Further Information
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February and July |
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| Duration | |
4 years full time (honours available) Many courses may be studied part-time, which will increase the time taken to complete the course. |
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| Prerequisites | |
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All courses at UWA: English Language Competence Bachelor of Engineering: TEE Applicable Mathematics, plus at least two of TEE Chemistry, TEE Calculus or TEE Physics (Calculus is strongly recommended for all Engineering courses). *Please note: Students with only two of the three subjects will be required to complete either an intensive four week bridging course before commencement of their first semester (Calculus) or an extra level one unit during the first semester (Introductory Physics, or Calculus or Introductory Chemistry). Minimum TER (2008): |
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| Degrees | |
Bachelor of Engineering |
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| Fees | |
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Please refer to the Unit Costs |
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| TISC Codes | |
Commonwealth-supported places |
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| University Handbook |
Offshore Engineering
Offshore Engineering involves the design of infrastructure for offshore oil and gas production, including the offshore platform, subsea production equipment and pipelines.
Offshore Engineers may specialise in the following areas:
- Design of offshore platforms
- Offshore installation of structures
- Subsea technology
- Structural design and analysis of offshore structures
- Dynamics and hydrodynamics of offshore structures
What do Offshore Engineers do?
- Determine the most cost effective type of facility for the field
- Calculate wind and wave effects on offshore structures
- Determine how to fix a structure to the sea bed
- Design structures to support the topsides of the platform
- Select appropriate strength, weight and corrosion-resistant material for offshore structures
- Design equipment to connect subsea wells to production platforms
- Design floating production facilities
- Perform analysis of strength of offshore structures to withstand ocean forces
Level 1
All Engineering students do common core units such as mathematics, physics and introductory units in resource engineering and professional engineering.
Level 2
Students begin to look at fundamental engineering subjects such as fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, statics, mechanics and metallurgy. Students also gain good background in mathematics for engineering and get introduced to offshore platforms.
Level 3
In the third year, students begin specialising in their chosen discipline of offshore engineering and naval architecture, along with some options from other disciplines. Background is given in the areas of hydrodynamics and wave dynamics, marine resistance and propulsion, finite element and computational tools, and marine and offshore design.
Level 4
Students bring all their knowledge to practice in a group design projects. Students also gain exposure to sustainable development, and an introduction to marine system dynamics and pipeline and subsea technology.
Students also complete twelve weeks of vacation work. This helps students meet prospective employers and see what kind of work they will do after graduating
Career opportunities
Offshore Engineering graduates work as design engineers with oil companies, offshore contracting and consulting firms, government bodies, port and harbour authorities. Defence departments and contractors or in academia.
| Course enquiries | Admissions, application, and general enquiries to |
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Faculty Office |
Hackett Hall (M353) Phone (+61 8) 6488 2477 Email admissions@uwa.edu.au |
