Description

The Department of Marine Sciences, based in Mytilene, has been running the one-year Master program (MSc) “Integrated Coastal Zone Management,” which is the only one of its kind in the Greek academic world. The MSc is implemented in a blended learning environment and with standard combined forms of education. Distance learning may account for up to 70% of the total teaching program.

Aim of the MSc

• Education, scientific training, and specialization through theoretical teaching and practical exercises/applications, with particular emphasis on topics related to interdisciplinary study and integrated management of the coastal environment.
• The promotion of basic and applied research on the marine/coastal environment and sustainable development.
• Dissemination of specialized scientific knowledge to public/private bodies and enterprises, social groups, and organizations involved in the sustainable development/management of coastal areas.
• Scientific training of high-level executives in the integrated management of the coastal zone.

The MSc is addressed to:

• Young scientists who are graduates of Universities, of higher military education institutions and the Hellenic Police Officers School, the Hellenic Fire Academy as well as people working in the Hellenic Coast Guard,
• Executives from public/private services, agencies, and businesses,
• Employees of research centers and organizations

who wish to acquire interdisciplinary expertise, at a theoretical and practical level, in the integrated management of coastal areas with emphasis on their sustainable development.

High-level education is provided in:

• the physical, chemical, biological, and geological processes of the marine environment, with an emphasis on the coastal zone,
• the management of marine resources, e.g., fisheries, aquaculture, marine mineral resources,
• the protection of marine parks by protecting biodiversity and preventing invasive species,
• identifying, monitoring, and managing pollution and geo-hazards in coastal areas/watersheds and developing integrated techniques for approaching and understanding land-sea interactions, with an emphasis on understanding/addressing the effects of climate change,
• the application of modern techniques/methodologies for the analysis of ecological data and the assessment of the ecological status of coastal marine ecosystems, remote sensing, Geographic Information Systems, multi-criteria approaches, Artificial Intelligence, Operational Oceanography, Hydroacoustic Technology, and Fisheries Management for the study of the coastal zone,
• the requirements and application of methodologies aiming at effective Marine Spatial Planning and the development of Marine Protected Areas,
• Policies and the legislative framework for integrated coastal zone management.

Why choose this MSc program?

• It responds to the contemporary needs for interdisciplinary knowledge and expertise required at a theoretical and practical level worldwide for the integrated management of coastal areas.
• Particular emphasis is placed on all the components that need to be considered (environmental, social, economic, legislative framework), with the ultimate goal of ensuring that the scientific knowledge acquired in relation to coastal zone management is truly and effectively “Integrated“.
• Comprehensive training is provided in modern methodologies, methods, specialized scientific equipment, fieldwork, and laboratory analyses that are applied worldwide.
• Teaching is provided by faculty members of the Department of Marine Sciences and invited scientists from Greece and abroad with high-level knowledge and extensive experience in coastal management.
• It is possible for working professionals to attend.
• Many benefits are provided (educational trips, exemption from tuition fees, scholarships/awards).

 A total of more than 310 graduates from 2003 to date.

For further information, interested parties may contact the Secretariat of the
Postgraduate Studies Program (tel.: 22510-36862, E-mail: [email protected]).