Minors + Concentrations

BS in International Maritime Business

 

Minors

A minor is a program of study of at least 18 credits outside the student’s major that typically begins in the junior year with courses taken between semesters five through eight. With departmental permission, students with a 2.5 or higher cumulative grade point average (CGPA) may declare a minor. To declare a minor prior to the junior year, a student must also have completed either Calculus I or Applied Calculus. Minor classes must be taken at the Academy. With the exception of department electives or free electives, a course cannot fulfill both a minor requirement and a major, general education, or support course requirement. 

The following minors and concentrations are currently offered at Massachusetts Maritime Academy for International Maritime Business majors.

Coordinator: Professor George Cadwalader

The minor in Homeland Security is offered to students in all majors. The minor is intended to provide students with a broad understanding of the international and domestic security issues involved in homeland security. Courses provide a focus on various professions and levels of government involved in homeland security and on related topic areas. Emergency Management students are required to complete any six of the courses listed below. Students in other majors are required to complete three of the courses listed below as well as EM-2213 National Security in Emergency Management, EM-4226 Transportation Security, and EM-3214 International Terrorism.

  • EM-3214 International Terrorism
  • EM-4112 Fire Dynamics
  • EM-7220 Cyber Security
  • EM-7221 Military Operations   and Security
  • EM-7222 Legal Issues in Homeland and National Security
  • EM-7223 Select Issues in Law Enforcement
  • EM-7224 Transnational Crime 
  • EM-7226  Fundamentals of Leadership
  • EM-7230  EM Budgets & Grants
  • EM-7229  Search & Rescue Policy & Practice
  • SS-2232 World Economic Geography
  • SS-2233 Political Geography
  • SS-4317 Intelligence and National Security Policy

Coordinator: Professor Kristin Osborne

Open to all majors. To earn a minor in Marine Biology, students must complete six of the seven courses listed below: 

  • MS-4305 Principles of Aquaculture
  • MS-4321 Biology of Fishes 
  • MS-4322 Marine Botany
  • MS-4329 Marine Mammals 
  • MS-4333 Marine Invertebrate Zoology
  • MS-4334 Tropical Marine Ecology 
  • MS-4342 Marine Microbiology

Coordinator: Heather Burton

Open to all majors except Marine Science, Safety and Environmental Protection. Students must complete each of the following six courses:

  • MS-1111 Fundamentals of Occupational Health & Safety
  • MS-1211 Current Environmental Problems 
  • MS-3142 Environmental Law
  • MS-4263 Oil Spill Management
  • MS-4271 Advanced Principles   of Occupational Health & Safety 
  • MS-4341 Ecological Sustainability

 Coordinator: Professor Heather Burton.

To earn a minor in Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS), students must complete six (6) specified courses below.

  • MS-1111 Fundamentals of Occupational Health and Safety (for all majors except MSSEP)
  • MS-4271 Advanced Principles of Occupational Health and Safety
  • MS-4272 Environmental Health and Safety Audit
  • EM-2111 Infectious Agents  (for all majors except EM)
  • EM-3213 Public Health Issues in Emergency Management (for all majors except EM)
  • MS-4273 Construction Site Safety
  • EM-7227 Strategies in Waste Management
  • MS-4343 Critical Elements of Safety Management Systems


Concentrations

With departmental permission, students with a minimum CGPA of 2.5 may enroll in a concentration of study. A concentration is a program of study with at least 12 credits within the student’s major field but not prescribed in the major program. These courses are typically taken during semesters five through eight. Concentration courses must be taken at the Academy. With the exception of department electives or free electives, a course cannot fulfill both a concentration requirement and a major, general education, or support course requirement. 

The following concentrations are currently offered at Massachusetts Maritime Academy for International Maritime Business majors. 

Coordinator: Professor George Cadwalader

Open to all majors. This concentration gives Emergency Management students the opportunity to use their four free electives for specialized study of homeland security.

Required Courses:

  • EM-3214 International Terrorism
  • EM-7220 Cyber Security 

And two of the following electives:

  • EM-4112 Fire Dynamics
  • EM-7221 Military Operations and Security 
  • EM-7222 Legal Issues in Homeland and National Security
  • EM-7223 Select Issues in Law Enforcement 
  • EM-7224 Transnational Crime
  • EM-7226  Fundamentals of Leadership
  • EM-7230  EM Budgets & Grants
  • EM-7229  Search & Rescue Policy & Practice
  • SS-2232 World Economic Geography 
  • SS-2233 Political Geography
  • SS-4317 Intelligence and National Security Policy

Coordinator: Professor Kristin Osborne

Open to all majors. To earn a concentration in Marine Biology, students must complete four (4) of the seven courses listed below: 

  • MS-4305 Principles of Aquaculture
  • MS-4321 Biology of Fishes 
  • MS-4322 Marine Botany
  • MS-4329 Marine Mammals
  • MS-4333 Marine Invertebrate Zoology
  • MS-4334 Tropical Marine Ecology 
  • MS-4342 Marine Microbiology

 Coordinator: Professor Heather Burton

To earn a concentration in Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS), students must complete any four (4) specified courses below.

  • MS-1111 Fundamentals of Occupational Health and Safety (for all majors except MSSEP)
  • MS-4271 Advanced Principles of Occupational Health and Safety
  • MS-4272 Environmental Health and Safety Audit
  • EM-2111 Infectious Agents  (for all majors except EM)
  • EM-3213 Public Health Issues in Emergency Management (for all majors except EM)
  • MS-4273 Construction Site Safety
  • EM-7227 Strategies in Waste Management
  • MS-4343 Critical Elements of Safety Management Systems