MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
MARINE BIOLOGY

If you have an interest in marine biology, Marquette University is a member of the Marine Sciences Education Consortium (MSEC) with the Duke University Marine Laboratory in Beaufort, North Carolina. This is a cooperative program that allows students from member colleges and universities to study marine science under the direction of faculty at one of the country’s leading marine laboratories. Juniors and seniors can enroll full-time for the fall or spring semester at the Duke Marine Lab. The fall program includes several short courses involving travel to Panama, California or Brittany in addition to the semester course offerings. In thespring, short courses involving travel to Trinidad or Singapore are offered in addition to the semester course offerings. New courses in the spring will also examine global warming and its effects on the oceans. Summer courses at the Duke Marine Lab are also conducted and summer tuition scholarships are available on a competitive basis. The classes taken at the marine lab can fulfill Biological Sciences requirements as electives or lab courses. For further information and before applying please contact the Marquette MSEC coordinator Dr. James Maki, Department of Biological Sciences at james.maki@marquette.edu. For information about the marine lab go to www.nicholas.duke.edu/marinelab.