Bachelor of Science in Marine Engineering

BS. Marine Engineering is a program incorporating the operation of the ship’s main engine, auxiliaries and other propulsion and adjunct  machinery. The marine engineers are responsible for efficient and smooth operation and maintenance of the ship propulsion plant, taking care  of all the engineering equipment installed in the ship including the electrical and refrigeration machine.

 The BS Marine Engineering program being a dynamic profession, its curriculum is organized, planned and periodically reviewed to comply  with the latest industry standards to develop those skills and abilities that are necessary in pursuing a professional career at sea and as global  maritime practitioners.

 The students shall be able to make a sketch of a general arrangement plan of the engine room and explain the function of the basic elements,  machinery and equipment needed for efficient operation, monitoring, watchkeeping and maintenance.

 Program Educational Objectives
The Bachelor of Science in Marine Engineering Program aims to:

 » Produce and provide the maritime industry with well-rounded, qualified, well-trained complete marine engine officers to meet the human resource requirements of the global maritime industry, ashore and afloat.

 » Prepare, ensure and make the graduates available to the world in general and the Philippines in particular as ship professionals capable of  meeting the ever expanding global need of as shipboard officers, marine surveyors and maritime executives and as leaders in the maritime industry, the transportation field in particular to meet the present and future challenges.

» Produce graduates who are not only familiar with the state-of-the art engine room but also with different cultures with different ways of thinking in his globalized milieu. That they should not only be experts locally but also globally and capable of performing under highly varied and stressful situations and locations.

» Inculcate to our graduates that as players in the global maritime playing field, that everything being equal, there is an ethical standard in the practice of the profession and therefore righteousness, fair play, self-discipline, pride in the profession and respect to all must be afforded.

» Develop those skills and abilities that are necessary in pursuing a professional career at sea and to ensure that the students have a greater understanding of shipping operation, the business aspects of the maritime industry to ensure that they graduate professionally competent, trained for leadership and responsibility, well-rounded intellectually and a good citizen of the Philippines and of the world.

» Comply with the requirements as set forth in the International Convention on the Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) 1995, as well as the STCW Code in subsequent related amendments, bearing in mind that the maritime profession is the most globally regulated of all professions.