Marine Resource Management Certificate (CERT)	Print Version
	College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences

Graduate Certificate in Marine Resource Management

The Graduate Certificate in Marine Resource Management offers a blend of science and management oriented courses that prepare participants (professionals, decision-makers, and graduate students) to become leaders in marine resource management.

Certificate Overview and Requirements:

• Completion of core courses in marine policy and law,
• Two courses from the human dimensions area, and
• Two courses from ocean and coastal science area.

Course Examples:

• Ocean Law
• Rights Based Fisheries Management
• Ecological Policy
• Physical Oceanography
• Marine Pollution

Current Graduate Students: you must notify the Marine Resource Management program of your intention to pursue this certificate. Upon consultation with MRM faculty, you will be given instructions regarding listing courses on your program of study and obtaining the required signature for that form.

Please contact COAS Student Programs at student_advisor@coas.oregonstate.edu or 541-737-5188.

Professionals and other students: you must notify the Marine Resources Management program of your intention to pursue this certificate.

Please contact COAS Student Programs at student_advisor@coas.oregonstate.edu or 541-737-5188.

Required Course of Study

Human Dimensions subject area

Select 2 courses for at least 6 credits from below:
ANTH 581. Natural Resources and Community Values (4)
AREC 534. Environmental and Resource Economics (3)
COMM 540. Theories of Conflict and Conflict Management (3)
COMM 542. Bargaining and Negotiation Processes (3)
COMM 544. Third Parties in Dispute Resolution: Mediation/Arbitration (3)
FW 520. Ecology and Management of Marine Fishes (3)
FW 564. Marine Conservation Biology (3)
FW 620. Ecological Policy (3)
MRM 535. Rights-based Fisheries Management (3)
PS 575. Environmental Politics and Policy (4)
PS 577. International Environmental Politics and Policy (4)
SOC 580. Environmental Sociology (4)
SOC 581. Society and Natural Resources (4)

Ocean and atmospheric systems science subject area

Select 2 courses for at least 6 credits from below:
ATS 520. Principles of Climate (4)
FW 531. Dynamics of Marine Biological Resources (4)
OC 530. Principles of Physical Oceanography (4)
OC 533. Coastal and Estuarine Oceanography (3)
OC 540. Biological Oceanography (3)
OC 550. Chemical Oceanography (3)
OC 560. Geological Oceanography (3)
OC 654. Marine Pollution (3)

Total=18 credits

Other courses may be substituted upon approval of the Certificate Director.