Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering

professional code：081901     educational system：4 years

Educational Objectives：

This majoraims to cultivate talents who meet the needs of national construction, have ahigh sense of social responsibility, comprehensive development in morality,intelligence, physical fitness, aesthetics, and labor skills, master the basictheoretical knowledge and skills of ship and ocean engineering, receive basictraining in scientific research, have comprehensive abilities to solve complexship and ocean engineering problems, possess comprehensive qualities oflifelong learning and leading industry technological development, and have bothpatriotism and global vision, outstanding three creativity(learning ability, thinking ability, and action ability), and outstandingthree creativity (innovation, creation, entrepreneurship) talents.Graduates can work in enterprises, design institutes, domestic and foreignclassification societies, maritime bureaus, ports, shipping, marine energydevelopment and other enterprises and institutions engaged in design, researchand development, manufacturing, inspection, supervision and management ofshipbuilding and marine engineering equipment manufacturing and engineeringconstruction. Become a technical backbone or senior management personnel in thefields of ship and ocean engineering and related fields after graduating forabout five years, or obtain a master's degree or above from a research-orienteduniversity. Specific goals include:

(1) Highmoral and professional qualities, strong sense of social responsibility, goodprofessional dedication, adherence to engineering professional ethics, andestablishment of correct engineering ethics;

(2) Havingextensive knowledge in humanities and social sciences, natural sciences,shipbuilding and ocean engineering, as well as cutting-edge technology fields,and the ability to apply industry standards and norms in the field ofshipbuilding and ocean engineering;

(3) Havingan international perspective and competitiveness, high proficiency in foreignlanguages and computer applications, good communication and expression skills,the ability to analyze and solve complex engineering problems in the fields ofship and ocean engineering and across disciplines, a team spirit, the abilityto take on individual, team member, and leader roles in a multidisciplinaryteam, and leadership skills in planning, design, organization, andcoordination;

(4) Havingthe professional technical ability and conditions to serve as an engineer orhold corresponding professional titles in the fields of shipbuilding,oceanography, and national defense and military, and being able to engage inthe work of scheme demonstration, design, construction, scientific research,technology development, and technology management of shipbuilding and marineengineering, as well as similar port, coastal, and nearshore engineering inindustries such as shipbuilding, oceanography, energy, transportation, andnational defense construction.

Graduation requirements：

1. Engineering knowledge. Master the basic knowledge of mathematics,natural sciences, computing and engineering, as well as engineering expertise,and possess the ability to solve complex scientific and engineering problems inthe field of ship and ocean engineering.

2. Problem analysis. Using the first principles ofmathematics, natural sciences, and engineering sciences, identify, express,formulate, study, and analyze complex engineering problems in the field of shipand ocean engineering, and draw evidence-based conclusions.

3. Design/develop solutions. Capable of designingsolutions for ship and ocean engineering problems, designing systems, units(components) or process flows that meet specific needs, and reflectinginnovative ideas in the design process. Able to comprehensively considersocial, health, safety, legal, cultural, and environmental factors.

4. Research. Be able to conduct research on complexengineering problems in the field of ship and ocean engineering based onscientific principles and using scientific methods, including obtainingreasonable and effective conclusions through designing experiments, analyzingand interpreting data, synthesizing information, etc., and applying them toengineering practice.

5. Use modern tools. Ability to select, utilize,and develop appropriate technologies, resources, modern engineering tools(equipment), and information technology to solve complex engineering problems,including simulating, analyzing, and predicting complex engineering problems,and understanding their limitations.

6. Engineering and Sustainable Development. Be ableto analyze and evaluate the design, construction, and operation plans of shipand ocean engineering projects, as well as solutions to complex engineeringproblems based on relevant background knowledge and standards, including theirimpact on society, health, safety, law, and culture. Understand theresponsibilities that engineers in the field of ship and ocean engineeringshould bear.

7. Engineering ethics and professional standards.Dedicated to the practice and standardization of professional ethicsengineering; And comply with relevant national and international laws. Havinghumanities and social science literacy and a sense of social responsibility,being able to understand and abide by engineering professional ethics andbehavioral norms in engineering practice, and being responsible, servingsociety, and contributing to the country.

8. Individuals and teams. Individual andcollaborative team work: able to take on the roles of individual, team member,and leader in solving complex engineering problems in the field of ship andocean engineering within a multidisciplinary team.

9. Communication. Capable of effectivelycommunicating and exchanging ideas with industry peers and the general publicon complex engineering issues in the field of ship and ocean engineering,including writing reports and design drafts, presenting speeches, and clearlyexpressing or responding to instructions; Having a certain internationalperspective and the ability to communicate and interact in cross-culturalcontexts.

10. Project management. Ability to understand,master, and apply engineering management principles and economicdecision-making methods in a multidisciplinary environment related to ship andocean engineering, with certain organizational, coordination, management, andleadership skills.

11. Lifelong learning. Capable of meeting the needsof personal and professional development, with the awareness of self-learningand lifelong learning, and the ability to adapt to new developments inshipbuilding and ocean engineering.

