Marine Engineering with Foundation Year BEng Honours
| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2023-09-01 | - |
Program Overview
Course overview
Our professionally accredited Marine Engineering degrees provide a pathway to becoming a Chartered Engineer and prepare you to face challenges associated with the various specialisms.
This foundation year will help you build the base knowledge you need to progress to any of our marine engineering BEng degrees.
This is a full-time programme of study covering core mechanical engineering topics, including:
Progression
Successful completion of the Foundation Year leads to guaranteed progression to Stage 1 of one of the following 3-year BEng degrees:
If you're not sure which engineering discipline you're interested in, you should apply for the general Engineering with Foundation Year degree. This allows you to delay your choice of engineering discipline until the end of the foundation year.
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.
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Program Outline
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.
Stage 1
You'll take just over half your modules in mathematics, mechanical sciences and applied mechanics. The remainder of your modules covers a range of engineering and science topics and includes a project, as well as laboratory work related to the Marine Technology.
Modules
Compulsory Modules
Basic Statistics ( 10 credits) Foundation Year Project ( 10 credits) Mechanical Science ( 20 credits) Applied Mechanics O ( 10 credits) Electrical and Electronic Engineering O ( 10 credits) Materials Science O ( 10 credits) Foundation Mathematics ( 30 credits)Optional Modules
Computer Applications ( 10 credits) Foundation of Chemistry ( 10 credits) Applications of Chemistry ( 10 credits) Foundation Physics A2 ( 10 credits)
We base these figures and graphs on the most up-to-date information available to us. They combine data on the planned delivery and assessments of our courses in 2021-22 with data on the modules chosen by our students in 2020-21.
Teaching time is made up of:
Teaching and assessment
Teaching methods
You'll learn from staff across various departments of our engineering and science schools.
You'll spend approximately 20 hours per week in taught classes. You'll also spend a further 20 hours attending tutorials and completing laboratory reports.
Assessment methods
You'll be assessed through a combination of:
Assessments
Coursework
Examinations – practical or online
Reports
Skills and experience
Practical skills
As you progress onto your target Marine Technology degree you'll gain hands-on experience using our diesel engine research laboratories, where you can produce prototype equipment in-house. You'll have access to state-of-the-art labs and fantastic facilities, many of which are unique to Newcastle University.
We recognise the importance of first-hand experience and organise a variety of visits. This ensures that you see the application of marine technology in a range of organisations, including local and national marine production facilities, offshore rigs and platform-building sites.
Chat to a student
I chose Newcastle because of its rating as one of the best marine technology courses, and the lecturers are published in many well-known journals.
Serena, Marine Technology student
