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Engineering Economics
Senior Engineering Fundamentals General Engineering
Principles of compound interest, present worth, annual cash flow, rate of return, depreciation, taxes, and maritime equipment replacement analysis.
NA 6 – Advanced Computational Tools for Naval Architecture
Senior Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering Skills Naval Architecture
Prepares students to critically evaluate simplifying assumptions and run advanced commercial Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and FEA software.
NA 7 – Marine Transportation
Senior Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering Skills Naval Architecture
Business and economic dimensions of commercial shipping lines, fleet chartering, maritime financial analysis, operations management, and linear programming.
Ship Design III
Senior Design & Systems Integration Ship Design
Structural midship section design, classification society rule compliance, quasi-static hull girder loads, transverse bulkheads, and finite element analysis.
ME 6 – Ship Propulsion Systems
Senior Design & Systems Integration Marine Engineering
Complete machinery plant design supporting the vessel designed in the Ship Design sequence, vendor component selection, and diesel engine lab analysis.
Ethics: Society & The Profession
Senior Professionalism & Citizenship Humanities
Investigates major moral philosophies and case studies across engineering, science, and business to evaluate the ethical codes governing the engineering profession.
Professional Presentations
Senior Professionalism & Citizenship Humanities
Prepares seniors to deliver polished, high-impact oral presentations of their thesis work to faculty, classmates, and distinguished industry guests.
Senior Seminar
Senior Professionalism & Citizenship Leadership & Career
Weekly seminars led by guest executives covering personal finance, real estate, entrepreneurship, business operations, and industry trends.
Monday & Zeien Lecture Series
Freshman Junior Senior Sophomore Professionalism & Citizenship Leadership & Campus Life
Mandatory weekly lectures and signature evening addresses featuring distinguished figures from industry, academia, government, and the arts.
Engineering Site Visits
Freshman Junior Senior Sophomore Professionalism & Citizenship Professional Experience
Inspection trips to regional shipyards, drydocks, manufacturing plants, and active commercial and naval vessels to connect theory to practice.
Special Topics Elective
Senior Self-Directed Advanced Elective
Selected three-credit elective giving seniors the opportunity to study specialized emerging maritime topics with distinguished visiting faculty.
Winter Work Program
Freshman Junior Senior Sophomore Professionalism & Citizenship Professional Experience
Four required eight-week winter internships spanning shipyard trades, sea term cadet placement, and professional engineering office work.
