Texas A&M University at Galveston

Administrative Officers

Interim Vice President and CEO - William C. Hearn, B.S., M.Ed., M.A.

Associate Vice President for Research and Academic Affairs - James M. McCloy, B.A., Ph.D.

Assistant Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies - Tammy L. Holliday, B.A., Ph.D.

Assistant Vice President for Academic Services - Donna C. Lang, B.S., M.A., Ed.D.

Assistant Vice President for Administration - W. Brad McGonagle, B.B.A., M.S., Ph.D.

Assistant Vice President for Student Services and Auxiliary Services - Grant Shallenberger, B.S., M.A.

Director of Computing and Information Services - Steven M. Conway, B.S., M.S., M.P.P.M.

Director of Institutional Advancement - Teri Fowlé, B.S.

Director of Financial Management Services - Susan Hernandez Lee, B.B.A., M.B.A.

Interim Superintendent, Texas State Maritime Program - James M. McCloy, B.A., Ph.D.

Board of Visitors

John W. Carnes, Ex-Officio Member - New Orleans, Louisiana

Michael E. Cokinos, Chair - Houston

Jonathan Cook - Houston

James T. Edmonds - Houston

Robert M. Gates, Ex-Officio Member - College Station

William Hearn, Ex-Officio Member - Galveston

Ray Holbrook, Vice Chair - Santa Fe

John H. Lindsey - Houston

Bill Lyons, Jr. - Texas City

Carla J. Mitcham - Houston

George Mitchell - Houston

Greg Mitchell - La Jolla, California

Erma Lee Mooney - Farmers Branch

William Pickavance - Melbourne, Florida

Kris Anne Vogelpohl - Galveston

General Statement

Texas A&M University at Galveston, a branch campus of Texas A&M University, offers ocean-orientated graduate studies with a Master of Marine Resources Management degree. This professional degree is offered on the Texas A&M University at Galveston campuses. Texas A&M University at Galveston is located on the shore of Galveston Bay with close access to the Gulf of Mexico. The University has facilities at three separate campus locations in Galveston. Most instructional programs are taught at the 130-acre Mitchell campus on Pelican Island.

The Degree of Master of Marine Resources Management

Texas A&M University at Galveston offers the Master of Marine Resources Management (MARM) degree program, which will provide graduate students with a broad understanding of issues involving marine resources management and policy. This is a master's degree offered by Texas A&M University. The need for this type of multifaceted marine resources management degree has never been stronger as state and federal agencies such as the U.S. Coast Guard, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, the Environmental Protection Agency and similar groups face natural resources management challenges daily. Personnel from these organizations have identified the need for a degree which focuses on national and international ocean resource law and policy; coastal zone management; physical and geochemical marine resources management strategies; and fisheries management. This degree program reflects an increasing need to view marine natural resources management and policy development from both an ecological and policy perspective.

The degree is tailored toward careers with industry and agencies and may be a degree comparable to the Master of Business Administration (MBA) as an alternative terminal degree. In addition, the degree program will address the needs of public school science teachers wishing to obtain a degree outside the field of education.

Students interested in applying for admission to this program should visit the web site www.applytexas.org to obtain an online graduate admission application for Texas A&M University at Galveston. Students interested in receiving additional information on this program should mail requests to Dr. David J. Wentling, Director of Graduate Programs, Research and Graduate Studies Office, Texas A&M University at Galveston, P. O. Box 1675, Galveston, Texas 77553-1675.

Residence (See Residence Requirements.)

In partial fulfillment of the residence requirement for the degree of Master of Marine Resources Management, the student must complete 9 resident credit hours during one regular semester, one 10-week summer semester or in combination during the two five-week summer sessions (e.g., 3 hours first session, 6 hours second session). Upon recommendation of the student's advisory committee and with approval of the Office of Graduate Studies, a student may be granted exemption from this requirement. However, such a petition must be approved prior to the student's registration for the final 9 credit hours of required course work. Full-time staff members of the University or of closely affiliated organizations stationed at the campus at Galveston or College Station may fulfill total residence requirements by completion of less-than-full course loads. Specific authorization for such programs must be granted in advance by the employing agency. Employees should submit verification of their employment at the time they submit their degree plan. (See Registration.)

