Marine Science Institute, UP Diliman

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The Marine Science Institute

Established	March 28, 1974 (as Marine Sciences Center) April 23, 1985 (as Marine Science Institute)
Type	Institute
Director	Dr. Maria Lourdes San Diego-McGlone
Current Offices	The Marine Science Institute, UP Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines
Website	www.msi.upd.edu.ph

The Marine Science Institute (MSI) is one of seven academic institutes of the University of the Philippines' College of Science. It is housed in its own building complex within the UP Diliman Campus in Quezon City.

The Marine Science Institute offers MSc and PhD degrees in Marine Science. Students taking either degree are asked to choose to specialize in a specific field, either Marine Biology, Marine Physical Science or Marine Biotechnology.

1 History
2 Research interests
3 Courses (Subjects)
- 3.1 Undergraduate Courses
- 3.2 Graduate Courses
4 References
5 External links

[edit] History

The University of the Philippines Marine Science Institute (UPMSI) was originally established as the Marine Sciences Center (MSC) with the approval of its charter by the Board of Regents on 28 March 1974.

MSC served as the University's coordinating base for marine research. In June of the same year, the first Advisory Executive Council of the Center was formed with the appointment of Dr. Edgardo D. Gomez as acting Director. The Center commenced its operations in February 1975 at the building of the U.P. Natural Sciences Research Institute. With its transformation into an institute on 23 April 1985, UPMSI began offering graduate programs.

It is now tasked to pursue research, teaching, and extension work in marine biology, marine chemistry, physical oceanography, marine geology, and related disciplines.

[edit] Research interests

The institute engages in various avenues of research within the marine sciences.

[edit] Courses (Subjects)

Various graduate courses are offered by the institute. In addition to its plethora of graduate courses, the institute also offers several introductory courses for interested undergraduates.

The following is a list of courses offered by the institute.