{"id":5281,"date":"2025-09-08T14:04:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T18:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/academics\/?post_type=program-page&p=5281"},"modified":"2025-10-29T14:52:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T18:52:47","slug":"bs-marine-biology-and-coastal-sciences","status":"publish","type":"program-page","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/academics\/programs\/bs-marine-biology-and-coastal-sciences\/","title":{"rendered":"Marine Biology and Coastal Sciences"},"content":{"rendered":"

Marine Biology and Coastal Sciences<\/h1>

BS<\/a> • Major<\/a><\/p>

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The BS in Marine Biology and Coastal Sciences provides an in-depth understanding of aquatic systems, marine organisms, and coastal ecosystems. With Montclair State\u2019s proximity to New Jersey\u2019s estuaries, beaches, and coastal habitats, you\u2019ll gain real-world experience through hands-on fieldwork, lab-based learning, and faculty-led research. The program prepares you to explore how physical and biological processes interact within marine environments, including the impact of climate change and human activity.<\/p>\n

Coursework spans marine ecology, oceanography, and environmental chemistry, with opportunities to engage in coastal restoration, fisheries biology, and water quality monitoring. Graduates are well-positioned for careers in environmental consulting, wildlife biology, conservation, or to pursue graduate study in marine or environmental science. A combined BS\/MS option is also available for students seeking an accelerated path to a master\u2019s degree. Both thesis and non-thesis options are available. The program is STEM-designated.<\/p>\n

The curriculum was designed for students who have had high school biology, chemistry, and physics, and three years of college preparatory mathematics. See the curriculum<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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