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 501 | Oceanography | 3 |
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| OE 511 | Urban Oceanography | 3 |
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| OE 630 | Hydrodynamics | 3 |
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| MA 530 | Applied Mathematics for Engineers & Scientists II | 3 |
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| PEP 527 | Mathematical 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 535 | Ocean Measurements and Analysis | 3 |
| CE 578 | Coastal and Flood Plain Engineering | 3 |
| OE 585 | Littoral Processes | 3 |
| OE 589 | Coastal 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 524 | Introduction to Ship Design and Ship Building | 3 |
| OE 525 | Principles of Naval Architecture | 3 |
| CE 527 | Wetland Hydrology | 3 |
| OE 528 | Computer 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 505 | Introduction to Maritime Systems | 3 |
| SYS 605 | Systems Integration | 3 |
| SYS 625 | Fundamentals of Systems Engineering | 3 |
| SYS 650 | System Architecture and Design | 3 |
| OE 626 | Port 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 520 | Ocean Wave Mechanics | 3 |
| CE 530 | Nondestructive Evaluation and Structural Health Monitoring | 3 |
| OE 589 | Coastal Engineering | 3 |
| OE 622 | Design of Port Structures I | 3 |
| CE 649 | Earth Supporting Structures | 3 |
| CE 687 | Design 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:
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 591 | Introduction to Dynamic Meteorology | 3 |
| OE 633 | Dynamic Oceanography | 3 |
| CE 652 | Hydrologic Modeling | 3 |
| OE 592 | Global 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 511 | Urban Oceanography | 3 |
| OE 535 | Ocean Measurements and Analysis | 3 |
| OE 634 | Air-Sea Interactions: Theory and Measurement | 3 |
| OE 637 | Estuarine Oceanography | 3 |
| CE 648 | Numerical Hydrodynamics | 3 |
| CE 681 | Introduction to Finite Element Methods | 3 |
| CE 684 | Mixing Processes in Inland and Coastal Waters | 3 |
| OE 688 | Coastal Ocean Dynamics I | 3 |