ORE offers a graduate program leading to the Master of Science (MS) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees. The goal of the program is to prepare students for the engineering profession and to conduct research in support of education. These objectives, along with the curriculum described below, were developed in collaboration with ORE's advisory panel.<br>The program educational objectives of the MS program are to produce graduates who, within a few years of graduation:<br>Are able to handle multidisciplinary problems by assimilating relevant information and applying mathematics, science, and engineering principles,<br>Are proficient engineers translating client's requirements and technical needs into solvable tasks and synthesizing solutions into actionable recommendations or engineering designs,<br>Have broad understanding of the ocean and resources engineering disciplines as well as the changing needs and technologies in the industry,<br>Are highly proficient and ready to assume responsibility on tasks related to one or more of the ocean and resources engineering disciplines,<br>Are able to make proper judgment related to professional, ethical, managerial, economic, and other non-technical issues commonly encountered in engineering practice, and<br>Can communicate in written and verbal form and work effectively with peers, clients, and the public in conveying new ideas, products, or designs.<br>The program at the PhD level shares the program educational objectives of the MS program, with the added emphasis on producing graduates who:<br>Can conduct original research and develop new technologies in ocean and resources engineering, and<br>Have the experience to publish in refereed journals.<br>This additional emphasis prepares our doctoral graduates to pursue research careers in industry and academia.<br>Since the Department of Ocean and Resources Engineering only offers graduate programs, a concomitant goal is to conduct research in support of education. The strong PhD program and the culturally diversified PhD student body expose the MS students to the latest research and development in an international setting.