bg

Top-tier education

Every great scientific discovery begins with a propensity to deep dive into your subject matter.

Coastal location

Researching climate change’s impact on oceans demands that you get in over your head. That’s where we thrive.

New breakthroughs

Going to great depths to save the oceans requires that you first get your feet wet.

Affordability

Earn your marine science degree without plunging in financially. Explore our affordable options.

Academic Programs

Programs

Apply

Apply

Events

Events

Request Information

info

School for Marine Science & Technology at UMass Dartmouth

Earn your advanced marine science degree.

Complex marine science research starts with a single question: "Where do I start?" The answer? UMass Dartmouth's School for Marine Science & Technology.

Graduate degree options

Courses emphasize ocean technology, climate change, offshore wind development, & fisheries management and sustainability.

Cooperative research

Pursue coastal research with some of the most highly regarded oceanographic institutions as well as government and non-government organizations.

Professor Miles Sundermeyer

We may be able to help finance your education. Before you apply, contact SMAST faculty to learn about assistantships, fellowships, and scholarships.

Admissions & Aid

News

News

Dr. Lauran Brewster on a boat with wind turbines in the background

New Assistant Professor Lauran Brewster starts research lab at UMassD-SMAST

The newly established Brewster Lab will focus on the effects of climate change and human activity on fishes

Events

Events

Sep

3

11:30AM

Each year, Convocation is held in the Amphitheatre and is a ceremony that celebrates the beginning of the academic year and welcomes our new students to campus. After the ceremony ends at 11:30 a.m., all students, faculty, and staff are invited to the All-Campus BBQ on the Quad. Contact publicaffairs@umassd.edu for more info.

Explore marine science careers.

SMAST alums share their success stories.

SMAST graduates in professional positions

94%

SMAST scientists, students, research, & staff

102

SMAST undergraduate internships in 2022

25

SMAST research grants awarded in FY22

55

Features

Feature Stories

SMAST PhD student Jessie Kittel

Jessica Kittel PhD '24: Diving into discovery

PhD student Agata Piffer Braga and Professor Dan MacDonald at SMAST looking at the autonomous underwater vehicle T-REMUS

From apprentice to expert: A UMass Dartmouth mentorship story

Performing research on boat

Making an impact on global sustainability

Scientists fishing near a wind turbine near Block Island

Collaborative science, offshore wind, and the future of fisheries

SMAST PhD grad on beach

How UMassD’s Craig O’Connell, PhD ’14 became the Shark Doctor

SMAST PhD Filipe Pereira

Filipe Pereira, PhD '23: Life-changing moments

SMAST student Emma Gallagher in the lab

Emma Gallagher '23: Ecosystems and aquaculture

SMAST PhD student Siddhant Kerhalkar standing in front of the ocean

Siddhant Kerhalkar '24: Chasing monsoons

PhD student Iury Simoes Sousa at SMAST lobby

Iury Simoes-Sousa '23: International collaboration

SMAST student Elizabeth Ells on her boat

Elizabeth Ells '23: Supporting healthy ecosystems in coastal communities

Juan Gutierrez Bravo with his research poster at the 2023 IMS Symposium

Juan Gutierrez Bravo '24: On the frontier of science

Map graphic showing where UMass Dartmouth students studied abroad in the 2022-23 academic year

UMassD students' studies abroad

Contact

SMAST Directory

SMAST

508-910-6550 asksmast@umassd.edu

SMAST East

836 South Rodney French Blvd. • New Bedford MA 02744-1221

SMAST West

706 South Rodney French Blvd. • New Bedford MA 02744-1221