M.M.P., Marine Policy
Complete the following admission requirements:
- Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science with a minimum 3.0 GPA
Admission requests will be reviewed throughout the year. There is no financial support for students in this program.
Minimum Requirements for Marine Policy M.M.P.: 30 credits1
Core Areas: Living Marine Resources and their management; Analytic Methods; Law and Policy; Economics, DEvelopment and Sustainability
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General University Requirements | ||
| Complete the general university requirements. | ||
| Master’s Degree Requirements | ||
| Complete the master’s degree requirements. | ||
| Marine Policy Program Requirements | ||
| Complete the following: | ||
| FISH F671 | Foundations of Marine Policy and Ocean Governance | 3 |
| Complete one of the following internships with a federal, state, local, or tribal government, a marine-dependent industry, or marine-focused NGO: | 2-6 | |
| Marine Policy Internship | ||
| Resilience Internship | ||
Internship | ||
| Comprehensive Examination | Pass an oral or written comprehensive examination that demonstrates a master’s-level ability to synthesize and apply information and experience gained through coursework and the internship to the analysis of an historic, contemporary or hypothetical marine policy issue. | |
| Electives | Approved electives to bring program credits to total 30 if needed 2 | 0-9 |
| Core Area Requirements | ||
| Living Marine Resources and Their Management | Complete one course from each of the living marine resources and their management categories | 5-7 |
| Analytic Methods | Complete one course from any of the analytic methods categories | 2-4 |
| Law and Policy | Complete one course from any of the law and policy categories | 2-3 |
| Economics, Development and Sustainability | Complete one course from any of the economics, development and sustainability categories | 3 |
| Area of Emphasis | Complete two additional courses in one of the preceding categories as an area of concentration | 4-8 |
- 1
Up to 6 of these credits may be 400-level courses.
- 2
Electives will be selected based on student interest, relatedness to degree and approved by the MMP program co-coordinators.
CORE AREAS AND CATEGORIES
LIVING MARINE RESOURCES AND THEIR MANAGEMENT
Living Marine Resources
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one course in Living Marine Resources. | 3-4 | |
Invertebrate Zoology | ||
Introduction to Ichthyology | ||
| Ichthyology | ||
Marine Ecology | ||
| Fish Ecology | ||
| Pacific Salmon Life Histories | ||
| Marine Bird Ecology and Conservation | ||
| Marine Biology | ||
| Biology of Marine Mammals | ||
| Ecology and Physiology of Marine Macroalgae | ||
Management of Living Marine Resources
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one course in Management of Living Marine Resources. | 2-3 | |
| Ecosystem-based Fisheries Management | ||
| Bioeconomic Modeling and Fisheries Management | ||
| Fisheries Management | ||
| Traditional Ecological Knowledge | ||
ANALYTIC METHODS
Complete one course in Statistics, Modeling, or Qualitative Analysis.
Statistics
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Modern Applied Statistics for Fisheries | ||
| Statistical Computing with R | ||
Applied Research Methods | ||
Statistical Computing with R | ||
| Regression and Analysis of Variance | ||
Regression and Analysis of Variance | ||
| Applied Multivariate Statistics | ||
| Spatial Statistics | ||
| Time Series | ||
| Nonparametric Statistics | ||
| Categorical Data Analysis |
Modeling
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Bioeconomic Modeling and Fisheries Management |
Qualitative Analysis
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Research Methods and Sources in the North | ||
| Human-environment Research Methods | ||
Applied Research Methods | ||
| Community-based Research Methods |
LAW AND POLICY
Complete one course in Regulation; Law; Distributed Governance, Self-governance and Co-management; or Policy Analysis.
Regulation
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| The North Pacific Fishery Management Council | ||
| The Alaska Board of Fisheries |
Law
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| International Law and the Environment | ||
| Federal Indian Law and Alaska Natives | ||
| Law and Fisheries | ||
| Environmental Law | ||
Law for Public Managers | ||
| Federal Indian Law: Land, Water and Subsistence |
Distributed Governance, Self-governance and Co-management
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Participatory Policy-making in Tribal, State and Federal Government | ||
| Management Strategies for Rural Development |
Policy Analysis
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Arctic Politics and Governance | ||
| Quantitative Analysis for Marine Policy Decisions | ||
Natural Resource Policy |
ECONOMICS, DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
Complete one course in Development, Economics, Human Environments, or Business and Public Administration.
Development
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one of the following: | 3 | |
| Economic Development for Fish-dependent Communities | ||
| Indigenous Economic Development and Entrepreneurship | ||
| Community Development Strategies: Principles and Practices | ||
Economics
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one of the following: | 3 | |
| Environmental Economics | ||
Natural Resource/ Environmental Economics | ||
| Sustainability in the Changing North | ||
Economics and Public Policy | ||
Public Financial Management | ||
| Economic Development Policy and Entrepreneurship in Rural Alaska: Challenges and Opportunities | ||
Human Environments
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one of the following: | 3 | |
| Human Dimensions of Environmental Systems | ||
| Political Ecology | ||
Environmental Politics | ||
| Traditional Ecological Knowledge | ||
Business and Public Administration
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one of the following: | 3 | |
Introduction to Public Administration | ||
Human Resources and Organizational Development | ||
