MS Coastal and Oceanographic Engineering at University of Florida

Programme overview

The MS in Coastal and Oceanographic Engineering is offered through the Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering as a thesis degree, with 6 hours of thesis research (EOC or CGN 6971) counted toward graduation. A combined bachelor's/master's option exists for current UF undergraduates.

Faculty: Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering | Department: Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering | Study mode: full-time | Location: Gainesville, FL, United States

What you will study

Students may count graduate courses from the College of Engineering (EGN), Environmental Engineering Sciences, Geological Sciences and Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering as major credit with supervisory committee approval. Courses include Littoral Processes (EOC 6196), Coastal Structures (EOC 6430), Port and Harbor Engineering (EOC 5860), Ocean Waves I and II (OCP 6165, OCP 6167), Coastal Sediment Transport Processes (OCP 6298), Estuarine Circulation (OCP 6605) and Physical Oceanography (OCP 6050).

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Application information

Entry requirements

The coastal and oceanographic engineering program is offered through the Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering with the following degrees: Master of Engineering, Master of Science, and Doctor of Philosophy degree. For courses taken through the Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering, credit hours graded S/U will not count toward graduation except for 6 hours of CGN 6971 Research for Master's Thesis (1-15 cr.) or EOC 6971 Research for Master's Thesis (1-15 cr.) for thesis students 3 hours of CGN 6974 Master of Engineering or Engineer Degree Report (1-6 cr.) for students working on the M.E. report CGN 7979 Advanced Research (1-12 cr.) or EOC 7979 Advanced Research (1-12 cr.) CGN 7980 Research for Doctoral Dissertation (1-15 cr.) or EOC 7980 Research for Doctoral Dissertation (1-15 cr.) The department offers a combination bachelor’s/master’s degree program for current UF undergrad University-wide graduate admission (not specific to this programme): application through the UF graduate application; official GRE scores are required by most programmes (GMAT for MBA applicants), per programme; transcripts, a CV or resume and letters of recommendation where the programme requires them.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate applicants apply through the UF graduate school application on CollegeNET and pay a $30 non-refundable application fee; the Office of Admissions does not offer an application fee waiver. Deadlines vary by department. Most applicants must submit GRE scores, all MBA applicants must submit GMAT scores, and some engineering programmes accept the Fundamentals of Engineering exam instead of the GRE.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.ufl.edu/apply/graduate/

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