海洋科学（OCE）研究生计划的任务是为我们的学生提供有关重要海洋科学子学科的专业知识，以及对作为地球系统关键组成部分的海洋的广泛了解。我们的学生将增进对海洋中物理，化学和生物过程及其相互作用的理解。学生直接了解使用现场和基于空间的传感器测量海洋的仪器和方法，以及有关了解海洋过程的实验室，分析和数值模型的第一手资料。我们的毕业生发展成为国际海洋研究的领导者，海洋科学的教师和传播者，以及海洋教育，政策和保护的领导者和顾问。
The mission of the Ocean Sciences (OCE) graduate program is to provide our students with specialized knowledge in important ocean science sub-disciplines as well as a broad understanding of the ocean as a key component of the Earth System. Our students advance the understanding of physical, chemical, and biological processes in the ocean and their interactions. Students learn first-hand about instrumentation and methods to measure the ocean using both in-situ and space-based sensors, and about laboratory, analytical, and numerical models to understand oceanic processes. Our graduates develop into international leaders of ocean research, into teachers and communicators of ocean sciences, and into leaders and advisors of marine education, policy, and conservation.