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Students

 

Graduate

A graduate department of the University of California at San Diego, Scripps is one of the oldest and largest centers for global science research and graduate training in the world. More than 300 research programs are now conducted at Scripps, aimed at gaining comprehensive understanding of the oceans, atmosphere and structure of the Earth. click here Visit the Scripps Graduate website

 

Undergraduate

The Scripps Institution of Oceanography Department offers over 45 undergraduate courses covering a wide breadth of earth and marine sciences on several different levels. There are several introductory classes for non majors, and upper-division courses intended for a wide range of students in natural science majors. For students interested in careers in earth sciences, the Scripps Institution of Oceanography offers a B.S. degree and a contiguous B.S./M.S. degree in Earth Sciences. In addition, students may follow a chemistry/earth sciences major, a physics major with a specialization in earth sciences, or an environmental systems/earth sciences major (see the "Chemistry," "Physics," or "Environmental Systems" sections of the catalog for details). The program also offers an academic minor in earth sciences.
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