The B.Tech programme is designed to produce Marine Engineers and Naval Architects for the Shipbuilding/Repair Industries, Shipping, Oil and Gas Industries; Fishing Companies; Classification Societies; Navy, etc. Students acquire sound and extensive knowledge in the theory and practice of ship design and construction, ship power plants and equipment design, and repair, maintenance and management of ship power plants, auxiliary machines and ship hull, as well as shipboard management.
Marine Engineering is the art of application of scientific principles to the design, production, planning, operation, maintenance and management of engineering systems and equipment, which work in marine environment, such as ships, and the variety of offshore structures. The Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) degree programme is therefore designed to impact sound knowledge to students on the related principles.
The courses in the first two years of this five-year programme are common to most of the departments in the Faculty of Engineering and are devoted to presenting basic scientific principles and their fundamental relationships with engineering concepts. Lectures, tutorials and laboratory work are rooted in a broad-based, strong scientific background to enable the students acquire the necessary analytical skills for understanding and resolution of engineering problems. Courses in the third year are tailored to provide a seamless transition to the more specialized courses in the fourth and fifth (final) years of the programme. Thus the third year courses include courses from the Departments of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering in addition to some Marine Engineering courses. In the last two years, the emphasis is on the teaching of specialized courses in Marine Engineering which are divided into the following two options:
- Ship Power Plants
- Naval Architecture and Shipbuilding
These core courses relate to the overall concept of Ship Power Plants’ design, installation and maintenance; Naval Architecture, Shipbuilding, Marine operations, and Management. Furthermore, an in-depth study of some aspects of Marine Engineering in the form of a project, which can either be a design and/or experimental work, pure Research work or Case study, is undertaken by each student in the fifth year.
Industrial and Sea-Training of the undergraduate is an important aspect of the programme. Therefore, three periods of a total of 12 months of Supervised Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) which includes sea-training, is provided to develop professional skills and adaptability to industrial and sea life.
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the programme, the graduate of ship power plant option should be able to:
- Apply Marine Engineering principles that would reflect the requirements of shipping and oil companies;
- Prepare and read technical drawing, design, manufacture and assemble engineering components;
- Solve engineering problems by analysis and empirical methods;
- Run, maintain and repair ship power plants and equipment necessary for the propulsion and safety of the ship's hull, and the care, comfort and safety of passengers and crews;
- Design reliable and economic marine power plants and the control systems;
- Perform management functions at all levels; and
- Carry out ship power plant survey for classification societies and consultancy work;
Prerequisites
UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS
Admissions into the B. Tech (Marine Engineering) programme are through the Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB). Candidates are required to satisfy both the University and the Departmental/Faculty requirements.
UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS
- Admission through Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME)
School Certificate GCE '0' level with credit passes in 5 appropriate subjects including English Language obtained in not more than 2 sittings and passed post UTME at a prescribed level. (Such candidates shall be admitted into year I of the degree programmes)
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Admission by Direct Entry
- HSC/GCE 'A' Level passes in two (2) relevant subjects plus SC/GCE 'O' Level Credit passes (including English Language) in three (3) other subjects at not more than two (2) sittings;
- HSC/GCE 'A' Level passes in three (3) relevant subjects plus SC/GCE '0' Level Credit passes (including English Language in two (2) other subjects at not more than two (2) sittings
- Holders of OND/ND, U.D. (RSUST) Certificates with upper credit are eligible for admission to Year II of the relevant degree programme, provided that such candidates also satisfy the requirements for admission through UTME
- Admission to Year III
Holders of HND are eligible for admission to Year III of the relevant degree programme, provided that such candidates also satisfy the requirements for admission through UTME.
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