The graduate department of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography offers graduate instruction leading to M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in oceanography, marine biology, and earth sciences.
Emphasis is on the Ph.D. program.
A student's work normally will be concentrated in one of several curricular programs within the Department. No undergraduate major is offered in the department, though most courses in the department are open to enrollment for qualified undergraduate students with the consent of the instructor. CMS offers interdisciplinary degree programs in applied ocean science, marine biology-biochemistry, marine policy and oceanography. Graduate degree programs leading to the Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees are offered with majors in Marine Biology and Fisheries , Marine Geology and Geophysics , Meteorology and Physical Oceanography , Marine and Atmospheric Chemistry , and Applied Marine Physics . Interdisciplinary degree programs offer a Master of Arts in Marine Affairs .