Undergraduate Offering:
MS 101 Oceans (LTDavid, FPSiringan, GSJacinto,
ATYñiquez and MLMcGlone) MS
102 The Marine Sciences (MAJMeñez,
EGFortes, ATYñiguez and PCCabaitan) MS 1 Oceans
and Us (LTDavid, MJRPante, GSJacinto, ATYniguez, FPSiringan, RRGotanco, CGConaco, LSReyes, CBJaraula)
Graduate Offering: Courses offered for FIRST SEMESTER:
CORE
MS 201 Ocean Physics and Chemistry (LSReyes/LTDavid) MS
210 Physical Oceanography (CLVillanoy, LTDavid) MS
220 Chemical Oceanography (MLSMcGlone, GSJacinto) MS
240 Biological Oceanography (MHTYap)
ELECTIVES
MS 250 Marine
Ecology (HTYap) MS 253 Marine Chemical Ecology (TBA) MS 255 Coral
Reef Ecosystems (PMAliño, PCCabaitan) MS 256 Marine Algae (EGFortes) MS 270 Biochemistry of Marine Organisms (AOLluisma/CGConaco/LSReyes) MS 278 Marine
Natural Products (every even year) (GPConcepcion/LSReyes) MS 280 Management of Marine Resources (every
even year) (PMAlino, MAJMeñez) MS 397 Special Topics: Behavioral Ecology (MAJMeñez) MS 397 Special Topics: Emerging Marine
non-Model Organisms (CGConaco) MS 397 Special Topics: Gene Expression
Control (CGConaco) MS 397 Special Topics: Next-Generation
Molecular Ecology and Evolution (RRGotanco) MS 397 Special Topics: Biological Structures (GPConcepcion et al) MS 397 Special Topics: Coastal
Geomorpholy (FPSiringan) MS 398 Adv. Methods in Marine Science:
Biostatistics (MJRPante) MS 398 Adv. Methods in Marine Science:
Ecological Modeling (ATYñiguez) MS
398 Adv. Methods in Marine
Science: Practical Computer Programming (AOLluisma) MS 398 Adv. Methods in Mar Sci: Data Analysis
Methods in Ocean (CLVillanoy) MS 398 Adv. Methods in Marine Science: Ocean
Remote Sensing & Image Analysis (LTDavid)
SEMINAR
MS 396 Seminar (Marine Biology) MS 396 Seminar (Marine Biotechnology)
Courses Offered for SECOND SEMESTER:
CORE MS 230 Geological
Oceanography (FPSiringan) MS
240 Biological Oceanography (MHTYap)
ELECTIVES
MS 213 Dynamics of Oceans (CLVillanoy) MS 214 Waves and Tides (every odd year) (CLVillanoy/LTDavid) MS 216 Numerical Ocean Modeling (every odd
year) (CLVillanoy/LTDavid) MS 217 Coastal and Estuarine Oceanography (LTDavid) MS 221 Marine Geochemistry (GSJacinto/CBJaraula) MS 222 Chemistry of Marine Coastal
Environments (every odd year) (GSJacinto/CBJaraula) MS 226 Marine Pollution Chemistry (GSJacinto/MLMcGlone) MS 226.1 Marine Pollution Chemistry laboratory (GSJacinto/MLMcGlone) MS 242 Marine
Microbiology (CGConaco/WReichardt) MS 251 Population Biology of Marine Organisms (MAJMeñez) MS 252 Marine Biogeography (every odd year) (PMAliño) MS 258 Marine Fishes (HOArceo) MS
260 Marine Biodiversity Team
teaching: Marine Biology Academic Group MS 272 Marine
Biotechnology (AOLluisma) MS 273 Marine Biotechnology II (LSReyes) MS 354 Marine Ecosystems Dynamics (HTYap) MS 361 Reproductive
Biology (MAJMeñez) MS 366 Population Genetics of Marine
Organisms (RRGotanco) MS 385 Marine Toxinology (LSReyes) MS 396 Seminar: Current Topics in Marine Science (All MSI Faculty) MS 397 Spl Topics: Physical-Biological
Interactions in the Oceans (ATYñiguez) MS 397 Spl Topics: Coral Reef
Restoration (PCCabaitan) MS 398 Adv
Meth in Mar Sci: Applied Multivariate Data Analysis (MJRPante) MS 398 Adv. Methods in Marine Science:
Techniques in Coral Reef Ecology (PCCabaitan) MS 398 Adv. Methods in Marine Science:
Molecular Biology Methods for Marine Science (CGConaco/RRGotanco) MS 398 Adv. Methods in Marine Science:
Seaweed Research, Physiological Methods, Seaweed Assessment (EGFortes) MS
398 Adv. Methods in Marine
Science: Natural Products and Biomedical Research (LSReyes) MS 397 Special
