UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE FORMS

 

Academic Program Approval

 

 

Submitted by:   David Kirchman                                    55-4375;  55-4263

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                             

Action:            Add new degree

 

 

Effective term:  06F

 

Current degree:  New Degree

 

Proposed change leads to the degree of:  Master of Marine Management

 

Proposed name:  Master of Marine Management

 

Revising or Deleting: 

 

Undergraduate major / Concentration:   Not applicable

 

Undergraduate minor:  Not applicable          

 

Graduate Program Policy statement change:  Please see attached document.  

 

            Graduate Program of Study: Master of Marine Management

                    

                Graduate minor / concentration:  Not applicable

 

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:

 

Environmental Measurement Tools       

Case Study in Marine Management

 

Other affected units:

 

            As discussed in more detail in the attached document, the unit potentially affected by this proposal is the Marine Policy Program in the College of Marine Studies.   Marine Policy faculty were major contributors to this proposal.

 

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 Washington, Annapolis, Dover, and Trenton.  The new program will be mainly located at Newark;

·        Provide an educational experience that has immediate application to important real-world problems, both within the United States and abroad;

·        Result in the through-put of an additional 10-20 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

 

Course Work

Credits

Fall Term

 

Decision Tools for Policy Analysis (MAST663)

3

U.S. (MAST 670) or International Marine Policy (MAST 667)

3

Science Elective

3

Policy Elective

3

Science Seminar (MAST 821, 853, 882)

1

 

 

Winter Term

 

Environmental Measurement Tools*

4

 

 

Spring Term

 

Case Study in Marine Management*

3

Policy or Science Electives

9

Policy Seminar (MAST 873)

1

                                                Total Credit Hours

30

*New courses.

 

 

 ROUTING AND AUTHORIZATION:        (Please do not remove supporting documentation.)

 

Department Chairperson                                                                                                        Date                                       

 

Dean of College                                                                                                                       Date                                       

 

Chairperson, College Curriculum Committee___________________________________Date_____________________

 

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