Yacht Design and Production

Do you dream of designing race-winning yachts or multi-million-pound superyachts? Take the first step to fulfilling your ambition by studying on Solent’s unique and highly-regarded yacht design and production course, delivered right in the heart of the south coast’s marine industry.

Solent’s yacht design and production course has an international reputation and has been developed in conjunction with the industry to ensure essential skills in both the design and production of yachts and commercial craft are covered.
Students on this modern course will study the engineering science underlying great design, along with the fundamental principles of naval architecture, construction methods and high-tech fibre reinforced composite materials. Planning and management processes for the efficient, effective production of racing sailing yachts, RIBs, motor yachts, cruising yachts, patrol boats and commercial craft are also key elements in the syllabus.

A strong practical emphasis is present throughout the course, allowing students to gain valuable knowledge of hands-on examples, design applications and workshop experience in production methods and materials.

Teaching is handled by a team of expert professionals with ongoing industry consultancy expertise.

What does this course lead to?
The course maintains close links with previous graduates, some of whom have gone on to work as naval architects, design engineers and yacht designers at companies such as Dubois Yachts, Laurent Giles Naval Architects, Ker Yacht Design, Sunseeker Yachts, Monaco Marine and Viareggio Shipyards in Italy.

Who is this course for?
This popular course is perfect for aspiring designers of racing yachts or luxury superyachts.

Students learn the fundamentals of yacht design alongside the latest construction methods to gain a solid grounding for roles in yacht design, naval architecture or management of new builds and refits.

YEAR 1 - CORE MODULES
Computer Aided Design
Naval Architecture
Marine Materials and Production
Structural Mechanics
Marine Systems
Yacht Engineering Skills

YEAR 2 - CORE MODULES
Computer Aided Modelling
Sailing Yacht Design
Motor Boat Design
Resistance and Propulsion
Marine Production Technology
Applied Marine Systems

YEAR 3 - CORE MODULES
Computer Aided Engineering
Structural Design for Production
Project

YEAR 3 - OPTIONS (Please note that not all options are guaranteed to run each academic year)
Yacht Surveying
Marine Production Management
Applied Yacht Manufacturing

You will learn by:

Collaborative Learning
Directed Learning
Guided Learning

You may be assessed by a combination of:

Written exams
Practical exams
In-class tests
Online tests
Technical reports

Solent’s curriculum framework builds on our unique, creative and applied approach to teaching. The transformation of students’ lives is at the heart of our mission as a university, and our curriculum – informed by the latest theory – reflects this shared educational vision.