MS in Oceanography

Are you interested in the environment around you, and does a job or career in marine science appeal to you? Do your interests lie in the aquatic realm, specifically the marine system that includes oceans, estuaries, and the atmosphere? Then you’re in luck! Students in the oceanography graduate program are trained in the broad sub-disciplines (physical, biological, chemical, and geological oceanography) and their specialty field and research topics including – but not limited to – coastal and estuarine processes, sedimentation and transport, ocean modeling, ocean acidification, climate change, ocean mapping, paleoceanography and climatology, primary productivity and microbial ecology of marine systems.

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From the day you arrive at UNH to pursue your advanced degree, you’ll be immersed in a supportive, diverse, research-rich environment in a beautiful part of New England, collaborating with some of the world’s brightest and most respected minds. The Graduate School oversees all graduate programs, including intercollegiate programs involving faculty and coursework from multiple schools or colleges. Intercollegiate programs allow students to pursue new and emerging fields of study that draw on multiple disciplines, leading to solid disciplinary foundations and the cross-disciplinary skills needed to find new social and scientific solutions. An abundance of opportunities to engage in cutting-edge scholarship with a diverse array of faculty, facilities, and resources.