Student's Advisory Committee

After receiving admission to graduate studies and before enrolling for course work, the student will meet with the departmental graduate advisor regarding selecting a committee chair and developing the student's advisory committee. The student's advisory committee for the master's degree will consist of no fewer than three members and no more than five members of the graduate faculty representative of the student's fields of study and research. Two members must be in Marine Sciences/Oceanography or Maritime Administration in Galveston, one of whom should be the chair of the student's advisory committee. At least one or more of the members must be from another department in Galveston or College Station .

The chair, in consultation with the student, will select the remainder of the student's advisory committee. The chair will then notify the tentative members of the advisory committee, giving the student's name and field of study, and request that they consider serving on this student's advisory committee. The student will interview each prospective committee member to determine whether he or she is willing to serve. Only graduate faculty members may serve as chair of a student's advisory committee. The chair of the committee, who usually has immediate supervision of the student's degree program, has the responsibility for calling required meetings of the committee, and for calling meetings at any other time considered desirable.

If the chair of the student's advisory committee is unavailable for an extended time during any academic period during which the student is involved in activities relating to an internship or professional study and is registered for 684 or 693 courses, the student may request in writing that the program chair appoint an alternate advisory committee chair during the interim period.

The duties of the student's advisory committee include responsibility for the proposed degree plan. In addition, the committee as a group, and as individual members, is responsible for counseling the student on academic matters, and, in the case of academic deficiency, initiating recommendations to the Office of Graduate Studies.

The committee members' signatures on the degree plan indicate their willingness to accept the responsibility for guiding and directing the entire academic program of the student and for initiating all academic actions concerning the student. Although individual committee members may be replaced by petition for valid reasons, a student's advisory committee cannot resign en masse.

Degree Plan

The student's advisory committee, in consultation with the student, will develop the proposed degree plan. The degree plan must be completed and filed with the Office of Graduate Studies following the deadline imposed by the student's college, and no later than the date announced in the Office of Graduate Studies Calendar for the student's semester of graduation. No exceptions are allowed .

This proposed degree plan must be typed and submitted on the official form as it appears on the website at vpr.tamu.edu with endorsements by the student's advisory committee and the head of the student's major department.

Additional course work may be added to the approved degree plan by petition if it is deemed necessary by the advisory committee to correct deficiencies in the student's academic preparation.

Credit Requirement

There is a credit requirement of a minimum of 36 credit hours of courses, as approved on the degree plan. Of the 36 hours in the curriculum, 24 are required. The required courses include 6 hours of science, 9 hours of management, 3 hours of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and 6 hours of law/policy courses. The student will choose electives for 12 credit hours, 3 hours of which will be additional science, 3 hours of which will be additional management, and 3 hours of which will be additional law/policy. The remaining 3 hours can be in an appropriate supporting field such as economics or information management if desired.

Limitations on the Use of Transfer, Extension and Certain Other Courses

Some departments may have more restrictive requirements for transfer work. If otherwise acceptable, certain courses may be used toward meeting credit-hour requirements for the master's degree under the following limitations.

1.	A total of any combination of a and b below may not exceed the greater of either 12 hours or one-third (1/3) of the total hours on the degree plan.
	a.	The maximum number of credit hours which may be considered for transfer credit is the greater of 12 hours or one-third (1/3) of the total hours of a degree plan. The following restrictions apply.
		•	Courses taken in residence at an accredited U.S. institution, or approved international institution with a final grade of B or greater will be considered for transfer credit if, at the time the courses were completed, the student was in degree-seeking status at Texas A&M University, or the student was in degree-seeking status at the institution at which the courses were taken; and if the courses would be accepted for credit toward a similar degree for students in degree-seeking status at the host institution.
		•	Extension courses are not acceptable for credit.
		•	Courses previously used for another degree are not acceptable for degree plan credit.
	b.	A maximum of 12 credit hours of 489 and/or 689 (Special Topics).
2.	A maximum of 4 hours of 684 (Professional Internship), or 8 hours of 485 and/or 685 (Directed Studies), and up to 3 hours of 690 (Theory of Research), and up to 3 hours of 695 (Frontiers in Research)--any combination of 684, 685, 690 and 695 may not exceed 25 percent of the total credit hour requirement shown on the individual degree plan.
3.	A maximum of 2 hours of Seminar (481/681).
4.	A maximum of 9 hours of advanced undergraduate courses (300- or 400-level).
5.	No credit may be obtained by correspondence study.
6.	For graduate courses of three weeks' duration or less, up to 1 hour of credit may be obtained for each five-day week of course work. Each week of course work must include at least 15 contact hours.
7.	No credit hours of 691 (Research) may be used.
8.	Continuing education courses may not be used for graduate credit.

