What are the four courses offered?

All are regularly scheduled, graduate courses in the Master of Science and Ph.D. programs at ODU:

CEE 782 Design of Coastal Structures
Texts are (a) Introduction to Coastal Engineering and Management, Kamphuis, 2000 World Scientific, (b) The Coastal Engineering Manual, US Army Corps of Engineers, 2000 Internet access in PDF format from (www.chl.erdc.usace.army.mil/)

( Scheduled for FALL 2008). The first class is Wed Aug 27 beginning at 7:10pm EDT.  The last class of the 15 week Spring semester is Wed Dec 3. The final examination is Wed Dec 10, 2008.

CEE 582 Introduction to Coastal Engineering
Text is Introduction to Coastal Engineering and Management, Kamphuis, 2000 World Scientific (Scheduled for SPRING 2009).
CEE 687 Dredging and Beach Engineering
Text is Beach Nourishment, Theory and Practice, Dean, 2002 World Scientific Publishing Company. (http://www.worldscientific.com). Additional materials on dredging and shoaling estimates for navigation channels provided.
(Scheduled for FALL 2009)

CEE 788 Coastal Hydrodynamics and Sediment Transport Processes
Text is Coastal Processes With Engineering Applications, Dean and Dalrymple, 2002 Cambridge University Press
Scheduled for SPRING 2010. 

View the Course Syllabi page. All are 3 credit, graduate courses taught at ODU since 1986.

What is the typical course structure and costs?
All courses are delivered on Wednesday evenings, 7-10pm ET, over a 14 week semester with the 15th week for the Final Examination. A mid-term examination, homework ,and the final examination determine the grade. The cost is $348 ( online students outside Virginia) per credit hour, so the 3 credit course cost is $1044. A student fee of $9 is accessed for all ODU students and application fee is $40 so that the total costs for one course is $1053(Fall 2008). The Office of Finance web site identifies tuition rates for both in- and out-of-state students: Tuition rates   International students see the special instructions on the Registration page.