Principles Of Naval Eng W/app

Host University

Virginia Tech

Semester

Fall 2026

Course Number

AOE-5324

CRN

80600

Credits

3

Discipline

Aerospace and Ocean Engineering

Course Information

Basic functional principles and theory for naval engineering systems and system engineering processes. Particular emphasis is given to: naval missions; combat system performance including radar; underwater acoustics and sonar; ballistics; weapon propulsion and architecture; weapons effects; ship survivability including underwater explosion and shock waves; surface ship and submarine hydrostatics, balance and feasibility analysis; and total ship integration. Pre: Graduate Standing.

Prerequisites

None Prerequisites Enforced: Yes