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MS Ocean Engineering at Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech, United States

Programme overview

The MS in Ocean Engineering is offered through the Kevin T. Crofton Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering, with disciplinary areas in hydronautics, naval engineering and autonomous systems. Students have access to wind tunnels, a towing tank, cavitation tunnels and HPC resources. Thesis, non-thesis with project and report, and coursework-only options are available.

Faculty: College of Engineering  |  Department: Kevin T. Crofton Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering  |  Duration: 30 credit hours  |  Intake: Fall, Spring  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Blacksburg, VA, United States

What you will study

The degree requires 30 credit hours. Students take one course in each of fluid mechanics, dynamics and control, and structures and materials, plus a graduate maths, statistics or numerical methods course. Sample courses include Advanced Naval Architecture, Advanced Ship Dynamics and Sensors and Algorithms for Autonomous Navigation. Blacksburg students take AOE Seminar for two semesters.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Graduate School admission: minimum GPA 3.0; 3 letters of recommendation. Test requirements (GRE/GMAT/English proficiency), supplemental materials and deadlines are listed on the programme's catalogue admission tab.

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 entry terms: Fall, Spring, Summer I and Summer II.

Non-degree applicants may enter for Summer Session, Fall or Spring.

Graduate School deadlines (unless the department sets an earlier one), domestic applicants: Fall August 1, Spring January 1, Summer I May 1, Summer II June 1. International applicants: Fall April 1, Spring September 1, Summer I January 1, Summer II February 1. Application fee $75, non-refundable, submitted with the online application.

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