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Marine BioSciences (MS, PhD)
Telephone: (302) 831-2841
http://www.ceoe.udel.edu/academics/smsp/mbsci/index.shtml
Faculty Listing: http://www.ocean.udel.edu/academics/departments/biology/faculty.aspx
Program Overview
Students in the Marine Biosciences Program are exposed to a broad spectrum of modern approaches to understand the organization and function of biological systems in marine environments. The M.Bsci. Program is highly integrative and students are exposed to a wide range of subjects in their course work and research projects, from molecular biology and biochemistry to ecology and ecosystem studies. Areas of faculty interest within the program span the ecology, physiology, genetics, and molecular biology of plants, animals and microbes. Faculty research specializations are particularly concentrated in: microbial physiology and molecular ecology; larval ecology and molecular biology; chemical ecology; fisheries ecology; aquacultural genetics and genomics; wetland restoration. In addition to the sophisticated classroom and laboratory facilities available, students enjoy ready access to a variety of marine ecosystems near the Hugh R. Sharp Campus in Lewes: dunes, salt marshes, mudflats, estuaries, and the Atlantic Ocean. Field research takes place from the Arctic to the Antarctic, in environments ranging from coral reefs to deep- sea hydrothermal vents, to local salt marshes and coastal waters.
Requirements For Admission
Prospective students must submit Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores. Applicants are encouraged to take the Biology Advanced test as well. Successful applicants typically have combined verbal and quantitative GRE scores above 1200 and grade-point averages above 3.0 (4.0 = A).
Applicants should also submit a letter of intent, stating specific interests and objectives for seeking graduate study. Early application for admission is advised. Please review the other requirements listed in the Graduate Admissions section.
Financial Aid
Please refer to the Graduate Fellowships and Assistantships section for more information.
Requirements For The Degrees
All students in the master's program are required to complete 30 graduate credits. A course outside of the Marine Biosciences Program and the student's area of concentration is also required. All students must write a thesis. Students may bypass the master's degree and work directly toward the PhD upon petition. Written and oral qualifying examinations are required before students are admitted to candidacy for the PhD degree.
M.S. in Marine Studies with a concentration in Marine Biosciences
Required courses:
| MAST 627 |
Marine Biology |
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| MAST 634 |
Marine Molecular Sciences |
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| MAST 821 |
Marine Biology/Biochemistry Seminar (once each academic year) |
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One course (minimum 3 credits) outside of the program. This may be one of the specially designed introductory courses or a more advanced course. Introductory courses include MAST 602 (Physical Oceanography), MAST 637 (Geological Oceanography), MAST 646 (Chemical Oceanography) and MAST 670 (U.S. Ocean and Coastal Policy).
Thesis: 6 credits
Additional graduate-level coursework (as determined by student's advisory committee).
Ph.D. in Marine Studies with a concentration in Marine Biosciences
| MAST 621 |
Coastal Field Biology |
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| MAST 627 |
Marine Biology |
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| MAST 634 |
Marine Molecular Sciences |
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| MAST 821 |
Marine Biology/Biochemistry Seminar (once each academic year) |
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Dissertation: 9 credits
Additional graduate-level coursework (as determined by student's advisory committee).
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