Exceptions will be permitted only in unusual cases and when petitioned by the student's advisory committee and approved by the Office of Graduate Studies.

Transfer of Credit

Students may transfer a maximum of 12 hours of courses or one-third of the total hours of the degree plan, whichever number is greater, from an approved institution upon the advice of their advisory committee. Courses taken in residence at an accredited U.S. institution or approved international institution with a final grade of B or better might be considered for transfer credit if, at the time the courses were completed, the student was in degree-seeking status at Texas A&M University at Galveston or at the institution at which the courses were taken, and if the courses would be accepted for credit toward a similar degree for students in degree-seeking status at the host institution.

Course work in which no formal grades are given or in which grades other than letter grades (A, B, C, etc.) are given (for example, CR, P, S, U, H, etc.) is not accepted for transfer credit . Courses appearing on the degree plan with grades of D, F or U may not be absolved by transfer work. Credit for thesis research or the equivalent is not transferable. Credit for course work submitted for transfer from any college or university must be shown in semester credit hours or equated to semester credit hours. Students must have an official transcript sent directly from the university in which the transfer course work was taken to the Texas A&M at Galveston Office of Admissions and Records. Courses completed at other institutions are not included in computing the GPR.

Scholarship

Graduate students must maintain a grade point ratio (GPR) of 3.000 (B average based on a 4.000 scale) for all courses which are listed on the degree plan and for all graded graduate and advanced undergraduate course work (300- and 400-level) completed at Texas A&M University at College Station and/or Texas A&M University at Galveston and eligible to be applied toward a graduate degree. Graduate students will not receive graduate degree credit for undergraduate courses taken on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory (S/U) basis. Graduate students may not receive grades other than satisfactory (S) or unsatisfactory (U) in graduate courses bearing the numbers 681, 684, 690, 691, 692, 693 and 695. Any other graduate course taken on an S/U basis may not be used on a graduate degree plan. Graduate courses not on the degree plan may be taken on an S/U basis.

Only grades of A, B, C and S are acceptable for graduate credit. Grades of D, F or Unsatisfactory (U) for courses on the degree plan must be absolved by repeating the courses at Texas A&M University at College Station and/or Texas A&M University at Galveston and achieving grades of C or above or Satisfactory (S). A course in which the final grade is C or lower may be repeated for a higher grade. The original grade will remain on the student's permanent record, and the most recent grade will be used in computing the cumulative and degree plan GPRs.

The cumulative GPR for a graduate student is computed by using all graded graduate (600-level) and advanced undergraduate (300- and 400-level) course work completed at Texas A&M University at College Station and/or Texas A&M University at Galveston and eligible to be applied toward a graduate degree. Semester credit hours to which grades of Withdraw Failing (WF) are assigned shall be included in computing the GPR. Those involving grades of Withdraw Passing (WP), Satisfactory (S), Unsatisfactory (U) and Q-drop (Q) shall be excluded.

If either of a student's cumulative GPR or the GPR for courses listed on the degree plan falls below the minimum of 3.000, he or she will be considered to be scholastically deficient. If the minimum GPR is not attained in a reasonable length of time, the student may be dropped from graduate studies. The procedures for dismissal are explained in the Texas A&M University Student Rules . Departments or colleges may adopt specific guidelines pertaining to scholastic deficiency or dismissal.

Foreign Language

There is no specific language requirement for the Master of Marine Resources Management degree.

Time Limit

All degree requirements for a master's degree must be completed within a period of seven consecutive years for the degree to be granted. A course will be considered valid until seven years after the end of the semester in which it is taken. Graduate credit for course work which is more than seven calendar years old may not be used to satisfy degree requirements

Application for Degree

Graduate degrees are conferred at the close of each regular semester and 10-week summer semester. Candidates for advanced degrees who expect to complete their work at the end of a given semester must apply for graduation by submitting the electronic application for a degree to the Office of the Registrar and by paying the required graduation fee at the Fiscal Department no later than the Friday of the second week of the fall or spring semester or the Friday of the first week of the first summer term. The electronic application for degree can be accessed via the website degreeapp.tamu.edu.

