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Marine biology is a field that interests many biology students. Jobs in this area can include field or laboratory research, animal management at an aquarium or zoo and many other possibilities.
Recommended major: BS in Biology
Recommended courses: (not a complete listing of major requirements)
- BIO202 (Zoology)
- BIO216 (Ecology)
- BIO222 (Estuarine Ecology)
- BIO260 (Genetics)
- BIO302 (Animal Physiology)
- BIO305 (Animal Behavior)
- BIO310 (Vertebrate biology)
- BIO400 (Evolution)
- BIO416 (Environmental biology)
- BIO430 (Developmental biology)
Suggestions to enrich your education:
- Take courses offered through Chicago's Shedd Aquarium
- Participate in the Shedd's biennial trip to the Bahamas on a research vessel
- Travel to Mississippi to study estuarine ecology as part of our field course
- Participate in a summer research program at a research university on the east or west coast
Life after NCC:
- Entry-level jobs may be available at the bachelors level
- To be able to direct your own marine research, you will probably need a PhD degree