Hatfield Marine Science Center

Undergraduate Programs @ HMSC

Gain experiences directly related to your career interests in coastal and ocean issues. Academic programs at Hatfield engage students through research, teaching and experiential learning. Courses range from traditional marine and ocean sciences to public outreach, marine policy and the arts. 

Hatfield Highlights

• Living on the coast while taking courses
• Discovering diverse coastal habitats in small, hands-on experimental courses
• Fulfilling program requirements in a study abroad-style within Oregon

Hatfield courses explore coastal and ocean environments, fieldwork techniques, natural resource conservation, and management issues, fisheries, marine mammals and birds, sharks, public policy, education, outreach and much more.

Graduate Programs at HMSC

From genetics to trawling, microbes to whales, HMSC's graduate programs span the breadth of marine studies. Mentored by faculty and government agency scientists, students conducting research at HMSC gain real-world experience in transdisciplinary, interagency research. Exposure to a broad range of scientific collaboration enhances students’ knowledge and enriches their ensuing professional careers. While graduate students hail from a multitude of OSU Colleges and Departments, they share the experience of being part of a vibrant, interdisciplinary marine science community that continues far beyond commencement.