Five College Coastal & Marine Sciences Program : Welcome

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Fall Classes 2012

Check here to see if your courses are approved for the certificate (complete course list with categories).

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The Five College Coastal & Marine Sciences Program offers an interdisciplinary curriculum to undergraduate students enrolled in the five colleges (University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Smith College, Mount Holyoke College, Hampshire College, and Amherst College). Through field trips and active affiliations with some of the nation's premier centers for marine study, students engage in hands-on research to complement course work. Many students who participate in the program go on to advanced study or professional work in various areas of marine science.

Faculty from both natural and social sciences teach courses in the program. The disciplines represented include biology, botany, chemistry, ecology, engineering, wildlife management, geography, geology, physics, and zoology in the natural sciences, and government, public policy, and economics in the social sciences. None of the colleges offers a major in Marine Science, but Smith College does offer a minor. Students may earn a Certificate in Coastal and Marine Sciences at Smith, Hampshire, and Mount Holyoke Colleges, and at the University of Massachusetts.

The FCCMS Program is guided by a steering committee with members from each of the five colleges:

AMHERST COLLEGE
Anna Martini
Associate Professor of Geology

HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE
Charlene D'Avanzo
Professor of Ecology
Steve Roof
Associate Professor, Earth and Environmental Science

MT. HOLYOKE COLLEGE
Renae Brodie
Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
Al Werner
Professor of Geology

SMITH COLLEGE
Paulette Peckol
Louise C. Harrington Professor of Biological Sciences
Sara Pruss
Assistant Professor of Geology

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, AMHERST
Steve Petsch
Associate Professor of Geosciences
Director, Five College Coastal and Marine Sciences Program
Andy Danylchuk
Assistant Professor of Fish Conservation
Sheila Patek
Assistant Professor of Biology
Jonathan Woodruff
Assistant Professor of Geosciences

FIVE COLLEGES, INC.
Nate Therien
Director of Academic Programs
Cindy Bright
Program Coordinator

The program office is located at Smith College in 110A Bass Hall (next to the science library).
Meetings with the program coordinator are available by appointment on your home campus. Students affiliated with the program receive information on campus lectures, films, and events as well as information on internships and research opportunities in the field.

If you would like to sign up to receive email updates or have any questions about the program, email us at marinesci@email.smith.edu or call us at (413) 585-3799.

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	Welcome Interested in Marine Science? Like us on Facebook to get instant notifications of upcoming events and links to interesting marine news stories. Upcoming Events Fall Classes 2012 Check here to see if your courses are approved for the certificate (complete course list with categories). *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~><(((> The Five College Coastal & Marine Sciences Program offers an interdisciplinary curriculum to undergraduate students enrolled in the five colleges (University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Smith College, Mount Holyoke College, Hampshire College, and Amherst College). Through field trips and active affiliations with some of the nation's premier centers for marine study, students engage in hands-on research to complement course work. Many students who participate in the program go on to advanced study or professional work in various areas of marine science. Faculty from both natural and social sciences teach courses in the program. The disciplines represented include biology, botany, chemistry, ecology, engineering, wildlife management, geography, geology, physics, and zoology in the natural sciences, and government, public policy, and economics in the social sciences. None of the colleges offers a major in Marine Science, but Smith College does offer a minor. Students may earn a Certificate in Coastal and Marine Sciences at Smith, Hampshire, and Mount Holyoke Colleges, and at the University of Massachusetts. The FCCMS Program is guided by a steering committee with members from each of the five colleges: AMHERST COLLEGE Anna Martini Associate Professor of Geology HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE Charlene D'Avanzo Professor of Ecology Steve Roof Associate Professor, Earth and Environmental Science MT. HOLYOKE COLLEGE Renae Brodie Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences Al Werner Professor of Geology SMITH COLLEGE Paulette Peckol Louise C. Harrington Professor of Biological Sciences Sara Pruss Assistant Professor of Geology UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, AMHERST Steve Petsch Associate Professor of Geosciences Director, Five College Coastal and Marine Sciences Program Andy Danylchuk Assistant Professor of Fish Conservation Sheila Patek Assistant Professor of Biology Jonathan Woodruff Assistant Professor of Geosciences FIVE COLLEGES, INC.** Nate Therien Director of Academic Programs Cindy Bright Program Coordinator The program office is located at Smith College in 110A Bass Hall (next to the science library). Meetings with the program coordinator are available by appointment on your home campus. Students affiliated with the program receive information on campus lectures, films, and events as well as information on internships and research opportunities in the field. If you would like to sign up to receive email updates or have any questions about the program, email us at marinesci@email.smith.edu or call us at (413) 585-3799.