The Texas Gulf Coast is one of the richest and most diversified coastal areas in the United States. Within this region is one of the nation's most highly diversified groups of marine industries. The primary objective of the Maritime Systems program is to provide undergraduate students the fundamental education for their careers in the ocean and civil engineering fields. The program is devised to educate students to achieve innovative and environmentally acceptable ways to continue the development of the promise of our coastal and ocean resources. A strong multidisciplinary engineering education emphasizing systems-oriented design in offshore and coastal engineering.
Emphasis is placed on computer application in engineering analysis and design.
The Maritime Systems Engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology. The curriculum includes the important learning experiences to introduce students to the synthesis activities that are systems oriented. Coastal Engineering addresses the applied engineering technologies associated with the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of coastal structures and facilities including breakwaters, piers, wharves, channels, and pipelines. Coastal processes and offshore engineering involving major synthesis of structural, geotechnical, and construction are strong themes of the program. The high school course of study should include algebra, plane geometry, trigonometry, and calculus, if possible.