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Marine Engineering Technology
The Marine
Engineering Technology program includes all of the practical ship-board work
and most of the required courses of the Marine Engineering Operations program with
additional required courses in mathematics, writing and communications, and
technical sciences. In addition to meeting the college requirement for
graduation with at least a 2.0 grade point average for the B.S. degree,
graduating students are required to have a minimum grade point average of 2.25
in the MET program core courses. For the MET program, core courses are defined
as courses with the prefixes Cr, Eg, Et, Ms, Na, and
Ps. The program provides the graduate with a background for work in many areas
of the maritime industry, both at sea and ashore, as well as in non-maritime
industries such as public utilities and manufacturing. Successful completion of
this major leads to the same degree and licenses as the Operations program,
with additional eligibility to sit for the Fundamentals of Engineering
Examination. Graduates are employed at sea and ashore throughout the world.
The Objectives of the Marine Engineering
Technology major are as follows:
Three to
five years after receiving their B.S. from Maine Maritime Academy, typical
Marine Engineering Technology graduates are expected to be:
·
Versatile
engineering technologists with the technical and managerial skills necessary to
enter a variety of different careers in the field of marine engineering technology
areas of operations, maintenance, and manufacturing.
·
Engineering
technologists with competencies in analytical thinking, problem solving,
teamwork, communications, and with the ability, and hands-on experience, to
apply these skills to support design applications and to solve existing and
emerging problems.
·
Engineering
technologists who recognize the need for, and who have the ability to, remain
current in their chosen field. This will include understanding professional
ethics, knowledge of contemporary issues, and the pursuit of lifelong learning.
The Outcomes of the Marine Engineering
Technology major are as follows:
Students will demonstrate the following
through the Marine Engineering Technology program of study at the Academy:
a.
An
appropriate mastery of the knowledge, techniques, skills and modern tools of
their disciplines.
b.
An
ability to apply current knowledge and adapt to emerging applications of
mathematics, science, engineering and technology.
c.
An
ability to conduct, analyze and interpret experiments and apply experimental
results to improve processes.
d.
An
ability to apply creativity in the design of systems, components or processes
appropriate to program objectives.
e.
An
ability to function effectively on teams.
f.
An
ability to identify, analyze and solve technical problems.
g.
An
ability to communicate effectively.
h.
A recognition of the need for, and
an ability to engage in lifelong learning.
i.
An
ability to understand professional, ethical and social responsibilities.
j. A respect for diversity and a knowledge of contemporary professional, societal and global issues.
k.
A
commitment to quality, timeliness, and continuous improvement.
The Marine
Engineering Technology program is accredited by the Technology Accreditation
Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc. (TAC
of ABET, 111 Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, MD 21202,
phone: (410) 347-7700)
The
following table outlines the normal sequence of courses taken by students
majoring in Marine Engineering Technology.
FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS