Prepare for a career as an engineering officer in the marine industry

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Duration

Credential

Program Delivery Part-time

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Program information

Program description

Intake information

Start date	Campus
Fall 2025	Owen Sound

Tuition and fees

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Work-integrated learning

This program includes a co-op work term component where you’ll gain experience in a workplace related to your field of study.
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What are the admission requirements for the Marine Engineering Technology program?

admission requirements

What career paths can I take in marine engineering technology?

Your Marine Engineering Technology diploma gives you many career opportunities

Graduates are educated and trained to become marine engineer officers of the watch. They may find a rewarding career as a ship’s engineering officer on board commercial vessels such as bulk carriers, tugs, ferries, tankers, cruise ships, coast guard and fishing vessels throughout Canada and the world. This program may also lead to positions of leadership in the marine industry. Graduates may earn academic exemptions and credentials to advance to Chief Engineer pending further shipboard experience and higher level short training courses.

Accreditation

Co-operative Education and Work-Integrated Learning Canada (CEWIL Canada)

This program is accredited by Co-operative Education and Work-Integrated Learning Canada (CEWIL Canada), formerly Canadian Association for Co-operative Education (CAFCE),

This accreditation represents the highest standard of achievement for co-operative education programs in Canada, and recognizes Georgian’s commitment to quality in co-op education.

Why study Marine Engineering Technology at Georgian?

Life aboard ship is like no other! If the sea is calling you, an education at the Georgian’s Centre for Marine Training and Research can be the start of an exciting and rewarding career.

Our grads get great jobs

Marine industry employers like what they see in our graduates. A shortage of qualified engineering and navigation officers in Canada and abroad means our graduates are in demand. Our graduates find rewarding jobs with rapid advancement, working on the great lakes and on ships at sea worldwide. Starting salaries range from $58,000 to $70,000.

State-of-the-art facilities

The Centre for Marine Training and Research is Canada’s most advanced marine simulation and research centre. Located in beautiful Owen Sound, Ontario, the facility recently underwent an extensive $8-million renovation to enhance hands-on training for students.

Industry support

This program was developed in co-operation with Transport Canada and national shipping companies and relationships with those partner organizations remain strong. Marine companies support this program by providing a variety of inland and coastal placements for cadet work terms, which can lead to employment upon graduation.

Hands-on experience

Students learn through a progressive mix of skills training, shipboard training and academic studies, including navigation training in our marine simulators. The program involves four academic semesters accompanied by two mandatory co-op terms. Engineering cadets (students) get a total of 210 days of sea time over those two work terms.

What courses are included in the Marine Engineering Technology diploma program?

Course overview

40 Program Courses
2 Communications Courses
2 Co-op Work Terms

Program-specific courses

Semester 1 courses are listed below. For a full list of courses in the program including course descriptions, view the Marine Engineering Technology program outline.