Bachelor of Science in Marine and Environmental Sciences

An Ecosystem of Opportunity If ever a program was built completely around hands-on, high-impact practical learning experiences, it’s this one: our B.S. in Marine and Environmental Sciences program. Starting with your first year, you will be in, on, and around the water, acquiring the skills that will help launch your professional career. The coastal region of Connecticut is home to an extraordinarily rich diversity of species and ecosystems. As one of the most complex coastal estuarine systems in the world, Long Island Sound is a marine and environmental scientist’s paradise — and that paradise is only minutes from the University of New Haven campus. As you immerse yourself in the program and in the many field trips to these ecosystems, you will learn about all of the world’s oceans, terrestrial, and marine environments and organisms, and the fascinating ways humans interact with them. Humans are inextricably linked with the world’s oceans and coasts. For the world’s populations, these ecosystems have always served as sources of food, medicine, energy, commerce, education, recreation, and well-being. This program will give you a more profound knowledge of this interconnectedness through a multidisciplinary approach grounded in biological and earth sciences, social science, and policy. Our B.S. in Marine and Environmental Sciences has three concentrations you can choose from: Marine Biology; Marine Policy; Environmental Science.