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Joshua M. Smith, Ph.D.
Director
Joshua M. Smith has led the American Merchant Marine Museum since early 2009, holding a joint appointment with the Humanities Department at USMMA. Smith holds degrees from the University of St. Andrews, Maine Maritime Academy, East...
The Department of Humanities offers a variety of courses designed to provide midshipmen with an understanding of the origins and nature of contemporary society and culture. The subjects covered in these courses include literature, history, politics, religion, social thought, philosophy and the...
About the Project
The Humanities Sea Year Project is a one-credit course designed to serve as a companion during the second “Sea Year” and to challenge students to think about their place, on ship and on shore, in the larger maritime world and explore their relationship with and...
The department offers a vigorous program of physical education that is an integral part of Academy training. Proper physical conditioning positively affects the personal growth and development of midshipmen. Teamwork, self-confidence and initiative are emphasized. The skills learned in classes,...
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Dr. Socrates Boussios
Associate Professor...
KINGS POINT, N.Y., December 5, 2019 – On Monday, November 25th, The United States Merchant Marine Academy Superintendent, Rear Admiral Jack Buono, Deputy Superintendent, Rear Admiral Susan L. Dunlap, Commandant, Captain Mike Stroud, and Academic Dean, Dr. John Ballard awarded Gold and Silver...
This department offers courses in the basic sciences:
PhysicsChemistryMathematicsAll midshipmen take these courses, generally during their first two years. In the Fourth Class year, mathematics and science courses comprise approximately 40 percent of the academic program. The courses are...
The Engineering Majors provide midshipmen with the education and training to design, build, operate, maintain and repair the engineering systems used on modern marine vessels and to prepare them for positions of increasing responsibility in the maritime and intermodal transportation...
The Engineering Majors provide midshipmen with the education and training to design, build, operate, maintain and repair the engineering systems used on modern marine vessels and to prepare them for positions of increasing responsibility in the maritime and intermodal transportation...