postgraduate Diploma in Subsea Engineering
Postgraduate Certificate in Subsea Engineering
Course Regulations
[These regulations are to be read in conjunction with Regulations 19.1]
Admission
19.49.61Regulation 19.1.1 to 19.1.3 shall apply.
Duration of Study
19.49.62Regulations 19.1.5 and 19.1.6 shall apply.
Mode of Study
19.49.63The courses are available by full-time and part-time study.
Curriculum
19.49.64All students shall undertake an approved curriculum as follows:
for the Postgraduate Certificate – no fewer than 60 credits
for the Postgraduate Diploma – no fewer than 120 credits
for the degree of MSc – no fewer than 180 credits including a project
Compulsory Classes Level Credits
NM 946Inspection and Survey 5 10
NM 948Subsea Systems and Installation 5 10
NM 950Maritime Safety and Risk 5 10
NM 957 Offshore Engineering Practice 5 10
NM 958 Risers and Mooring Lines 5 10
NM 966 Marine Pipelines 5 10
NM 977Subsurface Technology 5 10
Optional Classes
No fewer than 10 credits chosen from:
NM 975Computational Free Surface Hydrodynamics 5 10
NM 959 Dynamics of Floating Offshore Installations 5 10
NM 963 Theory and Practice of Marine Computational
Fluid Dynamics5 10
Students for the Postgraduate Diploma and degree of MSc only:
NM 964Group Project 5 40
Students for the degree of MSc only:
NM 965 Individual Project 5 60
Examination, Progress and Final Assessment
19.49.65Regulations 19.1.25 – 19.1.33 shall apply.
19.49.66The final assessment will be based on performance in the examinations, course work and the Individual Project where undertaken, and, if required, in an oral examination.
Award
19.49.67Degree of MSc: In order to qualify for the award of the degree of MSc in Subsea Engineering a candidate must have performed to the satisfaction of the Board of Examiners and must normally have accumulated no fewer than 180 credits, of which no fewer than 80 must be from the taught classes, 40 from the Group Project and 60 from the Individual Project.
19.49.68Postgraduate Diploma: In order to qualify for the award of the Postgraduate Diploma in Subsea Engineering a candidate must have performed to the satisfaction of the Board of Examiners and must normally have accumulated no fewer than 120 credits, of which no fewer than 80 must be from the taught classes and 40 from the Group Project.
19.49.69Postgraduate Certificate: In order to qualify for the award of the Postgraduate Certificate in Subsea Engineering a candidate must have performed to the satisfaction of the Board of Examiners and must normally have accumulated no fewer than 60 credits from the taught classes of the course.
19.49.70(Number not used).
Ship and Offshore Structures
MSc in Ship and Offshore Structures
Postgraduate Diploma in Ship and Offshore Structures
Postgraduate Certificate in Ship and Offshore Structures
Course Regulations
[These regulations are to be read in conjunction with Regulations 19.1]
The coursesare offered jointly by the University of Strathclyde and the University of Glasgow and the awards are made in the name of both Universities. The regulations are drawn up consequent upon a memorandum of agreement which has been approved by Senate. The University of Strathclyde is the administering University.
Admission
19.49.71Regulations 19.1.1 - 19.1.3 shall apply.
Duration of Study
19.49.72Regulations 19.1.5 and 19.1.6 shall apply.
Mode of Study
19.49.73The courses are available by full-time and part-time study.
Place of Study
19.49.74Students will attend classes at the University of Strathclyde and at the University of Glasgow.
Curriculum
19.49.75All students shall undertake an approved curriculum as follows:
for the Postgraduate Certificate – no fewer than 60 credits
for the Postgraduate Diploma – no fewer than 120 credits including a group project
for the degree of MSc – no fewer than 180 credits including an individual project
ClassesLevelCredits
University of Strathclyde
NM 967 Reliability-Based Structural Design and510
Plated Structures
NM 958Risers and Mooring Lines510
NM 968Dynamics of Ships & Floating Offshore
Structures510
NM 970Ultimate Strength of Ship and Shell Structures510
University of Glasgow
NM 971Computational Modelling and Approximation 510
in Structural Mechanics
NM 972Computational Modelling of Non-linear
Problems in Structural Mechanics510
NM 974Ship and Offshore Structures520
Students for the Postgraduate Diploma and degree of MSc only:
NM 964Group Project 5 40
Students for the degree of MSc only:
NM 965Individual Project560
Examination, Progress and Final Assessment
19.49.76Regulations 19.1.25 – 19.1.33 shall apply.
19.49.77The final assessment will be based on performance in the examinations, course work and the Individual Project where undertaken, and, if required, in an oral examination.
Award
19.49.78Degree of MSc: In order to qualify for the award of the degree of MSc in Ship and Offshore Structures a candidate must have performed to the satisfaction of the Board of Examiners and must normally have accumulated no fewer than 180 credits, of which 60 must have been awarded in respect of the Individual Project.
19.49.79Postgraduate Diploma: In order to qualify for the award of the Postgraduate Diploma in Ship and Offshore Structures, a candidate must have accumulated no fewer than 120 credits of which 40 must have been awarded in respect of the Group Project.
19.49.80Postgraduate Certificate: In order to qualify for the award of the Postgraduate Certificate in Ship and Offshore Structures, a candidate must normally have accumulated no fewer than 60 credits from the taught classes of the course.
