College of Science & Mathematics
Department of Biological Sciences
Master of Marine & Environmental Science
The Master of Marine and Environmental Science (MMES) degrees provide students with the training and skills necessary for planning, conducting, and evaluating research in marine and environmental science. Additionally, students explore how to utilize research to manage natural resources, with a particular focus on the issues and challenges related to natural resource management in the Caribbean region. The program draws upon the expertise of faculty within several units of the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI), in particular the Center for Marine and Environmental Studies and the College of Science and Mathematics. Further, it is a bridge between academia and natural resource management sectors within the US Virgin Islands, the greater Caribbean, and beyond.
Two MMES degrees are offered: Master of Science and Professional Science Master
The MMES Program offers two degrees: a thesis-focused Master of Science (MS) and a non-thesis, experience-focused Professional Science Master (PSM). All MMES students attend core courses on UVI's Orville E. Kean campus on St. Thomas during their first year. The core courses provide broad theoretical and practical background and tools for effectively conducting scientific research, managing natural resources, and communicating the results of research and management decisions to various audiences. MMES students also work with their advisor and committee to develop their thesis research or professional internship proposal during their first year. Students spend their second year conducting their thesis research or professional internship and taking elective courses (selected examples listed under "Graduation Requirements").
Short-term research and internship projects are open to MS and PSM students throughout
their academic program. Please see the "Research Areas and Faculty" below for research
in which our students and faculty are active. The internship partners tab lists examples
of student projects and organizations and agencies currently sponsoring MMES interns.
Past internships have included work with The Nature Conservancy, the Virgin Islands
Marine Advisory Service, Coral World, and the Virgin Islands Department of Planning
and Natural Resources.
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For More Information Contact:
| Dean | Sandra Romano, Ph.D. |
| Program Director | Marianne Moore, PhD. |
| Program Coordinator | Sophia McKenzie |
