HANDS-ON EDUCATION
AN INTEGRAL PART OF A MAINE MARITIME ACADEMY education is the
practical knowledge students gain through field experience, which is a
graduation requirement for most majors. Courses are typical y taken in
the summer, and academic credits count toward degree completion. Many
companies train and evaluate students in order to develop them as prospective
future employees, and students earn while learning and gaining experience.
During the summer of 2017, 310 students completed field experiences
appropriate to their major, both ashore and afloat.
Cadet Shipping & Training Voyages (Unlimited
USCG License candidates) MMA's original field experience program, cadet
shipping, occurs during the summer after the sophomore year, when unlimited
USCG license students work on vessels appropriate to their license goals as
cadets. These students major in: Marine Transportation Operations; Marine
Engineering Operations; Marine Engineering Technology; and Marine Systems
Engineering. After freshman and junior years, these students accrue additional
sea service and hands-on experience during training cruises on the TS State of
Maine.
The IBL Summer Co-op Al IBL students participate in a
cooperative work experience with a professional company (lasting a minimum
of 12, 40-hour work weeks) at the end of their third year. The program is
supervised by department faculty, and the job site may be anywhere in the
world.
Stationary Plant Program Power Engineering Technology and
Power Engineering Operations curricula focus on operating and maintaining
the large mechanical systems used to produce high pressure steam and generate
electrical power in stationary plants. Students in these programs gain hands-
on experience in summer field experiences in high pressure steam and power
plants as wel as large industrial facilities.
Vessel Operations & Technolog y / SVO (Limited
USCG License candidates) Students who seek the 200-ton, 500-ton or 1,600-
ton Near Coastal mate's licenses are required to complete field experiences
leading to sea service on appropriate vessels. Sea service is acquired through
laboratories, simulation, field work experiences and a 14-day training cruise
aboard the schooner Bowdoin.
Ocean Studies Senior Research Al Marine Biology and
Marine Science students complete independent research projects designed,
implemented, analyzed, and disseminated by individual students. Projects are
supervised by departmental faculty and utilize wet lab and waterfront facilities,
PICTURED IS ONE
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MMA TUG AND
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