Department of Oceanography
Oceanography is an interdisciplinary science. Our faculty constitutes a team with backgrounds in physical, biological, geological, chemical, and fisheries oceanography.
The Department of Oceanography offers M.S. and Ph.D. in Oceanography. Master’s and doctoral students in the Oceanography degree program require at least one year of residence at the Fairbanks campus, but research may be conducted through other research facilities.
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