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In the Biological Oceanography program of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), biological oceanography is also a study in extremes...

In size, from the tiny microbes in the water column to the 30-meter blue whale

In depth, from blooms of cyanobacteria covering thousands of square kilometers of the ocean's surface, to hydrothermal vent colonies emerging eerily from the mile-deep dark

In locale, from the lab next door to the deck of a research vessel bucking ice flows in the Arctic
Extreme habitats

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Mathematical Ecology

Biological Oceanography

Research in Biological Oceanography

Method and Logic in Molecular Biology

Principles of Biochemical Analysis

Genetics for Graduate Students

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Duration

Part-time
- 24 months
- Flexible

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00

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English

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Campus Location

Cambridge, United States

Disciplines

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64310 USD / year

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64310 USD / year

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64310 USD / year

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Cambridge

United States

1814 - 3756 USD / month

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