Maritime Technologies Specialization: Trades Technician, Associate of Applied Science

Program Code: 746-10

Individuals accepted into and completing the Norfolk Naval Shipyard Apprenticeship program now have an educational option in pursuit of an Associate of Applied Science Degree. NNSY Apprentices who complete the Tidewater Community College Career Studies Certificate - Trades Technician, the NNSY Apprentice program to obtain Journeyman status and additional college courses may earn the Associate of Applied Science Maritime Technologies - Specialization Trades Technician.

The Maritime Technologies program is designed to prepare novice students for employment in a variety of areas within the maritime industry, to include the following: electrician, electronics technician, inside machinist, outside machinist, pipefitter, rigger, painter, carpenter, insulator, shipfitter, welder and sheetmetal worker. The program provides students with a comprehensive set of maritime industry-related skills.

Graduates of this Maritime Technologies specialization who have also completed a registered apprenticeship program will be prepared to apply for supervisory positions within the maritime industry or to pursue a career pathway to a university in a related program. Other specializations are offered, and TCC advisors and counselors are available to provide specific course information about these options.

Semester 1

CAD 160 - Machine Blueprint Reading (or CAD 140 )
ENG 111 - College Composition I
ITE 152 - Introduction to Digital and Information Literacy and Computer Applications (or ITE 115 )
MRT 120 - Introduction to Ship Systems
SDV 100 - College Success Skills (or SDV 101)
___ ___ - Mathematics Elective¹

Semester Total: 16

Semester 2

CAD 201 - Computer-Aided Drafting and Design I
ENG 115 - Technical Writing
SAF 126 - Principles of Industrial Safety
___ ___ - Approved Elective²
___ ___ - Mathematics Elective¹

Semester Total: 16

Semester 3

IND 101 - Quality Assurance Technology I
MRT 197 - Cooperative Education in Maritime Technologies ³
___ ___ - Approved Elective²
___ ___ - Approved Elective²
___ ___ - Humanities Elective⁴
___ ___ - Social Science Elective⁴

Semester Total: 18

Semester 4

HLT 105 - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (or HLT 100 )
IND 137 - Team Concepts and Problem Solving
MRT 297 - Cooperative Education in Maritime Technologies ³
___ ___ - Approved Elective²
___ ___ - Approved Elective²
___ ___ - Approved Elective²

Semester Total: 16

Program Total Minimum Credits: 66

Program Footnotes

¹Approved Mathematics Electives must be taken from the following: MTH 111 , MTH 131 , MTH 161

²Credit for Approved Electives may be met through NAS 115 , PSY 126 , IND 113 , MRT 297 , WEL 123 technical expertise and skills mastered by a journeyman, and/or in consultation with a designated academic advisor.

³Credit for MRT 197 and MRT 297 may be met through technical expertise and skills mastered by a journeyman.

⁴Eligible courses are listed under General Education Core Requirements . Students should consult with an academic advisor or counselor to choose the appropriate course(s).