Final Examination

The Master of Marine Resources Management is a professional non-thesis degree. A final oral examination is not required.

Faculty for Master of Marine Resources Management

J. R. Alvarado-Bremer, A. M. W. Amon, A. Anis, A. T. Balaban, T. M. Dellapenna, W. E. Evans, E. L. Estes, G. A. Gill, L. L. Griffin, G. E. Hite, G. A. Jones, D. J. Klein, S. L. Knock, A. M. Landry, M. L. Lesko, T. L. Linton, J. M. McCloy, W. T. McMullen, W. J. Merrell, F. B. Pearl, J. R. Rooker, P. H. Santschi, F. C. Schlemmer*, W. A. Seitz, T. G. Schmalz, W. M. von Zharen, J.W. Webb

* Graduate Advisor

Master of Marine Resources Management

Required courses

MARA 604 Marine Natural Resource Economics

MARB 620 Marine Biological Resources

MARS 615 Physical and Geochemical Marine Resources

MARS 625 GIS Based Modeling for Coastal Resources*

MARS 635 Environmental Impact Statements and NRDA

MARS 675 Environmental Management Strategies for Scientists*

MARS 676 Environmental Policy

MARS 680 Integrative Analyses in Marine Resources*

RENR 664 Coastal Zone Management**

Optional Courses

GEOG 666 Coastal Geomorphology**

MARS 610 Environmental Law

MARS 620 International Environmental Business Transactions

MARS 638 Avian Diversity and Habitats as Coastal Resources*

MARS 640 Environmental Administrative Law

MARS 645 Wildlife Law and Ethics

MARS 650 Geochemical Marine Resources Management

MARS 655 Wetlands Management*

MARS 660 Environmental Alternative Dispute Resolution

MARS 670 Eco-Environmental Modeling

MARS 684 Internship in Marine Resources Management

MARS 685 Directed Studies

MARS 689 Special Topics in Marine Resources Management

OCNG 620 Biological Oceanography**

OCNG 627 Ecology of the Continental Shelf**

OCNG 630 Geological Oceanography**

OCNG 647 Chemical Contamination of the Marine Environment**

WFSC 628 Wetlands Ecology**

WFSC 640 Human Dimensions of Wildlife and Fisheries Management**

* Pending approval by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

** Courses offered by Texas A&M University. Please refer to the respective academic department for complete course descriptions. In general, these courses are offered by distance education for students based at Galveston.

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Course Descriptions

Maritime Administration

(MARA)

604. Marine Natural Resource Economics. (3-0). Credit 3.

Critical evaluation of policies and procedures in the development and use of natural resources relevant to marine and maritime markets; identification of problems in resource exploration, development, and transportation; the political/economic decision-making processes; analytical tools used to make economic decisions in resource markets. Prerequisite: ECON 322 or equivalent.

Marine Biology

(MARB)

616. Introduction to Methods in Scientific Diving. (2-3). Credit 3.

Prepares students to use SCUBA as a research tool for the marine sciences in compliance with University, American Academy of Underwater Sciences, and Federal OSHA standards. Practical work in pool and open waters will complement academic experience and provide training towards scientific diver status. Prerequisite: Advanced SCUBA Certification.

617. Research Diving Methods. (0-6). Credit 2.

Field experience in a wide range of diving environments stressing dive planning and safety, buoyancy control, equipment configuration and scientific methodology in biological, physical, chemical, archaeological and geological sciences. Students will design, supervise and conduct independently developed scientific diving projects. Prerequisite: MARB 616 or equivalent.

620. Marine Biological Resources. (3-0). Credit 3.

An introduction to biological resources which can be recovered from marine environment to provide food, biomass and materials, recreation, and employment to the coastal United States and other regions, with emphasis on fisheries and hatcheries, in Oceanic Resources, Coastal and Estuarine Resources, and Mariculture. Natural and societal limitations to resource recovery are investigated, and environmental impacts are analyzed. Prerequisites: (at least 3 of these) CHEM 102, BIOL 114, GEOL 104, and /or OCNG 251.

651. Shore and Estuarine Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico. (2-6). Credit 4.

Taxonomy, ecology and zoogeography of fishes inhabiting estuarine and marine ecosystems of the northwestern Gulf of Mexico. Particular emphasis on community structure and factors affecting spatial and temporal abundance of fishes found along the Texas coast. Prerequisites: MARB 311 or equivalent; approval of instructor.

