Overview

The Marine Biology program's students at University of New Brunswick's Saint John Campus receive a broad, basic training that will allow them to qualify for a wide range of employment opportunities, both in Canada and abroad.

Career paths

Past graduates are employed in:

government departments

consulting companies

research companies

private enterprises

aquaculture industry

universities

Students with good records from UNB or elsewhere may pursue postgraduate research and training in marine biology at either the MSc. or PhD level in Saint John as well.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Ecology and conservation of marine birds
Roles of dispersal and behaviour in regulating marine bird populations
Ecophysiology and biochemistry of seaweeds
Suspension feeding in marine invertebrates
Recruitment and early post-settlement processes in marine invertebrates
Evolutionary ecology of coastal marine invertebrates
Fisheries ecology (invertebrate)
Fisheries conservation genomics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-05 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-09-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-31 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

120 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Saint John, Canada

Disciplines

Biology Marine Science View 10 other Bachelors in Marine Science in Canada

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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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Other requirements

General requirements

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Official or notarized transcripts/grades for all secondary or high school, colleges and universities you have attended.

If applicable, submit the results from any academic tests you have taken, such as SAT, ACT, Cambridge ‘O’ and ‘A’ levels, CXC or others.

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Tuition Fees

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20559 CAD / year

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8951 CAD / year

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