² ) ▁campus ▁on ▁Virginia ▁Key ▁in ▁Miami , ▁Florida . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁subt rop ical ▁applied ▁and ▁basic ▁marine ▁and ▁atmos pher ic ▁research ▁inst itute ▁in ▁the ▁contin ental ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Up ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁R S MA S ▁was ▁sole ly ▁a ▁gradu ate ▁school ▁within ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Miami , ▁while ▁it ▁joint ly ▁administr ated ▁an ▁under grad uate ▁program ▁with ▁U M ' s ▁College ▁of ▁Arts ▁and ▁Sciences . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁Ros enst iel ▁School ▁has ▁taken ▁over ▁administrative ▁respons ib ilities ▁for ▁the ▁under grad uate ▁program , ▁grant ing ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Science ▁in ▁Marine ▁and ▁At mos pher ic ▁Science ▁( BS MA S ) ▁and ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Arts ▁in ▁Marine ▁Affairs ▁( BA MA ) ▁b ac cala ure ate ▁degree . ▁Master ' s , ▁including ▁a ▁Master ▁of ▁Professional ▁Science ▁degree , ▁and ▁ ▁doctor ates ▁are ▁also ▁awarded ▁to ▁R S MA S ▁students ▁by ▁the ▁U M ▁Gr adu ate ▁School . ▁ ▁The ▁Ros enst iel ▁School ' s ▁research ▁includes ▁the ▁study ▁of ▁marine ▁life , ▁particularly ▁Ap ly s ia ▁and ▁cor al ; ▁climate ▁change ; ▁air - se a ▁interactions ; ▁coast al ▁e col ogy ; ▁and ▁adm ir alty ▁law . ▁The ▁school ▁oper ates ▁a ▁marine ▁research ▁labor atory ▁ship , ▁and ▁has ▁a ▁research ▁site ▁at ▁an ▁in land ▁sink hole . ▁Research ▁also