Oceanography
| What is Oceanography | Related Career Titles |
| Related Major Skills | Job & Internship Links |
| Professional Association Links | Career Planning Links |
| UNCW Oceanography Program |
What is Oceanography?
Oceanography is the study of the deep sea and shallow coastal oceans: biology, chemistry, geology and physics together make oceanography a richly interdisciplinary science. Although they contain most of the Earth's water and carbon and surface heat, and much of its biomass, the oceans do not operate alone. Together with the atmosphere, continents and ice-cover (the cryosphere), they form a working machine, driven mostly by energy from the sun. Lesser amounts of energy derive from tides raised by the moon and sun and planets, and heat from the Earth"s interior.
Career Titles:
| Government research scientist | College Professor |
| Geological oceanographer | Geophysicist |
| Physical oceanographer | Chemical oceanographers |
| Marine Geochemists | Marine biologist |
| Fisheries scientist | Ocean engineer |
| Marine archaeologist | Marine policy expert |
| Aquatic chemist | Ocean driller |
| Ocean miner and gas exploration | Coastal geologist |
| Naval research | Conservation specialist |
| Atmospheric scientist climate researcher | Public policy writer |
| Marine mammal scientist | Climate Action Planner |
| Geospatial Technician | Marine Research Scientist |
Major Skills:
Computer skillsMath
Research
Analytical
Problem solving
Communication - verbal and written
Practical skills for experiments and operating scientific equipment
Knowledge of ocean and marine environment
Knowledge of fluid mechanics
Observant
Patience
Persistence
Ability to cope with extreme conditions
Swim
Team
Additional languages a plus
Job/Internship Links:
- Handshake -- UNCW's Online Job & Career Portal
- Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO)
- BiologyJobs.com
- Conservation Job Board
- Dolphin Research Center Internships
- Coastal & Estuarine Research Federation job, funding & scholarship opportunities
- Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission jobs and internships
- New England Aquarium internship program
- Sea Grant Mid-Atlantic internships and jobs
- Dolphins Plus Internship
- Society for Ecological & Coastal Research Internship
- SeaWorld Internships
- Whale Center of New England
- Center for Coastal Studies Internships
- Earthworks
Professional Associations:
- Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO)
- Coastal & Estuarine Research Federation
- The Oceanography Society
- List of professional associations
