Pilihan program

Ringkasan program

The Master of Marine Affairs (M.M.A.) degree is granted by the School of Marine Affairs, an academic and research unit of the College of Ocean and Fishery Sciences. The M.M.A. degree program is a two-year graduate course of studies requiring the completion of 59 quarter credits. The M.M.A. is designed to familiarize students with a diversity of conceptual and methodological approaches and substantive areas in Marine Affairs. Thesis Track: Students in the thesis track are expected to prepare a high quality thesis. Ideally, the thesis should be suitable for submission to a peer reviewed journal or equivalent publication. The SMA faculty believes the Master's thesis is a major part of the student's educational experience. An acceptable thesis-demonstrates independent thought and research, contributes to understanding or potential resolution of a problem in marine affairs, and communicates effectively to a relevant audience. The traditional academic thesis is a significant, multi-chapter paper communicating the results of research and analysis of a problem. Some theses attempt to explain and/or predict phenomena important to marine affairs (the scientific thesis). Others seek to identify policy issues, adopt an approach to policy development or evaluation, and make recommendations (the policy analysis thesis). Still others provide a detailed description and explanation of a marine affairs issue, problem, or case study, but do not attempt either to predict or evaluate (the descriptive thesis). Students may choose to produce a non-traditional thesis, such as a publishable paper, a videotaped program or other project that is not predominantly written material. Such a thesis must meet the same standards of academic excellence as the traditional thesis, and it must involve sufficient documentation to satisfy Graduate School requirements.

Modul program

The School of Marine Affairs faculty have identified the following topical areas of interest: • Marine Environmental Protection and Restoration • Integrated Coastal Management • Ocean Governance and Regime Development • Living Marine Resources Policy and Management • Marine Recreation and Leisure • Seaports, Marine Transportation and Waterfront Development • Global Change and its Human Dimensions • Public Education, Outreach and Awareness • International Applications and Outreach.

Persyaratan masuk bagi mahasiswa internasional

To be accepted by the Graduate School, an applicant must have: completed an undergraduate program of study recognized as appropriate preparation for graduate work; have a minimum of a 3.0 (B) grade point average for coursework taken during the last 60 semester or 90 quarter hours if the cumulative GPA is less than 3.0; have taken the general (Verbal, Analytical, Quantitative) Graduate Record Examination (GRE) and have requested test results be sent to the UW Graduate School (UW Code: 4854); have the ability as determined by the University to make satisfactory progress toward a graduate degree. All international applicants must complete the GRE test. International applicants must also take the TOEFL exam. The exception is applicants from Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, or the United Kingdom, and those who have received a bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited U.S. institution or from an institution in the countries listed. These applicants are exempt from the TOEFL exam.

Kualifikasi

Magister (S2)

Institusi penerbit ijazah

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

Nama jurusan

College of Ocean and Fishery Sciences, UW School of Marine Affairs