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Oceanography


College or University: University of Hawaii at Manoa

Type of degree: M.S.

Brief overview of program: The breadth and interdisciplinary nature of the Oceanography field of study is emphasized in its core course and distribution requirements. All advanced degree students must take three core courses and at least one advanced course outside of their subdiscipline, in addition to the specific requirements of their major discipline. Students can advance to M.S. candidacy upon successful completion of the core courses, and most complete the requirements for the M.S. degree en route to the Ph.D. However, with Advisory Committee approval, a student may petition to be examined for direct advancement to Ph.D. candidacy. Ph.D. candidates must also pass a Comprehensive Examination within 18 months of admission to the Ph.D. program. Both M.S. and Ph.D. degrees require a minimum of 36 semester credit hours, including 24 credits of course work and 12 credits of thesis or dissertation research, demonstrated competence in computer programming, and 30 days of field experience. Reading knowledge of a foreign language is required only for the Ph.D. All requirements for the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees should usually be completed within three and six years of admission, respectively.

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Student Support: Most of the Department's graduate students receive financial support as Research Assistants on federally-funded research grants and contracts. The Department also has several state-funded Teaching Assistantships and a graduate lectureship. In addition, scholarships in varying amounts are awarded annually on a competitive basis from funds available from the ARCS Foundation, the Watumull Scholarship Program, and the University of Hawaii Research Corporation. Student loans are available through the Gary C. Niemeyer Memorial Fund as well as through the Friends of Oceanography.


Program Point of Contact: Cindy Hunter

Email: cindyh@hawaii.edu

Institution address: 2540 Dole St. Holmes Hall 402
                             Honolulu,HI 96822

 



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