Academics

Academics
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Combining traditional faculty and program strengths in oceanography, marine biology and ocean engineering with an emerging marine policy focus, the School of Marine Science and Ocean Engineering provides its students with the scientific underpinnings of these disciplines while training them to contribute to and engage in scientifically-informed policy and resource management. Both the graduate and undergraduate degree programs and undergraduate minors are offered through programs that are integrated between the school and the appropriate colleges and departments at UNH.

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    Certificate Programs

    The University of New Hampshire offers several opportunities for graduate students to earn certificates to complement their degree and working professionals to augment their training.

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    Policy Minor

    Effective management of human activities in ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes areas is critical to our future, which includes the setting of public policy as it relates to these systems.

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    Undergraduate Programs

    The University of New Hampshire offers several programs for undergraduate students interested in a marine-related degree.

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    Graduate Programs

    The University of New Hampshire offers several programs for graduate students interested in an advanced marine-related degree.

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    Specialized Classes and Programs

    Several specialized courses are offered thru the University of New Hampshire in support of students with marine science and ocean engineering interests throughout the university.

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Specialized Classes & Programs

Several specialized courses are offered thru the University of New Hampshire in support of students with marine science and ocean engineering interests throughout the university. These include the Marine Immersion course for incoming freshman and transfer students, basic and advanced research SCUBA courses, and the Ocean Projects course that pairs senior undergraduate students majoring in engineering and science with faculty to develop and carry out year-long research projects.

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    Studied horseshoe crab behavior and distribution
    Helen Cheng researched American horseshoe crabs at SMSOE then worked at Sea Grant as a Knauss Fellow and coastal resilience specialist. She's currently pursuing her Ph.D. at Northeastern University in Marine and Environmental…
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    Engineer gives back to program that inspired her
    Angela Hampson, who completed an undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering and graduate degree in ocean engineering, mentors with STEM outreach program she attended as a teen.
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  • Dr. Larry Mayer
    Larry Mayer, director for the Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping and Joint Hydrographic Center at UNH, has been selected as the first recipient of the Walter Munk Medal. Established in 2019, the Walter Munk Medal is awarded biennially by The…
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  • Lumpfish Research at UNH
    Lumpfish are being grown at the Coastal Marine Lab to investigate their use as cleanerfish at cage-reared salmonid farms in the US. Researchers are addressing existing lumpfish culture gaps, developing husbandry guides and SOPs to enable the development of a US lumpfish industry, showing proof of concept that lumpfish are effective cleanerfish for steelhead trout as well as for Atlantic salmon…
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    NOAA taps UNH as one of five institutions tasked with exploring U.S. ocean territory
    UNH is one of five internationally renowned ocean science institutions chosen by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) over the next five years to explore an estimated three billion acres of U.S. ocean territory as part of the new
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