Bachelor of Marine Biology
Roseau, Dominica
DURATION
4 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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EARLIEST START DATE
Feb 2025
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
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Introduction
In this hands-on degree, you’ll explore the diversity of marine life from coastal margins to the deep sea and gain an in-depth understanding of the biology of marine organisms. You’ll have the opportunity to not just experience marine biology but to practice it at the highest levels in both the laboratory and out in the field.
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Curriculum
A Bachelor of Science in Marine Science is an extensive study of the physical and biological aspects of the ocean. The duration of the Bachelor of Science course in Marine Science is three years and is divided into six semesters.
During the Marine Science course, the students generally study marine biology and interactions with the environment; they also study biological oceanography and related fields of chemical, physical, and geological oceanography.
| Course number | Course name | Credits |
| MARI 101 | Introduction to Field Oceanography | 3 |
| MARI 102 | Molecular Ecology | 3 |
| MARI 103 | Resource Ecology | 3 |
| MARI 104 | Physiology of Marine Animals, Part I | 3 |
| MARI 105 | Physiology of Marine Animals, Part II | 3 |
| MARI 106 | Marine Mammalogy | 3 |
| MARI 107 | Microbial Ecology | 3 |
| MARI 108 | Diversity of Algae | 3 |
| MARI 109 | Invertebrate Biology | 3 |
| MARI 110 | Introduction to Aquaculture | 3 |
| MARI 112 | Practical Aquaculture | 6 |
| MARI 113 | Applied Coastal Ecology | 3 |
| MARI 114 | Field Studies of Marine Mammals | 6 |
| MARI 115 | Marine Ornithology | 3 |
| MARI 116 | Spatial Infor and GIS in Ecology | 3 |
| MARI 117 | Intertidal Ecology and Diversity | 3 |
| MARI 118 | Tropical Marine Biology | 3 |
| MARI 119 | The Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea Ecosystem: Coral Reef and Subtropical Sea | 6 |
| MARI 200 | Marine Ecology | 6 |
| MARI 201 | Coral Reefs and Environmental Change | 6 |
| MARI 202 | Laboratory Studies of Fishes | 6 |
| MARI 203 | Evolutionary Ecology of Marine Mammals | 6 |
| MARI 204 | Biologging in Ecology | 6 |
| MARI 205 | Cutting edge Marine Science | 6 |
| MARI 206 | Fisheries Oceanography | 6 |
| MARI 207 | Biological Oceanography | 6 |
| MARI 208 | Biology of Phytoplankton | 6 |
| MARI 209 | Scientific & social dimensions of ocean fertilization | 6 |
| MARI 210 | Research | 12 |
| MARI 211 | Ecosystem Modelling for Aquaculture | 6 |