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Academics

Legacy ID
19

Marine Engineering

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 industries...

Marine Engineering and Shipyard Management Major

Overview

The Marine Engineering and Shipyard Management (MESM) Program:

Prepares midshipmen to serve 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...

Graduate Program

Overview

The United States Merchant Marine Academy Master of Science in Marine Engineering program is designed for you, the engineering professional seeking graduate education that is relevant to your profession without the need to leave your employ or commute to a special site or campus....

Sea Year

The World is Our Campus

This phrase has inspired generations of U.S. Merchant Marine Academy midshipmen. It has taken them across the world's oceans to exciting foreign ports, and in the process, provided them with unique practical training, with an opportunity to learn more about themselves...

Marine Transportation Program

Marine Transportation Program

The primary goal of the core Marine Transportation program is to provide midshipmen with the knowledge and skills required to serve as a deck officer aboard a merchant ship. 

Marine Transportation Program Learning Outcomes...

STCW and Physical Education Activity Courses

The Department of Physical Education and Athletics provides required Physical Education courses comprised of STCW competencies and additionally offers a variety of PE Activity classes which introduce Midshipmen to lifetime activities.

Applications for the Class of 2031 open on 1 May 2026