MSc Ocean and Earth Science by Research
Course Overview
Join a leading European ocean science community to tackle pressing environmental challenges through advanced research. You will train at the prestigious National Oceanography Centre Southampton (NOCS), gaining unparalleled hands-on experience with state-of-the-art facilities and our own research vessel, the R.V. Callista. This MSc by Research program is ideal for those with a background in marine or Earth science, offering a unique opportunity to specialize and develop high-level research skills with less formal teaching and more practical project work.
Key Program Highlights
- Train at the world-class National Oceanography Centre Southampton (NOCS)
- Gain hands-on experience aboard the research vessel R.V. Callista
- Focus on a significant, independent research project with expert supervision
- Access cutting-edge laboratories and marine technologies
- Join a large, collaborative community addressing major environmental issues
Course Overview
Join a leading European ocean science community to tackle pressing environmental challenges through advanced research. You will train at the prestigious National Oceanography Centre Southampton (NOCS), gaining unparalleled hands-on experience with state-of-the-art facilities and our own research vessel, the R.V. Callista. This MSc by Research program is ideal for those with a background in marine or Earth science, offering a unique opportunity to specialize and develop high-level research skills with less formal teaching and more practical project work.
Key Program Highlights
- Train at the world-class National Oceanography Centre Southampton (NOCS)
- Gain hands-on experience aboard the research vessel R.V. Callista
- Focus on a significant, independent research project with expert supervision
- Access cutting-edge laboratories and marine technologies
- Join a large, collaborative community addressing major environmental issues
Requirements
Modules
- Contemporary Topics in Ocean and Earth Science
- MSc Key Skills for MSc by Research Ocean and Earth Science Students
- MSc by Research - Research Project
- Advanced Exploration Geophysics
- Biogeochemical Cycles in the Earth System
- Biological Data Science in R
- Carbon Storage in the Sub-Surface Environment
- Climate and Climate Change
- Coastal Morphodynamics
- Coastal Sediment Dynamics
- Computational Data Analysis for Ocean and Earth Scientists
- Deep Sea Ecology
- Earthquake and Volcano Seismology
- Ecological Modelling
- Environmental Radioactivity and Radiochemistry
- Geotechnics for Geoscientists
- Large Scale Ocean Processes and Climate
- Marine Conservation and Policy
- Marine Microbial Ecology and Biotechnology
- Marine Reproduction
- Sea Level Rise and Coastal Management
- Seafloor Exploration and Surveying 2
- The Ground Beneath Our Feet: The Geological History of the last 2 Million Years
