The Faculty of Engineering, University of Ruhuna (UoR) is offering a BSc Engineering Honours degree in Marine Engineering and Naval Architecture for the first time within the government university system of Sri Lanka. The degree programme commenced in March 2022 as a specialization programme under the Department of Mechanical and Marine Engineering (DMME). Subsequently, a fully-fledged Department of Marine Engineering and Naval Architecture was gazetted and established in July 2022 as per The Universities Act, No.16 of 1978 (As Amended). This degree programme has been approved by the University Grants Commission (UGC) of Sri Lanka.

The BSc Engineering (Honors) in Marine Engineering and Naval Architecture (MENA) programme has been designed to comply with international standards and meet the requirement stipulated by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) through Model Course 7.04 and STCW (Standards for Training, Certification and Watch keeping)’78 as amended.  The MENA program is continuously under the inspection and audit of the Local Administration and International Authorities.

The Department of Marine Engineering and Naval Architecture (DMENA) has been approved as an Approved Maritime Training Institute (AMTI) by the Director General Merchant Shipping (DGMS), Merchant Shipping Secretariat (MSS), Ministry of Ports and Shipping of Sri Lanka. Furthermore, the BSc Engineering (Honors) in Marine Engineering and Naval Architecture (MENA) programme has been approved by the DGMS.

The undergraduates undergo compulsory industrial training at the Colombo Dockyard PLC and Sri Lanka Ports Authority for a period of six months upon completion of the sixth semester.

Core modules for Marine Engineering and Naval Architecture specialisation consist of the following:

Semester 1

01.	CE1101	Basic Concepts in Environmental Engineering
02.	CE1202	Introduction to Infrastructure Planning
03.	EE1102	Programming Fundamentals
04.	EE1301	Fundamentals of Electricity
05.	ME1201	Engineering Drawing
06.	ME1202	Fundamentals of Thermodynamics
07.	IS1301	Communication for Engineers
08.	IS1402	Mathematical Fundamentals for Engineers

 

Semester 2

01.	CE2201	Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics
02.	CE2302	Mechanics of Materials
03.	EE2201	Fundamentals of Electronics
04.	EE2202	Object-oriented Programming
05.	ME2201	Engineering Mechanics
06.	ME2302	Fundamentals of Materials and Manufacturing Engineering
07.	IS2401	Linear Algebra and Differential Equations

 

Semester 3

01.	IS3302	Complex Analysis and Mathematical Transforms
02.	ME3201	Fundamentals of Naval Architecture
03.	MN3302	Engineering Knowledge (General) I
04.	MN3303	Engineering Knowledge (Motor) I
05.	MN3204	Maritime English I
06.	MN3305	Hydrostatics and Stability of Marine Vehicles
07.	MN3206	Marine Engineering Drawing
08.	ME3206	Strength of Materials
09.	ME3204	Manufacturing Processes and Practice

 

Semester 4

01.	IS4305	Probability and Statistics
02.	MN4201	Applied Thermodynamics
03.	MN4202	Maritime English II
04.	MN4303	Marine Engineering Computer Aided Drawing
05.	MN4304	Engineering Knowledge (General) II
06.	MN4205	Mechanics of Machines
07.	MN4306	Ship Design and Construction Technology I
08.	MN4307	Engineering Knowledge (Motor) II

 

Semester 5

01.	MN5301	Engineering Knowledge (General) III
02.	MN5302	Engineering Knowledge (Motor) III
03.	MN5303	Marine Engineering Instrumentation and Control System -1
04.	MN5204	Maritime Law and Safety I
05.	MN5305	Marine Power and Shipboard Electrical Systems
06.	MN5207	Ship Design and Construction Technology II

 

Semester 6

01.	MN6201	Application of CFD for Marine Design
02.	MN6302	Electro-Technology I
03.	MN6303	Engineering Knowledge (General) IV
04.	MN6304	Engineering Knowledge (Motor) IV
05.	MN6205	Marine Engineering Instrumentation and Control System II
06.	MN6206	Marine Engine Room Simulator Training I

 

Semester 7

01.	MN7301	Automated Systems
02.	MN7302	Electro-Technology II
03.	MN7303	Engineering Knowledge (General) V
04.	MN7304	Engineering Knowledge (Motor) V
05.	MN7205	Marine Engineering Instrumentation and Control System III
06.	MN7206	Maritime Law and Safety II

 

Semester 8

01.	MN8301	Electro-Technology III
02.	MN8302	Engineering Knowledge (General) VI
03.	MN8303	Engineering Knowledge (Motor) VI

 

Technical Elective modules are generally arranged to offer from third semester onwards.  However, the Department will announce the modules to be offered in a particular semester at the commencement of the semester based on the availability of resource persons and number of students registered for the modules. Some Technical Elective modules relevant to Marine Engineering and Naval Architecture are:

Semester 3

01.

ME3305

Metallurgy for Engineers

 

Semester 4

01.	MN4210	Analog and Digital Electronics
02.	IS4227	Technology and Society
03.	IS4128	Industrial Socielology

 

Semester 5

01.	MN5213	Fluid Mechanics
02.	MN5314	Design of Machine Elements

 

Semester 6

01.	MN6211	Heat & Mass Transfer
02.	MN6212	Ship Hull Design and simulation

 

Semester 7

01.	MN7410	Marine Engineering and Naval Architecture Design Project
02.	MN7411	Individual Design Project
03.	MN7213	Power Hydraulics
04.	MN7114	Workshop Theory and Practice I

 

Semester 8

01.	MN8312	Small Craft Design
02.	MN8213	Engineering Ethics
03.	MN8114	Workshop Theory and Practice II
04.	MN8215	Marine Engine Room Simulator Training II
05.	MN8216	Shipboard Leadership and Management

 

1. Naval Architecture Laboratory
2. Marine Dynamics Laboratory
3. Marine Engine Simulation Laboratory (Full Mission and Desktop Simulator)
   
4. Thermodynamics and Automobile Laboratory
5. Marine Engineering Instrumentation and Control Systems Laboratory
   
6. Ship Design and Construction Laboratory
7. Engineering Workshop
   
8. Engineering Materials Laboratory
9. Fluid Mechanics Laboratory
10. Applied Mechanics and Mechatronics Laboratory
11. Computer Aided Design Laboratory
12. Boat Building Workshop
    

The BSc Engineering (Honours) in Marine Engineering and Naval Architecture is approved by the Director General of Merchant Shipping (DGMS), Ministry of Ports and Shipping of Sri Lanka, under College Approval No. MSS/10/2024/017 and Course Approval No. BC/OICEW/UOR/750KW/E22/2024/017. The Department operates under an ISO 9001:2015 certified Quality Management System.

The programme is delivered in accordance with the STCW Convention 1978, as amended (Regulation III/1 & I/3, Section A-III/1, Table A-III/1), and prepares graduates to sit for the Class III (Engine) Certificate of Competency (CoC) examination after completing the required sea time.

Entry Standards

• Admission follows the University Grants Commission (UGC) requirements for Engineering degree programmes, including a credit pass in English at the GCE O/L examination and two passes in the GCE A/L physical science stream.
• Candidates must also hold an eyesight standards test certificate (STCW Table A-I/9) and a medical and physical fitness test certificate (STCW Table B-I/9).