MARA 4500 - Research Method in Marine Affairs

Prerequisites: grades of C or better in MARA 1101, MARA 2223, MARA 3204, MARN 3320, and at least one Marine Affairs restricted elective. This course is the first in a required three-course sequence concerned with the research process as utilized in the field of marine affairs. It is a reading and writing intensive course focused on examining the research methods typically employed by marine affairs specialists. Students are expected to incorporate at least one of these methods into their senior thesis proposal which they will develop as part of this class. 3 credits