Winter Work Program
Four required eight-week winter internships spanning shipyard trades, sea term cadet placement, and professional engineering office work.
Webb will assist in securing positions with advice to the students and the establishment of liaison with various companies. The sequence usually consists of working as a helper mechanic in a shipyard the first year; as a cadet on a ship the second year; and in a professional capacity as an engineer in the industry during the third and fourth years. The students are typically paid at a market rate of their jobs, sufficient to support themselves while away from school. Each student is required to present a report on the practical work undertaken during each of the four winter intersessional periods. The immediate supervisor is also invited to comment on the student’s performance. Additionally, a Sophomore Sea Term Project is required following the work term spent aboard ship.