The Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation (MOVES) Academic Program at the Naval Postgraduate School grants Masters of Science and Ph. D. degrees. Our students are offered both fundamental and specialized courses in modeling and simulation (M&S), visual simulation technology, combat models and systems, and best practices and tools in support of training, analysis, acquisition, testing and operational capabilities.
How can I get a modeling and simulation degree?
The Masters program is a two-year, eight-quarter program whose core covers the fundamentals of modeling and simulation. Several concentration blocks focus on a variety of important subspecialties.
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The final accomplishment in the Masters Degree program is the completion of a written thesis. This thesis is conducted on a research problem under the supervision of a MOVES faculty thesis advisor.
The Doctor of Philosophy program is typically a 3-year effort. Areas of special strength amongst the MOVES Academic Faculty are combat modeling and analysis, networked and web-based visual simulation, agents and cognitive modeling, training systems and human factors, discrete-event simulation and computer vision. Doctoral students have a background in M&S.
