In this course, the students integrate the technical areas of wave mechanics, offshore structures and coastal processes studied previously. Industrial participation is provided throught collaboration with the Offshore Technology Research Center to give students insight into a real-world design problem. During the course the students refine the problem, establish design criteria and organize project groups to address the problem, including technical areas, economics, safety, environmental regulations, codes and standards and final report organization and editing. The undergraduate degree program leads to the bachelor of science degree in ocean engineering. The graduate degree programs include coursework leading to the master of science, master of engineering, doctor of engineering, and doctor of philosophy degrees in ocean engineering.
Students entering the graduate degree program often possess widely varied engineering backgrounds.
Whenever possible, allowances are made for their special interests. However, each graduate student is expected to become well versed in the appropriate support disciplines, particularly mathematics and hydromechanics. The graduate program is designed to provide students with a knowledge of engineering in the ocean environment and to establish a base for ocean engineering research. In addition to the areas of study available in the undergraduate program, advanced courses are given in the fields of hydrodynamics, oceanography, mathematics, coastal engineering, estuary hydrodynamics, offshore structures, marine foundations, marine dreding, port and harbor design, and numerical methods in ocean engineering. Seminar OCEN 681 Reports and discussion of current research and of selected published technical articles.