Master of Science in Ocean Sciences

A one year master degree in ocean science, covering physical and biological oceanography, marine chemistry, survey technique, data analysis and a research project.

Ocean Sciences is the broadest of Bangor’s marine masters, spanning physics, biology and chemistry rather than specialising in one.

Master of Science in Ocean Sciences is taught at the Bangor University, a UK university with degree awarding powers. Because the ocean sciences master is a degree, it supports an application under the UK Graduate Route, which gives two years of unsponsored work in Britain after the ocean sciences master ends, or three years for a doctorate. To claim it after the ocean sciences master you must be inside the UK on a valid student visa when you apply. One limit applies to the ocean sciences master as to every taught course in Britain: the rules introduced in January 2024 stop taught students bringing a spouse or children as dependants, so the ocean sciences master cannot support a family move.

Entry to Master of Science in Ocean Sciences is a completed bachelor degree at 60 percent or above. The English requirement is IELTS 6.5 with no band below 6.0, and tuition for the ocean sciences master is recorded at GBP 18,000 a year. Bangor charges no application fee, so applying for the ocean sciences master costs you nothing, and no scholarship is recorded against it. the ocean sciences master lists only two entry windows a cycle. Apply Study Visa manages the the ocean sciences master application, the deposit, the offer, the CAS and the UK student visa as one process.