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Marine Sciences
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Marine Sciences

University of South Alabama
Mobile, AlabamaUSA
On campus
Full-time
€657.04/Credit
Duration
4 Years
Language
English
Apply date
Aug 2024

Program Description

The University of South Alabama offers a Bachelor of Science in Marine Sciences designed to address society’s growth need for specialized understanding of the marine environment. Whether students are excited about marine plants and animals or computers and technology, the marine sciences program provides opportunities to explore coastal and ocean environments in whatever ways interest them the most. Students are guided by a world-renown faculty with expertise ranging from fisheries sciences to marine ecology to ocean physics.

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Curriculum

Core Courses

Introduction to Ocean Sciences

Marine Sciences I: Geological & Physical Oceanography

Marine Science II: Chemical & Biological Oceanography

Dauphin Island Sea Lab Summer Course Electives (e.g. Shark and Ray Biology, Marine Technical Methods, Marine Vertebrate Zoology, Marine Invertebrate Zoology, and more)

Courses in residence at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab during the spring semester of a student’s junior or senior year: Marine Operations and Research (Capstone Course), Marine Geology, Marine Ecology, and Field and Lab Measurements in Marine Science.

Careers

  • Marine science research technician
  • Marine conservationist
  • Marine or environmental educator
  • Biologist
  • Aquaculture technician
  • Marine biologist
  • Fish and wildlife technician
  • Aquarist
  • Fisheries observer
  • Research assistant
  • Marine ecologist
  • Oceanography technician
  • Sea turtle rehabilitation specialist
  • Marine mammal technician
  • Marine mammal rescue specialist
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