航海技术专业（NAVIGATIONAL TECHNOLOGY）
学院航海技术专业是浙江省级重点和省优势建设专业，创办于1986年，是浙江省最早开办的航海技术本科专业。
培养德、智、体全面发展的，具备海洋船舶驾驶、船舶运输管理等方面知识，符合“海员培训、发证和值班标准国际公约”（STCW78/10公约）和我国海船船员适任标准的要求，能在海洋运输各企事业单位从事海洋船舶驾驶和营运管理工作，符合国际和国家海船船员适任标准要求的高级航海技术人才。
主干课程：航海学、船舶结构与设备、船舶操纵、船舶值班与避碰、海上货物运输、航海气象与海洋学、航海英语、航海仪器、航海雷达与ARPA、GMDSS通信、远洋运输业务与海商法、船舶安全与管理等。
轮机工程专业 (MARINE ENGINEERING)
学院轮机工程专业是宁波市级重点专业，创办于1987年，也是浙江省最早开办的轮机工程本科专业。
培养德、智、体全面发展的，符合“海员培训、发证和值班标准国际公约” （STCW78/95公约）和我国海船船员适任标准的要求，能胜任现代化船舶机电管理的高级工程技术人才，能适应国内外海运企业、国际海员劳务外派、船厂及船检部门、公安边防海警部队、海事系统及航运管理部门等单位工作。
主干课程：机械设计、工程热力学和传热学、电路与电子技术、轮机工程材料、船舶电气设备及系统、船舶柴油机、船舶辅机、船舶动力装置技术管理、船机维修技术、轮机自动化、轮机英语、船舶安全与管理等。
物流管理专业 (LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT)
物流管理专业是市特色和校重点建设专业，也是浙江省最早开设的两个物流管理本科专业之一（另一个设在浙江大学），学院依托航海技术、轮机工程，于2000年开办了工商管理(国际航运管理)专业，2002年改造成为物流管理专业,并于2003年正式开始招生，该专业在2005年浙江省教育厅组织的新专业合格评估中获得优秀。2007年列为宁波市港口物流应用型人才培养基地的主要参与专业。2009年列为宁波市服务型教育重点建设专业。2012年列宁波大学重点专业和宁波市特色专业。2013年进入全国物流相关专业排名前20%，升为四星级专业。
培养德、智、体全面发展，具有物流管理所需的基本理论和基本技能的应用型现代物流管理专门人才，能适应国内外航运及物流企业、交通运输业、国际船务货运代理、仓储业、大型零售业和制造业从事物流系统的策划与管理工作和物流技术服务企业、大专院校中从事开发研究等单位工作。
主干课程：管理学原理、微观经济学、管理信息系统、财务管理、国际贸易理论与实务、国际金融、市场营销学、合同法、物流学、物流运筹学、供应链管理、交通运输学、电子商务、企业物流管理、会计学原理、物流系统规划与设计、国际航运管理、港口管理等。
船舶与海洋工程（Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering）
为主动对接省市海洋经济发展要求，使人才培训更快、更好地满足地方经济社会发展的迫切需要，学院依托现有的专业学科基础，于2011年成功申办了船舶与海洋工程专业，并于2012年正式招生。本专业下设三个专业方向：船舶与海洋结构物设计与制造Design and Manufacture of Naval Architecture and Ocean Structure、港口与近海工程Port and Offshore Engineering、海洋能源利用与环境保护 Ocean Energy Utilization and Environmental Protection.
培养德、智、体等全面发展的、具有现代船舶与海洋工程设计、研究、建造的基本技能和管理基础知识、计算机编程及应用能力，能在船舶与海洋结构物设计、研究、制造、检验、使用和管理等部门人事技术和管理方面工作的船舶与海洋工程学科高级工程技术人才。
主干课程：理论力学、材料力学、船舶与海洋工程流体力学、船舶与海洋工程结构力学、船舶与海洋结构物结构设计方法、船舶操纵与耐波性、船舶与海洋工程原理、机械及船体制图、计算机辅助设计、现代造船工程应用软件等。
Marine Technology
Marine Technology program is the provincial key discipline and the key discipline in Ningbo University. It was established in 1986 and is the first navigation related undergraduate program in Zhejiang Province. Based on the “STCW 78 / 10 Convention” and the “Maritime Education and Training Quality Management Rules of People’s Republic of China”, this program aims to educate the graduates with advanced navigational technology as well as the knowledge of shipping management in companies and institutions.
Marine Engineering
As the key discipline in the city of Ningbo, it was established in 1987 and became the first undergraduate program in the field of Marine Engineering. It aims to educate advanced marine engineering graduates who not only meet the requirements of STCW78/95 Convention and qualification standards for marine staff in China but also have the ability of performing advanced modern Naval Mechatronic Engineering Management. These graduates are competent in domestic and foreign shipping companies, international seafarer assignments, shipyards and ship inspection department, Public Security Marine Police Force, marine shipping management systems, and other related positions.
Major in Logistics Management
Having the distinct advantage of being one of the first two colleges in Zhejiang Province to offer this undergraduate degree, students of the major in logistics management study the distribution, material purchasing, warehousing and production operations. With Ningbo’s status as one of top 10 ports in the world, students have exceptional opportunities to observe closely how cargoes move from port to port and what systems are necessary to keep them moving.
With Ningbo University’s degree completion of Logistics Management major, students are able to work in shipping companies, 3rd party logistics, international freight forwarding, ports and any other related companies.
An undergraduate degree, combined with one of numerous internship opportunities, allows graduates to transition into a career or to further their studies by entering a graduate program.
Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
The program of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering was established based on the development needs of marine economy in 2011. This program started to enroll students in 2012. It contains three research tracks: Design and Manufacture of Naval Architecture and Ocean Structure, Port and Offshore Engineering, and Ocean Energy Utilization and Environmental Protection. The purpose of this program is to cultivate advanced navigation architecture and ocean engineering graduates with the basic knowledge of modern naval architecture, ocean engineering design and management, and the basic ability of computer programming and application. The graduates can be competent in the positions of planning & management services, logistic technology companies, universities and other related fields.