Ocean Engineering

Contact Information

Program Website: http://www.aoe.vt.edu
Institute for Distance and Distributed Learning
ph: 1-866-791-4898
fax: 1-540-231-2079

Program Director

Christopher Hall, Professor

Summary

Virginia Tech offers courses toward the Master of Science degree in Ocean Engineering (Naval Engineering) concentrating on naval ship design and related topics. Courses will be offered using an internet only delivery method. There will be both synchronous (two-way, live communication between student and professor) and asynchronous (downloadable, prerecorded lectures) components. Material that is of strictly presentation nature will be packaged into downloadable modules that you can view at your convenience. One hour each week, there will be a live internet meeting of the class where you can interact with the professor. During this session, the professor will present interactive material, answer questions on the lecture material, go over homeworks, etc. You will need access to an internet connection and a computer with speakers and a microphone (a headset is a highly recommended option). The software required for this connection will be a browser plug-in that we provide. Instruction is by both faculty and practicing professionals.

Thirty credit hours are required for the M.S. degree. The coursework must include four core courses (12 cr.). These will be offered on a two year rotation, one each in the fall and spring semesters. (Some may be offered more often.) The suggested load is 1 or 2 courses per semester. A final comprehensive oral exam will be required of all students upon completion of the degree requirements. The required courses and their next offering date are:
  • AOE 5334 Advanced Ship Dynamics - Spring 2010
  • AOE 5074 Advanced Ship Structural Analysis - Fall 2010
  • AOE 5104 Advanced Aero/Hydrodynamics - Fall 2009
  • AOE 4404 Numerical Methods - Spring 2011
Students admitted to this program after 30 June 2004 will be required to follow one of two tracks:
Track A -
The student must complete a master’s thesis on a topic agreeable to both the student and an academic advisor (6-10 cr. AOE 5994 Research and Thesis). 8-12 cr. of approved electives.
Track B -
AOE 5305 Marine Engineering
AOE 5374 Rationally-Based Design of Ocean Structures
AOE 5314 Naval Ship System Design
AOE 5904 Project and Report (3-6 cr.)
6-9 cr. of approved electives
** These courses are a two course sequence to be offered each fall (5314) and spring (5904). AOE 5904 will consist of a ship design project and may be a group effort. Students having taken Submarine Design may do a submarine design project with the permission of the instructor.

Additional Fees
67.500 per enrollment for part-time students $135.00 per enrollment for full-time students

Delivery - Completely online (Some electives may be offered via interactive videoconferencing to select locations but these courses are not a program requirement.)

Courses

Course Number Course Title Credit hrs
AOE 5534 Advanced Ship Dynamics 3
AOE 5074 Advanced Ship Structural Analysis 3
AOE 5104 Advanced Aero/Hydrodynamics 3
AOE 4404 Numerical Methods 3
AOE 4064 Fluid Flows in Nature 3
AOE 4204 Ocean Acoustics 3
AOE 4214 Ocean Wave Mechanics 3
MATH 4404 Applied Numerical Methods 3
AOE 4404 Applied Numerical Methods 3
AOE 4984 SS: Dyn High-Speed Marine Craft 3
AOE 5024 Vehicle Structures 3
AOE 5034 Vehicle Structural Dynamics 3
AOE 5064 Structural Optimization 3
AOE 5074 Advanced Ship Structural Analysis 3
AOE 5084 Submarine Design 3
AOE 5114 High Speed Aerodynamics 3
AOE 5144 Boundary Layer Theory and Heat Transfer 3
AOE 5204 Vehicle Dynamics and Control 3
AOE 5224 Linear Optimal Control Systems 3
AOE 5304 Advanced Naval Architecture 3
AOE 5305 Marine Engineering 3
AOE 5314 Naval Ship System Design 3
AOE 5344 Nonlinear Control Mechanical Systems 3
AOE 5374 Rationally-Based Design of Ocean Structures 3
AOE 5904 Project and Report 1
AOE 5974 Independent Study 3
AOE 5994 Research and Thesis 3
AOE 6154 Turbulent Shear Flow 3

Please take a look at our online classes to view what is currently being offered.