Marine Conservation and Policy Courses
The MA degree in MCP requires a total of 30 graduate credits. Students must complete 24 graduate credits in the areas of Marine Sciences, Conservation, Communications, Policy/Law//Management, Quantitative Assessment, and Field Studies. In addition, students must complete 6 credits of either Capstone Project or Internship, depending on their area of interest.
The following course listings reflect what is currently being offered and may change by semester.
For a list of course offerings and descriptions, please click here.
A. Marine Sciences – 2 coursesOne course in a basic biological field plus any other MAR course. Suggestions for biology courses include:
- MAR 502 Biological Oceanography
- MAR 511 Benthic Ecology
- MAR 515: Phytoplankton Ecology
- MAR 540: Marine Microbial Ecology
B. Conservation – 2 courses
- MAR 507: Marine Conservation Biology (required)
And any one of:
- MAR 512: Marine Pollution
- MAR 523 Marine Mammal Biology and Conservation
- MAR 554: Aquatic Animal Diseases
- MAR 578: Biology and Conservation of Seabirds
C. Communications – 2 courses
- MAR 557: Case Study and Project Planning Seminar (required)
And any one of:
- JRN 565: Communicating Your Science
- JRN 501, 503, and 513: Foundations of Science Communication
- JRN 522: Communicating Science to Decision Makers
- MAR 556: Conservation’s 3Rs: Reading, Writing, Raising Money
D. Policy/Law/Management – 1 course
- MAR 514: Environmental Management
- MAR 536: Environmental Law and Regulation
- MAR 553: Fisheries Management
- MAR 600: Fisheries Stock Assessment
E. Quantitative Assessment – 1 course
- MAR 558: Remote Sensing
- MAR 561: Quantitative Fisheries Ecology
- MAR 569: Statistics with R
- MAR 587: GIS: Display and Analysis of Environmental Data
- GSS 513: GIS Fundamentals I
- GSS 525: GIS Fundamentals II
- GSS 555: GIS and Remote Sensing
F. Field Biology – 1 Course
- MAR 531: Long Island Marine Habitats
- MAR 532: Marine Protected Areas
- MAR 537: Tropical Marine Ecology
- MAR 604: Coral Biology and Conservation
G. Project or Internship – 6 credits
- MAR 589: Capstone Project in Marine Conservation and Policy
or
- MAR 592: Internship in Marine Conservation and Policy
For more information on the Capstone Project or Internship, please click here.
Total Credits ≥ 30