Ship and Offshore Technology
MSc in Ship and Offshore Technology
Course Regulations
[These regulations are to be read in conjunction with Regulation 19.1]
The course is offered jointly between the University of Strathclyde and Hamburg University of Technology, and the awards are made in the name of the two Universities. Students shall be subject to the course regulations that have been adopted by both Universities and to any other General Regulations, etc. of the University at which they are studying.
Admission
19.49.81Candidates will be admitted in the first instance to the MSc, and shall normally:
(i)Possess a bachelors degree or equivalent, at the equivalent of 2nd upper class level, in a marine or marine-related engineering subject
(ii)In particular, have sufficient knowledge on structural mechanics, hydrostatics, fluid dynamics, ship resistance and propulsion, ship design, etc.
(iii)Be required to demonstrate an appropriate level of competence in the English language. Specifically IELTS 6.5 or TOEFL 600/250/95.
Duration of Study
19.49.82The normal duration of study for the degree of MSc by full-time study will be 4 semesters.
Place of Study
19.49.83The course will be taught at the University of Strathclyde (UofS) in the first year, and Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH) for the second year.
Mode of Study
19.49.84The course is available by full-time study only.
Curriculum
First Year
19.49.85All students shall spend the first year at UofS and undertake classes amounting to no fewer than 120 credits (60 ECTS) as follows:
Compulsory ClassesLevelCreditsECTS
NM 957Offshore Engineering Practice5105
NM 958Risers and Mooring Lines5105
NM 966Marine Pipelines5105
NM 959Dynamics of Floating Offshore Inst.5105
NM 950Maritime Safety and Risk5105
NM 961Design and Construction of FPSOs5105
NM 963Theory and Practice of Marine CFD5105
NM 946Inspection and Survey5105
NM xxxGroup Project52010
NM xxxResearch Project52010
Students may be permitted to substitute one approved class from other postgraduate courses offered, including modern languages subject to approval by the Course Director at University of Strathclyde or the Examination Board at Hamburg University of Technology.
Between First and Second Year
Intensive German language course (except for German-speaking students)
Second Year
Students shall spend their second year at Hamburg University of Technology and undertake classes amounting to no fewer than 60 ECTS (120 credits) as follows:
Compulsory ClassesLevelCreditsECTS
56 XXXStructural Analysis of Ships & Offshore58 4
Structures
56 XXXSea-keeping of Ships584
56 XXXAdvanced Ship Design584
56 XXXManoeuvrability563
56 XXXFatigue Strength of Ships and Offshore584
Structures
56 XXXShip Vibration584
56 XXXMaster Thesis560 30
Optional Classes
No fewer than 14 credits (7 ECTS) chosen from:
56 XXXSeminar Naval Architecture and Ocean
Engineering56 3
56 XXXComputational Fluid Dynamics II510 5
56 XXXNonlinear Structural Analysis58 4
56 XXXSpecial Topics of Ship Propulsion56 3
either
56 XXXGerman I?8 4
Or
56 XXXGerman 2?8 4
With the approval of the Course Director, students may be permitted to substitute one approved class from other postgraduate courses offered.
Examination, Progress and Final Assessment
19.49.86Candidates are required to pass written or oral examinations and to perform to the satisfaction of the Board of Examiners in the course work and in the Master Thesis for the degree award of MSc.
19.49.87In order to progress to the second year of the course, a student must normally have accumulated no fewer than 120 credits from the agreed curriculum in the first year.
19.49.88Candidates who fail to satisfy the Board of Examiners in any taught class shall, at the discretion of the Board of Examiners, be permitted one further attempts to pass the relevant class(es) at the earliest opportunity and no longer than two years after the initial attempt, the number of attempts depending on the regulations at UofS or TUHH, respectively.
19.49.89The final assessment will be based on performance in the examinations, coursework, the Master Thesis.
Award
19.49.90Degree of MSc: In order to qualify for the award of the joint degree of MSc in Ship and Offshore Technology, a candidate must have performed to the satisfaction of the Board of Examiners and must normally have accumulated no fewer than 120 SCQF credits (60 ECTS) at the University of Strathclyde and 60 ECTS (120 SCQF credits) at the University of Hamburg, of which 30 ECTS (60 SCQF credits) must have been awarded in respect the Master thesis.
Transfer
19.49.91Students who do not perform at MSc level may be considered for Postgraduate Diploma or Postgraduate Certificate in Ship and Offshore Technology, to be awarded by University of Strathclyde only.
19.49.92
To 19.49.100(Numbers not used)
Ship and Offshore Technology
Postgraduate Diploma in Ship and Offshore Technology
Postgraduate Certificate in Ship and Offshore Technology
Course Regulations
[These regulations are to be read in conjunction with Regulation 19.1]
Admission
19.49.101Students will have been admitted in the first instance to the degree of MSc in Ship and Offshore Technology.
Nature of Study
19.49.102The course is available by full-time study only.
Curriculum
19.49.103See Regulation 19.49.85, First Year Curriculum.
Examination, Progress and Final Assessment
19.49.104Regulations 19.1.25 – 19.1.33 shall apply.
19.49.105The final assessment will be based on performance in the examinations and coursework and, if required, in an oral examination.
Award
19.49.106Postgraduate Diploma: In order to qualify for the award of the Postgraduate Diploma in Ship and Offshore Technology, a candidate must have accumulated no fewer than 120 credits from the course curriculum.
19.49.107Postgraduate Certificate: In order to qualify for the award of the Postgraduate Certificate in Ship and Offshore Technology, a candidate must have accumulated no fewer than 60 credits from the course curriculum.
19.50
-19.79(Numbers not used)