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Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering MEng Honours
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Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering MEng Honours

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Course overview

Our degree in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering focuses on the design and operation of marine vehicles and offshore infrastructure. You'll learn how to design specialist systems using the latest technologies.

We design our curriculum and projects with leading companies. You'll take part in our annual design pitch, where you can showcase your project work to industry partners.

Working on multidisciplinary team projects, you'll gain hands-on experience in key areas such as:

Stage 4 focuses on master's-level study, which includes specialised modules and enhances your technical expertise.

BEng or MEng?

Both our BEng and MEng degrees provide a pathway to becoming a Chartered Engineer. This is one of the most recognisable international engineering qualifications.

Our MEng degrees are a direct route to becoming a Chartered Engineer (CEng). You don’t need to study any more qualifications after your degree to work towards chartered status.

Our three-year BEng degrees can also lead to Chartered Engineer status. However, you’ll need to complete further study, such as an approved master’s degree.

Transfer from a BEng to an MEng degree is possible up to the end of Stage 3 if you achieve the appropriate academic standard.

Read about our BEng course in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering

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Additional information

Exploring a specialism

Specialising in an area of interest will develop your knowledge and expertise. In Stage 4, you can choose to study one of the following specialisms:

Naval Architecture & Ocean Engineering

Focuses on the advanced structural and hydrodynamic analysis of ships and small craft.

Marine Engineering

Explores key aspects of power transmission, systems and digitalisation of ship machinery.

Quality and ranking

Professional accreditation and recognition

All professional accreditations are reviewed regularly by their professional body.

Modules and learning

Modules

The information below is intended to provide an example of what you will study.

Most degrees are divided into stages. Each stage lasts for one academic year, and you'll complete modules totalling 120 credits by the end of each stage.

Our teaching is informed by research. Course content may change periodically to reflect developments in the discipline, the requirements of external bodies and partners, and student feedback.

Optional module availability\ Student demand for optional modules may affect availability.\ \ Full details of the modules on offer will be published through the Programme Regulations and Specifications ahead of each academic year. This usually happens in May.\ \ To find out more please see our terms and conditions

You'll gain a broad introduction to the principles of engineering. You'll study engineering in a marine context through the specialist module Marine Design and Professional Skills.

Modules

Compulsory Modules Credits
Engineering Mathematics I 20
Electrical and Magnetic Systems 15
Electronics and Sensors 10
Thermofluid Mechanics 15
Properties & Behaviour of Engineering Materials 15
Mechanics I 15
Marine Design and Professional Skills 30

You'll gain a firm foundation in engineering principles covering topics in core subjects, including ship hydrodynamics and engineering mathematics, which we relate to the broad scope of marine technology.

Modules

Compulsory Modules Credits
Engineering Mathematics II 10
AC Electrical Power and Conversion 10
Business and Law for Engineers 10
Further Naval Architecture 20
Marine Engineering II 20
Ship Hydrodynamics 20
Applications of Engineering II 10
Marine Structures I 20

You'll continue with core modules to develop your knowledge. You'll study specialist modules including ship and system design and marine production management. You'll also complete a dissertation.

Modules

Compulsory Modules Credits
Marine Transport Business 10
Marine Engineering III 20
Further Ship Hydrodynamics 20
Marine Production Management 10
Ship and Systems Design 30
Dissertation in Maritime Engineering 30

This further year of study deepens your naval architecture skills & marine engineering skills to master’s level. You take further specialist modules depending on your chosen stream.

You'll also work on a final group design project that equips you with professional-standard skills that lead directly to chartered engineer status.

Modules

Compulsory modules
Compulsory modules Credits
Team Project in Maritime Engineering 40
Ship Performance and Advanced Technology 20
Experimental and Computational Modelling of Marine Systems 20

You also follow one of the specialism streams below:

Compulsory modules Credits
Ocean Energy Systems Engineering 20
Structural and Risk Analysis of Ships and Offshore Energy Systems 20
Marine Engineering
Compulsory modules Credits
Marine Systems and Digitalisation 20
Design of Mechanical Power Transmissions 20

Information about these graphs

We base these figures and graphs on the most up-to-date information available to us. They are based on the modules chosen by our students in 2024-25.

Teaching time is made up of:

Teaching and assessment

Teaching methods

Contact hours will be a combination of:

Assessment methods

You'll be assessed through a combination of:

Skills and experience

Practical skills

You'll gain invaluable hands-on experience with our state-of-the-art facilities. These include:

Throughout your studies, you'll also take part in a range of exciting industry visits. You'll explore local and national marine production facilities and infrastructure sites, giving you direct insight into the dynamic world of maritime engineering.

Real business skills

We design our curriculum and projects with leading companies. You'll take part in our annual design pitch, where you can showcase your project work to industry partners. You'll learn invaluable career skills including delivering a pitch and negotiation.

Your practical and professional skills will develop through interactions with industry.

Research skills

You'll develop strong research skills as you undertake practical lab work, as well as a dissertation in Stage 3, and a group project in Stage 4. Access to our extensive library resources, specialised software, and advanced experimental testing facilities will support you through your course.

Opportunities

Work placement

Get career ready with a work placement and leave as a confident professional in your field. You can apply to spend 9 to 12 months working in any organisation in the world, and receive University support from our dedicated team to secure your dream placement. Work placements take place between stages 3 and 4.

You'll gain first-hand experience of working in the sector, putting your learning into practice and developing your professional expertise.

If you choose to take a work placement, it will extend your degree by a year. Placements are subject to availability.

