MSc Ship & Offshore Structures

The Ship & Offshore Structures course is a postgraduate program offered by the University of Strathclyde. The course explores human approach to structure, fabricate and install heavy maritime structures which can withstand the marine environment. It interlinks the topics of naval architecture, civil/structural and mechanical engineering, welding and fabrication to the maritime industry demands and standards.Course Content: The course includes modules on Structural Reliability, Hydrodynamics, Welding & Fabrication, Marine Structures and Safety Reliability & Management. Key Modules: The key modules of this course include Hydrodynamics, Marine Structures, Welding & Fabrication, Structural Reliability, and Safety Reliability & Management. Students also have the opportunity to choose from a range of optional classes, including Advanced Marine Structures, Marine Systems Identification and Marine Corrosion Protection.Accreditations: The course is accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), the Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA), the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology (IMarEST), providing further recognition from professional bodies.Future Careers: Graduates of this course often go on to work as ship, yachts and catamarans design consultants, subdivision and damage stability (probabilistic and deterministic) analysts, marine consultants, naval architects, offshore engineers, marine equipment designers and marine surveyors. Further career opportunities exist in classifications societies and maritime organizational bodies like IMarEST and RINA, as well as in academia.For more information on this course, please visit the official course page.