Overview

All Marine Science majors at Boston University complete the Marine Semester, an intellectually and physically challenging sequence of four month-long, research-based courses. During the Marine Semester, students conduct research in a variety of New England locations as well as the Belizean Barrier Reef, working with BU faculty and scientists from the New England Aquarium, NOAA, and the University of Belize.

The BA in Marine Science prepares graduates for marine-related positions in commercial, educational, governmental, and nonprofit organizations and for admission to graduate school in a range of fields (e.g., environmental science and policy, marine biology, oceanography, etc.).

Learning Outcomes

The Marine Science major has the following learning outcomes:

Demonstrate understanding of fundamental concepts in marine science, including principles of geological, physical, chemical, and biological processes in the marine environment.

Demonstrate understanding of common laboratory, field, and modeling methods used in marine science.

Demonstrate the ability to i) formulate a falsifiable hypothesis, ii) design an experiment or observational study to test your hypothesis, iii) analyze your results in a statistically rigorous way, and iv) draw logical conclusions based on your analysis.

Communicate effectively the concepts, methods, results, and conclusions of marine science research, in oral and written form, to specialists and the general public.

Apply knowledge and skills learned to solve problems in marine geology, physics, chemistry, or biology.

Demonstrate understanding of how human activities impact the marine environment, and how the marine environment impacts human activities.

Programme Structure

Courses included:

Marine Urban Ecology

Ichthyology: Behavior, Ecology, and Evolution of Fish

Coral Reef Dynamics: Shallow Waters, Deep Time (with fieldwork

Marine Megafaunal Ecology: Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctu

Marine Genomics

Sensory Biology of Aquatic Animals

Tropical Marine Invertebrates (with fieldwork in Belize)

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-05 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

128 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Boston, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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General requirements

National

Common Application or Coalition Application

High School Transcript

Senior Year Grades

Counselor Recommendation and School Report Form

Teacher Evaluation

Standardized Tests

International

Secondary School Records

Documentation of Financial Support

Copy of Data Page of Passport

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

69870 USD / year

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Out-of-State

69870 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

69870 USD / year

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Living costs

Boston

United States

1560 - 3239 USD / month

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