Our broad-based courses can prepare you for careers ranging from the medical field to oceanography and many options in between. The department offers a flexible experience for students, allowing them ...

If you spend time on a boat, snorkeling, or looking at fish tanks, you may quickly realize that life underwater looks incredibly different than animals and other life that lives on the surface.

How can we conserve endangered Atlantic salmon populations? What are the migration patterns of porbeagle sharks? If you want to study a broad range of topics in marine biology, choose our four year ...

Discover the watery world of jellyfish, seahorses, sharks and other ocean creatures. Learn about the characteristics of marine vertebrates and invertebrates by observing museum specimens. Science ...

A hidden ecosystem of giant sea spiders, octopuses, and other stunning sea creatures shows how life can flourish even when ...

A transcript-recognized certificate enables students to explore the field of marine science further, regardless of whether they are pursuing the major above. The certificate provides foundation in the ...

Dive in and discover our world! If you want to understand life on Earth, you have to understand the ocean. Not only are most living creatures actually in the ocean that covers two-thirds of the ...

The Geosciences major embraces a wide range of topics, including the physical and chemical evolution of the planet, the evolution of life, the causes of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, ...

Biology (BIOL) and marine biology (MARI) are the two subject areas offered for majors and minors in the Department of Biology. Generally, all BIOL and MARI majors must take introductory biology and ...

Do you love the water, coasts and aquatic wildlife? Through a collaboration between William & Mary's Batten School & VIMS and W&M's Arts & Sciences, you can major in coastal & marine sciences or minor ...