The Stokes School of Marine & Environmental Sciences offers a B.S. in Marine Sciences to address society’s need for specialized understanding of the marine environment. This program is designed to prepare students for tackling challenges and opportunities presented by the “Blue Economy”. The “Blue Economy '' encompasses a broad range of job opportunities related to the marine environment allowing graduates to pursue careers in government, academic, commercial and industrial settings. The degree program takes advantage of the location of the University South Alabama as well as its partnership with the Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL), to provide a unique educational experience as well as experiential learning opportunities. These institutional locations give students direct access to the natural marine laboratories of the Mobile Tensaw Delta, Mobile Bay, and the Gulf of Mexico where students will be immersed in all things marine!
A cornerstone of this program is the Semester by the Sea at DISL where students in this program will spend their spring semester of junior or senior year taking coursework at DISL with the option of living in residence at DISL. Students must complete the following courses with a grade of "C" or higher prior to attending the spring Semester by the Sea: BLY 121/L, BLY 122/L, CH 131/L, CH 132/L, PH 114/L or PH 201/L, MAS 134/L, MAS 331/L, and MAS 332/L.
Students must earn a "C" or higher in all required Marine Science courses including MAS 336, MAS 437/L, or an approved course substitution (i.e., MAS 490), MAS 431/L and MAS 475.
https://bulletin.southalabama.edu/programs-az/arts-sciences/marine-sciences/marine-science-bs/
