Master of Science in Marine Policy and Management

at University of New Haven USA

Chemistry is considered the "central science" because it connects the physical sciences with the life sciences and applied sciences. Our lives revolve around it. Chemistry is involved in everything we do, from growing and cooking food to cleaning our homes and bodies to launching a space shuttle.

As a chemistry major at the University of New Haven, you’ll study this powerful science in depth. The program is uniquely flexible, allowing you to concentrate, minor, or double major in related fields. You’ll create your own path — and be closely guided by our expert faculty along the way.

You will also:

• Gain hands-on experience that most colleges delay until graduate school
• Have access to state-of-the-art chemistry labs and equipment
• Be prepared for a career in a variety of fields, such as forensics, business, biotechnology, pharmaceutical research, or education
• Get real-world experience through internships
• Have the opportunity to study abroad at our Prato, Italy campus
• Collaborate with instructors through independent study, laboratory research, or a thesis topic
• Participate in the University of New Haven chapter of the American Chemical Society

As a mental health counselor, you’ll help individuals, groups, and families overcome challenges by providing them emotional and psychological support and assist them in improving their well-being.

As part of our innovative M.A. program in clinical mental health counseling, you'll study theories and skills related to mental health, substance use, and trauma interventions and learn how to apply them to connect with individuals and groups from diverse backgrounds.

Our 60-credit program is designed to meet the program requirements to be a Connecticut Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC). You will gain extensive fieldwork experience through counseling practicum opportunities and internships that match your interests and professional goals while developing the skills and knowledge to enhance and enrich individuals, families, groups and communities.

As part of our program, you can also supplement your education with the unique opportunity to pursue a concentration in forensic mental health or community development.

At the graduate level, the electrical engineering program allows students to flourish through analysis, design, development, or research on electrical and computer engineering systems while staying abreast of the latest trends in technology in focus areas such as communication, signal processing, power systems, control systems, and digital and computer systems.

Customize your pathFull-time and part-time students may choose a customized course of study while enjoying state-of-the-art facilities in small, personable classroom sizes.

Whether your goal is to become an entrepreneur or to pursue a career in a Fortune 500 company, a University of New Haven degree in business management will help you discover your niche and prepare you to set your sights on the top of the corporate ladder.

You’ll learn what it takes to manage staff, develop workable action plans, accomplish major goals, and thrive in the global business environment. You will be immersed in a leadership-building curriculum that includes courses in accounting, finance, marketing, economics, quantitative analysis, business law, and data management.

Specialize in an area you are passionate about
You can pursue our general management concentration, or you choose from one of these focus areas:

• Esports management: Learn how to become a leader in this billion dollar – and growing – industry by studying in the only esports administration program that is part of a business curriculum accredited by AACSB. Want a deeper immersion into the field? See our B.S. in Esports and Gaming.
• Sport management: Prepare for a career in professional sport management or collegiate athletics administration.
• Human resource management: Become a leader in helping to develop the most important capital of any business: its employees.
• Criminal Justice: Prepare to manage security forces, cybersecurity professionals, and others who mitigate the wide range of risks facing any private company or enterprise. Learn more.

As a chemical engineer, you will transform matter or energy into forms that benefit human beings. You might design clean energy solutions, do research and development in pharmaceuticals, or create new ways to feed the world’s growing population.

The foundation you will build in chemistry, physics, biology, and mathematics – and your collaborations involving engineering disciplines such as computer science, and mechanical, electrical, and civil engineering – will prepare you to rise to the challenges that face both the modern-day chemical engineer and the world. Those challenges — hallmarks of the early 21st century — include environmental integrity, limited resources, and human safety.

As a Chemical Engineering major at the University of New Haven, you will:

• Learn to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems

• Design and conduct experiments in state-of-the-art laboratories, then analyze and interpret data
• Master modern techniques, skills, and engineering tools
• Design systems, components, and processes to meet specific needs and comply with realistic economic, environmental, social, ethical, and political restraints
• Learn the fundamentals of thermodynamics, reactor design, process controls, and fluid dynamics
• Pursue research projects in conjunction with University of New Haven faculty
• Personalize coursework and focus in specific areas, such as biotechnology and environmental engineering
• Gain hands-on experience through lab experience, internships, and study abroad opportunities
• Participate in a Senior Design course, where you will complete a team project using current chemical engineering technology
• Have the opportunity to join on-campus clubs and organizations, including University of New Haven chapters of the American Chemical Society and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers as well as the Forensic Science and Chemistry Club

Marine Affairs is an interdisciplinary field that studies the relationships between humans and the marine environment with the goal of achieving sustainability of marine resources, as well as social and environmental justice.

Marine Affairs professionals work to develop better policies and management strategies to address the many complex issues related to human uses of the world’s coasts and oceans. Examples of some of the major issues we are currently facing include natural resource decline, pollution, climate change, impacts of coastal development, among others.

When you pursue a career in Marine Affairs, you will play an integral role in finding better ways to educate and inform the public about these issues and potential solutions.

