Program Overview

Dalhousie University

Dalhousie University is located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Marine Affairs Program

The Marine Affairs Program offers a Master of Marine Management interdisciplinary degree program.

Core Courses

All students take the five core courses, which total 3.5 of the required 5 credits, one of which is the graduate project.

• MARA 5002 | Graduate Project | description
• MARA 5003 | Marine Science and Technology | description
• MARA 5004 | Marine Management Skill Development
• MARA 5009 | Coastal Zone Management
• MARA 5010 | Contemporary Issues in Ocean Management and Development: Part 1 | description
• MARA 5011 | Contemporary Issues in Ocean Management and Development: Part 2 | description

Elective Courses

Below is a list of electives offered by the Marine Affairs Program.

• MARA 5005 | Independent Readings | description
• MARA 5012 | Community Based Co-Management | description
• MARA 5013 | Marine Protected Areas | description
• MARA 5021 | Fisheries Management | description
• MARA 5589 | Politics of the Sea | description

Ancillary Courses

To facilitate the success of students in the Master of Marine Management interdisciplinary degree program, Marine Affairs requires students lacking an introductory oceanography course or an introductory sociology course in their previous education to take an ancillary course.

• OCEA 2001/2002 (The Blue Planet)
• SOSA 1002 (People and Culture) These ancillary courses provide students with some exposure to the forces at play in the marine environment, and social science theories, methodologies, and approaches. A minimum grade of B- must be achieved in the ancillary courses to continue in the MMM program. Each student will be notified in advance of the beginning of the MMM degree if they are required to undertake an ancillary course. A student required to undertake an ancillary who disagrees with that decision can provide any relevant syllabi to demonstrate undergraduate knowledge in oceanography or sociology. A MAP Faculty will then meet with the student and ask her/him specific questions regarding basic knowledge covered in the ancillary courses. Depending on the acceptability of her/his responses, a decision will be made to waive, audit, or take as credit the ancillary course. Following this process, the decision of the MAP Faculty is final. Students are reminded that the identification of the need to take the ancillary courses by MAP is aimed at preparing them to meet the expectations of graduate-level courses requiring this basic level of understanding in oceanography and sociology.