Master of Engineering in Ocean Engineering

The Ocean Engineering graduate program has six areas of concentration that are rooted in traditional and emerging topics in ocean engineering. Concentrations are offered in Coastal Engineering, Naval Engineering, Maritime Systems Engineering, Maritime Structures, Global Change & Urban Coastal Resilience, and Earth Systems. The program requires the completion of three core courses that can be combined with other courses in the program to create degrees focused on any number of ocean engineering topics, including: ocean and atmospheric modeling, sediment transport, green infrastructure design, mixing processes in coastal and estuarine waters, environmental fluid mechanics, estuarine and coastal ocean modeling, motion of vessels in waves, underwater acoustics, renewable energy, and urban coastal resilience. The master’s degree program requires one graduate-level applied mathematics course, one time series analysis course and satisfaction of the following additional requirements by concentration:

Ocean Engineering Requirements

Core Courses

OE 501Oceanography

3

Or

OE 511Urban Oceanography

3

OE 630Hydrodynamics

3

MA 530Applied Mathematics for Engineers & Scientists II

3

Or

PEP 527Mathematical Methods of Science and Engineering I

3

One or more of the required core courses may be waived with the approval of your academic advisor.

Ocean Engineering Concentrations

Coastal Engineering Concentration Requirements

Required Courses:

OE 535Ocean Measurements and Analysis

3

CE 578Coastal and Flood Plain Engineering

3

OE 585Littoral Processes

3

OE 589Coastal Engineering

3

The remaining courses in the Coastal Engineering Concentration are electives, which are selected in consultation with the academic advisor.

Naval Engineering Concentration Requirements

Required Courses:

OE 524Introduction to Ship Design and Ship Building

3

OE 525Principles of Naval Architecture

3

CE 527Wetland Hydrology

3

OE 528Computer Aided Ship Design

3

The remaining courses in the Naval Engineering Concentration are electives, which are selected in consultation with the academic advisor.

Maritime Systems Engineering Concentration Requirements

This concentration provides the participant with a fundamental working knowledge of the principles of systems engineering and systems architecture and applies these to the key issues facing the evolving maritime transportation system

Required Courses:

OE 505Introduction to Maritime Systems

3

SYS 605Systems Integration

3

SYS 625Fundamentals of Systems Engineering

3

SYS 650System Architecture and Design

3

OE 626Port Planning and Development

3

The remaining courses in the Maritime Systems Engineering Concentration are electives, which are selected in consultation with the academic advisor.

Maritime Structures Concentration Requirements

This concentration provides knowledge of the specific structure types and design analyses associated with port and maritime systems. Students are given instruction in the various design and maintenance considerations unique to the marine and inland waterway environments. In addition, students will gain skills in using state-of-the-art design tools, including computer and physical models of maritime structures for consideration in construction and maintenance applications. The courses for this concentration are:

Required Courses:

OE 520Design of Marine Structures

3

CE 530Nondestructive Evaluation

3

OE 589Coastal Engineering

3

OE 622Design of Port Structures I

3

CE 649Earth Supporting Structures

3

CE 687Design of Hydraulic Structures

3

The remaining courses in the Maritime Structures Concentration are electives, which are selected in consultation with the academic advisor.

Global Change and Urban Coastal Resilience Concentration Requirements

This concentration provides a background in Urban Ocean and Meteorology with a particular focus on the coastal zone. It also prepares students to address challenges faced by cities in a changing climate.

Required Courses:

OE 578

OE 592Global Warming: Weather, Climate and Society

3

ES 520The Nature of Urban Design

3

The remaining courses in the Global & Urban Resilience Concentration are electives, which are selected in consultation with the academic advisor.

Earth Systems Concentration Requirements

This concentration gives a foundation in aspects of the earth system through the components (oceanography, meteorology, and hydrology) and as a whole (climate).

Required Courses:

OE 591Introduction to Dynamic Meteorology

3

OE 633Dynamic Oceanography

3

CE 652Hydrologic Modeling

3

OE 592Global Warming: Weather, Climate and Society

3

The remaining courses in the Earth Systems Concentration are electives, which are selected in consultation with the academic advisor from the following list:

OE 511Urban Oceanography

3

OE 535Ocean Measurements and Analysis

3

OE 634Air-Sea Interactions: Theory and Measurement

3

OE 637Estuarine Oceanography

3

CE 648Numerical Hydrodynamics

3

CE 681Introduction to Finite Element Methods

3

CE 684Mixing Processes in Inland and Coastal Waters

3

OE 688Coastal Ocean Dynamics I

3