School Programmes

CERTIFICATE PROGRAMMES

• CERTIFICATE IN OCEAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

  Special Admission Requirements: To be admitted to a Certificate in Ocean Resources Management as a mature student, a person shall have passed LLF11 or have been granted an exemption on proof of a comparable level of literacy.

  Programme Requirements: The Certificate in Ocean Resources Management consists of six courses. Students intending to proceed to the Diploma in Ocean Resources Management and Policy must pass:

  Courses: EC100 or EC102; plus MS111 and one other 100 level MS course approved by the Dean or nominee, plus MS201; plus two other courses approved by the Dean or nominee.
  

• CERTIFICATE IN SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES

  Programme Requirements: The Certificate in Sustainable Fisheries consists of six courses.

  Courses: BI108, EC100, MS111, MA112, MS207; plus one of the following BI102, GS100, MA102, MS204, MS206 or other course approved by the Dean or nominee.
  

DIPLOMA PROGRAMMES

• DIPLOMA IN OCEAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND POLICY

  Programme Requirements: The Diploma in Ocean Resources Management and Policy consists of twelve courses

  Courses: EC100 or one other 100 level EC course approved by the Dean or nominee, MS111; plus one other 100 level MS course approved by the Dean or nominee, plus MS201, MS203, MS205, MS301,MS304; plus four of MG101, MS204, MS206, MS302, MS303, MS306 or other courses approved by the Dean or nominee.
  

BACHELOR'S DEGREE PROGRAMMES

BACHELOR OF ARTS MAJOR DISCIPLINES

• Marine Affairs

  This major is designed for people who will be responsible for policy formulation and decision making on the development and management of ocean resources and other marine uses, for example departments of foreign affairs, justice, economics and central planning, fisheries, mineral resources, environment, shipping and trade, energy, tourism etc.

  Courses for a Single Major: UU100, UU114, MS111, MS112; plus any four 100-ttlevel courses; plus UU200, UU204 MS203; plus at least three of: MS201, MS204, MS205, MS206, MS207, MS211, MS213; plus at least three of: MS301, MS302, MS303, MS304, MS305, MS306, MS307, MS311, MS312, MS324.

  Courses a Double Major: UU100, UU114, MS111, MS112, UU200, UU204 MS203; plus at least one of: MS201, MS204, MS205, MS206, MS207, MS211, MS213; plus at least two of: MS301, MS302, MS303, MS304, MS305, MS306, MS307, MS311, MS312, MS324.

  Courses for a Minor: MS111, MS112; plus at least one from any 200-level MS course and at least one from any 300-level MS course.
  

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE – PRESCRIBED PROGRAMMES

• BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MARINE SCIENCE

  MS111; plus MS112 or PH102; plus BI108, CH101; plus MA102 or MA111; plus UU100, UU114; plus any one of: BI102, CH102, GE101, GS100, MA111, PH106, ST130; plus BI/MS202, BI206; plus MS206 or GS201 or GS211; plus MS211, MS213, UU200, UU204; plus any one of: BI201, CH204, GE201, GS211, MS201, MS204, MS207, PH202; plus BI/MS305, BI/ MS307, MS306; plus any three of: BI304, BI308, CH311, GE301, GS301, PH301, MS301, MS302, MS303, MS304, MS311, MS312, MS313, MS324.
  
  

POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES

• POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN MARINE AFFAIRS

Courses: MS441, MS442; plus two 400-level elective courses approved by Senate or its delegate. It is recommended that one of the electives be SC400 or a similar research methods course.

• POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN MARINE SCIENCE

  Courses: MS441, MS442; plus two 400-level elective courses approved by Senate or its delegate. It is recommended that one of the electives be SC400 or a similar research methods course.

MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAMMES

• MASTER OF ARTS IN MARINE AFFAIRS

The Masters programme consists of a thesis or two postgraduate courses plus and a Supervised Research Project.

• MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MARINE SCIENCE

  The Masters programme consists of a thesis or two postgraduate courses plus and a Supervised Research Project.

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

• USP offers a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in most disciplines taught at postgraduate level at USP. Students interested in progressing from a master's programme to doctoral studies are advised to contact the relevant Faculty Dean. The Admission and Programme Regulations governing the Doctor of Philosophy appear in page 201 of USP Calendar 2012.