OpenFieldFlorida Coastal University in Jacksonville provides specialized academic degrees in coastal environmental policy, maritime logistics, legal advocacy, and ocean resource governance.
Located in Jacksonville near the St. Johns River and the Atlantic seaboard, Florida Coastal University emphasizes practice-oriented learning in coastal zone planning, admiralty law concepts, port logistics, and environmental regulatory compliance. Students engage in practical legal clinics, environmental field research, and corporate supply chain simulations.
Undergraduate programs require secondary school graduation with competitive grades, submission of transcripts, and an essay on coastal or legal advocacy. Master's degree applicants must hold an accredited bachelor's degree in business, political science, or environmental science, submitting official transcripts and professional references.
Four-year degree examining wetland restoration ecology, clean water act regulations, fisheries management, and municipal sea level resilience.
Applied curriculum covering container terminal operations, global supply chains, charter party contracts, marine insurance, and intermodal freight routing.
Pre-law track focusing on constitutional jurisprudence, administrative agency law, environmental litigation precedents, and legal research writing.
Two-year graduate degree exploring international law of the sea (UNCLOS), maritime boundary delimitation, seabed mineral regulations, and port authority governance.
Six-month continuing education certificate providing field training in wetland delineation, GIS habitat mapping, permit review under Section 404, and saltmarsh restoration.
Merit-based institutional aid program supporting undergraduate and graduate scholars committed to coastal community protection and sustainable marine logistics.
Professor of Maritime Law and Admiralty Practice · Department of Legal Studies
Prof. Dr. Henderson has published extensively on maritime commercial dispute arbitration, maritime salvage rights, and international liability conventions for vessel pollution.
View research profile ↗Professor of Coastal Geomorphology and Estuarine Ecology · Department of Environmental Studies
Prof. Dr. Jenkins examines shoreline retreat along Florida's First Coast, tidal hydrodynamic changes in the St. Johns River estuary, and living shoreline engineering.
View research profile ↗Professor of Environmental Policy and Natural Resource Law · Department of Legal and Environmental Studies
Prof. Dr. Thorne evaluates statutory regulatory frameworks governing Florida wetlands mitigation banking and federal-state interagency coastal management agreements.
View research profile ↗University profile compiled from official Florida Coastal University academic bulletins and institutional directories reviewed on 2026-10-15. OpenField is an independent research guide.