Marine Engineering with Naval Architecture at University of Plymouth
Marine Engineering with Naval Architecture (MEng, H503) at University of Plymouth asked for 120 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on plymouth.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~120 points
Selectivearound BBB
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check plymouth.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 120
The middle entrant had 112–127 points. At least 30% had fewer than the 120 asked.
10 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 75%, other higher education 25%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Engineering
- Code
- H503 · H5 naval architecture
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2, Year 4
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
- Foundation year
- optional
Accredited by the Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as an Incorporated Engineer and partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer. More ↗
The accredited BEng (Hons) will meet, in part, the exemplifying academic benchmark requirements for registration as a Chartered Engineer and Students will need to complete an approved format of further learning pursuant to the requirements of UKSPEC. The accredited BEng (Hons) will also automatically meet in full, the exemplifying academic benchmark requirements for registration as an Incorporated Engineer (IEng). More ↗
Accredited by the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) on behalf of the Engineering Council and IMarEST for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as an Incorporated Engineer and Incorporated Marine Engineer and on behalf of the Engineering Council and IMarEST as partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer and Chartered Marine Engineer. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 90%
10%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
10 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course87%88%
Learning opportunities84%86%
Assessment and feedback75%76%
Academic support87%89%
Organisation and management67%85%
Learning resources81%88%
Student voice67%81%
15 final-year students · 63% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£36.5k3 years£30k5 years£36.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
85% working15% working and studying
UK, same subject: 92% in work or study
80%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 75%
100%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
70%
use what they learned
UK 65%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 65% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Plymouth, South West England, England
- Postcode
- PL4 8AA
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- University of Plymouth Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Naval architecture at other universities
The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Strathclyde | Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering BEng (Hon) | 120 - 147 points | 192–207 |
| Southampton, Solent University | Maritime Engineering BEng | 104 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of Plymouth | Marine Engineering with Naval Architecture this course | 120 points | 112–127 |
| City College Plymouth | Naval Architecture FdSc | 48 points | — |
See all 11 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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