Welcome! Thanks for your interest in the MRM Program. We hope you’ll find what you need here. If you have further questions, please contact MRM Director, Karen McLeod, karen.mcleod@oregonstate.edu.
One strength of MRM is our fabulous network of alumni! John Harms (MRM ‘99, Research Fish Biologist, NOAA) shows MRM students what prep for the U.S. West Coast Groundfish Bottom Trawl Survey looks like on a recent field trip to Newport.
You have found community!
The Marine Resource Management (MRM) Master of Science Program is all about community.
Picture yourself surrounded by a close-knit group of motivated students, eager to learn the transdisciplinary skills you all need to tackle the complex challenges facing the ocean, coasts, and people. MRM students find a community of support and belonging here, while capitalizing on the breadth of cutting-edge marine research happening across CEOAS, throughout OSU, and at partner institutions beyond campus. MRM students build their portfolio by integrating societally-relevant research, interdisciplinary coursework, professional development, and real-world experiences that prepare them to collaboratively advance solutions in, well, the real world!
Meet some MRM Students
Explore the degree
Required coursework and program design
Your MRM degree starts with coursework within CEOAS, but can go almost anywhere! Our six flexible and interrelated areas of study will prepare you for future careers at the interface of science and society — within government, nonprofits, academia, industry or consulting:
- Resilient communities & coasts
- Sustainable fisheries & aquaculture
- Healthy ecosystems & people
- Emerging solutions & technologies
- Climate-ready conservation, planning & restoration
- Public engagement & education
Meet the faculty
Meet the MRM Program Head, Karen McLeod
Welcome Letter from the Director
MRM faculty come from CEOAS, other university departments and outside institutions. Their backgrounds range from anthropology to engineering to fisheries to oceanography. Learn more about them.
Learn about careers
From the time you arrive in the MRM program through graduation and beyond, you will be part of a community of learners and professionals that will provide mentorship, friendship and support. Upon graduation, you become part of a global network of practitioners working to manage, use and conserve marine resources in every corner of the globe.
MRMers are in high demand: They find fulfilling jobs that set them on successful career paths in management, education, research, industry, consulting and beyond. We have staff ready to help by connecting you to networks and alumni mentors and investing in your professional development.
MRM acknowledges and honors the fundamental value and dignity of all individuals and is committed to furthering Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion through creating an environment where everyone feels welcome and supported.
Land Acknowledgements are just the beginning...