Program Overview

Ocean Engineering Program

The undergraduate program in ocean engineering emphasizes ocean engineering fundamentals while offering interdisciplinary opportunities for focused study in civil, electrical, environmental, or mechanical engineering, as well as marine sciences.

Mission

The ocean engineering program seeks to provide an environment that enables students to pursue their goals in an innovative, rigorous, and challenging program with a diversity of offerings.

Program Educational Objectives

The program has the following major educational objectives, with the expectation that alumni will have successful careers in the many diverse areas of the ocean engineering profession. Within a few years of obtaining a bachelor's degree in ocean engineering, we expect our graduates to have the following attributes:

• To be effective in applying ocean engineering principles in engineering practice or for advanced study in ocean engineering.
• To have a productive career in the many diverse fields of ocean engineering such as coastal engineering, ocean acoustics, offshore structures, and marine renewable energy, or in the pursuit of graduate education in disciplines that include marine science, engineering, medicine, law, or business.
• To function effectively in the complex modern work environment with the ability to assume professional leadership roles.

Courses

The ocean engineering program offers a variety of courses, including:

• OE 400 - Ocean Engineering Seminar: A seminar-based course considering contemporary topics involved in ocean exploration.
• OE 401 - Ocean Engineering Seminar: A seminar-based course considering contemporary topics involved in ocean exploration.
• OE 490 - Introduction to Ocean Engineering: A survey of engineering applications in the ocean environment.
• OE 610 - Ocean Instrumentation Lab: An investigation of the discrete and integrated electronics typically used in the design and implementation of ocean instruments.
• OE 677 - Seamanship and Marine Weather for Ocean Engineers and Scientists: A survey of basic principles of seamanship and marine weather intended for ocean engineers and ocean scientists.
• OE 717 - Marine Robotics and Applications: A course covering the broad spectrum of marine vehicles and applications, as well as what is involved in designing and building robotic vehicles for specific missions.
• OE 720 - Design of Recirculating Aquaculture Systems: A practical engineering approach to the design of land-based, recirculating aquaculture systems.
• OE 753 - Ocean Hydrodynamics: Fundamental concepts of fluid mechanics as applied to the ocean.
• OE 754 - Ocean Waves and Tides: Small amplitude, linear wave theory, standing and propagating waves, wave energy, refraction, diffraction, transformation in shallow water, statistics of random seas.
• OE 757 - Coastal Engineering and Processes: Introduces small amplitude and finite amplitude wave theories, wave forecasting, coastal processes, and shoreline protection.
• OE 758 - Design of Ocean Structures: The foundational information necessary for the design of ocean structures, including analysis and design of floating body, fixed body, and moored line hydrostatics.
• OE 765 - Underwater Acoustics: An introduction to acoustics in the ocean, including fundamental acoustic concepts, sound generation and reception, and basics of sound propagation.
• OE 770 - Geodesy for Ocean Mapping: Ocean mapping requires precise positioning and navigation, which relies on a comprehensive grasp of measurement methodologies.
• OE 771 - Positioning for Ocean Mapping: Ocean mapping necessitates accurate positioning and navigation, which relies on a comprehensive grasp of measurement methodologies.
• OE 774 - Integrated Seabed Mapping Systems: An overview of typical applications that involve mapping the sediment-water interface in the ocean and adjacent waters.
• OE 795 - Special Topics: New or specialized courses and/or independent study.
• OE 796 - Independent Study: Independent study for exceptional students, individual reading, writing, or laboratory work carried out under the tutelage of a faculty member.
• OE 797 - Honors Seminar: Course enrichment and/or additional independent study in subject matter pertaining to 600- or 700-level OE courses.

Faculty

The Ocean Engineering Department Faculty at the University of New Hampshire.