Marine Biology

Marine Biology students are afforded the opportunity to study at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences in one of the world’s most diverse, open-ocean ecosystems. Immerse yourself in well-equipped floating labs to support numerous endeavours in the ocean environment.

A five-year Co-operative Education option is available; it satisfies the guidelines of the Canadian Association for Co-operative Education. The program combines an Honours Bachelor of Science program with embedded work terms. The co-op option gives you opportunities to apply your classroom and lab concepts to real-world situations and help you gain valuable, relevant work experience to promote networking and lifelong career success.

Co-op work terms give you the opportunity to earn a competitive salary that will help pay for your university degree, and the work experience to help clarify your career objectives. More importantly, a co-op degree gives you a distinct advantage that will assist your prospects for full-time employment after graduation or for being readily accepted into graduate school to pursue further studies. Studies have shown that university students who graduate with a co-op degree have lower debt loads, are employed faster and have higher starting salaries

We are committed to providing you with outstanding opportunities to work with today’s highest-quality employers in business and industry. Our university has developed strong partnerships with leading employers in Durham Region and beyond to allow you to connect with experts in the field and gain hands-on, real-world experience.

General Secondary Education/Leaving Certificate from the Academic stream

Applicants are required to submit both their academic transcript indicating all subjects taken and grades achieved and a copy of their diploma or graduation certificate.

If your documents are issued in a language other than English, you must also provide notarized literal English translations.

Pursue career and advanced education opportunities in a variety of areas including:

• Aquariums and marine science institutions
• Conservation authorities
• Government or private research laboratory
• Pharmacy (after further study)
• Medicine (after further study)
• Secondary school teaching (through Concurrent Education)

An Honours undergraduate degree in Biological Science will also allow you to pursue graduate studies, including the university's Master of Science program in Applied Biosciences.