探索UNE的海洋科学4+1 B.S./M.S. 缅因州海岸的轨道

大学海洋科学4+1 B.S./M.S. 程序 allows you complete your undergraduate and master's degrees in the field of ocean sciences in a total of five years, 节省你的时间和金钱.

As a qualified UNE undergraduate, this track enables you to obtain the M.S. 学位相同 课程要求 作为传统的M.S. 海洋科学 程序 through an expedited process that begins during your senior year of undergraduate work.

You'll complete much of your master's coursework during your fourth year, 同时也在做你的论文项目. Your fifth year will be spent finishing your 研究 and writing your thesis.

海洋科学专业的学生拿着海星

为什么用UNE代替B.S./M.S. 海洋科学

Unlike other marine 程序s at universities with satellite campuses, our five-year combined degree 程序 海洋科学 on the scenic shores of coastal 缅因州 provides an on-campus gateway to a 36,000-square-mile living laboratory in the Gulf of 缅因州 where you can learn, 探索, 进行研究.

成为事业预备

通过课程作业和实地实践, 全球经验, 研究, and internship opportunities at a wide range of institutions, 包括新英格兰水族馆, 美国国家海洋和大气管理局, 和毕格罗海洋科学实验室, you will join the ranks of other graduates who have gone on to fulfilling careers as marine biology or oceanography 研究ers, 自然资源管理者, 渔业观察员, 保护倡导者, 水生动物管理员, 环境教育工作者, 商业潜水员, 还有许多其他令人兴奋的职业.

Andy Robinson stands on a beach smiling at the camera

For my 研究, I spent a lot of time out on the boat deploying sensors.

海洋科学/ M.S. 4+1

Enjoy Unique Marine 科学s 研究 Experiences

Engage in student-centered 研究 by hopping aboard one of our 三艘科考船 然后出海去正规澳门赌场网络 私人拥有的研究岛, or conduct studies indoors in our Ocean Clusters, 研究-education work groups focused on specific marine topics ranging from aquaculture to phytoplankton.

我们的海洋科学4+1.S./M.S. 程序 also focuses on a thesis 研究 experience in which you'll conduct 研究 and prepare a thesis on a topic selected in consultation with a faculty advisor. Examples of current and past 研究 projects include:

  • 减少鲨鱼副渔获物
  • 声波遥测鱼的运动
  • 海豹饮食分析
  • 本地底栖鱼的生长和生境选择
  • 放生后鲨鱼的死亡率和恢复情况
  • 甲壳类动物生理学
  • 食用海带的食品安全

正规澳门赌场网络研究人员研究减少鲨鱼副捕获物

在一流的海洋科学设施学习

When you’re not on the water, you’ll benefit from our top-notch 海洋科学中心, which is just steps away from UNE’s private beach on the Saco River, 河口栖息地, 还有大海.

The building is equipped with a tidal pumping system; a 550,000-gallon storage tank; two flow-through seawater teaching labs; 4,950 square feet of 研究 space; five internal pools; and both wet and dry laboratories, including aquaculture and marine biology 研究 labs.

海洋科学专业的学生在野外工作

你将学习什么? 海洋科学4+1.S./M.S. 学位课程概述

学术及技术标准

To enroll in the 程序 you must be an undergraduate at UNE with a 3.5总体G.P.A.,和一个3.5 G.P.A. 在所有的数学和科学课程中. You are not required to take the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) prior to enrollment. 然而, you must receive sponsorship from a faculty member who will serve as your thesis advisor, and you should begin conducting 研究 on a project that will become your thesis project by your fourth year at UNE. You can declare your intent to enroll in the 程序 as early as the second semester of your sophomore year or as late as the second semester of your junior year.

Application forms are available from prospective faculty advisors.

课程

必修课 学分
mar503 -研究方法 3
MAR 512 -海洋科学中心研讨会 1
MAR 530 -研究生研究研讨会 1
MAR 566 - Adv海洋学I:生物 & 地理 3
MAR 568 - Adv海洋学II: Phy & 化学 3
Minimum of sixteen (16) credits of MAR 590 – Marine 科学 研究/Thesis (repeated for additional credit) 16+
Nine (9) credits of 500-level Elective Coursework* 9
最低学分要求 36

*学生 may substitute Thesis/Research credits for Electives with the approval of their advisor

毕业要求

学生 must successfully complete all required courses with a minimum graduate GPA of 3.0 and successfully pursue, complete, and defend publicly an approved 研究 thesis.

UNE 4+1轨道

UNE提供4+1海洋科学课程, 生物科学, 环境科学, 或环境研究.

建立联系作为海洋科学4+1.S./M.S. 学生

You’ll enjoy our small class sizes that allow you to form close bonds with other Marine 科学s students as well as our supportive and caring 世界一流的教师Our small class sizes foster a sense of community — not competition — among students

生活和学习海洋科学4+1 B.S./M.S. 在缅因州的比德福德

学生 in UNE’s combination undergraduate/graduate 程序 海洋科学 study at our Biddeford, 缅因州, 位置, a gorgeous waterfront campus offering more than 4,000 feet of scenic shoreline where the Saco River flows into the Atlantic Ocean. In addition to benefitting from the ample 研究 opportunities afforded by our proximity to the ocean, 湿地, 一个私人拥有的研究岛, you will enjoy spending time in this popular vacation destination with its friendly, welcoming people and a wide range of outdoor recreation activities.

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