United States Naval Academy Academics

The majority of graduates are engineers or technical majors. For students with backgrounds or strong interest in other fields of study, majors in social science and humanities related to the naval profession are offered.

Near the end of plebe year, students choose a major course of study with the aid and support of academic and military advisers. A total of 19 majors are offered - http://www.usna.edu/acdean/courses/courses.html

Aerospace Engineering
Marine Engineering
Chemistry
Mathematics
Computer Science
Mechanical Engineering
Economics
Naval Architecture
Electrical Engineering
Ocean Engineering
English
Oceanography
General Engineering
Physics
General Science
Political Science
History
Quantitative Economics
Systems Engineering

Some of these areas offer specialization within the major. For example, the Naval Academy created an astronautics track within the aerospace engineering major. This helps prepare midshipmen for assignments with the Navy Space Command and NASA. Minors in French, German, Spanish, Russian and Japanese are offered to those who complete four advanced courses in one of these languages while at the Academy.

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