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Master of Science in Ocean, Coastal, and Earth Sciences

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PROGRAM OVERVIEW

The Master’s degree in Ocean, Coastal, and Earth Sciences provides students with a unique integrative education and training experience that prepares them to meet the challenges and opportunities in the marine, coastal, and environmental science disciplines.  

This multidisciplinary program provides a rigorous applied and theoretical education in the marine and coastal sciences with an emphasis on the environmental impacts of anthropogenic and natural processes along the Texas coastline and beyond.  

Possible Career Options

Graduates of the Master of Science in Ocean, Coastal, and Earth Sciences from UTRGV can expect a broad set of science careers including private and public sector organizations concerned with marine and coastal systems, recognizing that rivers, estuaries, and the oceans are fundamentally important to our societies. 

Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists

Conservation Scientists and Foresters

Microbiologists

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