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Course Information

Bachelor of Maritime Engineering (Specialisation) (Honours)

Effective from 01-JAN-2023 : Code W91

This course is offered in collaboration with the Australian Maritime College at the University of Tasmania in Launceston, Tasmania. This is a specialist engineering course that will guide you towards a thriving career in the maritime industry. Through this course the students focus on one of the three maritime industry specialisations: Naval Architecture, Ocean Engineering, or Marine and Offshore Engineering. Marine and Offshore engineers are involved with the design, manufacture, deployment and commissioning of systems associated with the marine and offshore oil and gas industries. Naval architects are professional engineers who design and oversee the construction and repair of marine craft and various offshore structures. Ocean engineers are involved in the design of offshore structures such as oil and gas platforms or subsea pipelines, as well as the wide range of infrastructure associated with the ports and harbour facilities and submersible vehicles required to service them.

Disclaimer

This course information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester. In particular please check the course requirements and the unit and unit set offerings, as these differ according to course delivery location.

Work Experience Requirement

Students are required to undertake a minimum of 12 weeks practical work experience in an engineering industry environment. This will normally be undertaken during a vacation period.

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Demonstrate advanced knowledge of the underpinning natural and physical sciences and in depth understanding of specialist bodies of knowledge within the maritime engineering discipline.
2. Think critically and apply established engineering methods and research skills to complex maritime engineering problem solving.
3. Apply systematic engineering synthesis and design processes to conduct and manage maritime engineering projects with some intellectual independence.
4. Demonstrate conceptual understanding of the mathematics, numerical analysis, statistics and computer information sciences which underpin the maritime engineering discipline and fluently apply engineering techniques, tools and resources.
5. Demonstrate clear and coherent oral and written communication in professional and lay domains.
6. Demonstrate a global outlook and knowledge of contextual factors impacting the engineering discipline, including respect for cultural diversity and indigenous cultural competence.
7. Demonstrate effective team membership and team leadership to implement engineering projects according to relevant standards of ethical conduct, sustainable practice and professional accountability.
8. Demonstrate responsibility for own learning, professional judgement and an understanding of the scope, principles, norms, accountabilities and bounds of contemporary engineering practice.

Admission requirements

Admission requirement (Band 4)

All applicants must meet the academic admission requirements for this course. The indicative or guaranteed ATAR is as published (where applicable) or academic admission requirements may be satisfied through completion of one of the following:

• AQF Diploma or equivalent;
• Undergraduate Certificate;
• Successfully completed 0.5 EFTSL of study at bachelor level or higher at an Australian higher education provider (or equivalent);
• Special Tertiary Admissions Test;
• University Preparation Course;
• Indigenous University Orientation Course; or
• Aboriginal University Readiness Assessment.

English Language requirement (Band 3)

English competency requirements may be satisfied through completion of one of the following:

• Year 12 English ATAR/English Literature ATAR grade C or better or equivalent;
• Special Tertiary Admissions Test;
• IELTS Academic Overall band minimum score of 6.0 (no individual band less than 6.0);
• Successfully completed 1.0 EFTSL of study at bachelor level or higher in the UK, Ireland, USA, NZ or Canada;
• University Preparation Course;
• Indigenous University Orientation Course;
• Aboriginal University Readiness Assessment;
• AQF Diploma, Advanced Diploma or Associate Degree;
• Successfully completed 0.375 EFTSL of study at bachelor level or higher at an Australian higher education provider (or equivalent); or
• Other tests, courses or programs as defined in the Admissions Policy.

Course Specific Admission Requirements

All applicants are required to have Mathematics: Methods ATAR, with equivalents considered, and Physics ATAR or Engineering Studies ATAR or Chemistry ATAR or Mathematics: Specialist ATAR, with equivalents considered. It is desirable that all applicants have Physics ATAR or Engineering Studies ATAR, with equivalents considered, students without Physics ATAR or Engineering Studies ATAR may need to take a bridging unit in the first year of their studies.

Portfolio pathway applications are not accepted for this course.

Course Duration

• Full Time: 4 Years
• Part Time: 8 Years

Course Delivery

• Joondalup: Full Time, Part Time

Secondary Location

The first two years of this course are studied at ECU's Joondalup Campus. The final two years are delivered at the University of Tasmania's Australian Maritime College in Launceston. Students will be required to relocate to Launceston for this latter portion of the course.

Course Coordinator

Dr Themelina PARASKEVA

Course Structure

Students are required to complete 32 units (16 units are AMC units) and 12-weeks approved work experience.

Note: In general, all units in the first two years must be completed successfully before transfer to AMC can be approved.

Years 3 and 4

Years 3 and 4 of this course are provided by the University of Tasmania (Australian Maritime College) in Launceston, Tasmania. For details of the following units, please consult the UTAS handbook which can be found online at: http://courses.utas.edu.au

AMC Units

CORE UNITS:

JEE332 Analysis of Machines and Structures

JEE350 Finite Element Analysis

JEE358 Bluefin: Maritime Engineering

JEE418 Research Project (Part 1/2)

JEE419 Research Project (Part 2/2)

JEE421 Design Project (Part 1/2)

JEE422 Design Project (Part 2/2)

JEE480 Applied Computational Fluid mechanics

ELECTIVE UNITS:

2 x elective units chosen in consultation with the AMC Coordinator

SPECIALISATIONS

OCEAN ENGINEERING:

JEE306 Applied Ocean Wave Mechanics

JEE320 Applied Offshore Structural Engineering

JEE337 Hydrodynamics

JEE359 Design of Floating Offshore Structures

JEE402 Design of Coastal Engineering Structures

JEE492 Special Topics in Ocean Engineering

NAVAL ARCHITECTURE:

JEE329 Seakeeping and Manoeuvring

JEE333 Resistance and Propulsion

JEE335 Applied Ship Design

JEE337 Hydrodynamics

JEE416 Advanced Maritime Structures

JEE491 Underwater Vehicle Technology

MARINE AND OFFSHORE ENGINEERING:

JEE344 Maritime Automation

JEE360 Maritime Systems

JEE361 Design of Offshore Systems

JEE362 Marine Electrical Powering and Systems

JEE483 Maritime Engineering Design

JEE489 Reliability Engineering