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1001E. The Sea Around Us

Also offered as: MARN 1001E

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: None.

Grading Basis: Graded

The relationship of humans with the marine environment. Exploitation of marine resources, development and use of the coastal zone, and the impact of technology on marine ecosystems. Taught at Storrs and Avery Point. CA 3.

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1200. Introduction to Maritime Culture

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: None.

Grading Basis: Graded

A study of history and literature to understand the international maritime culture that links peoples, nations, economies, environments, and cultural aesthetics. CA 1.

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1300E. People and Society in the Maritime Environment

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: None.

Grading Basis: Graded

People and society in the maritime environment in an interdisciplinary and international context from economic, geographic, historical, and other social science perspectives. CA 2. CA 4-INT.

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1993. International Study

1.00 - 6.00 credits | May be repeated for credit.

Prerequisites: None.

Grading Basis: Graded

Coursework completed while abroad.

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2100W. Ports of Passage

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: ENGL 1007 or 1010 or 1011.

Grading Basis: Graded

A selection of readings concerning ports around the world. Interdisciplinary approach to the cultural and historical significance of the port as a setting of philosophical and commercial exchange. CA 4-INT.

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2101. Introduction to Maritime Studies

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: May not be taken out of sequence after passing MAST 4994W.

Grading Basis: Graded

An introduction to the interdisciplinary study of maritime-related topics with an examination of the maritime physical environment and maritime cultures, history, literature, and industries.

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2210E. History of the Ocean

Also offered as: HIST 2210E

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: None.

Grading Basis: Graded

Cultural, environmental, and geopolitical history of the ocean from prehistory to the present. Examines the impact of migration, industrialization, modernization, and globalization on the relationships between people and oceans. CA 1.

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2300E. Marine Environmental Policy

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: Recommended preparation: MARN/MAST 1001.

Grading Basis: Graded

Introduction to historical and contemporary issues associated with the governance of marine and coastal environments and resources at the international, national, state, and local levels. Topics may include fisheries management, aquaculture, biodiversity, ocean energy resources, pollution, international ocean governance, and anthropogenic climate change. Designed for students with diverse departmental affiliations. Field trips are required.

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2460E. Maritime Politics

Also offered as: POLS 2460E

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: None.

Grading Basis: Graded

The political dimensions of the world’s oceans. This course draws upon international relations theories to analyze states, international law, intergovernmental organizations, trade, and non-state actors with respect to the world's largest bodies of water. CA 2.

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2467E. Economics of the Oceans

Also offered as: ECON 2467E

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: ECON 1200 or 1201 or ARE 1150.

Grading Basis: Graded

Economies of industries that use and manage ocean resources. Applications of industrial organization, law and economics, natural resource theory, and environmental economics.

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2507. New England and the Caribbean Plantation Complex, 1650-1900

Also offered as: HIST 2507, LLAS 2507

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: None.

Grading Basis: Graded

New England’s role in the creation and expansion of the Caribbean plantation complex. CA 1. CA 4. TOI-2. TOI-5.

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2993. International Study

1.00 - 6.00 credits | May be repeated for credit.

Prerequisites: None.

Grading Basis: Graded

Coursework completed while abroad. May count toward major with consent of advisor and program coordinator.

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2995. Special Topics Lecture

1.00 - 6.00 credits | May be repeated for credit.

Prerequisites: Prerequisites and recommended preparation vary.

Grading Basis: Graded

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3300. Oral History on the Working Waterfront

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: Recommended preparation: MAST/MARN 1001; MAST 1200 or 1300E or 2101.

Grading Basis: Graded

Introduction to the working waterfronts of America, exploring their past, present and possible futures, along with the environments, industries and people that make them up. Students will be introduced to the challenges and opportunities these spaces face and provide them with the knowledge and skills to conduct oral histories.

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3501. Mariners' Skills for Interpreting the Maritime Humanities

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: Open to sophomores or higher.

Grading Basis: Graded

Exploration of mariners' operational and technical skills and their use in interpreting maritime history, literature, art, and economic development. Course will pair technical and operational discussions and demonstrations with maritime humanities texts to explore how maritime service has influenced, framed, and contextualized human perspectives of seafaring. Topics may include vessel stability, laminar flow, piloting, navigation, marine cartography, voyage planning, vessel construction, maritime labor recruitment and management, marine engine mechanics, and maritime business management.

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3531. Maritime Archaeology of the Americas

Also offered as: ANTH 3531, HIST 3209

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: Recommended preparation: ANTH 1500, ANTH 2501, ANTH 2510 or HIST 3544.

Grading Basis: Graded

Archaeological and historical sources to examine the development of seafaring practices, exploration, waterborne trade and economic systems, naval warfare and shipbuilding in the Americas from the fifteenth to the beginning of the twentieth century.

