Undergraduate Students
- Aquatic Biology option in the department of Environmental Sciences features a 16-credit intensive lecture and field course taken in residence at the Hatfield Marine Science Center.
- College of Oceanic & Atmospheric Sciences offers a range of classes for undergraduates.
- Fisheries and Wildlife offers a specialization in Marine Science and special programs, such as a Coastal Ecology Program based at the Hatfield Marine Science Center on the coast in Newport Oregon and field, lab, and lecture series.
- Geosciences offers a range of classes for undergraduates including GEO/OC 103, Exploring the Deep: Geography of the World’s Oceans. The department oversees the Undergraduate Certificate in Geographic Information Science, as well as internships in the Davey Jones Locker Marine GIS and Seafloor Mapping Laboratory. Students may also seek internships with the Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) Center in Monterey, CA. Contact Dr. Dawn Wright.
- Marine Biology option in the Biology Program features a 16-credit intensive lecture and field course taken in residence at the Hatfield Marine Science Center.
- Native Americans in Science, Engineering, and Natural Resources (NASENR) program offers undergraduate internship and mentoring program to increase the number of students who earn BS degrees and are eligible for graduate school. Outreach programs include African American, Hispanic, and Asian American students.
- An Oceanography minor is available.
- Oregon Sea Grant offers undergraduate fellowships and internships as funding is available. Undergraduate student jobs and internships at HMSC are also occasionally available. Contact Bill Hanshumaker, HMSC marine educator.
- Research Experiences for Undergraduates at the O.H. Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory draws upon research projects from the intersection of coastal engineering, physical oceanography, and computer science, focusing on coastal processes and the mitigation of natural hazards, particularly tsunamis and coastal storms.
- Summer courses and internships offering field and research experience on the Oregon Coast are available at the Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport. Classes include biology of marine mammals, fisheries, marine aquaculture, and marine science conservation and policy.
- Zoology.The Department of Zoology offers emphasis in cellular and developmental biology; organism biology; or ecology, population biology, and behavior.