Topics: Seaweed Utilization (LSReyes) MS 397 Special Topics: Methods & Problems
of Research (GSJacinto)
SEMINAR
MS 396 Seminar 1: Current Topics in Marine Science (All MSI Faculty, for all MS Students) MS 396 Seminar (Physical Sciences)
Courses offered
previously MS 397 Special Topics: Applications of Mol
Biol & Biochem Tech to Mar Studies MS 397 Special Topics: Geometrics
Morphometrics (MJRPante) MS 397 Special Topics: The Sediment Record of
Environmental Change (FPSiringan) MS 397 Special Topics: Reproductive Biology
of Red Algae (EGFortes) MS 397 Special Topics: Seaweed Productivity
and Functional Morphology (EGFortes) MS 398 Advanced Methods in Mar Sci: Collection,
Preservation, Documentation & computer Management of
marine biodiversity data (every even year) (EGFortes) MS
398 Advanced Methods in Marine
Science: Analysis of Molecular Sequences (AOLluisma) MS 398 Adv Meth in Mar Sci: Bioinformatics for Phylogenetics (AOLluisma) MS 399 Research:
Molecular Phylogenetics (every even year) (AOLluisma) Courses without
regular faculty MS 246 Marine Phytoplankton (RVAzanza) MS 248 Marine Zooplankton MS 254 Seagrasses and Mangroves MS 261 Physiology of Marine Algae (every odd
year) (RVAzanza) MS 283 Marine Agronomy (every even year) MS 356 Phylogeny and Systematics of Marine
Organisms MS 360 Physiology of Marine Organisms
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Revised July 2016 - DDI
Professional Masters in Tropical Marine Ecosystem Management (PM-TMEM)
1st Trimester (12 units)
Module
1 – TMEM in the Coral Triangle
TMEM
201. Tropical Marine Ecosystems. Ecological foundations of tropical marine ecosystems
TMEM
210. Intercultural Understanding in the Management of Tropical Marine
Ecosystems. Introduction
of intercultural competence as an essential skill of effective tropical marine
ecosystem managers
Module
2 – Fundamentals of Tropical Marine Ecosystem Management
TMEM
202. Dynamics of Tropical Marine Socio-Ecological Systems. Interactions of social, political, cultural,
economic, and ecological issues in tropical marine ecosystems
TMEM
203. Marine Environmental Planning and Management. Principles and tools of marine
environmental planning and management
2nd
Trimester (10 units)
Module
3 – Management and Governance of Tropical Marine Ecosystems
TMEM
220. Marine Protected Area Management and Governance. Integration of socio-ecological systems and
designs; legal frameworks, governance and administration principles, and
sustainable financing schemes
TMEM
211. Communication in Tropical Marine Ecosystem Management. Concepts, principles, processes, and
necessary tools of communicating knowledge, issues, and policies for
stakeholders involved in tropical marine ecosystem management
Module 4 – Strategic Planning for
Tropical Marine Ecosystem Management
TMEM
221. Strategic Planning for Marine Protected Areas. Application of strategic planning
principles and tools for Marine Protected Areas
TMEM
296. Seminar
3rd Trimester (10 units)
Module
5 –Marine Protected Area Management Plan Implementation
TMEM
222. Implementation of the Marine Protected Area Management Plan.
Management
processes, systems and standards that support the day-to-day operations of
single site Marine Protected Areas
Module
6 – Marine Protected Area Systems
TMEM
223. Marine Protected Area Networks and Large Marine Ecosystems. Networking
and alliance building within and among local, provincial, and national
entities for the governance of marine protected area networks and large marine
ecosystems
4th
Trimester (3
units)
Module 7 – Tropical Marine Ecosystem
Management Effectiveness and Good Governance
TMEM
297. Special
Problem
