Anti-Submarine Warfare Certificate - Curriculum 274
Academic Associate & Technical Point of Contact
Monique Fargues, Ph.D.
Code EC, Spanagel Hall, Room 456
(831) 656-2859, DSN 756-2859
fargues@nps.edu
Brief Overview
The ASW Certificate consists of a sequence of four highly technical courses designed to provide our civilian and active-duty workforce with a learning experience which extends their general undergraduate education to include the essential concepts, equations, and skill sets needed to understand, design, and use ASW systems. The web-based courses are paced week-to-week by the instructors, but students have the flexibility to do coursework at times of their choosing during each week.
The total number of NPS credits obtained for the certificate is 11 graduate and 3 undergraduate.
Requirements for Entry
A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution including a course in single-variable calculus, a course in calculus-based physics and calculus-based probability.
Convenes
Spring
Program Length
5 Quarters
Outcomes
At the completion of the certificate program:
- Students can define key concepts in geological, physical, and biological oceanography and evaluate their implications in naval operations.
- Students can evaluate the performance of a sonar system and design a basic sonar system to achieve given operational requirements.
- Students can analyze one dimensional acoustic signals.
- Students demonstrate proficiency in fundamental concepts of array processing.
- Students can apply logic, analytics, and mathematical modeling to quantitatively evaluate naval tactics against an adversary in search, patrol, and combat operations.
Graduate Certificate Requirements
The academic certificate program must be completed within three years of admission to the program. A student must maintain a 3.0 GQPR in the certificate courses to be awarded a certificate.
Required Courses
| PH3401 | Introduction to the Sonar Equations | | 3 | 0 |
| OC2930 | Oceanography for Undersea Warfare | | 3 | 0 |
| EO3404 | Applied Digital Signal Processing | | 3 | 2 |
| OS3680 | Naval Tactical Analysis | | 4 | 0 |
The standard courses in the ASW Certificate are PH3401 Intro to Sonar Equations, OC2930 Intro to Oceanography for USW, OS3680 Naval Tactical Analysis, and EO3404 Applied Signal Processing. When resident students take the certificate, they may substitute equivalent or superior resident courses where possible.
Acceptable substitutes for PH3401 are PH3452 Underwater Acoustics, OC3260 Sound in the Ocean, or PC3400 Survey of Underwater Acoustics.
An acceptable substitute for OC2930 is OC3230 Descriptive Physical Oceanography.
Acceptable substitutes for EO3404 are EO3402 Signals and Noise or EC3400 Digital Signal Processing.
An acceptable substitute for OS3680 is OA3602 Search Theory.