Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering

About this programme

Graduate outcomes: Strathclyde ranked joint 1st in Scotland HESA Graduate Outcomes results 2026 Ranked Number 3 in Europe and Number 10 in the world for Marine/ Ocean Engineering ( Shanghai Rankings Academic Ranking 2025 ) The Faculty of Engineering has one of the largest scholarship portfolios in the UK and receiving a scholarship has really helped me to alleviate financial worries, allowing me to concentrate on my university work. Naval architects and marine engineers deal with the world’s largest moving structures and most powerful vehicles – from huge ships to sailing yachts, from fast ferries to offshore wind turbines and oil platforms. Marine engineering is the engineering speciality of design, construction, installation and operation of machinery and propulsion systems for ships and marine structures. This degree aims to develop engineers capable of dealing with engineering challenges on a wide range of marine vehicles, with additional skills and understanding in the impact and importance of marine engineering on their successful design, construction, repair, and maintenance. In addition to core naval architecture subjects, you'll study a range of specialised marine engineering subjects, such as control theory and practice, electrical systems, design of marine engines (diesel, diesel-electric and gas turbine), propeller and shafting systems, system design and simulation, green technology and fuel cell technology. For BEng students with the appropriate level of academic performance, the opportunity to transfer on MEng programme is available.