Marine Engineering and Shipyard Management
Overview
The Marine Engineering and Shipyard Management (MESM) program prepares midshipmen as licensed officers in the U.S. Merchant Marine; provides an engineering education that prepares them for a wide variety of professional positions in ship construction and repair, ship systems and marine equipment design, research, operations, marketing, maintenance and survey; and imparts to them a solid engineering education that permits them to pursue graduate study and/or become licensed as a Professional Engineer, should they so choose. This curriculum puts particular focus on the management of ship construction and repair.
Emphasis of Major
- Prepare midshipmen to serve as licensed officers in the U.S. Merchant Marine, with ability to advance to a Chief Engineer position.
- Provide midshipmen with an engineering education that prepares them for a responsible position in ship construction, repair and conversion at a shipyard or similar facility, and in ship engineering operations, maintenance and repair in a shipping company.
- Provide midshipmen with an engineering education that also prepares them for a wide variety of professional positions in the maritime industry including, but not limited to, marine equipment manufacturing, ship operation, maintenance, surveying and marketing.
- Provide midshipmen with an engineering education that permits them to pursue graduate study in Engineering Management and similar subjects and/or become licensed as a Professional Engineer, should they so choose.
An important element of the Marine Engineering and Shipyard Management program is the design experience interwoven throughout a student’s four years, culminating in the capstone design project in senior year. The student participates as part of a team tasked with developing a ship construction or ship repair project. The project is spread over two terms and finishes with a presentation of the final design to a panel of faculty and invited industry professionals. The Marine Engineering and Shipyard Management program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).
Curriculum
Fourth Class Year
- Maritime Professional Studies KP100
- Basic Firefighting DN110
- English 1 HE101
- History of Seapower HH100
- General Chemistry MC100
- Calculus 1, 2 (Engineering) MM101,MM130
- Physics 1, 2 MP101, MP130
- Intro to MMNR NS120
- Engineering Shop 1 EG111
- Introduction to Electrical Engineering EE120
- Computer Engineering ES110
- Introduction to Marine Engineering EM100
- Engineering Graphics EG100
- Engineering Mechanics ES100
- Self Defense PE101
- Swimming/First Aid PE110
- Aquatic Survival PE120
Second and Third Class Years
- Electric Circuits EE300
- Chemistry for Engineers MC300
- Engineering for Shop 2 EG211
- English 2 HE202
- Introduction to Materials Engineering ES200
- Engineering Math 1 MM230
- Marine Engineering 1 EM200
- Naval Architecture EM301
- MMNR Officer NS220
- Naval Leadership & Ethics NS402
- Principles of Economics DB210
- Ship’s Medicine PE201
- Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) DN100
- Strength of Materials ES301
- Topics in History HC400
- Transport Processes 1, 2 ES210, ES310
- Manufacturing Processes EP200
- Engineering Economics EP300
- Quantitative Methods I MM350
- Two Physical Education Activities
First Class Year
- Advanced Firefighting DN410
- Modern American History HH360
- Diesel Simulator EM420
- Electric Machines and Analog Electronics EE400
- Electronics and Instrumentation EE401
- Internal Combustion Engines EM415
- License Seminar EM470
- Marine Engineering 2 EM400
- Materials/Mechanical Lab ES305
- Refrigeration and Air Conditioning EM410
- Advanced MMNR Officer NS320
- Quantitative Methods I MM350
- Engineering Project Management EP400
- Ship Production Management EP401
- Mechanical Aspects of Marine Engineering EM450
- Engineering Management Elective
- Two (2) Physical Education Activities
Sea Year
- Marine Propulsion 1 EC111
- Ship Systems 1 EC115
- Machine Shop EC110
- Deck Operations DS210
- Marine Propulsion 2 EC260
- Electrical Systems
- Naval Architecture EC264
- Refrigeration EC265
- Ship Systems Maintenance
- Management EC253
- Ship Systems 2 EC262
- Maritime Business DS390
- Electrical Engineering EC252
- Humanities Sea Project HS211
