Underwater Acoustic Systems - Curriculum 535

Chair and Academic Associate

Oleg Godin, Ph.D. 

Code PH/Go Spanagel Hall, Room 122

[phone], DSN 756-2982

[e-mail]

Program Manager

Kay Gemba, Ph.D.

Code PH, Spanagel Hall, Room 116

[phone], DSN 756-2855

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ECE Representative

Monique Fargues, Ph.D.

Code EC/Fa, Spanagel Hall, Room 456

[phone], DSN 756-2859

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Brief Overview

The Underwater Acoustic Systems curriculum is currently available to Distance Learning students and leads to either a Master of Science in Engineering Acoustics or a Master of Engineering Acoustics depending on whether the student completes a thesis. Students typically take one course per quarter for a period of 8 quarters (24 months) followed by a thesis or capstone project. They must also complete a one-week residency during their first 4000-level physics course to gain experience in experimental techniques. The courses are taught primarily via streaming video or video-teleconferencing (VTC.) Downloadable recordings of the classes are available for students who do not have access to VTC or miss a class. Instructors also use virtual classroom software for problem-solving sessions or individual help. The classes are usually timed to coincide with resident offerings. The course of studies is designed to improve the student's performance in operational, maintenance, and acquisition positions by providing them with a firm background in the fundamental science and engineering of acoustic systems.

Requirements for Entry

This curriculum is open to US and allied active duty military, government civilians, and major defense contractors. Admission requires a baccalaureate degree with a major in engineering or physical science, completion of mathematics through differential equations and integral calculus, plus one year of calculus-based physics. An APC of 323 is required for direct entry.

Convenes

Summer

Program Length

27 Months

Typical Course of Study

Quarter 1

Course Number	Title	Credits	Lecture Hours	Lab Hours
PH3119	Oscillation and Waves		4	2

Quarter 2

Course Number	Title	Credits	Lecture Hours	Lab Hours
PH3451	Fundamental Acoustics		4	2

Quarter 3

Course Number	Title	Credits	Lecture Hours	Lab Hours
PH3452	Underwater Acoustics		4	2

Quarter 4

Course Number	Title	Credits	Lecture Hours	Lab Hours
PH4454	Sonar Transducer Theory and Design		4	2

Quarter 5

Course Number	Title	Credits	Lecture Hours	Lab Hours
EO2402	Introduction to Linear Systems		4	1

Quarter 6

Course Number	Title	Credits	Lecture Hours	Lab Hours
EO3402	Signals and Noise		3	1

Quarter 7

Course Number	Title	Credits	Lecture Hours	Lab Hours
EC4450	Array Signal Processing		3	2

Quarter 8

Course Number	Title	Credits	Lecture Hours	Lab Hours
PH4455	Sound Propagation in the Ocean		4	0

Quarter 9

Course Number	Title	Credits	Lecture Hours	Lab Hours
PH4409	Engineering Acoustics Capstone Project.		2	4