The Marine Science, Safety, and Environmental Protection (MSSEP) program focuses on environmental safety, marine science, and public health issues. Graduates are prepared for careers that tackle global challenges such as climate change, diminishing natural resources, environmental degradation, ever-increasing safety and environmental regulations, green and sustainable development, and increasing energy demands.
MSSEP 4+1 Master’s Degree Program
Accelerated Coastal and Ocean Administration, Science and Technology Professional Science Master’s (COAST PSM) Program
Latest MSSEP Updates
- 2025 Eelgrass Mapping Student ResearchEnvironmental Monitoring is a senior capstone class for MSSEP students that provides an invaluable opportunity for hands-on fieldwork and research in various environmental projects. The range of activities, from fish tagging to bird sightings to microplastic counting on beaches, offers students a diverse and comprehensive understanding of environmental monitoring techniques. Students not only learn how… Read more: 2025 Eelgrass Mapping Student Research
- January 2025: Bermuda Videos by Lucas Pender
- January 2025: Hawaii Videos by Lucas Pender
- June 10, 2025: McCaela Accord’s Independent Study work on Tunicates (video)
- January 2025 MSSEP Geological Oceanography Hawaii TripCheck out the Geological Oceanography Hawaii Trip Storymap!
- MSSEP News ArchivesJanuary 2025 Geological Oceanography Hawaii Field Trip 2025 Hawaii Field Experience Story Map Cadets Jessica Rotondo and Lucas Pender were recently volunteer scientists aboard NOAA’s Spring Ecosystem Monitoring (EcoMon) cruise on the Henry B. Bigelow. EcoMon surveys are carried out at 120 randomly chosen stations and 35 fixed stations throughout the continental shelf and slope of… Read more: MSSEP News Archives
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