2008–2009 - Florida Institute of Technology

National Weather Service, the Harbor Branch Oceanographic
Institution, Wind and Hurricane Impacts Research Laboratory
(WHIRL) and local government agencies or corporations.
Admission Requirements
A student applying for admission to the graduate meteorology
program should have an undergraduate major in the physical
sciences or engineering. Preparatory course work may need to
be completed before starting the master of science program, and
completion of such courses may require additional time. Any
such requirements will be determined by the program chair and
graduate faculty before admission. The prospective student will
be advised of these requirements before acceptance. Applicants
must submit GRE General Test Scores for evaluation.
Degree Requirements
The M.S. degree requires satisfactory completion of 30 credit
hours of required and elective courses including thesis, based
on an approved plan developed in conjunction with the faculty
adviser. A nonthesis option is also available, where in lieu of a
thesis the student completes an additional nine credit hours of
course work (for a total of 33 credit hours) and must pass a written
master’s final program examination. Students with bachelor’s
degrees in meteorology normally take the core courses plus electives
emphasizing their areas of special interest. Students with
bachelor’s degrees in fields other than meteorology are required
to complete the core and other graduate courses in addition to
appropriate courses necessary for certification as a professional
meteorologist by the American Meteorological Society (see
undergraduate curriculum). Students are required to attend the
graduate seminar. A student registers for graduate seminar each
semester and makes an oral presentation of research results after
completing thesis research.
Required Courses
MET 5001 Principles of Atmospheric Science .......................................3
MET 5233 Atmospheric Remote Sensing ..............................................3
MET 5305 Dynamic Meteorology 1 .......................................................3
MET 5306 Dynamic Meteorology 2 .......................................................3
ENS 5000 Environmental Sciences Seminar (each semester) ...............0
Electives
AVS 5201 Aviation Meteorology Theory and Practice ...........................3
ENS 4001 The Earth System ................................................................3
ENS 4010 Geographic Information Systems .........................................3
ENS 5001 Global Environmental Problems and Solutions ....................3
ENS 5101 Introduction to Air Pollution ................................................3
ENS 5700 Introduction to Water Resources .........................................3
ENS 5800 Limnology ............................................................................3
MET 4310 Climatology ..........................................................................3
MET 4410 Mesoscale Meteorology ........................................................3
MET 5310 Numerical Weather Prediction.............................................3
OCE 5570 Marine Hydrodynamics and Wave Theory ...........................3
OCE 5586 Ocean Engineering Data Analysis ........................................3
OCN 5001 Principles of Oceanography .................................................3
OCN 5210 Marine and Environmental Chemistry .................................3
OCN 5401 Principles of Physical Oceanography ...................................3
OCN 5403 Ocean Wave Theory .............................................................3
OCN 5405 Dynamic Oceanography .......................................................3
OCN 5407 Marine Meteorology .............................................................3
OCN 5409 Geophysical Fluid Dynamics ...............................................3
OCN 5704 Oceanic Remote Sensing .....................................................3
PHY 5080 Thermodynamics ..................................................................3
SPS 4030 Physics of the Atmosphere ...................................................3
SPS 5031 Planetary Science 2: Atmospheres .......................................3
Note: Electives listed above are accepted in the M.S. Meteorology degree
program, but no more than six credit hours of 4000-level courses from the
department (ENS, MET, OCE, OCN) may be used for the master’s degree.
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Ocean Engineering _________________________
Program Chair
George A. Maul, Ph.D. (Interim)
The curriculum is designed to allow the ocean engineer to
broaden professional expertise in preparation for a challenging
career in industry or for further graduate study. Although emphasis
is placed on a core of required courses, the student is encouraged
to concentrate efforts in one of several areas of interest
through a choice of elective courses. Both thesis and nonthesis
tracks are available.
The Master of Science in Ocean Engineering can be earned on
either a full-time or part-time basis. Although a full-time student
may complete course work within two or three semesters, thesis
activities normally involve a further one or two semesters of
study. Graduate student assistants normally require additional
time. A student can start graduate studies in either the fall or
spring semester, but fall semester is recommended.
Admission Requirements
An applicant should normally have an undergraduate degree
in some field of engineering or in one of the physical sciences.
Every applicant should have a mathematics background through
differential equations along with introductory courses in physics,
chemistry and computer programming. A student who has graduated
from a nonengineering program will be required to complete
additional course work as part of the master’s degree program.
Although not required for admission, an on-campus interview is
highly recommended.
Applications from international students are invited and will be
evaluated with consideration given to academic standards in the
country where baccalaureate studies were taken.
General admission requirements and application procedures are
presented in the Academic Overview section of this catalog.
Degree Requirements
The degree of Master of Science in Ocean Engineering is conferred
on students who have successfully completed a minimum
of 30 credit hours (including thesis) of required and elective
course work. Thesis work may be primarily analytical or experimental
in nature, or a comprehensive design study, or a computational
investigation involving state-of-the-art computer modeling
techniques. The thesis may be replaced by three courses (nine
credit hours) following approval of a written petition to the program
chair. The nonthesis track requires a minimum of 33 credit
hours, an oral final program examination and a technical paper.
A thesis is usually required for any student receiving financial
support through the Department of Marine and Environmental
Systems.
Curriculum
MTH xxxx Mathematics ........................................................................3
OCE 5515 Materials for Marine Applications ........................................3
OCE 5570 Marine Hydrodynamics and Wave Theory ...........................3
OCE 5990 Ocean Engineering Seminar (each semester) ......................0
OCE 5999 Thesis Research* .................................................................6
OCN 5401 Principles of Physical Oceanography ...................................3
Subject Area Courses ...........................................................9
Elective ................................................................................3
TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED ........................................30
*May be replaced by nine credit hours of course work and a major paper.