Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science
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The Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS /ɹʷaz.məs/) is the graduate school of marine and atmospheric science within the University of Miami. It is located on a 16 acre (65,000 m²) campus on Virginia Key in Miami, Florida. The school has its own research vessel, the RV F. G. Walton Smith, named after the founder of the school.
It is the only subtropical applied and basic marine and atmospheric research institute in the continental United States.
It has courses in the following disciplines:
- Applied Marine Physics
- Marine & Atmospheric Chemistry
- Marine Affairs & Policy
- Marine Biology & Fisheries
- Marine Geology & Geophysics
- Meteorology & Physical Oceanography
Additionally, professors from RSMAS teach undergraduate courses on the main University of Miami campus in Coral Gables, Florida.