http://www.ecu.edu/cs-acad/grcat/programCRM.cfm
Coastal Resources Management
Lauriston R King Hans Vogelsong, Program Director, 377 Flanagan
Building
PhD in Coastal Resources Management
The PhD program in coastal resources management (CRM) seeks to meet
the need for scientifically trained specialists able to move effectively
between the worlds of academia, research, policy, and management through
an interdisciplinary program of study, experience, and research. focuses on
building skills in acquisition, interpretation, and synthesis of scientific
information on coastal environments and populations. These skills are
developed through a curriculum of traditional disciplinary course work,
dissertation research, special seminars, and internships with government
agencies and private sector organizations.
Each student focuses in one of the programs’ three four areas of
concentration (coastal and estuarine ecology; coastal geosciences; social
science and public policyecology, geoscience, social science, maritime
studies), while developing a fundamental understanding of basic theory and
methodology in one two of the two three other areas. The program provides
specialized specific knowledge in one of these areas; either estuarine/coastal
ecology, coastal plain/continental margin geology, marine social science
and public policy, or maritime cultural heritage; general knowledge of
theory and methodology in one two related areas; background an
introduction to the structures, processes, and implementation of in the
structure and functioning of coastal/marine policy and management; and
understanding of the mechanisms by which scientific information is used in
the formulation of public policy and site- or resource-specific decisions
involving the use of coastal resources.
Curriculum
The doctoral program requires a minimum of 65 53 s.h. of course work
beyond a relevant baccalaureate degree, 29 23 s.h. of which are general
requirements taken by all students in the program. These courses, designed
to provide background essential to all three four areas are CRM 7005; 7006;
7007; 7008; and 9000; GEOL 7002; GRAD 7004; BIOL 7003; and PADM
7004.include BIOS 7021; CRM 6100, 6200, 6300, 9000 (9 s.h.), 9400.
Students select a primary area of concentration of 18 s.h. and one two
complementary area of 9 6 s.h. each, which provide breadth of knowledge
about theory and methodology in disciplines outside the primary area.
Elective course work totaling 6 s.h. completes the minimum 65 s.h.
specified above.
Please contact the program director of CRM for more details concerning
application procedures, admission requirements, and specific academic
expectations. requirements.
http://www.ecu.edu/cs-acad/grcat/coursesCRM.cfm
CRM: COASTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
6100. Introduction to Coastal Problems and Their Management (2)
Coastal environment, coastal resources, structure and role of government in
coastal resources policy, critical research issues in coastal and estuarine ecology,
coastal geosciences, marine affairs and policy, and maritime studies.
7005. Human Dimensions of Coastal Management (3)
P: Graduate standing in the CRM PhD program or consent of instructor.
Concepts, theories, and measurements of individual and group values, attitudes,
and behavior in resource management.
7006. Seminar in Coastal Issues and Professional Development (1,1,1,1) Must
register for 4 consecutive semesters for a maximum of 4sh. May be repeated.
Topics include analysis of coastal issues; proposal and dissertation preparation;
professional communications; ethics in research.
7007. 6200. Research Design in Marine and Coastal Studies (3)
P: Graduate standing in CRM PhD program or consent of instructor.
Fundamentals of planning, evaluation, and implementation in marine research.
design in marine and coastal related scientific research.
7008. Data Analysis (3)
P: Graduate standing in CRM PhD program or consent of instructor. Statistical,
quantitative, qualitative, and spatial techniques for coastal research.
7010. Special Topics in Coastal Science and Policy (2,3)
May be repeated for credit for a maximum of 9 hours P: Consent of instructor.
Readings, presentations, and critical analysis of literature in coastal science and
policy.
7011. Special Topics in Coastal Research and Methodology (1,2,3)
P: Consent of instructor. Readings, classroom, laboratory and field work on
specific research instruments, measurements, and techniques. May be repeated.
7012. Directed Study (1,2,3)
May be repeated for a maximum of 9 s.h. P: Consent of instructor. Individual
student research under the guidance of a graduate faculty member.
7300 6300. Case Studies of Coastal Management Issues (3)
P: Graduate standing in CRM PhD program or consent of instructor. Teams of
students with varying disciplinary backgrounds examine application of scientific
data to specific coastal issues of concern to coastal management agencies and
private sector organizations.
9000. Dissertation (3)
May be repeated. May count maximum of 9 21 s.h.
9001. Dissertation: Summer Research (1)
May be repeated. No credit may count toward degree. Students conducting
dissertation research may only register for this course during the summer.
9400. Coastal Management Internship (3)
P: Consent of program director. Supervised internship with government agency,
private sector business or organization, or non-profit group that has coastal
resources management responsibilities, concerns, or activities.