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Here is a summary of the requirements for the undergraduate Bachelor of Science Degree in Marine Biology. The official listing of requirements (which should be the same as this unofficial list) can be found in the URI catalog. Please note that the requirements below are for students entering in 2003 and after. If you entered URI before 2003, you may follow either these requirements or the requirements set out in the catalog of the year you entered. For updates, contact Dr. Webb: urimbio@etal.uri.edu.
Details on B.S. in Marine Biology.
The Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Rhode Island offers courses and programs for graduate study leading to the Master of Science degree. The Master of Science in Biological Sciences requires completion of thesis research. A non-thesis option of the M.S. is now available for preprofessional students (refer to http://www.uri.edu/cels/bio/bio_msnoncurric.html) Information about the University and the graduate programs in the Department of Biological Sciences may be obtained online at www.uri.edu/catalog.
Details on M.S. in Biological Sciences.
The Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Rhode Island offers courses and programs for graduate study in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Physiology, and Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology. Both of the graduate degrees offered -- the Master of Science in Biological Sciences and the Doctor of Philosophy in Biological Sciences -- require completion of thesis research. A non-thesis option of the M.S. is now available for preprofessional students. Information about the University and the graduate programs in the Department of Biological Sciences may be obtained online at www.uri.edu/catalog.
Details on Ph.D. in Biological Sciences.
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After graduation, many students want to start a career in marine biology immediately, others want to continue their education in graduate school. As in all fields, jobs and admission to graduates school are competitive.
Your education in marine biology at URI prepares you for a wide variety of positions in government or private industry, teaching, and many others. For thse who wish to pursue academic or research careers, graduate education probably will be necessary. |
