BEng (Hons) Marine and Mechanical Engineering

About your course

The professionally-accredited BEng (Hons) Marine and Mechanical Engineering at Liverpool John Moores University offers you exciting paid placement opportunities plus the chance to transfer onto the MEng programme, where you could secure a Masters-level qualification.

Completing this BEng degree will give you an in-depth understanding of the scientific principles and advanced design technology plus the problem solving and management skills required to be a successful marine engineer.

This is one of the UKs leading engineering departments, with a supportive staff team and excellent facilities including engine test facilities, full marine engine room and bridge simulators, materials testing laboratories and digital design studios, which you have full use of in practical sessions.

Links with national and international companies such as Bibby Line, Rolls Royce, Shell and Castrol mean that the course is tailored to the needs of employers and, as an extension of this, we offer you the opportunity to undertake a years paid placement in industry.

Grade 4 or grade C or above in English Language and Mathematics/ Numeracy.

GCSE Equivalences accepted:
• Key Skills Level 2 in English/Maths
• NVQ Level 2 Functional skills in Maths and English Writing and or Reading
• Skills for Life Level 2 in Numeracy/English
• Higher Diploma in Maths/English
• Northern Ireland Essential Skills Level 2 in Communication or Application of Number
• Wales Essential Skills Level 2 in Communication or Application of Number

BBC-BBB Minimum Number of A Levels: 2
Maximum AS UCAS Points: 20
Subject requirements: Grade C from Maths and a Grade C from one of the following: Physics, Chemistry, Computing, Further Maths, Electronics or Engineering.

Extended Diploma: DMM in Engineering discipline + Distinction in Further Engineering Maths

Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications

Pass overall with a minimum of 112 points including relevant maths subjects

Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications including a minimum score of 5 in both Maths and Physics at higher Level

Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications From a relevant subject.

Must include appropriate mathematical content.

Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications from a minimum of 5 subjects.

Must include appropriate mathematical and physics content.

Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications.

You need to obtain the required UCAS points from a related subject area.

Must include appropriate mathematical content.

Employability

Marine Engineers find employment in a variety of areas in the maritime industry both shore based and sea-going.

Specific employment sectors include marine surveying with companies including:

• Lloyds of London
• ship and port operations
• offshore structures
• petrochemicals
• offshore renewable energy
• and power generation

Recent graduate roles include: sea-going chief engineer, marine superintendent, power plant manager, marine surveyor, and petrochemical plant manager.

Student Futures - Careers, Employability and Enterprise Service

A wide range of opportunities and support is available to you, within and beyond your course, to ensure our students experience a transformation in their career trajectory. Every undergraduate curriculum includes Future Focus during Level 4, an e-learning resource and workshop designed to help you to develop your talents, passion and purpose.

Every student has access to Careers Zone 24/7, LJMU's suite of online Apps, resources and jobs board via the LJMU Student Futures website. There are opportunities for flexible, paid and part-time work through Unitemps, LJMU's in-house recruitment service, and we also offer fully funded Discovery Internships.

One-to-one careers and employability advice is available via our campus-based Careers Zones and we offer a year-round programme of events, including themed careers and employability workshops, employer events and recruitment fairs. Our Start-Up Hub can help you to grow your enterprise skills and to research, plan and start your own business or become a freelancer.

A suite of learning experiences, services and opportunities is available to final year students to help ensure you leave with a great onward plan. You can access LJMU's Careers, Employability and Start-up Services after you graduate and return for one-to-one support for life.