Applications of basic wave theory and numerical models to coastal problems, short- and long-term wave analyses, wave-induced processes: mass transport, sediment motion, longshore currents and sediment transport, wave setup and set-down, wave run-up and overtopping, and wave scour, response of sheltered bays, marinas, and harbors to wave agitation, coastal structures: types, functionality, limitations, design factors, breakwater design principles and groin systems, modeling and scaling laws in coastal engineering, applications/predictions based on computer software systems.