The B.A. in Maritime Studies requires a foundation of courses including 6 credits of introductory courses at the 100 level as prereqisites to the upper division courses, 15 credits of interdisciplinary courses at the 200 level, 12 credits at the 200 level in a specific disciplinary concentration, and 12 credits at the 200 level in related courses.
The two 100 level introductory courses are MAST 101-Introduction to Maritime Studies and MARN 135-The Sea Around Us. For course descriptions, follow the Curriculum link on the navigation bar on the left side of this page.
The five 200 level interdisciplinary courses are ECON 233-Economics of the Ocean, ENGL 237-Maritime Literature, HIST 245-Atlantic Voyages, POLS 259-Maritime Law, and MAST 2XX-Maritime Studies Senior Seminar.
The four 200 level related courses include course from across the university
that provide additional Maritime-related topics in numerous disciplines.
Example courses are:
ARE 234 - Environmental and Resource Policy
ARE 235 - Environmental and Resource Economics
ARE 257 - Benefit Cost Analysis and Resource Management
ARTH 276 - Caribbean Art, 19th and 20th Centuries
ARTH 283 - Investigation of Special Topics
ART 238 - Investigation of Special Topics
ENGL 238 - Non-fiction Literature of the Sea
ENGL 239 - Nature Writing
GEOG 236 - Human Modifications of Natural Environments
GEOG 237 - Environmental Planning and Management
GEOG 286W - Environmental Evaluation and Assessment
GEOG 288W - Regional Development and Policy
GEOL 205 - Current Issues in Environmental Science
HIST 249 - Rise of US Global Power
HIST 285 - Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Spanish Caribbean
HIST 292W - Biography as History
HIST 295W - History Through Fiction
HIST 298 - The Slave Trade in the Modern Atlantic World
JOUR 245 - Specialized Journalism
MARN 240 - Seminar on Marine Mammals (joint program with Mystic Aquarium)
MARN 244 - Coastal Ecology (joint program with Mystic Aquarium)
NRME 204 - Wetlands Biology and Conservation
NRME 239 - Natural Resource Planning and Management
NRME 240 - Environmental Law
For a typical plan of study for a student planning to receive a B.A. in Maritime Studies see Sample Plans of Study.