| Undergraduate Program
Overview
The Department of Marine Sciences does not offer
a Marine Sciences major, but is participating in the Interdisciplinary
Studies major offered through the Franklin College of Arts and
Sciences. The Interdisciplinary Studies major focusing in marine
sciences is a rigorous multidisciplinary program grounded in the
basic sciences. Students in the program are housed at the University
of Georgia in Athens and can obtain field experience at excellent
coastal facilities at Skidaway Island in Savannah (The UGA
Marine Extension education facility and the Skidaway
Institute of Oceanography) and at the UGA
Marine Institute on Sapelo Island.
Interdisciplinary
Studies Program
Formal entrance into the Franklin College Interdisciplinary
Studies program is contingent upon the student completing a minimum
of 27 hours with an overall grade point average of 3.0 or above;
students must maintain this GPA to remain in the program. Students
in the Interdisciplinary Studies program will have a three member
advisory committee to approve their program and oversee their
progress. For a marine sciences emphasis, the committee will consist
of the Marine Science Undergraduate Coordinator and two other
faculty members within the Franklin College.
The Interdisciplinary Studies major requires that
students complete the Regents' core curriculum to fulfill all
the basic science, humanities, language, and social science requirements
of the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences. Students undertaking
a marine sciences emphasis within the Interdisciplinary Studies
program will select one of three tracks of study within Marine
Sciences during their Sophomore or Junior year, either Biological
Marine Science, Chemical Marine Science, or Physical Marine Science.
Each track will have its own course requirements designed to provide
the necessary expertise in one of the basic sciences.
All students
will also be required to complete a series of core courses in
Geological/Physical Oceanography, Biological/Chemical Oceanography,
Statistics, and an independent research program that culminates
in a senior thesis. A sample curriculum to aid the student in
course selection is available, but will be modified to suit
the interests of the individual student with final approval by
the
student's three member committee and the Coordinator of the
Interdisciplinary Studies Program. The program of study must contain
a Senior Thesis
(INTS 4990), which consists of an original project on a topic
encompassed by the major.
For
More Information
Interested students can contact the Marine Sciences
Undergraduate Coordinator or the Interdisciplinary Studies Program.
Undergraduate Coordinator
Department of Marine Sciences
Marine Sciences Building, Room 290A
University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602-3636
Phone: 706-542-7671
To apply to the program, students should contact The
University of Georgia's Admissions Office and request an application. University
of Georgia Admissions
212 Terrell Hall
University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602
Phone: 706-542-2112
Financial Aid questions should be directed to The
University of Georgia's Financial Aid Office. Financial Aid
220 Academic Building
University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602
Phone: 706-542-6147
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