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OCEAN AND COASTS

We offer a variety of degree programs for those who are
excited to go deep into marine sciences. Have a different
focus? You can add ocean-related minors to any of
Oregon State’s 200+ degree programs — no problem.

Choose one of our many Put the Ocean in Pursue that next big breakthrough.
marine-specific majors: Your Major. Every year, more than 2,000 undergraduates participate in research with professors and

(Selected minors, options and certificates in small type) You can incorporate your love graduate students. Not only do these research projects prepare you for graduate school
College of College of Liberal Arts for the ocean into any major or a career in research, they examine real issues impacting not just earth and life sciences,
Agricultural Sciences Marine Studies* by pairing it with one of the but social sciences, the humanities and other disciplines. Ready to dive in? Check with the
Bioresource Research professors in your major about available research opportunities.
Water Resources College of Science following marine-focused minors.
Fisheries and Wildlife Biology
Science Marine Biology Marine Conservation and Management Give your career a head start.
Marine Biology and Ecology
Marine Conservation and Microbiology Marine Studies*
Management Aquatic Microbiology Oceanography Many programs require or encourage on-the-job experience to prepare you for what’s
Zoology
College of Earth, next. Increasingly, graduate and professional schools prefer students who have experience
Ocean, and
Atmospheric Sciences working in the field. Your professors, department and college, as well as the Oregon State
Earth Sciences Career Development Center, can help you apply for an internship.
Ocean Science
Environmental Sciences Depending on your internship, you can choose to take a term or two off from classes,
Aquatic Biology
*This degree is currently under development, with anticipated availability in 2019/2020. take classes while completing your internship or do one over the summer. Internship
Students may not be admitted to a program that is not represented in the current OSU
Catalog. If you are interested in this degree, keep informed about its development by opportunities are available at locations along the Oregon Coast, across the U.S. and
contacting the Marine Studies Initiative and asking to be added to the marine studies
degree listserv. abroad. You might even spend part of an internship out on the ocean.