Ocean and naval architectural engineering
The ocean and naval architectural engineering program includes the design, analysis and management of floating, underwater and wave-measuring buoys, underwater vehicles, sonar and other acoustic systems and offshore platforms.
Naval architects are professional engineers who conceive, design and construct ships, offshore structures and other floating equipment to serve the needs of the ocean-going community. Naval architects, like all engineers, need a working knowledge of several disciplines and expertise in specific areas, such as ship structures, hydrodynamic or marine systems design.
The field of ocean and naval architectural engineering has evolved into a group of high technology sciences. The design of large structures, such as ships and drill rigs, requires an understanding of the many facets of design, such as function, strength, appearance and safety – the last of which is especially important at sea.
Although many engineering disciplines can be involved in the design and construction of ships, platforms and ocean systems, the ocean and naval architectural program at Memorial University provides the comprehensive education needed to appreciate the wide ranging challenges involved in design of ocean-going systems. This program is one of the top of its kind in North America and is the only co-operative ocean and naval architectural engineering program in the world.
Students who study ocean and naval architectural engineering at Memorial University will take courses in ocean engineering hydrostatics, marine production management, resistance and propulsion of ships, fluid mechanics, marine engineering systems, submersibles, design, marine hydrodynamics, ocean systems design and advanced marine vehicles, to name a few. Co-op placements regularly take ocean and naval architectural engineering students to all parts of Canada, the United States, Europe and Asia.
Graduates of Memorial University's ocean and naval architectural engineering program find employment in a number of fields, including shipbuilding as design engineers and shipyard operators; small craft design as design engineers, consultants and builders; classification as surveyors and design standard engineers; consulting as design engineers, marine performance evaluation engineers, and hydrodynamics and structural engineers; oil industry as construction, design, operations managers, and planners throughout Canada, the United States and Europe. Other careers include ship brokers, insurance surveyors, and operations management.
More information
To learn more about ocean and naval architectural engineering at Memorial University, please contact Dr. Claude Daley, discipline chair, at (709) 864-8805 and cdaley@mun.ca.
