Marine Science and Technology - MS

University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

Dartmouth, Massachusetts

Program Setting

School for Marine Sciences & Technology

Attendance: In-Person
Program Faculty: 21
Program Students: Data Not Avail.
Program Details
Degree Type: Master's - MS
Master's Type: Thesis, Non-Thesis
Minimum Credits: 30 (thesis), 33 (non-thesis)
Typical Length: Data Not Avail.
Getting In
GRE Required: Yes
GPA Minimum: 3.0
Requirement Details: Typically, GREs should be in the 50th percentile or greater in each of the test areas, quantitative, verbal and writing.
Category: Marine Biology
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Description

The School for Marine Sciences & Technology’s (SMAST) MS in Marine Science and Technology program emphasizes societal need-driven research and learning in an interdisciplinary environment. The MS program focuses on observations, modeling, experimentation, and theory in the areas of ocean sciences, ocean technology, and marine policy.

Students work independently as well as collaboratively with our renowned faculty and some of the most highly regarded oceanographic institutions and may pursue a range of leading-edge research projects in areas that include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Biochemical cycling
  • Coastal Ecosystem Dynamics and Restoration
  • Computational Modeling
  • Fisheries Science
  • Marine Renewable Energy
  • Ocean Physics
Costs
Tuition:
Tuition Per Semester: $15,052
Tuition Per Credit: $1,232
Total Program Tuition: Data Not Avail.
Resident Rate:
Tuition Per Semester: $8,458
Tuition Per Credit: $683
Total Program Tuition: Data Not Avail.
Assistantships Available:
Yes
% Receiving Aid:
Data Not Avail.
An M.S. track research assistantship in the UMass Intercampus Marine Science Graduate Program is available at the School for Marine Sciences & Technology at UMass Dartmouth with a primary focus on coupled biophysical numerical simulations. The research project, funded for two years, seeks to examine impacts of climate change on larval connectivity and recruitment of the American lobster in southern New England using individual-based models driven by hindcasts of the regional ocean.
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Category: Marine Biology
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