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3532. Archaeology of the Age of Sail

Also offered as: ANTH 3532, HIST 3210

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: Recommended preparation: ANTH 1500, ANTH 2501, or ANTH 2510.

Grading Basis: Graded

Overview of archaeological and historical sources on the development of seafaring and navigation, exploration, waterborne trade and economic systems, colonialism and empire building, naval warfare and shipbuilding in Europe, Asia and Australia from the fifteenth to the beginning of the twentieth century.

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3544. Atlantic Voyages: European Maritime Expansion, 1400-1650

Also offered as: AMST 3544, HIST 3544

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: None.

Grading Basis: Graded

Late medieval and early modern European expansion into the Atlantic and Indian oceans, with particular attention to European, Asian, African, and American contexts within which that expansion took place. Topics include the transatlantic slave trade; technology adoption and adaptation; convergence of trade, racial ideology, imperial expansion, and imperial identity construction; piracy and settlement; historiographical legacies and later imperialism; and decolonization of contemporary understandings.

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3545. The Modern Atlantic, 1650-1950

Also offered as: HIST 3545

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: None.

Grading Basis: Graded

The development and decline of the early modern Atlantic imperial system between 1650 and 1950, focusing upon imperial structures, slavery, anti-imperialism, abolitionism, free labor, and self-determination.

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3600. Global Dynamics of the Shipping Industry

Also offered as: GEOG 3600

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: None.

Grading Basis: Graded

Introduction to the global shipping industry and the essential role it plays in the conduct of world trade and the growth of the global economy.

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3652. Maritime Literature to 1800

Also offered as: ENGL 3652

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: ENGL 1007 or 1010 or 1011 or 2011, sophomores or higher.

Grading Basis: Graded

Maritime fiction and non-fiction from the beginnings to 1800: Shakespeare, Falconer, Defoe, and others.

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3652W. Maritime Literature to 1800

Also offered as: ENGL 3652W

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: ENGL 1007 or 1010 or 1011 or 2011, sophomores or higher.

Grading Basis: Graded

Maritime fiction and non-fiction from the beginnings to 1800: Shakespeare, Falconer, Defoe, and others.

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3653. Maritime Literature Since 1800

Also offered as: ENGL 3653

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: ENGL 1007 or 1010 or 1011 or 2011; open to sophomores or higher. Not open for credit to students who have passed ENGL 3650.

Grading Basis: Graded

Maritime fiction and non-fiction since 1800: Melville, Conrad, Douglass, and others.

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3653W. Maritime Literature Since 1800

Also offered as: ENGL 3653W

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: ENGL 1007 or 1010 or 1011 or 2011; open to sophomores or higher. Not open for credit to students who have passed ENGL 3650.

Grading Basis: Graded

Maritime fiction and non-fiction since 1800: Melville, Conrad, Douglass, and others.

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3832. Maritime Law

Also offered as: POLS 3832

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: Open to juniors or higher.

Grading Basis: Graded

International and domestic legal concepts concerning jurisdiction in a maritime setting.

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3991. Supervised Internship in Maritime Studies

1.00 - 3.00 credits | May be repeated for a total of 15 credits.

Prerequisites: Completion of 9 credits of Maritime Studies core courses, and consent of the program coordinator.

Grading Basis: Graded

Internship with institutions, businesses, or agencies engaged in areas directly related to Maritime Studies. Maritime Studies faculty supervisor, student, and field supervisor of host organization will jointly define a specific project to advance student's educational program as well as mission of the host institution. Grades will be based on performance of the learning contract and a final academic product. May be repeated for credit with change in content and program coordinator's consent.

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3993. International Study

1.00 - 6.00 credits | May be repeated for a total of 12 credits.

Prerequisites: None.

Grading Basis: Graded

May count toward major with consent of advisor.

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3995. Special Topics

1.00 - 6.00 credits | May be repeated for credit.

Prerequisites: Prerequisites and recommended preparation vary.

Grading Basis: Graded

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3998. Variable Topics

3.00 credits | May be repeated for credit.

Prerequisites: Prerequisites and recommended preparation vary.

Grading Basis: Graded

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4993. International Study

1.00 - 6.00 credits | May be repeated for a total of 12 credits.

Prerequisites: None.

Grading Basis: Graded

May count toward major with consent of advisor.

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4994W. Maritime Studies Capstone Seminar

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: MAST 1101; MARN 1001E; ENGL 1010 or 1011 or 2011; open to Maritime Studies majors .

Grading Basis: Graded

Topical themes related to diverse aspects of society and commerce in coastal and oceanic zones, such as African Americans and the maritime experience; politics and economics of fisheries; or cultural perspectives of Long Island Sound.

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4999. Independent Study

1.00 - 6.00 credits | May be repeated for credit.

Prerequisites: None.

Grading Basis: Graded

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