The objective of this program, overseen jointly by the College of Engineering and the Department of Marine Sciences, is to foster a theoretical and practical understanding of marine and engineering systems. Students successfully completing the certificate will have demonstrated: - In-depth knowledge in selected areas of engineering and marine sciences - The ability to integrate knowledge from engineering and marine sciences - The ability to conduct original research in the marine environment This cross-disciplinary program offers three broad focus areas, to be aligned with the graduate students’ research projects. Focus area Fluid Dynamics & Hydrology emphasizes the measurement and/or numerical modeling of near-shore and coastal processes; Instrumentation focuses on marine instrumentation deployment and sensor development; Ecological and Energy Engineering encompasses topics ranging from marine energy production to abiotic and biotic energy cycling.
https://engineering.uga.edu/degree/certificate-coastal-oceanographic-engineering/
Dr. C. Brock Woodson Professor bwoodson@uga.edu 706-542-9574 Renato Castelao castelao@uga.edu 706-542-2422
18 hours
| ENGR 8103 | Computational Engineering: Fundamentals, Elliptic, and Parabolic Differential Equations | 3 |
| MARS 8030 | General Physical Oceanography | 3 |
Choose 2 course(s) from the following:
| MARS 8010 | Biological Oceanographic Processes | 3 |
| MARS 8020 | Chemical Oceanography | 3 |
| MARS 8100 | Estuarine and Coastal Oceanography | 3 |
| MARS 8150 | Ocean Waves | 3 |
| MARS 8170 | Ocean Mixing Processes | 3 |
Choose 1 group(s) from the following:
Focus Area: Fluid Dynamics & Hydrology
Choose 2 course(s) from the following:
| CVLE 8130 | Mechanics of Jets and Plumes | 3 |
| CVLE 8140 | Transport and Mixing in Natural Flows | 3 |
| CVLE(MCHE) 8160 | Advanced Fluid Mechanics | 3 |
| ENVE(MARS)(ATSC) 4175/6175 | Coastal Meteorology | 3 |
| ENVE 4450/6450 | Engineering Hydrology and Hydraulics | 3 |
| ENVE 4460/6460 | Groundwater Hydrology for Engineers | 3 |
Focus Area: Instrumentation
Choose 2 course(s) from the following:
| ELEE 4220/6220 | Feedback Control Systems | 3 |
| ELEE 4230/6230 | Sensors and Transducers | 3 |
| ELEE 8240 | Instrumentation Programming | 3 |
| ENGR 6560 | Engineering Design Optimization | 3 |
| ENGR 8220 | Microfluidic Transport Phenomena | 3 |
Focus Area: Ecological & Energy Engineering
Choose 2 course(s) from the following:
| ENGR 4490/6490 | Renewable Energy Engineering | 3 |
| ENGR(ECOL) 8560 | Systems and Engineering Ecology | 3 |
| ENVE 4230/6230 | Energy in Nature, Civilization, and Engineering | 3 |
| ENVE 8110 | Ecological Energetics | 3 |
The certificate consists of a research and a course-work component. The research requirement is satisfied by a substantial coastal and oceanographic engineering element as part of the student’s thesis or dissertation, subject to approval by both the ENGR and MARS program representatives. Because this is an interdisciplinary program, the student must include at least one graduate faculty member from the College of Engineering and the Department of Marine Sciences on his or her graduate committee.
A grade average of B is required to obtain the certificate, with a minimum course grade of a C. Unless noted otherwise, all courses are accessible by Permission of Department. Petitions for course substitutions can be made in writing to the program representatives in ENGR and MARS.
Select additional courses, as needed, in consultation with an advisor to meet the minimum number of required credit hours for this program.