UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE FORMS
Academic Program Approval
Submitted by: David Kirchman 55-4375,
Action: Add new degree
Effective term: 06F
Current degree: N/A
Proposed change leads to the
degree of: Master of Marine Management
Proposed name: Master of Marine Management
Revising or Deleting:
Undergraduate major / Concentration: N/A
Undergraduate minor: N/A
Graduate Program Policy statement change: Please see attached document.
Graduate Program of Study: Master of Marine Management
Graduate minor / concentration: N/A
List program changes for
curriculum revisions:
Please see attached document
and below for program requirements.
List new courses required for
the new or revised curriculum:
MAST 801: Environmental
Measurement Tools
MAST
802: Case Study in Coastal and Ocean Management
Other affected units:
As discussed in more detail in the attached document,
the proposed degree will complement an existing degree, Master of Marine
Policy, offered by the
Rationale:
Please see attached
document. In brief, the new program will:
· Provide an educational experience within a highly constrained time period (one academic year, no thesis) that will be attractive to mid-career professionals;
·
Be convenient for a large pool of mid-career
professionals working at state and federal environmental agencies located in
·
Provide an educational experience that has
immediate application to important real-world problems, both within the
· Result in the through-put of an additional 5-10 masters-level graduates per year—an important advantage in a small college like Marine Studies.
Program Requirements:
Please see attached document
for more information. In brief, the
overall requirement of the MMM degree is to complete the course work indicated
in the table given below and to maintain an overall GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale)
or better.
No
thesis is required for this degree.
Required Course Work
|
Credits |
Fall Term |
|
Decision Tools for Policy
Analysis (MAST663) |
3 |
|
3 |
Science Elective |
3 |
Policy Elective |
3 |
Science Seminar (MAST 821,
853, 882) |
1 |
|
|
Winter Term |
|
Environmental Measurement
Tools (MAST 801) |
4 |
|
|
Spring Term |
|
Case
Study in Coastal and Ocean Management (MAST 802) |
3 |
Policy or Science Electives |
9 |
Policy Seminar (MAST 873) |
1 |
Total
Credit Hours
|
30 |
ROUTING AND AUTHORIZATION: (Please do not remove supporting
documentation.)
Department Chairperson:
Dean of College Date 2 Mar 05
Chairperson, College Curriculum
Committee:
Chairperson, Senate Com. on UG or GR
Studies Date
Chairperson,
Senate Coordinating Com. Date
Secretary, Faculty Senate Date
Date of Senate Resolution Date
to be Effective
Registrar Program
Code Date
Vice Provost for Academic Programs
& Planning Date
Provost Date
Board of Trustee Notification Date
Revised