{"id":99,"date":"2014-12-04T20:46:29","date_gmt":"2014-12-04T20:46:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/undergraduate-catalog\/?page_id=99"},"modified":"2026-06-29T21:13:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T21:13:02","slug":"ship-design","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/undergraduate-catalog\/curricula\/ship-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Ship Design"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Ship Design<\/h1>\n<table class=\"EVENT_TABLE\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"9\">\n<div id=\"MAJORHEADER_SPECIAL\">\n<div class=\"item-page\">\n<p>MAINE MARITIME ACADEMY\/BATH IRON WORKS<\/p>\n<p>Note: The Bath Iron Works Apprentice Program in Ship Design\u00a0 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.<\/p>\n<p>Maine Maritime Academy, in conjunction with Bath Iron Works (BIW), offers an Associate of Science degree in Ship Design for apprentices of General Dynamics Corporation&#8217;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&#8217;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 designers through both classroom instruction and hands-on experience. The program strives to develop proficiency and knowledge in:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Engineering principles and problem-solving techniques<\/li>\n<li>Organizational, communication, and leadership skills<\/li>\n<li>Design skills and safe work practices<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Successful completion of this program leads to the Associate of Science degree.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SHIP DESIGN<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"min-width: 100px;\" valign=\"top\"><strong>Course Number\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>\u00a0Course Name\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"top\"><strong>Credits<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"15%\">BIW CS155<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"72%\">Structured Problem Solving with CAD<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"9%\">\n<p align=\"right\">3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"15%\">BIW EG253<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"72%\">CAD Drawing Development and Technology<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"9%\">\n<p align=\"right\">3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"15%\">BIW ET101<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"72%\">Graphics<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"9%\">\n<p align=\"right\">3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"15%\">BIW ET206<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"72%\">Mechanics I<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"9%\">\n<p align=\"right\">3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"15%\">BIW ET230<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"72%\">Strength of Materials<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"9%\">\n<p align=\"right\">3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"15%\">BIW ET235<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"72%\">Material Properties and Testing<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"9%\">\n<p align=\"right\">3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"15%\">BIW ET283<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"72%\">Intro to Marine Design<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"9%\">\n<p align=\"right\">3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"15%\">BIW ET285<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"72%\">CAD Design Practices &amp; Application<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"9%\">\n<p align=\"right\">3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"15%\">BIW ET383<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"72%\">Marine Design II<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"9%\">\n<p align=\"right\">3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"15%\">BIW FY100<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"72%\">First Year Experience<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"9%\">\n<p align=\"right\">1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"15%\">BIW HC110<\/p>\n<p>or<\/p>\n<p>BIW HC115<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"72%\">Business Communications<\/p>\n<p>or<\/p>\n<p>Composition<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"9%\">\n<p align=\"right\">3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"15%\">BIW MA200<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"72%\">Labor History<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"9%\">\n<p align=\"right\">3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"15%\">BIW MA230<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"72%\">Organizational Behavior<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"9%\">\n<p align=\"right\">3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"15%\">BIW MS105<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"72%\">Mathematics I (optional)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"9%\">\n<p align=\"right\">3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"15%\">BIW MS115<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"72%\">Pre-Calculus<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"9%\">\n<p align=\"right\">4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"15%\">BIW NA151<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"72%\">Ship Building Process<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"9%\">\n<p align=\"right\">4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"15%\">BIW OJT I<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"72%\">On The Job Training I<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"9%\">\n<p align=\"right\">6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"15%\">BIW OJT II<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"72%\">On The Job Training II<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"9%\">\n<p align=\"right\">6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"15%\">BIW PS115<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"72%\">Physics I with Lab<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"9%\">\n<p align=\"right\">4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"15%\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"72%\">Total<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"9%\">\n<p align=\"right\">61-64<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ship Design MAINE MARITIME ACADEMY\/BATH IRON WORKS Note: The Bath Iron Works Apprentice Program in Ship Design\u00a0 is offered only at the MMA Maritime Industrial Workforce Training Center (MIWTC) in Brunswick, Maine. 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