You'll be prepared to pursue a career with a variety of entities, including government agencies that oversee the management of marine resources (e.g. NOAA and EPA or state and local agencies), as well as non-governmental organizations (NGOs) interested in creating solutions for the sustainable use of the marine and coastal resources and educating the public about these issues.

You'll also have opportunities with international organizations dedicated to preserving the environment or academic institutions, where you can teach and do research to inform better policies.

In addition, students who major in Marine Affairs go on to pursue advanced degrees in areas such as:

• Marine affairs, environmental policy and management, natural resource conservation
• Law – particularly environmental law and ocean law – and marine environmental advocacy and lobbying
• Science education and communication

Candidates are required to complete a minimum of 36 credits of graduate work, which may include an internship in national security. Transfer credit from other institutions may be permitted subject to the Graduate School policy on transfer credit detailed elsewhere in this catalog.

Students in the program are required to complete 18 credits of core courses and 18 credits of general electives.  Students must complete a capstone requirement of either NSPS 6693 - National Security Internship I or NSPS 6697 Thesis I and  NSPS 6698 Thesis II. If the six credit thesis option is selected, NSPS 6698  Thesis II will count toward electives.

Professionals who aspire to higher-level human resource leadership roles need to take that advice to heart. Those willing to engage in advanced education in this dynamic field will learn far more than they could by simply working within their current positions in HRM.

With the advanced knowledge gained through a master’s degree come major benefits: heightened respect for your perspective, a greater impact within the organization, and, of course, a higher salary than with a bachelor’s degree alone.

Our M.S. in Human Resources program is an advanced professional learning experience, designed to enable working professionals to rise to challenging and complex workplace situations in human resources and talent management.

Students examine each of the major areas of human resources:

• Recruitment and selection (talent acquisition and staffing)
• Compensation and benefits
• Performance motivation and management
• Employee relations
• Retention and turnover
• Workforce analysis and organizational design
• Leading and managing change
• Training, learning, and development (talent development)
• Strategic Human Resource thinking, planning and influencing

The Concentrations That Carve Out Your Future Career Path

Our M.S. in Human Resources program offers aspiring leaders three areas of concentration:

• Talent Management. You will create plans to recruit, hire, train, retain, and motivate a diverse and global workforce.
• Organizational Leadership. You will develop advanced interaction skills in working effectively with others as well the change management skills that will make you an influential leader.
• Employee Relations. You will use and apply conflict intervention and negotiation strategies in the management and resolution of workplace disputes.

A program grounded firmly in the University’s commitment to experiential education, the M.S. in Environmental Science program provides students with extensive hands-on learning opportunities both inside and outside of the classroom. Our shoreline location allows students to gain experience working in a variety of settings along the marsh and ocean areas of Long Island Sound — experiences that are complemented by work in our laboratories. Students also have the unique opportunity to study at the Gerace Research Centre on San Salvador Island in the Bahamas. With studies in environmental ecology, environmental geoscience, environmental health and management, geographical information systems, and other topics, the program allows students to customize their education to their individual career interests.

As a required component of the program, students complete a research project, thesis, or internship. These experiences have led our students to fulfilling careers in private environmental firms, government agencies, and more. Many students have also chosen to pursue doctoral study at other institutions following graduation.

Economics is the study of making choices. It is both a lens and an occupation. As a lens, economics enables us to view, organize, and explain the world around us in a coherent systematic manner. As an occupation, we find its fundamental principles are most often applied in the world of business, although not exclusively. Economics also prepares students for careers in fields as diverse as government service, law, and non-governmental institutions. Importantly, the economics degree offers outstanding preparation for graduate and professional programs.

The University of New Haven’s undergraduate program in economics provides students with the analytical and technical skills that are valued by employers. We place considerable emphasis on providing our students with the wide array of practical skills and acquired intelligence necessary to respond to a changing natural and human environment. Our graduates bring a high degree of critical thinking, solid writing, and presentations skills to their employment field of choice. They are well-adapted, attentive, and prepared to respond to the inevitability of surprise, spontaneity, and innovation.

In addition to the General Education requirements, the B.A. Economics requires 33 credits. The 33-credit program is comprised of 24 credits of courses required for all B.A. Economics majors and 9 credits from one of two concentrations. The Behavioral Economics concentration entails taking a series of more specialized economics courses leading towards the Behavioral Economics focus. Alternatively, a student can choose to retain a more general and broader overview of Economics through the General Economics concentration

Progam Outcomes 

• Students will produce descriptive economic analysis.
• Students will demonstrate analyzes of an economic problem and show normative solution.
• Students will show ability to apply critical thinking to solve an economic problem
• Students will analyze data by using quantitative techniques through modeling.
• Student will demonstrate the knowledge of analytical skills by economic modeling.
• Students will use different software’s to show technical skills. 
• Students will recognize the multidisciplinary thinking.
• Students will demonstrate solutions to the complex human interactions and economic sustainability.
• Students will prepare and deliver an oral presentation on an economic topic.