Master of Science in Marine Engineering

Goals of Program

The goals of the United States Merchant Marine Academy practice oriented Master of Science in Marine Engineering  program are that:

• Students shall demonstrate advanced level knowledge in core marine engineering topics.

• Students shall become proficient in new computational tools such as computational fluid dynamics.

• Individual students shall be enabled to expand their knowledge of specialized topics related to marine technologies.

• Students shall be able to creatively apply knowledge to address challenges facing the marine community.

• Students shall be able to understand the technical, political and social dynamics that impact the discipline of marine engineering.

These goals are attained through the capitalization of the USMMA's extensive, qualified and diverse marine engineering faculty, and extensive laboratories that address all phases of marine engineering.

The Academy faculty is internationally recognized for their breadth and depth of marine engineering knowledge and their excellence in teaching and our laboratories cover the gamut from traditional test and analysis laboratories. Whereas the laboratories have been primarily used for undergraduate teaching, they are more than capable of supporting graduate level, applied research if MMarE students elect to undertake a research project as a part of an optional thesis course.

General Information

The United States Merchant Marine Academy is one of five Federal Academies and is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Two of its three undergraduate engineering programs are accredited by the Engineering Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology.
To accomplish the goals and objectives of the engineering programs, the Engineering Department has 25 full-time tenure track faculty, a group of dedicated practicing engineers who serve as adjunct faculty, and more than 20 engineering laboratories and simulators focusing on all aspects of marine engineering including:
Diesel Prime-movers and Propulsion Systems
Gas Turbine Prime-movers and Propulsion Systems
Steam Turbine Prime-movers and Propulsion Systems
Nuclear Energy Converters and Propulsion Systems
Electrical Energy Converters and Propulsion Systems

Academic Program

The heart of the 36-credit MMarE program is a required 21 credits core consisting of the following seven courses:
EM610 Computational Methods
EM621 Advanced Marine Power Plants
EM622 Simulation and Optimization of Thermal Systems
EM623 Advanced Marine Materials
EM631 Electrical Power Systems
EM650 Internal Combustion Engine Analysis and Technologies
EM670 Marine Industry Policy

The student must augment this core with 15 credits of electives. Typical electives to be offered are:

EM615 Computational Fluid Dynamics
EM620 Marine Propulsion Systems(1)
EM624 Vibrations of Marine Machinery and Structures
EM625 LNG Vessel Operations and Design Considerations
EM626 Marine Nuclear Propulsion
EM627 Alternative Marine Power Production
EM632 Power Electronics
EM633 Shipboard Control Systems
EM634 Marine Electrical Systems and Propulsion
EM640 Economics of Marine Engineering Systems
EM642 Reliability Engineering and Operations Research
EM645 Marine Engineering Management I
EM646 Marine Engineering Management II
EM660 Hydrostatics and Basic Hydrodynamics(1)
EM661 Propulsion and Propulsors Dr. John Daidola
EM680 Thesis/Design Project 1 (2)
EM681 Thesis/Design Project 2 (2)

(1) - 0nly for students who have not had formal education in marine engineering and/or naval architecture
(2) Faculty advisor/mentor for specific thesis/design projects will be selected from the Engineering Faculty at-large, depending on area of interest

Attempt will be made to offer electives that address the needs of the marine industry and of interest to the students. Specific elective course offerings will depend on student interest and availability of faculty. Individual student elective course selections will be determined after the student confers with the assigned faculty advisor. Not all electives will be available to each graduating class.