Matrix of Relationship betweenTraining Objectives and Graduation Requirements

Professional Introduction：

The Shipand Ocean Engineering major at South China University of Technology wasestablished in 1958 by Professor Luo Mingyi, the first president of theuniversity (formerly South China Institute of Technology), as the disciplineleader. It is one of the seven universities that have established shipbuildingmajors since the founding of the People's Republic of China. This major beganadmitting graduate students in 1965 and became one of the first authorizedmaster's programs in ship engineering in China in 1981. In 2003, it obtainedthe right to confer doctoral degrees in the second level discipline of ship andocean structure design and manufacturing. In 2014, it established apostdoctoral research station in ship and ocean engineering. In 2018, it obtainedthe right to confer doctoral degrees in the first level discipline of ship andocean engineering. In 2022, it was approved as a national first-classundergraduate major construction site.

For over60 years, this discipline has trained a large number of undergraduate,master's, and doctoral students. These graduates have become technicalbackbones or hold leadership and management positions in shipbuilding andmarine engineering related enterprises and institutions across the country,especially in southern China. Currently, more than one-third of the chiefengineers or business leaders of shipbuilding and marine engineering relatedenterprises in southern China have graduated from our university.

This majorhas research platforms and innovation bases such as Guangdong Ship and OceanEngineering Technology Research and Development Center, Guangzhou ModernIndustry Technology Research Institute Ship Technology R&D Center, andMinistry of Industry and Information Technology Deep Sea Engineering and Hightech Ship Collaborative Innovation Platform, which are oriented towards servingthe national South China Sea strategy and modern large-scale shipbuilding andocean engineering equipment manufacturing enterprises in the Guangdong HongKong Macao Greater Bay Area. This discipline also has the largest ship modeltowing pool laboratory, offshore and coastal engineering test pool, shipmaterials and structural inspection laboratory and other experimental teachingand research conditions in South China.

Professional Features：

1.Based on the principles and mechanics of ships, combined with knowledgefrom multiple fields such as machinery, materials, automation, computers, andartificial intelligence, an interdisciplinary knowledge system is constructed.

2. Closelyconnect with national major strategic needs such as maritime power, GuangdongHong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area construction, South China Sea development andthe the Belt and Road, focus on high-tech ships, marine resourcesdevelopment and engineering equipment research and development, and strengthencollaborative innovation of industry, university and research.

3. Basedon the demand for marine economy and industry in South China, cultivatehigh-end composite talents with international vision and engineering practiceability, and provide core support for the development of regional marinescience and technology and equipment.

Award Degree：

Bachelor of Engineering

Professional core courses：

Theoretical mechanics, material mechanics, shipstructure and strength, ship and ocean engineering statics, ship and oceanengineering fluid mechanics, ship and ocean engineering structural mechanics,ocean engineering wave mechanics, ship speed, ship maneuverability andseakeeping, ocean fixed platforms, ocean floating platforms.

Featured Courses：

Freshman Seminar: Ocean Engineering and NationalOcean Strategy

Special Seminar: Frontier Technologies in Ship andOcean Engineering

Subject Frontier Courses: Advanced Technologies inShip and Ocean Engineering, Marine Renewable Energy

Interdisciplinary Course: Intelligent Control ofMarine Vehicle Motion

School enterprise cooperation course: UnderstandingInternship, Graduation Internship

Innovative Practice Course: Marine EngineeringEquipment Model Experimental Technology (Three Ones Course)

Entrepreneurship Education Course: Pool ModelExperimental Technology and Practice (Three Ones Course)

Special Design Course: Principles of Ship and OceanPlatform Design

Labor Education Course: Understanding Internship,Graduation Internship

Practical Study: Experimental Technology andPractice of Pool Model

1. Credit Registration Form for Various Courses

1. Credit Statistics Table

Note: Students must complete therequired credits in the professional teaching plan upon graduation, and obtain7 credits for humanistic quality education and 4 credits for threeinnovation ability cultivation in the second classroom.

2. CategoryStatistics Table

2. Course Schedule I

2. Course Schedule II

Note: Students apply to converttheir research training projects, subject competitions, published papers,obtained patents, and started their own businesses into certain professionalelective course credits (Innovation Research Training, Innovation ResearchPractice I, Innovation Research Practice II, Entrepreneurship Practice andother innovation and entrepreneurship practice courses). Each student shallapply for a total of no more than 4 credits for professional elective courses.Projects, competitions, etc. that have been approved by the school as electivecourse credits will no longer receive corresponding innovation credits for thesecond classroom.

3. Concentratedpractical teaching segment

4. Matrix of Relationship between Curriculum System andGraduation Requirements

5. Second Classroom

The second classroom consists of two parts:humanistic quality education and the cultivation of threecreativity abilities.

1. Basic requirements for humanistic qualityeducation

Students should not only obtain the requiredcredits in their professional teaching plan, but also participate inextracurricular humanistic quality education activities according to theirinterests. The accumulated credits from participating in activities should notbe less than 7 credits. Among them, 2 credits for college students' mentalhealth education, 1 credit for national security education, and 2 credits forcollege students' career planning are included in the credits for humanisticquality education.

2. Basic requirements for cultivating the abilityof three innovations

Students must also participate in the NationalInnovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program, Guangdong Province Innovationand Entrepreneurship Training Program, SRP (Student Research Program), HundredStep Ladder Climbing Program, or various extracurricular innovation abilitytraining activities (such as subject competitions, academic lectures, etc.) fora certain period of time while obtaining the required credits in the teachingplan of their major. The accumulated credits for participating in the activitiesshall not be less than 4 credits.