(Also offered as MARN 1001E.) 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.

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

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.

Coursework completed while abroad.

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.

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.

(Also offered as HIST 2210E.) 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.

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.

(Also offered as POLS 2460E.) 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.

(Also offered as ECON 2467E.) Economies of industries that use and manage ocean resources. Applications of industrial organization, law and economics, natural resource theory, and environmental economics.

(Also offered as HIST 2507.) New England’s role in the creation and expansion of the Caribbean plantation complex. CA 1. CA 4.

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

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.

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.

(Also offered as ANTH 3531.) 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.

(Also offered as ANTH 3532.) 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.

(Also offered as HIST 3544.) 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.

(Also offered as HIST 3545.) 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.

(Also offered as GEOG 3600.) 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.

(Also offered as ENGL 3652.) Maritime fiction and non-fiction from the beginnings to 1800: Shakespeare, Falconer, Defoe, and others.

(Also offered as ENGL 3652W.) Maritime fiction and non-fiction from the beginnings to 1800: Shakespeare, Falconer, Defoe, and others.

(Also offered as ENGL 3653.) Maritime fiction and non-fiction since 1800: Melville, Conrad, Douglass, and others.

(Also offered as ENGL 3653W.) Maritime fiction and non-fiction since 1800: Melville, Conrad, Douglass, and others.

(Also offered as POLS 3832.) International and domestic legal concepts concerning jurisdiction in a maritime setting.

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.

May count toward major with consent of advisor.

May count toward major with consent of advisor.

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.