654. Coastal Plant Ecology. (2-4). Credit 4.

Study of estuarine, coastal, and dune plant communities and associated environmental factors affecting plants including the identification, distribution, ecological importance, and management techniques of vascular plants in these communities. Prerequisites: Graduate classification; approval of instructor.

655. Wetlands Ecology, Monitoring and Delineation. (2-3). Credit 4.

Study of the characteristics and importance of wetlands, and methods of delineating, monitoring, and evaluations of wetlands. Students will learn wetland plants. Soils, hydrology, ecology of wetlands, animals inhabiting wetlands, delineations techniques, laws pertaining to wetlands, permits required for impacts, mitigation and management techniques for wetlands. Prerequisite: Graduate classification .

665. Biology of Invertebrates (3-3). Credit 4.

Morphology, biology and phylogeny of invertebrates. Topics may be either detailed discussions/dissections of specific organisms or comparative information on a process. Prerequisites: MARB 435 or ZOOL 335 or equivalent; approval of instructor.

667. Biology of Marine Annelida. (3-3). Credit 4.

Survey of Marine Annelids including their behavior, organ systems physiology, and reproduction. Emphasis on morphology and taxonomy of polychaetous annelids to enable students to move more rapidly and accurately analyze benthic assemblage data. Prerequisites: MARB 435 or ZOOL 335 or equivalent; approval of instructor.

681. Seminar in Marine Biology. (1-0). Credit 1.

Detailed reports on specific topics within the field of marine biology. Students may register in no more than two sections of this course in a given semester. Prerequisite: Graduate classification .

684. Professional Internship. Credit 1-9.

On the job training in the field of marine biology. Prerequisites: Graduate classification ; approval of instructor.

685. Directed Studies. Credit 1-6.

Limited investigations in fields other than those chosen for the thesis or dissertation topic. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Graduate classification ; approval of instructor.

689. Special Topics In...Credit 1-4.

Selected topics in an identified area of marine biology. Prerequisite: Graduate classification ; approval of instructor.

691. Research for Thesis or Dissertation. Credit 1-9.

This course is the designated field and/or laboratory research leading to the M.S. or Ph.D. degree. May be offered by any Marine Biology faculty member as many times as necessary in a given semester and repeated for credit by a student. Prerequisites: Graduate classification ; approval of instructor.

Marine Sciences

(MARS)

610. Environmental Law. (3-0). Credit 3.

This course is designed to provide a broad overview of basic environmental laws including statutes, regulations, and cases. This course also focuses on both economic and ethical issues within the context of environmental law and policy. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.

615. Physical and Geochemical Marine Resources. (3-0). Credit 3.

Location, identification, extraction and exploitation of non-fisheries marine resources, including: water, salt, hydrocarbons, minerals, energy from the thermal, wave, tidal, current and wind fields, chemical compounds, pharmaceuticals, and construction materials in estuarine, coastal and open ocean areas. Prerequisites*: CHEM 102, GEOL 104, OCNG 251 or equivalents; graduate classification ; or approval of instructor.

620. International Environmental Business Transactions. (3-0). Credit 3.

This course is designed to provide an overview of those laws, regulations, and regimes involved in international environmental business transactions; and to identify those environmental regimes, which are triggered when business is conducted internationally. This course includes topics in international law, regional law, and U.S. federal law. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.

625. GIS Based Modeling for Coastal Resources. (1-3). Credit 2.*

Basic concepts of design, planning, and implementation of Geographical Information Systems; computer hardware and software evaluation; practical experience in data entry, analysis and update of spatial and characteristic data; use of maps and remotely sensed data as data. Prerequisite: Any computer science course or equivalent.

635. Environmental Impact Statements and Natural Resource Damage Assessment. (3-0). Credit 3.

The course presents an overview of: a) environmental impact statements (EIS) under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA); and b) natural resource damage assessment (NRDA) under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90) and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA). It is designed to cover requirements for a wide variety of EISs. NRDA hypothetical cases will be presented in which students are asked to calculate assessments. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.

638. Avian Diversity and Habitats as Coastal Resources.* (2-3). Credit 3.

The lecture and readings will emphasize field identification, habitat requirements for native and migrant species and birds as bioindicators of habitat health and environment stress. The study of bird diversity to environmental monitoring of coastal ecosystems and migrant stopover habitats will be applied. Labs will be conducted primarily in the field. Prerequisites: BIOL 112; MARB 315 or WFSC 302 or ZOOL 318; or approval of instructor and graduate status.

