Master of Science in Engineering - Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering

Our proud and passionate network of alumni connects current students and new graduates directly to industry and top institutions. NAME careers are modern, varied, and always evolving and our graduates are the ones who shape it. The program in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering gives engineers an opportunity to focus on emerging and growth fields. The academic focus areas consist of three major divisions as follows: Engineering for the marine environment requires the analysis of complex systems including their hydrodynamic characteristics, structural integrity, and dynamic responses. Marine mechanics is at the heart of these analyses and involves the study of the fundamental physics of marine systems along with the development and use of analysis tools. Whether the marine system is a ship, an offshore structure for oil and gas recovery, or an energy harvesting device, their design requires the same basic analysis tools of applied mechanics and numerical modeling.

The naval architect's role in advanced marine design may be one of applying the latest design methods to specific design issues or one of overall design integration and leadership of integrated product/process development teams. Naval architects may also have leading roles in the management of marine systems. The unifying philosophy of the Department's study in this area is that of multi-discipline engineering and concurrent design from early in the design process of the performance, manufacture, and the life-cycle support of a design. Manufacturing considerations are an integral part of the design process. Marine design today is often conducted with cross-functional integrated product development teams. Specify study within this area can emphasize overall design, marine engineering, maritime systems management, ship production, or optimization methods and design under uncertainty.

Marine robots cannot use GPS since they operate underwater. Therefore, it is necessary for robots to use computer vision and image processing in conjunction with time-synchronized acoustic navigation for autonomously mapping their environment and navigating in it. This technology has provided the foundation for related research efforts for autonomous undersea vehicles and ground vehicles, automotive active safety situational awareness, and autonomous ship hull inspection. Development of control algorithms and strategies is an integral part of creating autonomous robots. In addition to the robot applications, there are significant activities in control system development and optimization for marine and automotive propulsion systems, fuel cells, and energy storage devices.

Applicants normally hold a Bachelor of Science degree in naval architecture and marine engineering. However, the graduate program has been structured so that students with a bachelor’s degree in other engineering disciplines that require knowledge of basic mechanics such as mechanical engineering, applied mechanics, aerospace or civil engineering may also start directly on their master’s program. Students without an undergraduate degree in naval architecture and marine engineering but with a bachelor’s degree in other engineering disciplines will be required to take NA 470 (Foundation of Ship Design).

Rackham English Proficiency Requirements:

IBT TOEFL - 84;

Paper/Pencil TOEFL and TWE - 560;

Revised Paper Delivered Test - An overall score is not provided for this test. Minimum section scores: Reading = 23; Listening = 23; Writing = 21;

MELAB - 80;

IELTS - 6.5;

ECPE - certificate of proficiency