The Undergraduate Course in Maritime Engineering is designed to train Marine Machinery Officers for the national and international merchant navy, in accordance with the training standards established by the International Maritime Organisation's (IMO) STCW - International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers.
A ship is a highly complex production unit, incorporating highly sophisticated technological systems and equipment that require a high level of preparation from the engineers who manage, operate and maintain them, with a view to ensuring their best performance.
The skills acquired through the range of activities carried out on board by marine machinery engineers also make them highly sought-after professionals by companies in various sectors of activity on land.
The degree course in Marine Engineering lasts 6 semesters.
Career opportunities
- Machinery Engineer for the Merchant Navy
- Technical ship management
- Shipbuilding and ship repair yards
- Insurance companies active in the maritime sector
- Classification, ship inspection and expertise companies
- Maritime and harbour administrations
- Marinas and marina harbours
- Energy production and distribution
- Refrigeration and air conditioning
- Electromechanics, automation and industrial control
- Chemical and oil industry
- Automotive industry
- Renewable energies
- Construction and public works
Necessary prerequisites
- Group A prerequisite, to be proven by a medical declaration, which must be presented by the candidate at the time of enrolment and registration.
A3ES Accreditation
Status: Accredited
Duration: 6 years of accreditation
Publication date: 13-01-2022
Institution/Course CodeAccess Conditions
- 07 Física e Química
- 16 Matemática
Average ticket 2023
121.7 - 1st Phase
124.9 - 2nd Phase
1ST SEMESTER- Mathematical Analysis I - 6 ECTS
- Linear Algebra - 5 ECTS
- General Physics - 6 ECTS
- Programming - 5 ECTS
- Maritime Technology - 4 ECTS
- English - 4 ECTS
2ND SEMESTER
- Mathematical Analysis II - 6 ECTS
- Applied Chemistry - 6 ECTS
- Electrical Engineering - 6 ECTS
- Technical Drawing - 5 ECTS
- Materials - 4 ECTS
- Maritime Technical English - 3 ECTS
3RD SEMESTER
- Applied Mechanics - 5 ECTS
- Thermodynamics - 5 ECTS
- Fluid Mechanics - 5 ECTS
- Electrical Machines and Drives - 5 ECTS
- Numerical Methods - 5 ECTS
- Mechanical Technology - 5 ECTS
4TH SEMESTER
- Mechanics of Materials - 6 ECTS
- Heat Transmission - 5 ECTS
- Workshop Practice - 4 ECTS
- Electronics - 6 ECTS
- Probability and Statistics - 5 ECTS
- Psychosociology - 4 ECTS
5TH SEMESTER
- Auxiliary Machines and Systems I - 6 ECTS
- Internal Combustion Machines - 5 ECTS
- Control Systems - 6 ECTS
- Ship Structure and Stability - 5 ECTS
- Maritime Safety I - 4 ECTS
- Maintenance - 4 ECTS
6TH SEMESTER
- Auxiliary Machinery and Systems II - 6 ECTS
- Operation of Maritime Installations - 5 ECTS
- Automation - 6 ECTS
- Machine Bodies - 5 ECTS
- Maritime Safety II - 5 ECTS
- Health Care - 3 ECTS