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2. Upon completion of the degree, students should
be able to describe large-scale ocean and atmospheric circulation in relation to air-sea gas exchange, explain the distribution of nutrients and organic matter in the ocean, describe the acid-base chemistry of the ocean, and the relationship to the carbonate system, explain the use of trace elements and stable isotopes as chemical tracers of oceanographic processes.
3. Upon completion of the degree, students should be able to identify the physical processes and forces that drive the movement of fluids on Earth, describe physical oceanographic processes that range in scale from millimeters to 1000s of km. use the scientific method and a variety of tools (including data collection and oceanographic instruments) to study marine processes.
4. Upon completion of the degree, students should be able to explain how the geology of the oceans influences the biology, chemistry, and physics of the global ocean, describe why we have oceans in the first place, and how oceans are born, mature, and die, explain the formation of the ocean’s non-living resources, define the ocean’s role in global climate change on a variety of time scales.
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Marine Sciences B.S.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
1. Upon completion of the degree, students should be able to explain how biomass and diversity of marine organisms impacts the functioning and output of marine food webs, describe the processes which produce and maintain the abundances, composition, and temporal variations of organisms in the ocean, from microbes to fisheries and apply traditional biological oceanographic methods in field and laboratory settings in observational and experimental studies.2. Upon completion of the degree, students should
be able to describe large-scale ocean and atmospheric circulation in relation to air-sea gas exchange, explain the distribution of nutrients and organic matter in the ocean, describe the acid-base chemistry of the ocean, and the relationship to the carbonate system, explain the use of trace elements and stable isotopes as chemical tracers of oceanographic processes.
3. Upon completion of the degree, students should be able to identify the physical processes and forces that drive the movement of fluids on Earth, describe physical oceanographic processes that range in scale from millimeters to 1000s of km. use the scientific method and a variety of tools (including data collection and oceanographic instruments) to study marine processes.
4. Upon completion of the degree, students should be able to explain how the geology of the oceans influences the biology, chemistry, and physics of the global ocean, describe why we have oceans in the first place, and how oceans are born, mature, and die, explain the formation of the ocean’s non-living resources, define the ocean’s role in global climate change on a variety of time scales.
CAREERS MARINE SCIENCES B.S. GRADUATES PURSUE
- Aquarist
- Coastal Zone Manager
- Conservationist
- Educator/Professor
- Environmental Planner
- Fisheries Scientist
- Marine Biologist / Animal Trainer
- Program Coordinator / Outreach
- Research Analyst
- Toxicologist
SUCCESS RATES
68.0%
6-year graduation rate
3.85
Avg. years to degree
MEDIAN EARNINGS
N/A
10 years after graduation
N/A
5 years after graduation
N/A
1 year after graduation
PLACEMENT2 years after graduation
69.6%
Working in New York
21.1%
Continuing Education