lost college student

[Tom Atkins]

I am a sophomore at the University of Florida currently studying Mechanical Engineering but I am very interested in Marine Engineering and Naval Architecture. UF doesnt have either program. What major and courses should I be taking that is related enough should I transfer to another program or do a graduate program?

[jehardiman]

First, really decide what you are interested in:

Ships
Ship's Machinery
Boats & Motors
Offshore Structures & Oilpatch
Nearshore Structures
Submersibles
AUVs & UUVs
Diving & Saturation
General button sorting Oceanography and related Sciences
At Sea Support Crew/Professional Mariner

The paths and schools to each are slighty different and you'll need to postion yourself, make contacts, and get the tools to enter into each. Remember that in some fields the engineer will always just be the "techie" no matter how many cool little toys you think up unless you put the alphabet behind your name ;) .

[dereksireci]

Florida Institute of Technology (Private) in Melbourne and Florida Atlantic University (State University) in Boca Raton both have excellent Ocean Engineering programs. Talk to someone there.