Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer. Academic Program Description

A program that prepares individuals to serve as captains, executive officers, engineers and ranking mates on commercially licensed inland, coastal and ocean-going vessels. Includes instruction in maritime traditions and law; maritime policy; economics and management of commercial marine operations; basic naval architecture and engineering; shipboard power systems engineering; crew supervision; and administrative procedures.

Related Occupations

• Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels
• Mates- Ship, Boat, and Barge
• Pilots, Ship
• Ship and Boat Captains

Colleges Offering this Curriculum

• Alaska Vocational Technical Center
• California Maritime Academy
• Clatsop Community College
• College of Southern Idaho
• L E Fletcher Technical Community College
• Louisiana Technical College-Young Memorial Campus
• Maine Maritime Academy
• Massachusetts Maritime Academy
• Northwestern Michigan College
• Seattle Community College-Central Campus
• Texas A & M University at Galveston
• United States Merchant Marine Academy