Interested in joinging MOP? Complete the information form for MOP.

MOP Application (Word Doc) or (PDF)

The Marine Option Program Certificate Requirements

12 semester hours & a project/internship
The goals of MOP are to:

1. Provide an opportunity for undergraduate students in any discipline to acquire a marine orientation during his/her residency at UH Hilo;
2. Add focus and relevance to the academic marine courses by aiding the students in acquiring a practical “marine skill”;
3. Help each MOP student, through counseling, discover and implement his/her individual marine-oriented educational career goals;
4. Provide special seminars and interdisciplinary courses designed to acquaint the undergraduate student with the many facets of marine affairs; and
5. Provide opportunities and guidance to students who wish to contribute their talents by working toward solutions for social and environmental ocean-related problems.

Required Classes: MARE 100 (1) Marine Option Program Seminar

And...

1. Survey class (3 credits) BIOL/MARE 171 (3) Marine Biology OR MARE 201 (3) Oceanography
2. Interdisciplinary class (3 credits) Choose from: BIOL 425 (3) Water Quality and Aquatic Productivity (same as AQUA 425 and MARE 420) ECON 380 (3) Natural Resource and Environmental Economics GEOG 101 (3) Geography and the Natural Environment GEOG 319 (3) Natural Hazards and Disasters GEOG 326 (3) Natural Resources GEOG 332 (3) Geography of the Hawaiian Islands GEOG 335 (3) Geography of Oceania GEOG 440 (3) Advanced Environmental Planning GEOL 100 (3) Environmental Geology HWST 211 (3) Hawaiian Ethnobotany HWST 213 (3) Hawaiian Ethnozoology MARE 282 (3) Global Change MARE 360 (3) Marine Resources MARE 434 (3) Teaching Marine Science POLS 335 (3) Environmental Politics and Policy
3. Electives (6 credits): any approved marine-related course.
4. Skills project or internship.

Application for the MOP certificate requires the following items submited (preferable electronicly) to John Coney at uhhmop@hawaii.edu, or at the MOP office.

1. MOP Certificate application (Word Doc) or (PDF)
2. Statement of learning
3. Copies of proposal and final report

For further information, contact the MOP Coordinator, UH Hilo at (808) 974-7544, (808) 933-3907, or at http://uhhmop.hawaii.edu/ Email is uhhmop@hawaii.edu