For complete course descriptions, please view the Graduate Catalog.
MAR 105: Introductory Ocean Science Online Course
Credits: 3
Date/Time/Place: Online course
Instructor: J. Thomas
MAR 115: Introduction to Climate Sciences
Credits: 3
Date/Time/Place: Tues/Thurs; 2:00-3:15 pm; LARTS, Rm 118
Instructor: A. Gangopadhyay
MAR 520: Thesis Proposal Development
Credits: 3
Date/Time/Place: Tues/Thurs; 1:00-2:15 pm, recitation, SMAST East, Rm 101
Instructor: W. Brown
MAR 530: Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management
Credits: 3
Date/Time/Place: Wed/Fri; 10:30-11:45 am, recitation, SMAST East, Rm 101
Instructor: G. Fay
MAR 545 / BIO 545: Biological Oceanography
Credits: 4
Date/Time/Place: Mon/Wed/Fri, 9:00-9:50 am, lecture, SENG, Rm 318; Mon. 2:00-4:45 pm, Lab, SENG, Rm 318
Instructor: J. Turner
MAR 599: Special Topic: FVCOM Multi-Scale Dynamics
Credits: 3
Date/Time/Place: Thurs; 3:00-5:30 pm, lecture; SMAST East, Rm 103
Instructor: C. Chen
MAR 599: Special Topic: Feature-Oriented Regional Modeling
Credits: 3
Date/Time/Place: Tues; 9:30 am-12:00 pm; SMAST East, Rm 235
Instructor: A. Gangopadhyay
MAR 599-01 / MNE 490: Special Topic: Marine Science Fundamentals of Flight
Credits: 3
Date/Time/Place: Tues/Thurs; 9:30-10:45 am; Library Lecture Hall, Rm 206
Instructor: G. Cowles
MAR 620: Case Studies in Estuarine Dynamics
Credits: 4
Date/Time/Place: Wed/Fri; 4:00-5:15 pm, lecture; Fri, 1:00-4:00 pm, lab; SMAST West, Rm 204
Instructors: B. Howes and M. Sundermeyer
MAR 675: Scientific Writing
Credits: 3
Date/Time/Place: Tues/Thurs; 10:30-11:45 am; SMAST East, Rm 132
Instructor: K. Stokesbury
MAR 700-01: Graduate Seminar, Estuarine and Ocean Science
Credits: 1
Date/Time/Place: Wed; 12:30-1:30 pm, seminar; SMAST East, Rm 101-102
Instructor: TBA
MAR 700-02: Graduate Seminar, Fisheries Oceanography
Credits: 1
Date/Time/Place: Wed; 2:30-3:30 pm, seminar; SMAST East, Rm 101-102
Instructor: P. He
Any eligible student, in consultation with his/her advisor, may register for research credits under MAR 600: Master's Thesis Research, MAR 603: Pre-dissertation Research (before Comprehensive Exam), or MAR 701: Doctoral Dissertation Research (after Comprehensive Exam), which are offered every semester.
MAR Courses
MAR 110: Ocean Hazards
Credits: 3
Date/Time/Place: Tues/Thurs (lecture); 2:00-3:15 pm; LARTS 118
Instructor: W. Brown
MAR 115: Introduction to Climate Sciences
Credits: 3
Date/Time/Place: Online course
Instructor: TBD
MAR 510: Introduction to Chemical Oceanography (Distance Learning)
Credits: 3
Date/Time/Place: Tues/Thurs (lecture); 12:30-1:45 pm; SMAST East, Rm 101
Instructor: M. Altabet
MAR 515: Introduction to Geological Oceanography
Credits: 3
Date/Time/Place: Tues/Thurs (lecture); 11:00 am-12:15 pm; SMAST West, Rm 204
Instructor: C. Pilskaln
MAR 540: Introduction to Fisheries Science
Credits: 3
Date/Time/Place: Mon/Wed (lecture); 10:00-11:15 am; SMAST East, Rm 132
Instructor: K. Stokesbury
MAR 555: Introductory Physical Oceanography (Distance Learning via ZOOM; this course is also offered online)
Credits: 3
Date/Time/Place: Tue/Thurs (lecture); 3:30-4:45 pm; Mon - recitation (optional) - 4-5:15 pm; SMAST West, Rm 204
Instructor: G. Cowles, M. Sundermeyer
MAR 565/ CEN 430: Pollutant Transport in the Environment
Credits: 3
Date/Time/Place: Tue/Thurs (lecture); 11:00 am-12:15 pm; TBD
Instructor: D. MacDonald
MAR 572: Natural Resource Economics for Policy Makers
Credits: 3
Date/Time/Place: Wed/Fri (lecture); 1:00-2:15 pm; SMAST East, Rm 103
