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Marine Sciences


College or University: Texas A&M University at Galveston

Type of degree: B.S.

Brief overview of program: The Marine Sciences curriculum offers undergraduate degrees in Galveston and graduate degrees in College Station. The Marine Sciences program concentrates on the physical and chemical aspects of science of the marine, estuarine, and coastal environment. The coastal location of the campus enables students to acquire extensive hands-on field experience in addition to a solid base of academic instruction in chemistry, geology, physics, biology, and mathematics. Advanced work centers around four semesters of oceanography. Electives in the junior and senior year allow the student to obtain a broader background in ocean studies or to specialize, usually in the areas of environmental science, geology, or chemistry or to prepare for admission to graduate school or professional positions in industry or government. Students may choose to pursue a minor in geology or chemistry through TAMU. The Marine Sciences graduate has a strong, well-rounded foundation in the quantitative physical sciences with considerable field and laboratory experience. With suitably chosen electives, graduates are qualified to enter M.S. or Ph.D. programs in Oceanography or related disciplines, or alternatively to move directly into the employment market. Graduates go on to jobs in environmental monitoring, oceanographic instrumentation, pollution control, the offshore oil industry, and other fields requiring a general technical background. Many students also go on to careers in the Navy or with other government agencies.

Website: Click here for program website

Description of Facilities: Classrooms, laboratories and meeting spaces are housed within 15 major buildings on the Mitchell Campus. There are three residence halls on campus, a physical education facility, and the Mary Moody Northen Student Center with cafeteria services. The Jack K. Williams Library contains over 43,000 books, 35,000 bound volumes of journals and a collection of charts and maps. The University training ship, in addition to being a floating campus during summer cruises, provides additional classroom, meeting and training space during the school year.

Program Faculty: http://www.tamug.edu/mars/new/facultypage.htm

Student Support: Tuition and fees can be found on the following website:http://www.tamug.edu/fiscal/Student%20Financial%20Services/costsres.htm. Financial Aid information for TAMUG can be found at the following website:http://www.tamug.edu/finaid/.


Program Point of Contact: Ernest L. Estes

Email: estese@tamug.edu

Department: Marine Sciences

Phone: 409-740-4832

 



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