Graduate Application Information

Currently, graduate work at Texas A&M at Galveston is offered through the Departments of Marine Sciences, Marine Biology and Maritime Administration. 

The Master of Marine Resources Management (MMRM) degree is available as a thesis or non-thesis degree designed to serve the increasing need for professionals trained in managing coastal and ocean resources.  The program is offered on the Texas A&M University at Galveston campus, drawing on TAMUG’s extensive faculty resources in the departments of Marine Sciences, Maritime Administration, Marine Transportation, the Center for Texas Beaches and Shores and the Center for Ports and Waterways.  The 36 hour program consists of a core set of science, management and environmental law/policy courses.  Students will be required to take additional hours of elective courses to complete their degree program, with the option to pursue a thesis if desired.

For program and general course information, registration assistance, deadlines or general graduate information, please contact gradstudies@tamug.edu.

The Interdisciplinary Degree Program in Marine Biology was approved by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board in July 2008.  The Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Marine Biology offers a doctoral (Ph.D.) degree, a master's thesis degree (M.S.), and a non-thesis master's degree. The Ph.D. and M.S.  thesis degrees are focused heavily on research and interested students MUST seek out potential research advisors in the area of their interests before applying to the program.  For the non-thesis Master's degree, applicants must also identify a potential faculty sponsor or liaison who has agreed to serve in a more limited, or advisory, capacity for the duration of their program. All applicants must identify their advisor or faculty sponsor in their letter of interest included with their application packet.

Marine Biology applicants should expect to work closely with their advisors regarding more specific application requirements. The interdisciplinary program includes 3 campuses of Texas A&M University System and 6 Departments. The host department of the program is the Department of Marine Biology on the Texas A&M University at Galveston (TAMUG) campus. The Department of Marine Science is also located on the TAMUG campus. The Departments of Oceanography, Wildlife & Fisheries Sciences, and Biology participate in the program on the College Station campus (TAMU). The Department of Life Sciences is located on the Texas A&M - Corpus Christi campus (TAMUCC).

The Maritime Administration and Logistics degree is the newest degree to be offered at Texas A&M University at Galveston, it was approved in May 2011. The Maritime Administration and Logistics program is designed for individual professionals in such fields as port management, supply chain management, public policy as it relates to marine transport and the coastal zone, inland waterways, coastal shipping, and international trade and financial transactions. The curriculum has significant components in economics, finance, business analysis and management. The 36 hour masters degree is available as a thesis or non-thesis option degree.

Additional graduate work is available at Texas A&M University at Galveston through the following Departments on the main campus of Texas A&M University at College Station: Biology, Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Oceanography, and Rangeland Ecology and Management. Students enrolled in College Station departments must complete one or two semesters in College Station for the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees, respectively, during which time they must take nine hours per semester of formal course work.  All other course work and research activities can be conducted in Galveston.  Students working in Galveston are offered courses and research opportunities that emphasize the estuarine and marine aspects of biology, fisheries, chemistry, physics and geology.

For additional information, please contact gradstudies@tamug.edu.