Ship Production

MAINE MARITIME ACADEMY/BATH IRON WORKS

Note: The Bath Iron Works (BIW) Apprentice Program in Ship Production is offered only at the MMA Maritime Industrial Workforce Training Center (MIWTC) in Brunswick, Maine. Not all Student Life services on the Castine campus are available in Brunswick, Maine.

Maine Maritime Academy, in conjunction with Bath Iron Works (BIW), offers an Associate of Science degree in Ship Production for apprentices of General Dynamics Corporation’s BIW Shipyard. This academic program is four years in length and is offered only at our Maritime Industrial Workforce Training Center in Brunswick, Maine. Students enrolling in this program must be employed by Bath Iron Works and meet Maine Maritime Academy’s entrance requirements. It is possible for a student, once in one of the programs, to continue as a MMA student after terminating employment with the company. The objective of the BIW apprenticeship is to train highly skilled, versatile, and educated mechanics and tradespeople through both classroom instruction and hands-on experience. The program strives to develop proficiency and knowledge in:

  • Engineering principles and problem-solving techniques
  • Organizational, communication, and leadership skills
  • Trade and discipline-based skills and safe work practices

Successful completion of this program leads to the Associate of Science degree.

SHIP PRODUCTION (Electrician Track)

Course Number Course Name   Credits
BIW CS150

or

BIW CS155

Structured Problem Solving with Computers

or

Structured Problem Solving with CAD

3

BIW EG106 Confined Space Safety

1

BIW EG218 Electrical Methods

1

BIW EG280 Electricity I

2

BIW EG281 Electricity II

1

BIW EG282 Electricity III

1

BIW EG283 Electricity IV

1

BIW ET101 Graphics

3

BIW ET200 Basic Electronics

1

BIW ET207 Electronics II

1

BIW ET208 Electronics III

1

BIW ET209 Electronics IV

1

BIW FY100 First Year Experience

1

BIW HC110

or

BIW HC115

Business Communications

or

Composition

3

BIW HC113 Oral Communications Skills

3

BIW MA200 Labor History

3

BIW MA210 Introduction to Project Management

3

BIW MA230 Organizational Behavior

3

BIW MS105 Mathematics I (Optional)

3

BIW MS115 Pre-Calculus

4

BIW NA151 Ship Building Process

4

BIW OJT I On the Job Training I

6

BIW OJT II On the Job Training II

6

BIW PS115 Physics I with Lab

4

BIW PS203 Physics II

3

Technical Elective

1-3

Total

61-66

 

SHIP PRODUCTION (Non-Electrician Track)

Course Number Course Name   Credits
BIW CS150

or

BIW CS155

Structured Problem Solving with Computers

or

Structured Problem Solving with CAD

3

BIW EG106 Confined Space Safety

1

BIW ET101 Graphics

3

BIW ET206 Mechanics I

3

BIW ET230 Strength of Materials

3

BIW ET235 Material Properties and Testing I

3

BIW FY100 First Year Experience

1

BIW HC110

or

BIW HC115

Business Communications

or

Composition

3

BIW HC113 Oral Communications Skills

3

BIW MA200 Labor History

3

BIW MA210 Introduction to Project Management

3

BIW MA230 Organizational Behavior

3

BIW MS105 Mathematics I (Optional)

3

BIW MS115 Pre-Calculus

4

BIW NA151 Ship Building Process

4

BIW OJT I On the Job Training I

6

BIW OJT II On the Job Training II

6

BIW PS115 Physics I with Lab

4

BIW PS203 Physics II

3

Technical Elective

1-3

Total

60-65