Southampton has been one of Britain's most important naval and shipbuilding centres since the Middle Ages. Our specialist course looks at naval architecture and marine engineering. It is ideal for those who want to continue their studies, follow a research career, or work in ship engineering.

Ship Science looks at the design, construction and testing of ships and ocean structures. These could be for transport, recreation or harnessing marine resources.

You'll get a broad mechanical engineering degree, with a focus on maritime engineering.

You’ll study:

• design
• mechanics
• manufacturing
• hydrodynamics
• seakeeping
• complex mobile systems

In your final year, you can study advanced naval architecture and you'll complete an individual research project.

As part of this course you can:

• learn computational design and modelling techniques
• use our state-of-the-art facilities, including the largest university towing tank in the UK
• learn from internationally-renowned engineers from the Wolfson Unit and Lloyd’s Register
• showcase your work in our annual Engineering Design Show
• visit sites to experience engineering in practice
• join our Hydro Team to help design and build innovative marine vehicles
• take a work placement during the summer holidays

Worldwide, the maritime sector is buoyant with many and varied career opportunities in engineering and beyond. Because this course is accredited by 3 professional bodies, you'll have a range of options for a future naval engineering career.

PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION

This course is accredited by the Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA), the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) and the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST).