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Bachelor of Science in Marine Sciences

  • Plants with roots under water.
  • Professor working in fish pools.
  • Beach view of sand and water.
  • Marine Sciences class on boat working with fish.
  • Person snorkeling.

The University of South Alabama offers a Bachelor of Science in Marine Sciences is 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.  From the muddy salt marshes to coastal reef communities, students will find themselves immersed in learning while exploring the natural laboratories of the Mobile-Tensaw Delta, Mobile Bay, and the open waters off the Gulf coast. 

The Bachelor of Science in Marine Sciences takes advantage of its location as well as its partnership with Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) to provide a unique educational experience.  A cornerstone of the program is the Semester by the Sea at DISL where students in this program will spend their spring semester of their junior or senior year taking coursework with the option of living in residence at DISL.

A Bachelor of Science in Marine Sciences from Stokes School of Marine & Environmental Sciences will prepare you for government, academic, commercial, or industrial careers.

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Job Opportunities in Marine Sciences

  • Marine Science Research Technician

  • Marine Conservationist

  • Marine or Environmental Educator

  • Aquaculture Technician

  • Wildlife Technician

  • Aquarist

  • Fisheries Observer

  • Research Assistant

  • Marine Ecologist

  • Oceanography Technician

  • Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Specialist

  • Marine Mammal Technician

  • Marine Mammal Rescue Specialist
 
All General Education Requirements must be met. A minimum of 120 hours is required for a degree.

STEM Degree Course Requirements (16 hrs from this list) with a grade of C or higher

CODE
TITLE
HOURS
MA 125 or
ST 210
Calculus I
Stat Reason and Application
3-4
BLY I21 & 121L
General Biology I with Lab
4
BLY 122 &122L
General Biology II with Lab
4
CH 131 & 131L
General Chemistry I with Lab
4
CH 132 & 132L
General Chemistry II with Lab
4
PH 114 & 114L or
PH 201 & 201L
Physics with Algebra-Trig I with Lab
Calculus Based Physics I  with Lab
4-5
REQUIRED MARINE SCIENCE COURSES
CODE
TITLE
 HOURS
MAS 134 & 134 l         
Ocean Science with Lab
4               
MAS 331 & 331L
Marine Science I with Lab
4
MAS 332 & 332L
Marine Science II-W  with Lab
4
MAS 336
Marine Operations/Research-W
3
MAS 431 & 431L
Field and Laboratory Measurement with Lab
4
MAS 475
Marine Ecology
4
COURSE ELECTIVES
CODE
TITLE
MAS 371       
Shark and Ray Biology
MAS 367
Marine Biology
MAS 430
Marine Botany
MAS 451
Marine Vertebrate Zoology
MAS 471 
Marine Invertebrate Zoology
MAS 477
Coral Reef Biology & Ecology
MAS 478
Marine Mammal Health/Strd Resp
MAS 488
Field Marine Science II
MAS 490
Special Topics
MAS 494
Directed Studies

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