ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE IN MARINE SCIENCE

 

The marine science program is designed to respond to a need expressed by the FSM leadership in the FSM States and National Economic Summits. It has been designed to take full advantage of the unique variety of marine environments available in the FSM, particularly Pohnpei. This program provides a solid foundation for students interested in pursuing a higher degree at a four-year institution.

 

Program Learning Outcomes

 

Upon completion of the COM-FSM Marine Sciences requirements, students will be able to demonstrate, in written and oral forms, a detailed knowledge regarding the function of the world’s oceans and seas and the closely human induced interactions with the marine environment. This can be achieved by:

 

1.      Express the fundamental notions of geological physical, chemical and biological oceanography and exploring these concepts to interpret the marine sciences.

2.      Describe the major environments of the world’s oceans (from the near shore to offshore and from the shallow to the deep) and the interactions with the living forms that inhabit each respective ecosystem within this major water basin.

3.      Link the interaction between humans and the world’s oceans, weighing both resource utilization needs (which covers the fisheries and mariculture) and human induced degradation of the marine environment and its counter balance, the examination of the conservation and enhancement measures taken towards the marine environment.