085900 Civil and Hydraulic Engineering (MEng/Ph.D)
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085900  Civil and Hydraulic Engineering (MEng/Ph.D)

School of Marine Science and Engineering

Program Overview

This program aims to cultivate talents who have a solid foundation, comprehensive qualities, certain innovative capabilities and engineering practice abilities, and who can apply and integrate high-level engineering technology and engineering management. Students are required to understand engineering technology and master modern management science. In terms of professional knowledge, they should grasp the basic theories and professional knowledge in fields such as geotechnical engineering, structural engineering, and disaster prevention and mitigation engineering,especially for those relevant in ocean engineering, understand the current research status of the major and the development trend of its engineering applications, and initially possess the ability to accurately identify problems in the above-mentioned fields, as well as the ability to skillfully use various analytical, computational and experimental methods for research and management. After graduation, they can engage in design, construction, technical management or other engineering and technical work.

The program's research interests are in Architecture and Civil Engineering.

Curriculum

No.Course NameCreditsTotal Hours
1Introduction to Marine Engineering116
2Offshore geotechnical engineering232
3Offshore Oil and Gas Engineering232
4Wind Farm Design and Planning232
5Design Fundamentals of Marine Risers, Pipelines and Cables232
6Engineering design and fabrication of subsea facility232
7   Advanced Soil Mechanics232
8Structural Dynamics of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering232
9Computational Fluid Dynamics232
10Concrete for Marine Engineering232
11Coastal hydrodynamics232
12Development of gas & oil and wind power resources in deep water232
13Academic Writing and Standards232
14Reliability Analysis of Ocean Engineering232
15Introduction to Neural Networks and Deep Learning232
16Ocean Resources Development Engineering Technology318
17An Introduction to Ocean Engineering Design348
18Finite Element Method for Ship Structures232

Duration

  • MEng 3 years

  • Ph.D 4 years

Start date

  • September 2026

Student Outcomes

Graduates of the Civil and Hydraulic Engineering program can skillfully apply theoretical knowledge to solve practical engineering problems, especially for those in ocean engineering. They possess the ability to independently analyze problems, the ability to communicate and collaborate, and the ability to proficiently use various analytical, computational and experimental methods for research and management, among others.

Entry Requirements

  • Master Programs: Applicants must be non-Chinese citizens and be under the age of 35.

  • Ph.D Programs: Applicants must be non-Chinese citizens and be under the age of 45.

Fees and Funding

Tuition Fee

  • Master Program: 32,000 CNY/year

  • PhD Program: 40,000 CNY/year

Scholarships and Application Deadlines

  • Chinese Government Scholarship: October 1 – February (following year)

  • Guangdong Provincial Government Scholarship (New Students): June 30

  • SCUT Outstanding International Student Scholarship (New Students): June 30

Application Fee

  • 450 RMB

Note:

  1. The above information is for international students.

  2. Scholarship deadlines may be updated according to the latest annual notice. For more details about scholarship, please check the SCHOLARSHIPS on https://sie.scut.edu.cn/.