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Fisheries Management Graduate Certificate - Online

Students will receive graduate-level university credits and a certificate upon successful completion of this online program. The flexibility of the Ecampus online Fisheries Management Graduate Certificate allows students to mix and match courses to best fit their career goals.

Course Schedule

OSU runs on a quarter-based academic calendar. Winter term classes start in early January, spring term starts in early April, Summer Session has multiple sessions, most starting in late June, and fall term starts in late September. Registration typically starts two months prior to the start of the term. Check the Ecampus Schedule of Classes for details.

18 total credits required

The online Fisheries Management Graduate Certificate requires a Capstone Project, and a minimum of two courses from the Human Dimensions area and two courses from the Marine Fisheries Science area OR two courses from the Freshwater Fisheries Science area. Students must complete 18 credits to earn the graduate certificate.

Additionally, interested students have the choice to complete both the Marine Fisheries Science and the Freshwater Fisheries Science areas. However, they must complete two courses from each science area if they choose to complete both.

Capstone Project

• MRM 506 - Project (3 credits)

Human Dimensions

• ANTH 581 - Natural Resources and Community Values (3 credits)
• AREC 534 - Environmental and Resource Economics (3 credits)
• COMM 546 - Communication in International Conflict and Disputes (3 credits)
• FW 620 - Ecological Policy (3 credits)
• MRM 521 - Ocean Law (3 credits) 
• MRM 535 - Rights-Based Fisheries Management (3 credits)
• PS 577 - International Environmental Politics and Policy (4 credits)
• SOC 580 - Environmental Sociology (4 credits)
• SOC 581 - Society and Natural Resources (4 credits)

Marine Fisheries Science

• FW 520 - Ecology and Management of Marine Fishes (3 credits)
• FW 531 - Dynamics of Marine Biological Resources (4 credits)
• FW 554 - Fishery Biology (4 credits) 
• FW 599 - Fisheries Stock Assessment (4 credits) 

Freshwater Fisheries Science

• FW 554 - Fishery Biology (4 credits) 
• FW 579 - Wetlands and Riparian Ecology (3 credits)

Only online course options in the Fisheries Management Graduate Certificate curriculum are listed above. For more information about on-campus options for the program, visit the main Graduate Studies in Fisheries Management website.