For complete course descriptions, please view the Graduate Catalog.
MAR Courses
MAR 110: Ocean Hazards (Fully remote)
Credits: 3
Date/Time/Place: Tues/Thurs (lecture); 2:00-3:15 pm; LARTS 116
Instructor: W. Brown
MAR 115: Introduction to Climate Sciences
Credits: 3
Date/Time/Place: online
Instructor: Miles Sundermeyer (and/or PhD assistant)
MAR 515: Introduction to Geological Oceanography (Fully remote)
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 (Fully remote)
Credits: 3
Date/Time/Place: Tues/Thurs (lecture); 9:00-10:15 am; SMAST East, Rm 101
Instructor: K. Stokesbury
MAR 544: Stock Assessment of Fishery Resources (Fully remote)
Credits: 3
Date/Time/Place: Tues/Thurs (lecture); 11:00 am-12:15 pm; SMAST East, Rm 101
Instructor: S. Cadrin
MAR 555: Introductory Physical Oceanography (online and face-to-face)
Credits: 3
Date/Time/Place: Tue/Thurs (lecture); 2-3:15 pm; SMAST East, Rm 247
Instructor: G. Cowles, M. Sundermeyer
MAR 558 / CEN 456: Waves and Tides
Credits: 3
Date/Time/Place: Tue/Thurs (lecture); 12:00 am-1:45 pm; SENG 109
Instructor: D. MacDonald
MAR 562 / ECE 653: Satellite Oceanography (Fully remote)
Credits: 3
Date/Time/Place: Tues/Thurs (lecture); 2:00-3:15 pm; SMAST East, Rm 247
Instructor: S. Lohrenz
MAR 599: Special Topic: Science Communication for Research Scientists (Fully remote)
Credits: 3
Date/Time/Place: Fri (lecture); 9:30 am-12 pm; SMAST East, Rm 101
Instructor: G. Fay
MAR 640: Global Marine Biochemistry (Face to face)
Credits: 3
Date/Time/Place: TBD
Instructor: M. Altabet
MAR 700-01: Graduate Seminar, Estuarine and Ocean Sciences (Fully remote)
Credits: 1
Date/Time/Place: Wed; 12:30-1:30 pm; SMAST East, Rms 101 and 102
Instructor: S. Lohrenz
MAR 700-02: Graduate Seminar, Fisheries Oceanography (Fully remote)
Credits: 1
Date/Time/Place: Wed; 2:30-3:30 pm; SMAST East, Rms 101 and 102
Instructor: G. Fay
Non-Mar Courses
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.
MAR 105: Introductory Ocean Science Online Course
Credits: 3
Date/Time/Place: Online course
Instructor: TBA
MAR 115: Introduction to Climate Sciences
Credits: 3
Date/Time/Place: Tues/Thurs; 2:00-3:15 pm; SENG, Rm 210
Instructor: A. Gangopadhyay
MAR 536/436: Biological Statistics II
Credits: 4
Date/Time/Place: Tue/Thur, 10:30-11:45 am, lecture; Wed, 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 pm, lab , SMAST East, Rm 247
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 550: Lab in Oceanography - Data and Methods
Credits: 3
Date/Time/Place: Wed/Fri, 4:00-5:15 pm*, lecture, SMAST West, Rm 204
Instructor: M. Sundermeyer
*Class times may be adjusted to avoid conflicts with other classes.
MAR 580: Special Topic in Fisheries Oceanography: Stock Assessment Practicum
Credits: 3
Date/Time/Place: Thurs, 2:30-5:00 pm, lecture, SMAST East, Rm 101
Instructor: G. Fay
MAR 599/MNE 436: Special Topic: Marine Hydrodynamics and Propulsion
Credits: 3
Date/Time/Place: Tues/Thurs; 9:30-10:45 am, lecture; CCB, Rm 248
Instructor: G. Cowles
MAR 599: Special Topic: Ocean Waves
Credits: 3
Date/Time/Place: Tues/Thurs; 1:00-2:15 pm; SMAST East, Rm 235
Instructor: W. Brown
MAR 622: Case Studies in Fisheries Science and Management: Stock Identification Methods
Credits: 3
Date/Time/Place: Tues/Thurs; 1:00-2:15 pm, lecture; SMAST East, Rm 102
Instructor: S. Cadrin
MAR 640: Global Marine Biochemistry
Credits: 3
Date/Time/Place: TBA
Instructor: M. Altabet
MAR 700-01: Graduate Seminar, Estuarine and Ocean Sciences
Credits: 1
Date/Time/Place: Wed; 12:30-1:30 pm, seminar; SMAST East, Rm 101-102
Instructor: C. Pilskaln
MAR 700-02: Graduate Seminar, Fisheries Oceanography
Credits: 1
Date/Time/Place: Wed; 2:30-3:30 pm, seminar; SMAST East, Rm 101-102
Instructors: N. Bethoney, R. Griffin
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 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.
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.