640. Environmental Administrative Law. (3-0). Credit 3.

Environmental law is governed, in large part, by administrative law. This course covers the processes involved in administrative environmental law. The primary focus of this course will be on: the Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Coast Guard, the Corps of Engineers and NOAA. A review of international administrative bodies will also be included. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.

645. Wildlife Law and Ethics. (3-0). Credit 3.

This course provides an overview of the basic wildlife laws including international regimes, bilateral and multilateral treaties, conventions, and cases dealing with conservation, preservation, and management of non-Homo sapien species; federal law, regulations, and cases; and a sampling of state law. It also focuses on the ethical issues of species management. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.

650. Geochemical Marine Resources Management. (3-0). Credit 3.

The purpose of this course is to provide an overview of the issues involved in geochemical marine resources management. This course explores the management of exploration, production, and protection of the geochemical marine resources of the earth and the interface of the many players. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.

655. Wetlands Management.* (3-3). Credit 4.

This course surveys the interrelationship of chemistry, physics, geology and biology of coastal wetland systems and explores and defines the context of wetlands sustainability and management. Field exercises are an integral component providing students "hands on" experience. Guest lectures, seminars and field trips lead by agency personnel who are experts in these fields of research are included. Prerequisite: Background in chemistry, physics, geology, and biology.

660. Environmental Alternative Dispute Resolution. (3-0). Credit 3.

Because environmental issues and law were born and raised in the arena of adversarial combat, the traditional adversarial litigative process is far from ideal. This course first explores the traditional method of settling disputes: the court system. It then reviews the increasingly visible dispute resolution alternatives. Finally, it provides certification in mediation. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.

670. Eco-Environmental Modeling. (3-0). Credit 3.

Biological organisms are surrounded by chemical and physical environments which are influenced by the bio-system and flows of energy, water and chemical species. Coupling atmospheric, aquatic, and terrestrial systems is important. Modeling entails both mathematical tools and the underlying science. This course focuses on scientific models, from the simplest to more elaborate. Prerequisites: BIOL 113, 114; CHEM 101, 102; MATH 151, 166; graduate status or special approval.

675. Environmental Management Strategies for Scientists. (2-0).* Credit 2.*

It is designed to provide a scientist with EMS strategies' skills. This includes knowing what environmental laws may be triggered by activities, the fundamental structure of an EMS, EMS alternatives, concepts in an audit, Alternative Dispute Resolution, and how an effective EMS can reduce costs and increase profits. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.

676. Environmental Policy. (3-0). Credit 3.

This course will provide a general introduction to the basic concepts and mechanisms of international and U.S. federal environmental law and policy. It will survey the field and its development as well as focus on case studies that illustrate the basic types of environmental problems. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.

680. Integrative Analysis in Marine Sciences. (2-0). Credit 2.

Review of public policy change mechanisms in marine resources management, including Congressional testimony, agency recommendations and structure, and NGO reports. Students propose and defend a public policy change with detailed documentation and an oral presentation demonstrating a professional understanding of marine resources issues within the context of current law. Prerequisite(s): 24 hours of MARM course credits completed or in concurrent enrollment; approval of instructor.

684. Internship of Marine Resources Management. Credit 1-9.

This is a faculty-supervised study with an agency or other position within or outside the Texas A&M University System. Student involvement consists of real-life learning of marine resources management issues. It is a full-immersion course that provides students with hands-on experience in marine resources management. Prerequisite: Approval of faculty sponsor.

685. Directed Studies. Credit 1-6.

Selected topics in an identified area of science, law policy or management of marine natural resources not covered in any other courses in the curriculum. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.

689. Special Topics in Marine Resources Management. Credit 1-9.

Selected topics in an identified area of marine resources management. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.

* Pending approval by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

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Graduate Faculty

*Alvardo-Bremer, Jamie, Assistant Professor of Marine Sciences and Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences. (1999) B.S., Universidad Autonoma Metropolitan, 1983; M.S., University of Toronto, 1988; Ph.D., University of Toronto, 1994.