Find out more about work placements

You will have the opportunity to discuss your postgraduate career and work placements with our industry partners during our annual OCEANS careers fair.

Facilities and environment

Facilities

You'll be part of the School of Engineering and you'll learn in state-of-the-art labs and fantastic facilities, many of which are unique to Newcastle University. You'll have access to our:

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Support

At Newcastle, you'll join a vibrant, global community of staff and students in the School of Engineering.

To support you in your studies, all new students entering year 1 or year 2 will receive a start-up pack containing essential personal protective equipment.

You'll have the support of an academic member of staff as a personal tutor throughout your degree to help with academic and personal issues.

Peer mentors will help you in your first year. They are fellow students who can help you settle in and answer any questions you have when starting university.

Your future

Join a network of successful graduates

You'll benefit from our strong industrial links with:

Recent graduates have taken up roles such as:

Be part of a thriving sector

The marine technology sector is currently thriving worldwide and in many areas there are acute shortages of skilled personnel.

UK-based and multinational companies have a demand for degree-qualified:

A large proportion of Marine Technology graduates find employment in:

The development of deep-water oil and gas recovery has increased demand for specialists in the design and operation of offshore vessels and processing plants.

An increasing number of graduates enter careers in the design and manufacture of yachts, luxury cruisers and high-speed passenger craft.

A number of our students also go on to postgraduate study and research into new technologies.

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Careers support

You'll be given networking opportunities through our close connections to industry and professional marine organisations.

We also organise a marine careers fair every year, attracting graduate recruiters such as:

Our Careers Service is one of the largest and best in the country, and we have strong links with employers. We provide an extensive range of opportunities to all students through our ncl+ initiative.

Visit our Careers Service website

Recognition of professional qualifications outside of the UK

If you’re studying an accredited degree and thinking about working in Europe after you graduate, the best place to find current information is the UK Government’s guidance on recognition of UK professional qualifications in EU member states. This official resource explains whether your profession is regulated in another country, what steps you need to take, and which organisation you should contact.

Additional information

Singapore study option (international students)

Working with the Singapore Institute of Technology, Newcastle University offers full-time BEng Honours degrees in Singapore, in:

These provide international students with the opportunity to study marine technology subjects from Newcastle University in Singapore.

Entry requirements

All candidates are considered on an individual basis and we accept a broad range of qualifications.

The entrance requirements and offers below apply to 2026 entry. 

A-Level
AAB including Mathematics or Further Mathematics.
International Baccalaureate
34 points with Mathematics at Higher Level grade 6 or above.

Other UK and the Republic of Ireland qualifications

Select your qualification Scottish QualificationsIrish Leaving CertificateAccess QualificationsCambridge Pre-UExtended Project QualificationBTEC Nationals/Cambridge TechnicalsT Level

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Alternative offers at Newcastle

Through one of our contextual or alternative offer routes, you could receive an offer of up to three grades lower than the typical requirements.

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We use certain contextual data from your UCAS form, alongside your application, to consider challenges that you may have faced in your education and the potential effect this may have had on your qualifications. This means you may be eligible to receive a lower contextual offer.

PARTNERS offers

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Realising Opportunities offers

A unique programme delivered in collaboration with 10 leading, research-intensive universities in the UK. The programme is open to students in Year 12/first year of college.

Pathways to Newcastle offers

Pathways to Newcastle, our national skills entry route, is available for specific subject areas.

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We support promising athletes at the application stage, who compete in regional, national or international levels in their sport.

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Entrance courses (INTO)

International Pathway courses are specialist programmes designed for international students who want to study in the UK. We provide a range of study options for international students in partnership with INTO.

These courses are specifically designed for international students who want to study in the UK and progress onto one of our undergraduate degrees. Our International Study Centre, has a range of study options including:

Find out more about International Pathway courses

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Credit transfer and Recognition of Prior Learning

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) can allow you to convert existing relevant university-level knowledge, skills and experience into credits towards a qualification. Find out more about the RPL policy which may apply to this course.

Tuition fees and scholarships

Tuition fees for academic year 2026-2027

The 2026 entry home fees have not yet been confirmed.

Qualification: MEng Honours Full time
Home students Full time: 4 years Tuition fees (Year 1) Not Set
International students Full time: 4 years Tuition fees (Year 1) £30,700

Home Fee Students

Tuition fees are payable for each year of your course. £9,535 is the maximum fee that we are permitted to charge for home fee-paying students for the academic year 2025-26. This is set by the UK government. This fee has not yet been confirmed for 2026-27.

As a general principle, you should expect the tuition fee to increase in each subsequent academic year of your course, subject to government regulations on fee increases and in line with inflation.

Read more about fees and funding

International Fee Students

Depending on your residency history, if you’re a student from the EU, other EEA or a Swiss national, with settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme, you’ll normally pay the ‘Home’ tuition fee rate and may be eligible for Student Finance England support.

EU students without settled or pre-settled status will normally be charged fees at the ‘International’ rate and will not be eligible for Student Finance England support.

If you are unsure of your fee status, check out the latest guidance here.

As a general principle, you should expect the tuition fee to increase in each subsequent academic year of your course, subject to government regulations on fee increases and in line with inflation.

Read more about fees and funding

Scholarships

We support our EU and international students by providing a generous range of Vice-Chancellor's automatic and merit-based scholarships. See our undergraduate scholarship page for more information.

Year abroad and additional costs

For programmes where you can spenda year on a work placement or studying abroad,you will receive a significant fee reduction for that year.

Some of our degrees involve additional costs which are not covered by your tuition fees.

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