The Department of Marine Sciences offers graduate degree programs at the Ph.D. and M.S. levels.  Graduate students develop a program of study in one of three areas of oceanography and related marine sciences: biological, chemical, or physical oceanography.

Current graduate students are conducting research in coastal ecology and processes, biological oceanography, molecular microbial ecology, sediment processes, environmental genomics, and marine ecosystem modeling.

The Marine Sciences Department does not offer an undergraduate major in marine sciences, but participates in the Interdisciplinary Studies Program by administering an emphasis in marine sciences.