For more info, contact
Darcy Rieff
Subsea Coordinator
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
University of Houston
N207 Engineering Bldg 1
Houston, TX 77204-4006
phone: (713) 743-4522
email: dfrieff [at] uh [dot] edu
Master of Science in Subsea Engineering
Nation’s First Graduate Subsea Engineering Program
The Master of Science in Subsea Engineering at the University of Houston is a non-thesis, 10-course graduate curriculum. The curriculum is comprised of three primary categories.
Category 1: Required Courses
Every student must take this required three-course sequence. These courses serve as the foundation of the engineering science knowledgebase needed for the remaining graduate curriculum.
| Prefix and Number | Required Courses | SCH |
|---|---|---|
| MECE 6384 | Methods of Applied Mathematics | 3 |
| MECE 6334 | Convection Heat Transfer | 3 |
| SUBS 6310 | Flow Assurance | 3 |
Category 2: Restricted Electives
The courses listed below have been specifically developed for the Subsea Engineering Graduate Program. Every student must take at least three of the courses from this prescribed elective list. Additional subsea engineering courses are currently being developed and will be added to this list. Students may submit a graduate petition if deviations from this requirement makes sense for individual career paths.
| Prefix and Number |
Prescribed Subsea Elective Courses (At least 3 must be taken) |
SCH |
|---|---|---|
| SUBS 6320 | Riser Design | 3 |
| SUBS 6330 | Pipeline Design | 3 |
| SUBS 6340 | Subsea Processing and Artificial Lift | 3 |
| SUBS 6350 | Subsea Controls and Systems Engineering | 3 |
| SUBS 6360 | Subsea Materials and Corrosion | 3 |
Category 3: Electives
Of the 10 mandatory courses required for the MS in Subsea Engineering, Categories 1 and 2 have prescribed at least 6 courses. This leaves a maximum of 4 courses that can be selected by the student, subject to approval by the Director. Subsea engineering is an interdisciplinary engineering field, so students are strongly encouraged to take at least one course from another department or program within the Cullen College of Engineering. Mechanical Engineering graduate courses applicable to MS in Subsea Engineering include:
| Mechanical Engineering Courses** |
|---|
| MECE 6335, Heat Transfer with Phase Change |
| MECE 6341, Viscous Flow Theory |
| MECE 6353, Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics |
| MECE 6361, Mechanical Behavior of Materials |
| MECE 6363, Physical Metallurgy |
| MECE 6368, Graduate Project Class |
| MECE 63XX, Selected Courses requiring approval from the Program Director. |
Course from other departments and program within the Cullen College of Engineering are strongly encouraged as subsea engineering is necessarily an interdisciplinary engineering field.