Master of Science

Graduate students in the Master of Science degree program may choose from two options to fulfill degree requirements: a traditional course work option (M.S.E. degree) or a master's thesis option (M.S. degree). A minimum of 30 credit hours is required for either option.

Requirements for the course work option are:

• 15 credits of the 30-credit minimum must be at the 500-level or above
• 18 credits in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering courses to include NA 500 and two of the five core courses (NA 510, NA 520, NA 540, NA 570, or NA 580)
• 1 mathematics course
• 2 cognate courses of which the mathematics course may count as one cognate

The thesis option is available to students who wish to include a research experience as part of their graduate program. A six-credit hour, written research thesis under the supervision of and approved by at least one NAME faculty is required as part of the 18 credits in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.

Joint M.S.E. (NAME) / M.B.A. Degree

In addition to the master of science degree requirements, students must also complete:

• 31.5 credits of M.B.A. core courses
• 13.5 credits of elective courses in business administration

Qualified students can finish the joint program with as few as 63 credit hours.

Interdepartmental Degree

Students may combine the M.S.E. or M.S. degree program in this department with any other engineering department degree program administered by the Rackham School of Graduate Studies for a program of study leading to a single master's degree and are required to:

• Receive approval from both departments and the Rackham School of Graduate Study.
• Complete 40 credits of graduate work in an approved course of study.

Dual Master's Degrees

Students may pursue two distinct master's degrees while allowing for some overlap in course requirements. The student is required to:

• Receive approval from both departments and the Rackham School of Graduate Study or the College of Engineering.
• Complete the 30 credits required for each de- partment. However, 10 credits may be dually counted, resulting in 50 credits total.

Master of Engineering

The M.Eng. in Concurrent Marine Design degree provides the necessary background demanded by an engineering design environment capable of integrating basic engineering principles with manufacturing agility and life-cycle costs. This degree will serve both the engineering design and production management professional with experience in the marine field. A minimum of 30 credit hours is required for the degree with at least 24 of these graded credits (15 of which must be within the College of Engineering), and at least 15 of the 24 credits must be at the 500 level or above. STAT 412 and NA 470 or equivalents are prerequisites for the degree program.

Requirements for the M.Eng. in Concurrent Marine Design degree are:

• At least 12 credits in concurrent marine design: NA 570, NA 561, NA 460, and NA 410 or an approved elective
• At least 6 credits of breadth outside of engineer- ing: NA 580 or NA 562 plus one course from ACCT 552, BE 575, ENG 401, IB 510, IB 613, or OM 611
• At least 6 credits of breadth in engineering in consultation with your advisor
• 6 credits of team industrial project: NA 579 or MFG 501 and MFG 503

Professional degree

The professional degree programs require a minimum of 30 credit hours of work beyond the master's level, or its equivalent, taken at the University of Michigan with an average grade of "B" or better. A minimum of 20 credits must be in formal course work.

Requirements for the professional degree include:

• At least 24 credits beyond the Master of Science in Engineering degree requirements in the area of the program.
• Of the 24 credits in the program, at least 6 credits devoted to a professional degree thesis involving a research, design, or development study. In general, the thesis project is intended to provide results which are immediately and directly applicable to design practice in naval architecture or marine engineering in the context of concurrent marine design. The thesis project must include a prospectus presentation and a written report. A commit- tee of faculty members will supervise the work, evaluate the report, and conduct a final oral examination of the work.
• At least 3 graduate-level courses in cognate fields other than mathematics.
• At least 9 credits in mathematics beyond the bachelor of science in engineering mathematics requirement of the department.
• Successful completion of a comprehensive examination is required and normally takes place near the end of course work. It empha- sizes the application of engineering science in practice and the student should demonstrate maturity in formulating and solving problems at the level of advanced engineering practice. The professional degree comprehensive examination, owing to its different level and emphasis, may not be substituted for the first part of the Ph.D. preliminary examination.

Doctor of Philosophy

Though there are no specific course requirements for the Ph.D degree, the department requires 9 credit hours of math and 50 total classroom hours, as a minimum of graduate level work. The applicant with a master's degree in a closely-related field should generally plan to spend a minimum of one additional year in organized classroom studies. Thereafter, the number of courses to be taken will decrease as more time is spent on individual study and research.

Candidates for the Ph.D. degree must:

• Pass a written qualifying examination consisting of mathematics plus three areas selected from structures; hydrodynamics; rigid body dynamics; environmental engineering; probabilistic methods; and thermodynamics.
• Successfully complete research projects and oral exam.
• Hold Semi-Annual progress reviews with candidate's dissertation committee.
• Complete a dissertation of original and independent research in an area of department activity and interest.
• Orally present and defend the dissertation.
• Fulfill the Graduate School Rackham Fee Total obligation.

The written qualifying examinations, the oral examination, and prospectus are normally completed by the end of the student's second year. Candidacy is therefore achieved within two and one-half years. It typically takes a total of four years to fulfill the requirements for the Ph.D. degree and students are expected to have one or two publications before graduation.