Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering is a key development discipline at the Weihai campus. Established in 2007, it was approved to offer a master’s program as a first-level discipline in 2011. The discipline is supported by several teaching and research units, including the Department of Ship Engineering, the Shandong Provincial Center for Naval Architecture and Equipment Engineering, the Institute of Naval Architecture and Manufacturing, the Research Center for Digital Shipbuilding Technology, and the Research Center for Composite Shipbuilding Materials Technology. It also features specialized facilities such as an 8 × 2 × 1.5m (length × width × height) circulating water channel with a maximum flow velocity of 1.5m/s, a 60‑seat digital laboratory, a vibration testing facility for full‑scale ships with a dedicated lab, and a laboratory for composite‑material boat research.
Guided by the educational philosophy of “a high starting point, distinctive features, and high standards,” the discipline of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering has built upon the foundation of naval and ocean hydrodynamics as well as structural mechanics. Over the years, it has crystallized into three main research directions: Naval Architecture and Advanced Manufacturing Technology (integrated design and manufacturing technology for special-material vessels), Marine New Energy Devices, and Digital Technology in Shipbuilding.