*Amon, Rainer M.W., Assistant Professor of Marine Sciences and Oceanography. (2003) B.S.,University of Vienna (Austria), 1986; M.S., University of Vienna (Austria), 1990; Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, 1995.

*Anis, Ayal, Assistant Professor of Oceanography and Marine Sciences. (2000) B.S., Tel-Aviv University, 1982; M.S., Hebrew University, 1984; Ph.D., Oregon State University, 1993.

Balaban, Alexandru, Professor of Marine Sciences. (2000) Diploma, Radiochemist; Ph.D., Polytecnic University, Bucharest, (Romania), 1953, 1957, 1959.

*Davis, Randall W., Professor of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences. (1990, 1994) B.S., University of California, Riverside, 1974; Ph.D., University of California, San Diego, 1980.

*Dellapenna, Timothy M., Assistant Professor of Marine Sciences and Oceanography. (2000) B.S., Michigan State University, 1986; M.S., Western Michigan University, 1991, M.S., Western Michigan University, 1993; Ph.D., Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William and Mary, 1999.

Estes, Ernest L., III, Professor of Marine Sciences. (1976, 1996). B.S., Lawrence University, 1965; M.S., Duke University, 1967; Ph.D., University of North Carolina, 1971.

*Evans, William E., Professor Emeritus of Marine Sciences, Oceanography and Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences. (1989, 1991) B.S., Bowling Green State University, 1953; M.A., Ohio State University, 1954; Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 1975.

*Gill, Gary A., Associate Professor of Marine Sciences and Oceanography. (1992, 1996) B.S., University of Washington, 1976; M.S., University of Connecticut, 1980; Ph.D. University of Connecticut, 1986.

*Griffin, Lawrence L., Associate Professor of Marine Sciences and Oceanography. (1976, 1984) B.A., University of Texas at Austin, 1962; M.S., University of Texas at Austin, 1965; Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, 1972.

*Harper, Donald, E., Professor of Biology. (1975, 1980) B.S., University of Miami, 1963; M.S., Texas A&M University, 1966; Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 1970.

Hite, Gerald, Professor of Marine Sciences. (1980, 1998) B.S., Case Western Reserve, 1962; M.S., University of Illinois, 1965; Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1967; Habilitation, Universitat Kaiserslautern, 1974.

*Horning, Markus, Associate Research Scientist, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences. (1996) Dip., University of Freiburg, 1988; Doct., University of Bielefeld, 1992.

*Iliffe, Thomas M., Associate Professor of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences and Oceanography. (1989, 1997) B.S., Pennsylvania State University, 1970; M.S., Florida State University, 1973; Ph.D., University of Texas Medical Branch, 1977.

Jin, Jun, Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering. (2003) B.S., Harbin Engineering University (China), 1991; M.S., Tianjin University (China), 1994; Ph.D., University of Central Florida, 2002.

*Jones, Glenn A., Professor of Marine Sciences and Oceanography. (1996) B.A., University of Rhode Island, 1977; M.S., Columbia University, 1979; Ph.D., Columbia University, 1983.

*Kanz, James E., Associate Professor of Biology. (1981) B.A., University of Washington, 1966; Ph.D., Tufts University, 1973.

*Klein, Douglas, Professor of Marine Sciences and Oceanography. (1979, 1987) B.S., Oregon State University, 1965; M.A., University of Texas at Austin, 1967; Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, 1969.

Knock, Susan L., Senior Lecturer in Marine Sciences. (1996, 2003). B.A., Colorado State College, 1975; Ph.D., University of Texas Medical Branch, 1988.

*Landry, Jr., Andre M., Professor of Marine Sciences and Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences. (1976, 1997) B.S., Tulane University, 1968; M.S., Texas A&M University, 1971; Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 1977.

Lesko, Melanie J., Senior Lecturer in Marine Sciences (1983, 1991). Associate Department Head, Marine Sciences. (1996) B.S., Lamar University, 1972; Ph.D., University of Houston, 1977.

*Linton, Thomas La Rue, Senior Lecturer in Marine Sciences and Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences. (1981, 1989) B.S., Lamar University, 1959; M.S., University of Oklahoma, 1961; Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1965.

Mark, Samuel E., Assistant Professor of Anthropology. (2002) B.S., Ball State University, 1980; B.A., Ball State University, 1980; Arabic Lang. Certificate, Defense Language Institute, U.S. Army, 1984; M.A., Texas A&M University, 1993; Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 2000.

