Study marine 生物学 at WWU!

Studying marine 生物学 is great preparation for careers in conservation, research, or education. 学生 will spend two summers at our premiere marine laboratory on the Salish Sea, and get direct access to hands-on opportunities and custom research equipment.

Marine 生物学 students will follow a different schedule during their junior and senior years to allow for more time at Rosario without it being cost-prohibitive. Junior and senior students will study at Rosario during the summer and take spring quarters off instead of a traditional summer break. This will allow financial aid—which is normally limited to three quarters per year—to be applied toward summer courses.


Marine 生物学 may be a great fit if you…

Are passionate about environmental issues and marine conservation.

Enjoy learning about animals and their habitats. Most marine biologists complete graduate studies.

Desire a career that will make a real impact, whether working in nature, a lab, or a classroom.


项目的亮点

One of the only marine 生物学 programs at a private school on the West Coast. 

Gain collaboration skills and do high-caliber research.

Our satellite campus at Rosario offers a highly equipped, unique lab location for waterfront education.


Rosario Beach Marine Laboratory

沃拉沃拉大学 offers the perfect place to dive into marine 生物学 at its own world-class marine laboratory located on 40 acres of beachfront land that borders the famous Deception Pass State Park in the northwest corner of Washington State. 学生 will have the opportunity for hands-on study with direct access to tide pools, 盐水的坦克, and labs right at the oceans.


沃拉沃拉大学 may be the best place to study marine 生物学 at a Christian university on the West Coast.

  • WWU is one of only seven private colleges in the United States where you can study marine 生物学 at a marine lab
  • WWU has a strong school of engineering, offering custom equipment and interdepartmental collaboration for cutting-edge marine research.
  • WWU prepares students unusually well for doctoral work in STEM, ranking 18th nationwide among other colleges with marine 生物学 programs.
  • WWU is a small, Christian school. You’ll have direct access to caring professors and more opportunities to do research—even published, peer-reviewed research.

Marine biologists may work in:

  • Natural resource management
  • Environmental consulting
  • 研究
  • 水族馆保健
  • 生物信息学
  • 教育

课程

课程 include an introduction to marine sciences, engineering for the life sciences, and motorboat operation. The 生物学 department also has four faculty members with specific expertise in areas of marine 生物学 who will teach within the program.


开始日期

2024年秋季


Marine 生物学 questions?

Kirt Onthank
Professor of Biology; Rosario Beach 海洋生物学 Laboratory Director
kirt.onthank@mackinbridges.net
(509) 527-2642