The specialty was established over half a century ago. After its catalogue has been adjusted, two national key specialties--the naval architecture and ocean engineering hydrodynamics mechanics, and the naval architecture and ocean engineering structural mechanics -- are merged into the same specialty, which contributed to present scale and pattern.

　　Now there is an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering, thirteen doctoral supervisors, and two Changjiang River scholars in the department. And there are ten professors who work in international authoritative academic organizations. There is a state key laboratory --The state key laboratory of the ocean engineering .The experimental condition and achievements of the specialty have already reached the world level.

　　The specialty is mainly engaged in new-type naval architecture and ocean engineering structure, designing and developing of the undersea diving device. Its main research fields are as follows: Intensity, fatigue, damages, vibration and structure dependability of naval and ocean structure; Naval and ocean water dynamics engineering; Shipping obstruction, advances, handling and able to bear waves, etc. Some research results have already reached the world level.

　　I. Training Objectives
　　The degree winners should possess a solid theoretical foundation and the systematic specialized knowledge of hydrodynamics, structural mechanics, and naval architecture and ocean engineering. They have the ability to analyze and solve problems independently, and to take the task of working on some major theoretical and experimental research or engineering design by their own.

　　II. Directions of the Specialty
　　1. Developing of new-type naval and ocean structures
　　2. Advanced manufacturing technology of naval and ocean structure
　 3. Comprehensive technical research of system engineering under water
　　4. Structure optimization design and dependability of naval and ocean structure
　　5. Modern analyzing theory and technology of naval and ocean structure
　　6. Research on the fatigue ruptures, the collides damage and the limit intensity of ocean structure
　　7. Research on the environmental load, the movement respond, and the fluid and solid combination of naval and ocean structure
　　8. Research on fluid motive performance of naval and ocean structure.

　　III. Length of Schooling and Credits
　　The full-time Master degree candidates’ length of schooling is 2. 5 years. The total credits must get requested 32 credits at least; among them the credits of degree lessons must get requested 19. Semi-sabbatical master degree candidates’ period of schooling can be prolonged for another half a year or one year as approved.

　　IV. Courses Offered

　　VI. Opening Report
　　The opening report of engineering master degree candidates should be finished before the end of the third term (at the latest the fourth term after in months). The reading amount of documents is no less than fifty. At the last period of their opening report, they must have their oral defense at a public lecture participated by experts of the specialty or the relevant specialties.

　　VII. Academic Dissertation
　　Refers to the regulations about academic dissertation of the university.

　　VIII. Thesis Publishing
　　Refers to “Requirement for graduate students of publishing scientific paper during learning at Shanghai Jiaotong University ".