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Marine Technology Beng (Hon)
Course Overview - Marine Technology Beng (Hon)
Captivated by the technical side of the marine environment? Marine technologists are engineers focused on engineering for life at sea. As problem solvers, engineers design, create and use tools in every industry from nanotech to agritech. Develop skills in the fundamentals of engineering, marine engineering and naval architecture; benefit from laboratory sessions, taught by enthusiastic staff with strong industry links; and start your journey to becoming a qualified professional marine engineer.
* **Optional with composites pathway available.** In year 4, you have the ...
Captivated by the technical side of the marine environment? Marine technologists are engineers focused on engineering for life at sea. As problem solvers, engineers design, create and use tools in every industry from nanotech to agritech. Develop skills in the fundamentals of engineering, marine engineering and naval architecture; benefit from laboratory sessions, taught by enthusiastic staff with strong industry links; and start your journey to becoming a qualified professional marine engineer.<br/><br/><br/>* **Optional with composites pathway available.** In year 4, you have the option to choose a specialist with composites pathway, which allows you to study the design and manufacture of specialist materials. Should you wish to choose this route, ‘with composites’ will appear as a named specialism on your degree certificate to acknowledge your specialism in this area.<br/><br/><br/>* **Make use of cutting-edge facilities.** Students in engineering, science and the arts have access to a range of specialist equipment and innovative laboratories in our new engineering and design facility. <br/><br/><br/>* **Join the upper ranks.** In the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), also known as the Shanghai Ranking, we are eighth out of 50, and the highest ranked UK university, for Marine/Ocean Engineering.<br/><br/><br/>* **Open the door to a successful future.** With starting salaries from £23,000, our graduates have gone on to work for Hoare Lea, Babcock Marine, Becton Dickinson, e2v, Edwards, the Shaw Group and the Ministry of Defence.<br/><br/><br/>* **Define yourself with a professionally aligned degree.** The course has been designed to fully satisfy the educational base for an Incorporated Engineer (IEng) and partially satisfy the educational base for a Chartered Engineer (CEng).<br/><br/><br/>* **Be flexible.** Our combined first year allows you to switch to mechanical engineering or civil engineering in line with your career ambitions.<br/><br/><br/>* **Be unique.** Our courses are the only ones in the country to have a named with composites pathway; choosing this will allow you to stand out in the job market.<br/><br/><br/>* **Learn hands-on** with the latest industry-standard software, laboratory sessions and practical classes.<br/><br/><br/>* **Aim higher.** You may progress onto the MEng course at the end of your second year if you are doing well.<br/><br/><br/>* **Put learning into practice** by taking a paid year in industry – many of our students receive job offers or sponsorship as a result of their placements.<br/><br/><br/>* **Go on to thrive** in sectors as diverse as vessel design, naval architecture, ship safety, propeller design and manufacturing or engine energy efficiency.<br/>
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
3 Years
Start Date
15/09/2025
Campus
Main Site
Application Details
29 January
Application deadline
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Codes/info
Course Code
J610
Institution Code
P60
Points of Entry
Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
Entry Requirements
UCAS Tariff112 128 Including A Level Grade C at Mathematics and Grade C at a second relevant subject: Applied ICT / Applied Science / Applied Business / Biology / Business Studies / Chemistry / Computing / Computer Science / DT (Product Design Resistant Materials) / DT (Systems & Control Technology) / Product Design / Economics / Economics & Business / Electronics / Engineering / Environmental Science / Further Maths / Use of Maths/ Pure Maths / ICT / Physics / Statistics. Scottish HigherConsidered in combination with Advanced Highers. Maths and English accepted within as GCSE equivalent. Access to HE DiplomaPass an Access to HE Diploma with at least 33 credits at Merit or Distinction to include 12 Level 3 credits in Mathematics with Distinction and 12 Level 3 credits in a second relevant subject with Merit. International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme28 32 To include Grade 5 at Higher Level Mathematics and Grade 5 at Higher Level in a second relevant subject. English and Maths accepted within as GCSE equivalent. Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)DDD From Mechanical Engineering or related subject, to include Distinction in at least one Mathematics unit. Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)H2,H2,H2,H3,H3 112-128 UCAS points, to include Mathematics and a second relevant subject. Maths and English accepted within as GCSE equivalent. Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)DD From Mechanical Engineering or related subject, to include Distinction in at least one Mathematics unit, alongside A Level Mathematics or A Level Physics. Scottish Advanced Higher112 to 128 UCAS points, including Grade C at Mathematics and Grade C at a second relevant subject. Maths and English accepted within as GCSE equivalent. Extended ProjectConsidered in combination. Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015)Considered in combination. Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)Considered in combination. Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)Considered in combination. Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Foundation Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)Considered in combination. AQA Certificate in Mathematical Studies (Core Maths)Considered in combination alongside A Level Mathematics and second relevant subject. OCR Certificate in Quantitative Reasoning (MEI) (Core Maths)Considered in combination alongside A Level Mathematics and second relevant subject. OCR Certificate in Quantitative Problem Solving (MEI) (Core Maths)Considered in combination alongside A Level Mathematics and second relevant subject. Pearson Edexcel Certificate in Mathematics in Context (Core Maths)Considered in combination alongside A Level Mathematics and second relevant subject. City & Guilds Certificate in Using and Applying Mathematics (Core Maths)Considered in combination alongside A Level Mathematics and second relevant subject. A level112 to 128 UCAS points, including A Level Grade C at Mathematics and Grade C at a second relevant subject: Applied ICT / Applied Science / Applied Business / Biology / Business Studies / Chemistry / Computing / Computer Science / DT (Product Design Resistant Materials) / DT (Systems & Control Technology) / Product Design / Economics / Economics & Business / Electronics / Engineering / Environmental Science / Further Maths / Use of Maths/ Pure Maths / ICT / Physics / Statistics. T LevelAs a University we will continue to review T Level qualifications as more information becomes available in the next couple of months. Please refer to individual course pages on our website for specific entry criteria |
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