Marine Biology and Coastal Sciences - MS
Montclair State University
Montclair, New Jersey
Department of Biology
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Geology
- Physics
Marine Biology and Coastal Sciences represents the wide variety of ecosystems that are linked through water. Study in this field encompasses freshwater lakes and streams, estuaries and coastal marine habitats that are critical for numerous plants and animals, but can be compromised by human activities. Students who pursue this major are interested in understanding the relationships among plants, animals and humans while learning how to protect and restore these necessary ecosystems.
The interdisciplinary Marine Biology and Coastal Sciences programs emphasize the four core sciences: biology, geology, chemistry and physics.
The program was originally called Aquatic and Coastal Sciences. It's a fairly new program only started by one professor in the 2000s. That being said if you don't align with the professor's research studies, you would have a harder time doing the program. Let's just say our whole curriculum only had a couple mandatory biology and marine biology course, mostly... Show More Show Less
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