Universidad del Mar  
   
     
 
 
 
MASTER DEGREE IN SCIENCES: MARINE ECOLOGY
 
 
   
 This Master is part of the national postgraduate program of the National Council of Science and Tecnology [Programa Nacional de Postgrados de Calidad del Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT)].
   
Graduate Profile
 
 At the conclusion of his academic training, the graduate of the Master of Marine Ecology will be able to:
  • Gain insights into the dynamics of the ecological processes that rule the marine and coastal systems.
  • Understand and extend the methodological and analysis tools to study the marine and coastal systems.
  • To interact with multidisciplinary teams for research and management of marine and coastal systems.
  • Provide excellent human resources training.
  • Disseminate the knowledge gained through the media and appropriate forums.
  • Propose viable alternatives and solutions that help the cultural, social and economic development of the region, state and country.
   
Field of Action
 
 The program prepares human resources expert in the field of study and analysis of marine ecosystems. Our graduates work in the areas of research and decision making in government, higher education institutions and research institutes.
   
Study Plan
 
FIRST SEMESTER

 Course: Ecology of Populations
 Course: Oceanography I
 Course: Multivariate Analysis
 Elective I
SECOND SEMESTER

 Course: Ecology of Communities
 Course: Oceanography II
 Elective II
 Elective III
 Research Seminar I
THIRD SEMESTER

 Elective IV
 Research Seminar II
CUARTO SEMESTRE

 Elective IV
 Research Seminar III
ELECTIVES
 ECOLOGY OF BENTHOS
 ECOLOGY OF PLANKTON
 ECOLOGY OF ELASMOBRANCHES
 TAXONOMY AND ECOLOGY OF CRUSTACEANS
 CONDUCTAL ECOLOGY
 EVOLUTIONARY ECOLOGY
 LARVAL BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY
 TAXINOMY AND ECOLOGY OF POLYCHAETES
 SYSTEMATICS AND BIOGEOGRAPHY
 PALEOCEANOGRAPHY AND PALEOCLIMATOLOGY
 BIOGEOCHEMISTRY OF COASTAL LAGOONS
 MARINE BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES
 DYNAMICS OF EXPLOITED POPULATIONS
 LAND MANAGEMENT
 NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
 OCEANOGRAPHIC METHODS
 AQUICULTURE
 REPRODUCTION OF MARINE ORGANISMS
 ECOTOXICOLOGY
 MARINE POLLUTION
 SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATION
 MOLECULAR ECOLOGY TECHNIQUES
 STRATIFICATION AND MIXING PROCESSES
 TOLERANCE OF GLICÓFITAS TO SALINE CONDITIONS
 TECHNIQUES IN MICROALGAE BIOTECHNOLOGY
 PHYSIOLOGY AND FARMING OF MICROALGAE
 
   
 
The Oaxaca System of State Universities
 
   
     
 
Ciudad Universitaria, Puerto Ángel, Distrito de San Pedro Pochutla, Oax., México C.P. 70902
Ciudad Universitaria, Santa María Huatulco, Oax., México C.P. 70989
Ciudad Universitaria, Carretera Vía Sola de Vega, Puerto Escondido, San Pedro Mixtepec, Juquila, Oax., México C.P. 71980