Designing ocean vehicles is the work of an engineer. This task involves a variety of areas and for those who wish to advance their skills and knowledge in this field, pursuing a master’s degree is the best step to take.

Virginia Tech offers a Master of Science in Ocean Engineering program that can be completed entirely online. The Institution’s Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering provides this master’s degree program and assures quality education courtesy of its experienced faculty. With active practitioners as faculty members, you can be sure to learn what’s new in this field. The department alone has 19 faculty that teach in the areas of aerodynamics, hydrodynamics, structural mechanics, material science, dynamics and control, energy systems and multidisciplinary design optimization.

Virginia Tech’s online master’s degree program is very convenient and flexible allowing students to pursue their coursework at their own pace and time. A total of 30 hours is required covering four key courses that will span two years.

Under this Master of Science in Ocean Engineering program, students need to choose one from the two track offerings – Track A which is a thesis master of science and Track B which is a non-thesis master of science. Track A requires a thesis in order to complete the program while Track B covers marine engineering, design of ocean structure, naval ship system design, project and report plus electives.

Virginia Tech through its College of Engineering is one of the Top 25 graduate schools in the U.S. and as such, you are assured of quality education right from the start until you complete the program.

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