i. PhD program

Research directions of PhD program in Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering：

1. development and optimal design of new ship types;

2. expert system and intelligent robot for moldless processing of hull steel plates;

3. shipbuilding project management and CIMS;

4. key technologies for the overall design of marine platforms;

5. ship hydrodynamic performance calculation and CFD/EFD hull line optimization;

6. hydrodynamics of the marine environment and the motion response and load calculation of structures in waves;

7. dynamic analysis of anchoring and positioning systems for marine structures;

8. theoretical calculation and design of ship propellers;

9. ship structure response, noise, and control under dynamic loads;

10. vibration and acoustic methods for the diagnosis of damage mechanisms and structural cracks of naval architecture and ocean structure under dynamic loads;

11. new ship type development and CAD;

12. collaborative design mechanism based on network environments, software system development, and digital shipbuilding;

13. key technologies for the overall design of marine platforms;

14. advanced shipbuilding technology;

15. automatic processing technology of moldless forming of curved hull steel plates;

16. virtual shipbuilding technology;

17. corrosion behavior and control technology of metallic structures in natural environment;

18. environmental damage mechanism and life-cycle safety control method of naval architecture and ocean structure;

19. Calculation and experimental research on hydrodynamic performance of naval architecture and ocean structure;

20. Shallow-water wave theory and its application in naval architecture and ocean engineering;

21. design theory and evaluation method of submarine pipelines;

22. fatigue damage and fracture of platform structures;

23. risk assessment of naval architecture and ocean structure;

24. The theory of ice-induced vibration of ocean engineering structures and its application in platform vibration reduction;

25. Reliability design theory of ocean engineering structures;

26. fluid-solid coupling dynamic response of large and super large marine structures;

27. dynamic fluid-solid coupling calculation of strong nonlinear multi-physics process;

28. underwater supercavitation;

29. R&D of high-performance ships;

30. Computational mechanics (meshless and particle methods).

ii. Master's programmes

1. Design and construction of naval architecture and ocean structure

2. Marine Engineering

3. Underwater Acoustic Engineering

iii. Undergraduate Program

1. Program Objectives

l To be familiar with the basics of Natural Sciences, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Engineering Technology;

l To have a good command of elemental theories and knowledge in Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering;

l To master the basic skills of design, calculation, analysis, experiment, and information retrieving;

l To be proficiently bi-linguistic, and skillfully computer-literate;

l To be qualified for any design, construction, research, inspection, and administration related positions, in the fields of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering.

2. Elementary Courses

l Mathematics, Mechanics

l Computers, Foreign Languages

3. Specialized Courses

l Fluid Mechanics in Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering

l Structural Mechanics of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering

l The Principles of Ship Design

l Ship Resistance and Propulsion

l Advanced Shipbuilding Technology

l Hull Strength and Structural Design

l Design, Construction

l Hydrodynamics, Structural Safety

l Vibration, Acoustics