Minor: Ocean and Marine Engineering

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OVERVIEW OF DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

Minimum number of credits required to earn minor: 21

GPA requirements to earn minor: 2.0

Minimum Grade requirements for courses to count toward minor: None

Contact Information: Dr. Krish Thaigarajan, Professor and Alston D. and Ada Lee Correll Presidential Chair in Energy, 229 Boardman Hall, 207-581-2167, krish.thiagarajan@maine.edu

The minor in Ocean and Marine Engineering is a collection of courses that provide the student with fundamental and applied knowledge of the vast ocean and marine resources available on this planet. Emphasis is placed on responsible and sustainable engineering for extracting resource extraction from the ocean. The core and elective options include courses from engineering as well as physical and marine sciences.

Required Core Courses (15 credits)

CIE 350 - Hydraulics Credits: 3
OR
MEE 360 - Fluid Mechanics Credits: 3
OR
MET 325 - Fluid Flow Technology Credits: 3
CIE 394 - Civil Engineering Practice Credits: 1-3
OR
MEE 394 - Mechanical Engineering Practice Credits: 3
OR
MET 394 - Mechanical Engineering Technology Practice Credits: 3
CIE 498 - Selected Studies in Civil Engineering Credits: 1-3
Topic: Coastal Engineering

or

Topic: Offshore Geotechnics and Foundation design
MEE 489 - Offshore Floating System Design Credits: 3
SMS 302 - Oceanography Credits: 3

Elective Courses (at least 6 credits)

CIE 365 - Soil Mechanics Credits: 3
CIE 460 - Geotechnical Engineering Credits: 3
CIE 480 - Wind Energy Engineering Credits: 3
OR
MEE 480 - Wind Energy Engineering Credits: 3
MEE 450 - Mechanics of Composite Materials Credits: 3
MEE 456 - Introduction to the Finite Element Method Credits: 3
MEE 471 - Mechanical Vibrations Credits: 3
MET 321 - Industrial Vibrations Credits: 3
NA 372 Naval Architecture I (Maine Maritime Academy) Credits: 3
NA 430 Naval Architecture II (Maine Maritime Academy) Credits: 3

Professional Practice

Students earn credits for CIE 394, MEE 394 and MET 394 by completing a summer internship. University of Maine has entered into an education partnership agreement with the US Department of Navy, which entitles students to preferentially apply for internships through their website. Students may alternatively find internships at the Advanced Structures and Composites Center, or with companies in Maine and elsewhere.