Academic Calendar - Fisheries and Marine Institute - Memorial ...

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
Prerequisite - CHEM 1100 (Chemistry) or CHEM 1101 (General
Chemistry I)
Duration - 13 weeks
Lectures - 3 hours/week
MENV 2102 (Marine Sampling)
This course will provide the students with the practical skills
necessary to plan and conduct a basic marine sampling program.
The course is one week in duration and will be delivered through
a series of laboratories and practical exercises. Students will
spend 1.5 days going through sampling procedures at sea, 1.5
days performing biological analysis of specimens and two days
looking at cruise planning and equipment care and maintenance.
Students will document all field work in a journal which will be
submitted for evaluation.
Introduction to Marine Sampling; Basic Sampling Tools;
Cruise Planning; Oceanographic Sampling; Environmental
Observations; and Biological Sampling
Prerequisites - BIOL 1100 (Biology); CHEM 1200 (Chemistry) or
CHEM 1201 (General Chemistry I)
Duration - 5 days
MENV 2103 (BASIC OIL SPILL RESPONDER)
This is an entry-level course that will provide participants with
basic knowledge and skills in oil spill response. Canada Shipping
Act: Marine Oil Spill Response Capability; Basic Properties of
Petroleum & its Hazards; Personal, Site &
Equipment Safety; Oil Spill Containment and Protection
Techniques; Introduction to Spill Behavior; Introduction to Spill
Assessment; Sampling; Recovery Techniques & Systems;
Sorbents; Transfer, Storage & Disposal; Shoreline Cleanup
Techniques; Oiled Wildlife Recovery & Treatment; Public Relations.
Duration - 35 hours
Theory - 20 hours
Practical - 15 hours
MENV 2300 (Environmental Applications of
Industrial Hygiene)
This course is designed to familiarize participants with the
principles and techniques involved in industrial hygiene practices.
Defining Industrial Hygiene; Indoor Environmental Investigation;
Ventilation; Defining Workplace Hazards; Source Control;
Defining Workplace Ambiance; Legislative Authorities Controls;
Investigating Workplace Complaints
Duration (DU) - 13 weeks
Lectures (LC) - 2 hours per week = 26 total hours
MENV 2301 (Conservation Technologies)
An introduction to global marine fisheries, fisheries management
and conservation measures in fisheries.
Global Fisheries; Managing Fisheries; Domestic Regulatory
Framework; Fisheries Impacts; Fisheries Conservation
Duration (DU) - 13 weeks
Lecture (LC) - 3 hours/week = 39 hours total
MENV 3101 (Marine Environmental Seminar)
This course will present selected topics of relevance to the
marine environment as well as land based pollution sources.
The format will consist of presentations by faculty and invited
speakers.
Air Pollution; Solid Waste Management; Pollution Control; Marine
Protected Areas; Pollution Cleanup Technology; Environmental
Policy; Environmental Biology; Environmental Assessment and
Audit; and Bioremediation
Duration - 13 weeks
Lectures - 3 hours/week
MENV 3102 (Fundamentals of Coastal Zone
Management)
This course is designed to familiarize participants with the
multidisciplinary nature of the elements involved in Coastal Zone
Management and the complexity of their interactions. It will also
provide an overall review of the program rational, particularly the
three phases: description, analysis and synthesis that constitute
the basis for the Coastal Zone Management Program.
Land/Ocean/Atmosphere Interface; Coastal Ecosystems;
Production Economy; Social Ecology; Coastal Technologies;
Environmental Hazards; Multiple User Conflicts; Legal Issues;
and Integrated Coastal Zone Management
Duration - 13 weeks
Lectures - 3 hours/week
MENV 4100 (Introduction to Coastal Zone
Management)
This course is designed to familiarize participants with the
multidisciplinary nature of the elements involved in CZM and the
complexity of their interactions. It will also provide an overview of
the program rational, particularly the three phases: description,
analysis and synthesis that constitute the basis for CZM.
Introduction to the Coastal Zone; The Coastal Systems; Coastal
Zone Protection; Development in Coastal Zone; Environmental
Hazards; Multiple User Conflict; Integrated Coastal Zone
Management; Conceptual Framework for Integrated Coastal
Zone Management; Coastal Zone Management Programs
Duration - 13 weeks
Lectures - 3 hours/week
MENV 4103 (Human Ecology)
This course provides the conceptual backgrounds on social
aspects that will be utilized in the foregoing Conflict Resolution
Skills course. It is designed for coastal zone managers involved
with problems related to present development issues of coastal
communities.
The course will review the historical background of human
settlement in the coastal zones and the influence of the marine
environment and the ocean in the social structure of coastal
communities. It will also examine and discuss the impact of
human activities in the use and further deterioration of the coastal
environment.
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