完成海洋科学和海洋学专业课程后，学生将对海洋科学有深入的了解，并具备在其专业领域内独立进行研究所需的研究和查询技能。IBMO课程提供基于知识的课程以及基于实验室和基于现场的课程，以促进学生应对21世纪科学的复杂挑战所需要的跨学科培训。IBMO的教职员工在各种海洋生态系统方面具有专业知识，包括发达和不发达的海岸线，大河口以及深海和沿海水域，并支持学生在水质，水文学，沿海生态学，生物地球化学循环，濒危和入侵物种，海洋大型动物渔业和水产养殖，有害藻华，城市化以及水下光学成像和海洋监测系统。海洋科学和海洋学集中课
Completion of the Marine Science and Oceanography concentration provides students with a board understanding of oceanographic science along with the research and inquiry skills necessary to conduct research independently within their area of specialization. The IBMO curriculum provides both knowledge-based and laboratory- and field-based courses that promote the cross-disciplinary training that students need to face the complex challenges of 21st century science. IBMO faculty have expertise in diverse ocean ecosystems, including developed and undeveloped coastlines, large estuaries and both deep sea and coastal waters, and support development of the students research in areas of water quality, hydrology, coastal ecology, biogeochemical cycling, endangered and invasive species, ocean megafauna fisheries and aquaculture, harmful algal blooms, urbanization and underwater optical imaging and ocean monitoring systems.<br><br>The Marine Science and Oceanography concentration falls under the umbrella of the Integrative Biology major and students accepted to the concentration are subject to all Integrative Biology policies and regulations as well as additional regulations that are specific to the concentration.