{"id":7759,"date":"2019-10-22T12:18:43","date_gmt":"2019-10-22T16:18:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf-draft\/?page_id=7759"},"modified":"2026-03-25T12:36:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T16:36:46","slug":"curriculum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/academics\/master-of-marine-affairs\/curriculum\/","title":{"rendered":"Curriculum"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Master of Marine Affairs<\/h1>\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"mma\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-mma\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-7708\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-7708\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/academics\/master-of-marine-affairs\/\">Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-7765\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-7765\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/academics\/master-of-marine-affairs\/curriculum\/\">Curriculum<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-7792\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-7792\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/academics\/master-of-marine-affairs\/major-paper\/\">M.M.A. Major Project<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-7910\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-7910\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/academics\/master-of-marine-affairs\/dual-degree\/\">Dual-Degree Programs<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-7717\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-7717\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/academics\/master-of-marine-affairs\/admission\/\">Admission<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-12306\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-12306\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/academics\/funding-resources\/\">Funding Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n<h2>Curriculum<\/h2>\n<div class=\"button-list\" style=\"width: 300px;float: right;margin-left: 40px\"><a class=\"cl-button   prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/graduate-school\/\" title=\"\">Graduate School<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"cl-button  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/academics\/master-of-marine-affairs\/learning-outcomes\/\" title=\"\">Learning Outcomes<\/a><\/div>\n<p>The \u201ccore\u201d of the M.A.M.A graduate program consists of the following six courses:<\/p>\n<p>MAF 511 \u2013 Marine Science and Ocean Uses<br \/>\nMAF 521 &#8211; Coastal Zone Law<br \/>\nMAF 577 \u2013 International Ocean Law<br \/>\nMAF 651 \u2013 Navigating Marine Affairs<br \/>\nEEC 434\/534&nbsp;<span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Economics of Natural Resources&nbsp;<\/span>or EEC 435\/535&nbsp;<span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Environmental Economics<\/span><\/p>\n<p>MAF 651 focuses on interdisciplinary exchange. It relies heavily on outside speakers and resident faculty members and requires student presentations on specific selected problems.<\/p>\n<p>Students also take 6 credit hours of electives in Marine Affairs 6 credit hours in Marine Affairs or other fields, such as community planning, fisheries technology, geology, oceanography, political science, and resource economics. An additional three credits are earned with the preparation of a major research project, the subject of which is determined by the student with the approval of the student\u2019s major professor. Substantial independent effort is required in research projects and written work. The 30 non-thesis credits required for the degree may be earned in nine months of intensive, full-time resident study. The major project is submitted toward the end of the spring semester.<\/p>\n<h3>Program of Study<\/h3>\n<p>Each student must complete a <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/graduate-school\/forms\/\">program of study form<\/a> by the beginning of the second semester in the program. The program of study, prepared by the student with his or her major professor, provides a listing of required courses and the elective courses which the student will take to complete the program. The program of study is signed by the student, by his or her major professor, by the appropriate program coordinator in the Department of Marine Affairs, and by the Dean of the Graduate School. Changes in the program of study may be done with the approval of the major professor, department chair, and Dean of the Graduate School.<\/p>\n<p>When it comes time to certify the student for receipt of degree, the Graduate School will determine if the contracted and approved program of study has been fulfilled.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Master of Marine Affairs Curriculum The \u201ccore\u201d of the M.A.M.A graduate program consists of the following six courses: MAF 511 \u2013 Marine Science and Ocean Uses MAF 521 &#8211; Coastal Zone Law MAF 577 \u2013 International Ocean Law MAF 651 \u2013 Navigating Marine Affairs EEC 434\/534&nbsp;Economics of Natural Resources&nbsp;or EEC 435\/535&nbsp;Environmental Economics MAF 651 focuses [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4688,"featured_media":0,"parent":7690,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-7759","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7759","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4688"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7759"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7759\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13085,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7759\/revisions\/13085"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7690"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/maf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7759"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}