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Academics

Marine transportation students complete a strong traditional core curriculum in business administration, with a minor in ship management. This program is integrated into a deck license training program in which cadets study all aspects of navigation, ship handling, and nautical rules of the road. Graduates are qualified to sail as merchant marine officers or to work ashore in the various aspects of the maritime industry, including ship chartering, ship brokerage, the import/export business, port management, and transportation management.

The College also offers outstanding programs in engineering and naval architecture. Marine engineering prepares Maritime College graduates with a broad understanding of the energy and power industries. This program is offered with a Third Assistant Engineer's License. Engine license candidates get the experience of operating a live power plant aboard the training ship, a powerful combination of design engineering and hands-on technology. Naval architecture, offered with deck or engine license, teaches the design of ships and sea-based structures, with specialty concentrations in the study and design of commercial ships, small craft, naval vessels, and offshore structures. The B.E. degree program in marine electrical and electronic systems is offered with a deck license.

Other degrees offered at Maritime College include international transportation and trade with a required internship; marine environmental science offered with a deck license or intern option, and minors in marine biology and meteorology & oceanography; marine business and commerce with a humanities study area concentration with deck license preparation; maritime studies with a required internship and the associate degree in marine technology/small vessel operations, which is offered with a limited tonnage/horsepower license (deck or engine).

Maritime’s Undergraduate Programs Choices and More Choices

At SUNY Maritime, as at most colleges, entering students must identify the program they wish to pursue. However, Maritime students, may have additional options to consider, such as on whether to pursue a U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Mariner’s License or not, and whether to be in the Regiment of Cadets or not. Here are some guidelines to help clarify the decision making process.

1. Regiment: All students pursuing a USCG Merchant Mariner’s License – deck or engine – must be a member of the Regiment of Cadets. All other students, however, have the option of joining the Regiment. Please note that there is no military or any other type of service obligation incurred through the pursuit of a USCG License or from being a member of the Regiment of Cadets.
2. USCG License: In some degree programs, passing the USCG Merchant Mariner’s License examination is a requirement of the degree, and completing all degree requirements is necessary to receive the license. In other words, the degree and license are linked; a student receives both degree and license or neither.
3. Civilian Students (those not in the Regiment of Cadets): There are several SUNY Maritime College programs that do not lead to a USCG license; anyone enrolled in these programs may choose to attend the College as a civilian student. These curricula require internships rather than three required summer semesters at sea, although several require a semester at sea plus two internships. Keep in mind, ANY student, regardless of major, may apply to be part of the Regiment and take advantage of the leadership training and opportunities this provides.
4. The table below shows the possible combinations of degree/license/regimental – civilian choices. To learn the specifics of any Maritime program, click on the specific title in the following list.

 

Degree	Program		License?	Reg?	Civilian?
M.S.	International Transportation Management		NO	NO	YES
	International Transportation Management / Graduate License Program – Deck License		YES	YES	NO
	International Transportation Management / Supply Chain Management Certificate		NO	NO	YES
B.E.	Electrical Engineering – Engine License		YES	YES	NO
	Electrical Engineering – Intern Option		NO	OPTIONAL	YES
	Facilities Engineering – Engine License		YES	YES	NO
	Facilities Engineering – Intern Option		NO	OPTIONAL	YES
	Marine Electrical & Electronic Systems – Deck License		YES	YES	NO
	Marine Engineering – Engine License		YES	YES	NO
	Mechanical Engineering – Engine License		YES	YES	NO
	Mechanical Engineering – Intern Option		NO	OPTIONAL	YES
	Naval Architecture – Deck License		YES	YES	NO
	Naval Architecture – Engine License		YES	YES	NO
	Naval Architecture – Intern Option		NO	OPTIONAL	YES
Degree		Program	License?	Reg?	Civilian?
B.S.		International Transportation & Trade – Intern Option	NO	OPTIONAL	YES
		International Transportation & Trade / Intermodal and Maritime Security Minor – Intern Option	NO	OPTIONAL	YES
		Marine Business and Commerce with a Humanities Study Area Concentration – Deck License	YES	YES	NO
B.S.		Marine Environmental Science / Marine Biology Minor– Deck License	YES	YES	NO
		Marine Environmental  Science / Marine Biology Minor– Intern Option	NO	OPTIONAL	YES
		Marine Environmental  Science / Meteorology & Oceanography Minor– Deck License	YES	YES	NO
		Marine Environmental Science / Meteorology & Oceanography Minor – Intern Option	NO	OPTIONAL	YES
		Marine Operations – Deck License	YES	YES	NO
		Marine Operations – Engine License	YES	YES	NO
		Marine Transportation – Deck License	YES	YES	NO
		Marine Transportation / Ship Management Minor – Deck License	YES	YES	NO
		Maritime Studies – Intern Option	NO	OPTIONAL	YES
A.A.S.		Marine Technology/Small Vessel Operation – Limited Deck License	YES	YES	NO
		Marine Technology/Small Vessel Operation – Limited Engine License	YES	YES	NO