Instructor: R. Griffin
MAR 580: Special Topic (in Fisheries Oceanography): Science Communication for Research Scientists - Delivering Effective Messages to Diverse Audiences
Credits: 3
Date/Time/Place: Fri (lecture); 9:30 am-12:00 pm; SMAST East, Rm 102
Instructor: G. Fay
MAR 580: Special Topic: in Fisheries Oceanography: Field Methods for Fisheries Research
Credits: 3
Date/Time/Place: Mon (lecture); 1-3:30 pm; SMAST East, Rm 142
Instructor: S. Cadrin
MAR 580: Special Topic: in Fisheries Oceanography: Advanced Population Modeling
Credits: 3
Date/Time/Place: Tues/Thurs (lecture); 9:30 am-11:30 am; SMAST East, Rm 247
Instructor: G. Fay
MAR 599: Special Topic: Arctic Ocean Dynamics and its Role in the Climate Change
Credits: 3
Date/Time/Place: Tues 2:00-4:30 pm; SMAST East 103
Instructor: C. Chen
MAR 599: Special Topic: Marine Biogeochemistry
Credits: 3
Date/Time/Place: TBA
Instructor: M. Altabet
MAR 599: Special Topic: Ecological Mechanics (Distance Learning via ZOOM; UMass Dartmouth Students Only)
Credits: 3
Date/Time/Place: Tues/Thurs (lecture); 9:30-10:45 am; SMAST East 102
Instructor: G. Cowles
MAR 599: Special Topic: Fish Behavior, Fishing Gear and Conservation Engineering in Marine Capture Fisheries
Credits: 3
Date/Time/Place: Tues (lecture); 12:30-3:00 pm; SMAST East, Rm. 132
Instructor: P. He
MAR 650: Marine Ecosystem Dynamics
Credits: 3
Date/Time/Place: Tues, 10:00 am-12:30 pm; SMAST East 103
Instructor: C. Chen
MAR 656: Ocean Atmosphere Dynamics
Credits: 3
Date/Time/Place: TBD
Instructor: A. Gangopadhyay
MAR 700-01: Graduate Seminar, Estuarine and Ocean Sciences
Credits: 1
Date/Time/Place: Wed; 12:30-1:30 pm; SMAST East, Rms 101 and 102
Instructor: TBA
MAR 700-02: Graduate Seminar, Fisheries Oceanography
Credits: 1
Date/Time/Place: Wed; 2:30-3:30 pm; SMAST East, Rms 101 and 102
Instructor: S. Cadrin
Non-Mar Courses
BIO 511-03: Graduate Seminar, Professional Communication
Credits: 3
Date/Time/Place: Tues/Thurs; 5:00-6:15 pm, Seminar; location TBA
Instructor: P. Moisander
Pre-requisite: Matriculated BIO Grad Student - or- consent of instructor and advisor.
POL 663: Ocean Policy and Law
Credits: 3
Date/Time/Place: TBA; Online*
Instructor: C. McGuire
ENVSCI 623L: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
Credits: 4
Date/Time/Place: Mon; 4:00-6:45 pm, Lecture; McCormack M01-0201, UMass Boston; Wed; 4:00-6:45 pm, Lab, location TBA, UMass Boston**
Instructor: Z.-G. Xia
ENVSCI 623-01C: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
Credits: 4
Date/Time/Place: TBA; Online*, UMass Boston**
Instructor: J. Zhu
BIOL 533: Marine Invertebrates Lecture
Credits: 3
Date/Time/Place: Tue/Thurs; 9:30-10:45 am, Lecture; McCormack M03-0617, UMass Boston**
Instructor: M. Rex
*Online courses may require special permission and/or additional fees/tuition that are not normally covered by TA and RA tuition waiver arrangements.
**Courses at other UMass campuses (host campuses) require Intercampus Course Exchange enrollment forms be completed.
Any eligible student, in consultation with his/her advisor, may register for research credits under MAR 600: Master's Thesis Research, MAR 603: Pre-dissertation Research (before Comprehensive Exam), or MAR 701: Doctoral Dissertation Research (after Comprehensive Exam), which are offered every semester.
NOTE: Students should consult with their advisor about which courses to take each semester since advisors determine the courses that count toward completion of a degree.