The Division, because of its heavier academic load, has fewer major elective courses - Nautical Sicence Systems Engineering Course and Engine Systems Engineering Course. Students in Nautical Sicence Systems Engineering Course have to take subjects in navigation-related field within 20 credits and Engine Systems Engineering Course students should follow an additional engineering-related subjects within 20 credits. This feature allows time for maritime transportation science studies and marine engineering studies respectively.

Students majoring in Ship Operation Systems Engineering can choose one of two available courses to follow, both of which serve as preparation for the third ship's officer licence examination. They receive professional preparation as both deck and engineering officers, leading to licencing as both a third mate and a third assistant engineer. The ship's officer licence graduate is qualified to fill licenced shipboard positions requiring skills in both the deck and engineering departments. The demands of completing the requirements for two licences in four academic years does not allow for many free electives.

Table 3 Curriculum Outline for the Division
of Ship Operation Systems Engineering

Graduates of this major can basically apply the exam for a third ship's officer licence, but students in each course according to the course they have chosen are also able to earn a third mate's licence or a third engineer's licence respectively.

The Ship Operation Systems Engineering major gives the student a firm foundation in two critical areas of nautical science and marine engineering. In particular, the Nautical Science Systems Engineering Course students have the same nautical science background as the Maritime Transportation Science Major, and by using electives, can take the same maritime business core subjects.

The Common Core Major curriculum for Ship's Officer Licence in the second and third year is as follows:

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