PSM Program Proposed Course Schedule*
Fall 1st Year
Quantitative Fisheries Track
| Course | Instructor |
|---|---|
| MEES 688-0401-Fish Ecology (3 credits) | Dr.s Chigbu & May UMES |
| MEES 688-0101-Scientific Communications (4 credits) | Dr.s Mitra, Chigbu, Ruby, Pitula, Stevens UMES |
| MEES 688-0201-Fisheries Survey Sampling (3 credits) | Dr. Stevens UMES |
| Total = 10 credits |
Resource Economics Track
| Course | Instructor |
|---|---|
| MEES 650: Econometrics (4 credits) | Dr. Gong UMES |
| MEES 688-0101-Scientific Communications (4 credits) | Dr.s Mitra, Chigbu, Ruby, Pitula, Stevens UMES |
| Advanced Microeconomic Theory (3 credits) | Dr. Tubene UMES |
| Total = 11 credits |
Spring 1st Year
Quantitative Fisheries Track
| Course | Instructor |
|---|---|
| MEES 642-0101: Intro. to Fish Pop. Dynamics & Stock Assessment (4 credits ) | Dr.s Chigbu, Alade UMES |
| MEES 688-0101-Marine Population Dynamics (3 credits) | Dr. Die UM-RSMAS |
| MEES 644: 0101-Multivariate Statistics (3 credits) | Dr. Malik UMES |
| Total= 10 credits |
Resource Economics Track
| Course | Instructor |
|---|---|
| MEES 642: Intro to Fish Pop. Dynamics & Stock Assessment (4 credits) | Dr.s Chigbu, Alade UMES |
| Research Methods in Environmental & Resource Economics (3 credits) | Dr. Gong UMES |
| MEES 644: 0101-Multivariate Statistics (3 credits) | Dr. Malik UMES |
| Total= 10 credits |
1st Summer
Quantitative Fisheries Track
| Course | Instructor |
|---|---|
| MEES 699: Non-thesis Research Project (Internship) (3 credits) | |
| Total= 3 credits |
Resource Economics Track
| Course | Instructor |
|---|---|
| MEES 699: Non-thesis Research Project (Internship) (3 credits) | |
| Total= 3 credits |
Fall 2nd Year
Quantitative Fisheries Track
| Course | Instructor |
|---|---|
| MEES 643: Risk & Decision Analysis in Natural Resources Management (3 credits) | Dr. Ali UMES |
| MEES 688P: Personnel Dev., Management & Evaluation (3 credits) | Dr. Costello UMES |
| Total = 6 credits |
Resource Economics Track
| Course | Instructor |
|---|---|
| MEES 643: Risk & Decision Analysis in Natural Resources Management (3credits) | Dr. Ali UMES |
| MEES 688P: Personnel Dev., Management & Evaluation (3 credits) | Dr. Costello UMES |
| MEES 649: Economics of Renewable Resources (3 credits) | |
| Total = 9 credits |
Spring 2nd Year (Final Semester)
Quantitative Fisheries Track
| Course | Instructor |
|---|---|
| MEES 640-0101: Intro. to Environ. & Resource Econ. (3 credits). | Dr.s Tubene, Gong, Ali UMES |
| MEES 688-0301: Ethics in Business, Fisheries Manage. & Resource Econ. (3 Credits) | Dr. Buzzetto-More UMES |
| MEES 688:0401-Bayesian Statistics (3 credits) | Dr. Babcook UM-RSMAS |
| Total 9 credits |
Resource Economics Track
| Course | Instructor |
|---|---|
| MEES 652: Marine Resource Economics & Policy (3 credits) | |
| MEES 688-0301: Ethics in Business, Fisheries Manage. & Resource Econ. (3 Credits) | Dr. Buzzetto-More UMES |
| Total 6 credits |
Quantitative Fisheries Track
Overall Total Credit Hours: 38
Resource Economics Track
Overall Total Credit Hours: 39
*Students can be accepted to start in the Spring with the course schedule adjusted to correspond to Spring and Fall only, course offerings.