Marshall, Christopher D., Assistant Professor of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences. (2001). B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1990; M.S., Nova Southeast University Oceanographic Center, 1992; Ph.D., University of Florida, 1997.

McCloy, James M., Professor of Marine Sciences, Interim Department Head of Marine Engineering Technology and Marine Transportation, Interim Superintendent of the Texas Maritime Academy and Associate Vice President for Research and Academic Affairs (Galveston) (1971, 1984, 1999, 2003). B.A., State College at Los Angeles, 1961; Ph.D., Louisiana State University, 1969.

McMullen, William T., Professor of Marine Sciences and Maritime Administration and Interim Department Head (1995, 2000). B.S., State University of New York Maritime College, 1964; M.B.A., University of Houston, 1973; Ph.D., University of Wales, 1993.

Merrell, William J., Professor of Marine Sciences. (1987, 1992). B.S., Sam Houston State College, 1965; M.A., Sam Houston State College, 1967; Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 1971.

Panchang, Vijay G., Professor and Department Head of Maritime Systems Engineering and Civil Engineering (2002). B.E., University of Poona (India), 1980; M.S., University of Maine, 1982; Ph.D., University of Maine, 1985.

Pearl, Frederic B., Assistant Professor of Marine Sciences (2000). B.A. San Diego State University, 1991; M.A., Texas A&M University, 1997, Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 2001.

Quigg, Antonietta S., Assistant Professor of Oceanography (2003). B.S., La Trobe University (Australia), 1989; B.S., La Trobe University (Australia), 1990; Ph.D., Monash University, Australia, 2000.

*Ravens, Thomas A., Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering. (1999) B.E., Dartmouth College, 1983; B.A., Dartmouth College, 1983; M.E., Dartmouth College, 1983; M.A., University of Massachusetts, 1990; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997.

*Ray, Sammy M., Professor Emeritus of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences. (1971, 1990) B.S., Louisiana State University, 1942; M.A., Rice University, 1952; Ph.D., Rice University, 1954.

*Rooker, Jay R., Assistant Professor of Marine Sciences and Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences. (1998) B.A., Gustavus Adolphus College, 1985; M.S., University of Puerto Rico, 1991; Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, 1997.

Rowe, Gilbert T., Professor and Head, Department of Marine Biology (Galveston), and Professor of Oceanography. (1987, 2003). B.S., Texas A&M University, 1964; M.S., Texas A&M University, 1966; Ph.D., Duke University, 1968 .

*Santschi, Peter H., Professor of Marine Sciences and Oceanography. (1988) B.S., Gymnasium Berne (Switzerland), 1963; M.S., University of Berne (Switzerland), 1971; Ph.D., University of Berne (Switzerland), 1975.

*Schlemmer, Frederick C., II, Associate Professor of Marine Sciences and Oceanography. (1978, 1985) B.S., U.S. Naval Academy, 1965; M.A., University of Southern Florida, 1971; Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 1978.

*Schmalz, Thomas G., Professor of Marine Sciences and Oceanography. (1981, 1996). B.S., Montana State University, 1970; Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1975.

*Schwarz, John R., Professor of Oceanography. (1976, 1986) B.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1967; Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1972.

Seitz, William A., Professor and Head, Marine Sciences and Oceanography (1977, 1992, 2002). B.A., Rice University, 1970; Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, 1973.

Sweetman, John A., Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering. B.S., University of Michigan, 1986; M.S., Texas A&M University, 1987; Ph.D., Stanford University, 2001.

*von Zharen, Wyndylyn, M., Professor of Marine Sciences, Oceanography and of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences. (1990, 2000) B.A., University of Florida, 1970; M.A., University of Florida, 1974; Ed.D., University of Florida, 1976; J.D., University of South Carolina School of Law, 1987; L.L.M., University of Texas School of Law, 1993.

*Wardle, William J., Associate Professor of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences. (1996) B.S., Lynchburg College, 1963; M.S., Texas A&M University, 1970; Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 1974.

*Webb, James W., Associate Professor of Rangeland Ecology and Management. (1982) B.S., University of South Carolina, 1966; M.S., University of Georgia, 1971; Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 1977.

*Wursig, Bernd E., Professor of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences. (1989) B.A., College of New Rochelle, 1969; B.S., Ohio State University, 1971; Ph.D., State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1978.

*Designates Joint Appointment