University of South Carolina College of Arts & Sciences Marine Science Program School of the Earth, Ocean and Environment

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Marine Science Program University of South Carolina 712 Main Street, PSC 108, Columbia, SC 29208

Send Mail to: 701 Sumter Street, EWS 617 Columbia, SC 29208, USA

Phone: 803.777.6163     Fax: 803.777.4239

  • About the Marine Science Program

    Our diverse and collaborative program provides students with award winning instruction and hands-on technical and field experiences.

  • Faculty & Research

    Marine Science Faculty are highly active researchers that maintain funding from a variety of private, state, and local agencies, including the NSF, NASA, NOAA, and Seagrant. Find out more.

  • Undergraduate Program

    Students in Marine Science may choose to specialize in biological, chemical, geological or physical oceanography or coastal resource management/marine affairs. Find out more.

  • Graduate Program

    The Marine Science Graduate Program is designed to train scientists for careers in research, teaching and scientific leadership in fields pertaining to Earth's oceans. Learn More.

Welcome

The Marine Science Program (MSCI), a division within the School of Earth, Ocean, and the Environment, is an interdisciplinary academic program offering curricula that lead to Bachelor of Science, Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Marine Science. With 12-14 internationally recognized Faculty, and more than 300 undergraduate and graduate students, the Marine Science Program is a highly regarded center of research and teaching excellence at the University of South Carolina. While the North Inlet estuary and salt marshes along the South Carolina coast continue to be important study sites for many of our Faculty, research programs funded via numerous private, federal and state agencies literally stretch from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Our diverse and collaborative program provides students with award winning instruction and hands-on technical and field experiences that allow them to successfully pursue careers in industry, government, and academic settings.

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Latest News

Twenty-six Marine Science majors earned a perfect 4.0 GPA in Fall 2011 and a spot on the President’s Honor Roll, while another 79 earned a spot on the Dean’s List (>3.5 GPA)!   

Marine Science major Kailen Gilde has paper accepted in Estuaries and Coasts on research she completed with Dr. Jay Pinckney as a Magellan Scholar, "Sublethal effects of crude oil on the community structure of estuarine phytoplankton."

Dr. Tammi Richardson receives NSF grant ($358,074) for a new undergraduate summer research program entitled, "REU Site: Marine Biogeochemistry at the University of South Carolina".

Marine Science major, ​​Kadee Hicks, is named a 2012 Magellan Scholar.  

Marine Science major, Emily Stewart, receives 2012 Magellan mini research grant.

Marine Science major and star USC football player, Rodney Paulk is featured in the Charleston Post & Courier.

Recently graduated Master's Student, Josie Iacarella, wins outstanding Thesis Award from the USC Graduate School!

Dr. Joanie Kleypas, recipient of a MS degree in Marine Science from USC wins prestigious Heinz Award.