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Ship Systems Changes

Effective Fall 2025, the Ship Systems sequence (previously Ship Systems I, II, III, and IV) has been updated. The courses have been rearranged, renamed, and renumbered, and one of them has been replaced. Please select the description below that best describes you to see what you should do to complete your Ship Systems sequence.

I entered Maritime College in Fall 2025 and haven't taken ENGR 540 yet.

You should follow your Degree Curriculum and take the following courses:

  1. ENGR 540 Intro to Ship Systems (spring only)
  2. ENGR 545 Motor Plants (fall only)
  3. ENGR 546 Shipboard Electrical Systems (spring only)
  4. ENGR 547 Boilers and Auxiliaries (fall only)
  5. ENGR 548 Steam and Gas Turbines (spring only)
I have completed ENGR 540 and SST I.

You should take the following courses to replace Ship Systems I-IV:

  1. ENGR 545 Motor Plants (fall only)
  2. ENGR 546 Shipboard Electrical Systems (spring only)
  3. ENGR 547 Boilers and Auxiliaries (fall only)
  4. ENGR 548 Steam and Gas Turbines (spring only)
I have completed ENGR 540, 542, and 541.

You should take the following courses to replace Ship Systems III and IV:

  1. ENGR 545 Motor Plants (fall only)
  2. ENGR 548 Steam and Gas Turbines (spring only)
I have completed ENGR 540, 542, 541, 543, and 544.

Congratulations, you don't need to worry about taking any of the updated courses! However, some students may notice that their Ship Systems courses are listed under "Fall Through" in DegreeWorks, and that the new courses are listed under their requirements. If this is happening to you, you should email Dr. Gosselin for assistance. Your DegreeWorks will be manually updated to reflect that you already finished the previous courses.

I failed a Ship Systems course and need to retake it.

If you need to retake ENGR 542 Ship Systems II, there is not a direct replacement class. You should see Prof. Strez for assistance.

If you need to retake ENGR 541, ENGR 543, or ENGR 544, you should take the replacement course listed below:

Old ClassNew Class
ENGR 541 Ship Systems I (spring only)ENGR 546 Shipboard Electrical Systems (spring only)
ENGR 543 Ship Systems III (fall only)ENGR 545 Motor Plants (fall only)
ENGR 544 Ship Systems IV (spring only)ENGR 548 Steam and Gas Turbines (spring only)