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9 1免费版下'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
Elective courses (1.5 credits)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听PhD research听though the听Interdisciplinary PhD Program听in the Faculty of Graduate Studies.
Interested PhD candidates should first identify which member of the Marine Affairs faculty they are interested to work with and reach out to that person directly with an inquiry about supervision availability. Applicants should consider what research questions they are interested in asking, what funding they might pursue to support their studies, and who might serve as an appropriate supervisor and supervisory committee.
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 having strong support of members of the 9 1免费版下 community that would serve on the student鈥檚 PhD supervisory committee. Potential students are strongly encouraged to apply for听scholarship funding听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听marine.affairs@dal.ca.