Degree Programs
Master of Marine Management (MMM)
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The Master of Marine Management is a听professional听and听interdisciplinary听degree program focusing on an applied research project and required classes in the marine and social sciences as well as a choice of electives from approved marine-related classes. The subject areas addressed include but are not limited to:听arctic environmental knowledge, climate change adaptation, coastal tourism, community based co-management, development of non-living resources, ecolabelling and seafood certification, ecosystem based management, fisheries management, indigenous knowledge systems, integrated coastal zone management, marine conservation, marine听law and policy, marine protected areas, marine spatial planning, maritime enforcement, maritime听transport, risk management, ocean governance.听 Students are required to prepare a听听with an emphasis on management and planning.
The Master of Marine Management degree program is designed to start in September with a small class of students (approximately 20-25 each year) that take a combination of required core courses and elective courses at the graduate level (course = credit). The MMM does not allow for winter term (January) or summer term (May) admission. 听
For more information, please see the听Frequently Asked Questions听section of this page, or head over to our听admissions page.
Master of Marine Management Degree Program Structure
The MMM requires five (5) credits to to graduate, 3.5 credits are Core required credits and 1.5 credits are electives (at the graduate level), selected to personlize your MMM degree.
As of September 2022, the MMM program is offered on the Halifax campus following the guidelines of听新加坡六合彩开奖直播's COVID-19 protocols. 听
Fall Term |
MARA 5004 - Marine Management Skills Development (0.5 credit) MARA 5010 - Contemporary Issues in Ocean and Coastal Management: Part 1 (0.5 credit) |
Winter Term |
MARA 5003 - Marine Science and Technology (0.5 credit) MARA 5011 - Contemporary Issues in Ocean and Coastal Management: Part 2 (0.5 credit)* |
Summer Term听 |
MARA 5002 Graduate Project (1.0 credit) (continues in the fall term) |
Fall Term |
MARA 5009 - Coastal Zone Management (0.5 credit) 听 |
*must be taken in the same academic year as MARA 5010
听鈥� 3 elective courses (worth 0.5 credits each) are selected in collaboration with a MAP Elective Selection Advisor over the course of the MMM program.
PhD Opportunities
The Marine Affairs Program supports PhD research though the Interdisciplinary PhD Program in the Faculty of Graduate Studies.
Admission to the Interdisciplinary PhD Program is very competitive. Applicants are required to propose an area of research for consideration and discuss this with members of a potential PhD committee. Acceptance into the program is dependent on applicants havings strong support of members of the 新加坡六合彩开奖直播 community that would serve on the student鈥檚 PhD supervisory committee. Potential students are strongly encouraged to apply for scholarship funding or demonstrate evidence of financial support in their application.
If you feel that you meet the guidelines for the IDPhD program in Marine Affairs, please contact us at marine.affairs@dal.ca.