MISSION	To be a world leader in the education of naval architects, marine and ocean engineers in the application of engineering principles in the marine environment by: • Providing the leading bachelor’s program in naval architecture and marine engineering, with emphasis on the design, manufacture, and management of marine vehicles, structures, and systems; • Providing the leading graduate education and research program in engineering for the marine environment, one which spans a broad range of inquiry; • Providing leadership and service to the state, national and international marine community.
GOALS	1. To recruit, educate, and support excellent, diverse students and prepare them for a life long career of engineering leadership in the marine related industries, government service, and academia. 2. To have the leading undergraduate program in the world in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering; one which provides a rigorous and effective preparation for a life long career of engineering leadership.
EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES	Prepare engineers for professional practice in the design and manufacture of vehicles to operate in the marine environment. Primary emphasis is on the scientific, engineering, and design aspects of ships, small boats, and craft, and also submersibles, platforms, and other marine systems. The program also emphasizes the ability to work effectively in teams and culminates with a major team design experience. Prepare students for professional practice in the marine industries, for further graduate study, and for life-long learning.
PROGRAM EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES	I. An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering within naval architecture and marine engineering. II. An ability to formulate engineering problems and develop practical solutions. III. An ability to design products and processes applicable to naval architecture and marine engineering. IV. An ability to design, conduct, analyze, and interpret the results of engineering experiments in a laboratory. V. An ability to work effectively in diverse teams and provide leadership to teams and organizations. VI. An ability for effective oral, graphic, and written communication . VII. A broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering decisions in a global/societal/economic/environmental context. VIII. An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility. IX. A recognition of the need for and an ability to engage in life-long learning. X. A broad education necessary to contribute effectively beyond their professional careers. XI. A sense of responsibility to make a contribution to society. XII. An ability to apply probability and statistical methods to naval architecture and marine engineering problems. XIII. An ability to apply basic knowledge in fluid mechanics, dynamics, structural mechanics, material properties, hydrostatics, stochastic mechanics, and energy/propulsion systems in the context of marine vehicles and/or ocean structures. XIV. A familiarity and experience with instrumentation appropriate to naval architecture and marine engineering including experiment design, data collection, data analysis, and formal laboratory report writing. XV. An understanding of the organization, methods and techniques of marine system manufacture and the use of concurrent marine design. XVI. An understanding of and experience in marine system conceptual and preliminary design using industrial capability design software, including a team design experience with formal written and oral presentation.