Top Marine Technology & Biology Programs

If you take a look at marine technology and biology in the U.S. you will find that it still isn’t very well developed. There are a lot of schools in the U.S. that offer some program that is closely related to marine biology like a minor or concentration in marine biology but there are not very many colleges that actually offer a marine biology major. Here is a look at some of the better schools that offer a marine biology major.

California State University, Long Beach

There program is designed for anyone who wants to pursue a masters degree in marine biology or ecology or go on to work for a government agency or private company once they are finished. Here students will have the opportunity to study many organisms but in the field and in the lab. They have four boats that they used for both research and teaching. They are located close to Catalina Island and just recently renovated a Marine Lab. Students will have to take a variety courses such as chemistry, physics, and calculus but will also have to opportunity to choose from electives such as marine microorganisms, marine mammalogy, aquatic toxicology, fisheries conservation, marine community ecology, giant kelp ecology, and fish physiology and endocrinology and many more.

Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Florida: Marine Biology & Engineering

At the Florida Institute of Technology they focus on integrating oceanography, ocean engineering, environmental science, marine science, meteorology and related academic concentrations in order to come up with knowledge based solutions for the problems of the world today. Here students will have numerous oppertunities to use their skills in 150 mile long Indian River Lagoon that is filled with mud and sand flats, 5 different kinds of sea grass beds, and other marshy areas. Here they are equipped with a 60‘ vessel for research, a state of the arch marine center, a beach marine laboratory and much more. Here students will get first hand experience in field within their first semestre. I.

University of Hawaii, Manoa: Marine Biology

At the University of Hawaii there is a lot of hands on experience offered as the University tries to integrale field experience with your typical classroom and lab settings. This program is still fairly new as it was launched for the first time in the fall of 2003. Students will learn about a variety of marine species and how they interact with each other in tropical and sub-tropical environments. Students will also have the opportunity to work with a large range of organisms that include seabirds, marine mammals, sharks, fishes, invertebrates, algae, and micro-organisms.

Massachuets Maritime Academy: Marine Engineering

This major aims to prepare students to be a licensed engineering officers in the United States Merchant marines and other engineering positions in associated shoreside industrines. While students are here they will take course in nternal and external combustion engines, electricity and electronics, auxiliaries and main propulsion machinery, and the organization and operation of merchant vessel engineering plants. Students will have the opportunity to work on ships while in port and ships at sea and they will also do a lot of stuff in the laboratory. By the time students graduate they will have passed examinations by the United States Coast Guard as Third Assistant Engineers, Steam and Motor, Unlimited Horsepower.

Texas A&M University at Galveston

Another very good university that a person should consider checking is Texas A&M. They offer degrees in marine biology, marine fisheries, marine sciences, marine engineering technology and a few more. In marine biology and marine sciences students will be focusing more on the science side of things as they study chemistry, physics, oceanography, geology, and much more. Students in these programs can choose when it comes time for their senior year whether they wish to gain a broader background in ocean studies or specialize more in environmental science. Those who major in marine fisheries will focus on biology with an emphasis on management and can expect to study ecology, taxonomy, zoogeography, culture, and general biology. Graduates are prepared to work as fisheries managers or research biologists for the state or federal government. In marine engineering students will focus on science and engineering and the goal will be to have them ready be a licensed engineer when they graduate.

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http://coe.fit.edu/dmes/index.php
http://www.hawaii.edu/marine_biology/default.htm
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