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Maritime Engineering with Industrial Placement Year - BEng (Hons)

University of Southampton

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University of Southampton

Course options

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  • Qualification

    Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours) - BEng (Hon)

  • Location

    Main Site - Highfield Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    22-SEP-25

  • Duration

    4 Years

Course summary

p>Previously known as Ship Science, this course has changed its name to Maritime Engineering for applicants starting in September 2024. Southampton has been one of Britain's most important naval and shipbuilding centres since the Middle Ages. This course combines mechanical engineering skills with a specialist knowledge of naval architecture and marine engineering. It is ideal for those who want to work in the varied and exciting field of Maritime Engineering, Maritime Engineering 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 system. 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: 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 take a work placement during the summer holidays. Year in industry: Enhance your employability by taking this course with a paid industrial placement year. Apply using: Course name: Maritime Engineering with Industrial Placement Year, UCAS code: J60P. You'll spend this extra year at an engineering firm, applying the skills and knowledge you've learned so far. The fee is 20% of the standard annual tuition fee. We regularly review our courses to ensure and improve quality. This course may be revised as a result of this. Any revision will be balanced against the requirement that the student should receive the educational service expected. Our courses are regulated in England by the Office for Students (OfS).

Application deadline

29 January

Tuition fees

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£ 28,800per year

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University information

University of Southampton

University of Southampton

University of Southampton

  • University League Table

    17th

  • Campus address

    University of Southampton, University Road, Southampton, Hampshire, SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom

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Southampton is proud of its inclusive international community, welcoming over 10,000 students from more than 130 countries.
Southampton is a truly global university. It has 350+ student-led clubs and societies, which provide great opportunities to build intercultural skills.
Specialist careers support and 400+ paid internships and work experience opportunities prepare international students for their future in the global job market.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Mechanical Engineering

    8th out of 74

  • Entry standards

    / Max 222
    181 81%

    10th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    83.0 83%

    32nd

    23

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.07 77%

    20th

    11

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