Education

Undergraduate Program

Ocean Engineering Minor

The Ocean Engineering minor allows students to acquire a nucleus of knowledge about engineering pertaining to the ocean and the coastal zone. To meet the University minor requirement, students must satisfactorily complete a minimum of five courses from the following list:

ESCI 501, Introduction to Oceanography
OE 690, Introduction to Ocean Engineering
ESCI 752, Chemical Oceanography
ESCI 758, Introductory Physical Oceanography
ESCI 759, Geological Oceanography;
OE 710, Ocean Measurements Lab
OE 744, Corrosion
OE 753, Ocean Hydrodynamics
OE 754, Ocean Waves and Tides;
OE 756, Principles of Naval Architecture and Model Testing;
OE 770, Fundamentals of Ocean Mapping;
OE 771, Geodesy and Positioning for Ocean Mapping;
OE 745, Environmental Acoustics I;
OE 785, Environmental Acoustics II;
OE 795, Special Topics in Ocean Engineering;
ENE 747, Introduction to Marine Pollution and Control;
OE 757, Coastal Engineering and Processes
TECH 797, Undergraduate Ocean Research Program

Ordinarily, students typically take ESCI 501, TECH 797, and OE 690 plus two additional engineering courses from the above list to complete the minor. Students wishing to take the Ocean Engineering minor should indicate their interest to the ocean engineering minor advisor, Kenneth C. Baldwin, Department of Mechanical Engineering, no later than the beginning of the junior year. During the final semester, students must apply to the dean to have the minor shown on their transcript.