Dalhousie University. Faculty of Science. Marine Affair Program

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Dalhousie University. Faculty of Science. Marine Affair Program

• Dalhousie University. Faculty of Law. Marine Affairs Program (1988-1992)
• Dalhousie University. Faculty of Graduate Studies. Marine Affairs Program (1992-2004)
• Dalhousie University. Faculty of Management. Marine Affairs Studies (2004-2013)

1988-

Dalhousie University's Marine Affairs Program (MAP) was first offered in 1988 as a one-year interdisciplinary graduate diploma program though the Law School. Dalhousie had been developing teaching and research programs in marine affairs since 1945, which were focused exclusively on the marine sciences. The 1970s saw the introduction of marine-related law and social science programs, and by the late seventies there were seven ocean-related institutes and centres established at Dalhousie. The Dalhousie Ocean Studies Council was established to coordinate and develop integrated ocean research and studies within the university and with external bodies such as the Bedford Institute.

The proposal for a marine affairs diploma program with funding assistance from the International Centre for Ocean Development (ICOD) was submitted to Senate and MPHEC in 1986 and approved in 1987. Core courses were taken at Dalhousie, with electives offered through both Saint Mary’s University and the Technical University of Nova Scotia.

In 1992-1993 the program offered a Master of Marine Management (MIM) degree and program administration was moved to the Faculty of Graduate Studies. MAP moved again in 2005 to the Faculty of Management, where it stayed until 2013, when it moved to its current home within the Faculty of Sciences.

Marine Affairs Program is located in Room 807 in the Life Sciences Centre, Studley Campus.

Marine Affairs Program (MAP) at Dalhousie University provides an interdisciplinary learning environment to advance the sustainable use of the world’s diverse coastal and ocean environments. In education, research and outreach, MAP seeks to develop marine management professionals through the Master of Marine Management degree program, a 16-month professional, non-thesis and interdisciplinary degree program offering courses in the marine, social, management and political sciences. Students undertake internship placements that contribute to their graduate project research and have an emphasis on the management of a selected topic pertinent to the coastal and marine environment.

As well as teaching, MAP faculty members are advancing research in their fields and have particular areas of expertise including indigenous land use, ocean governance, food security and ecosystem based management.

The basic statute relating to Dalhousie University is Chapter 24 of the Acts of 1863. This statute replaced earlier statutes, and the 1863 statute itself has been amended and supplemented several times over the years. The provisions of these various statutes provide for the establishment and regulation of the university, the membership of the Board of Governors and its rights and powers, the authority of senate for the internal regulation of the university (subject to the approval of the board), and various other matters.

Marine Affairs Program is within the Faculty of Science and is administered by a director chosen from among a large body of cross-appointed faculty from the faculties of Science, Law, Arts and Social Sciences, Management and Engineering.

Dalhousie University. Faculty of Science (1988-)

Dalhousie University. Faculty of Management (1975-)

Dalhousie University. Faculty of Graduate Studies (1949-)

Dalhousie University. Schulich School of Law (1883-)

Presidents Office fonds (UA-3, Box 50, Folder 13)
Dalhousie University Calendars (MS-1-Ref)
https://www.dal.ca/news/today/2013/07/09/marine_affairs_program_moves_to_the_faculty_of_science.html