Marine Biology

[yzfreak021]

<p>So im very interested in marine widllife and everything to do with them. From handling to observing, and especially conservation. I am having trouble finding a legit college with any creditable marine biology classes, studies, or just information at all. So any info about any aspect of marine biology and about schooling for it would be appreciated.</p>

[BrendanR]

<p>University of California San Diego. Check out Scripps.</p>

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[yzfreak021]

<p>thanks for that info, im from cali but just moved to texas so that is far, i doubt they will have an online but ill look into it. still appreciate it thou man!</p>

[Marinebio444]

<p>I’ll be applying to UMiami, Coastal Carolina, and FIT for marine biology in the fall. From what I’ve seen, Miami is the best choice possible for marine science, since the degree is a required double major and it’s one of the country’s best programs. Just my take on it.</p>

[warblersrule]

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University of California San Diego. Check out Scripps.

UCSD has one of the two best oceanography graduate programs in the country (the other being MIT). At the undergraduate level, however, it is not particularly more distinguished than any other strong biology program. While certainly well worth a look for California residents, I would generally discourage OOS students from seriously considering it due to the unfortunate lack of available financial aid. </p>

<p>I have written about marine biology extensively over the years, so I will simply quote myself.

If you are interested in marine biology only for undergrad:</p>

<p>There are many schools strong in marine bio. These lists are not exclusive.
[ul][<em>]Top private programs: Brown, Stanford, Cornell, Duke, U Miami
[</em>]Top public programs: UNC Chapel Hill, UNCW, Hawaii, the UCs, Texas A&M, URI, Florida State, and U Washington
[<em>]Top LAC programs: Bowdoin, the College of the Atlantic, Eckerd, Swarthmore, Hood, and the 5 college consortium [</em>]Other private programs: Northeastern, Boston U
[li]Other public programs: College of Charleston, Auburn, USF, Alabama, U Maine, UNH, Oregon State, WWU, Old Dominion, and UT Austin[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>If you are interested in becoming a marine biologist:</p>

<p>Be aware that you will need at least a MS and more likely a PhD for this field. It is generally unwise to major in marine biology unless you’re a double major; marine biology is mostly a graduate school field. It is unlikely a marine biology major will land you a career by itself, and it is difficult to branch out from marine biology into other fields for grad school. What is far, far more important is getting the necessary anatomy, biology, biochemistry, organic chem, physical chem, physics, advanced calculus, statistics, computer science and possibly geology that you need to succeed in the field. </p>

<p>Many, many schools can provide you with the proper undergraduate background for a career in marine biology. Many of these schools are not located on the coast. I strongly suggest picking a school strong in the basic sciences and math. </p>

<p>There are many summer programs (Shoals, Duke Marine Lab, and Woods Hole spring to mind) that you can and should participate in to gain some background in marine biology. Research is a MUST in this field for PhD admissions. There are many REU programs that focus on oceanography; graduates of the SURFO program at URI are virtually guaranteed good PhD admissions results. </p>

<p>[US</a> NSF - REU - List Result](<a href=“Search Results for REU Sites | NSF - National Science Foundation”>REU Sites | NSF - National Science Foundation) </p>

<p>Finally, you need to know what you’re getting into. Marine biology is a subset of oceanography (often called “biological oceanography”) and is by far the most popular branch (chemical, geological, and physical oceanography being the other three), so the availability of jobs is exceedingly low.</p>

<p>Very, very few people get jobs working with popular organisms like turtles or dolphins; focus is increasingly shifting toward marine biomedicine, fisheries management, and microorganisms. Conservation biology, beach loss, and environmental chemistry are also becoming increasingly important in marine biology. Most likely you will take a research cruise for 2-3 weeks per year (if that - research is expensive!), and spend the rest of your time writing up results and grant proposals for future research.

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[spdf]

<p>Texas A&M has a marine biology program in Galveston, and UT has a major in Austin along with a marine science coastal facility in Port Aransas.</p>

[Longsx3]

<p>DD is also interested in Marine Biology, here is her list so far: UNC-Wilmington, FSU ( Biology with a Marine Concentration), UMiami, Rollins College, UNC-Chapel Hill (BIO with a Marine focus), & Duke</p>