Marine Sciences
Marine Sciences Research Center

Dean and Director: Marvin A. Geller
Director of Undergraduate Studies: Malcolm J. Bowman
Assistant to the Director: Nancy Glover
Education Office: 105 Endeavour Hall
Phone: (631) 632-8681
E-mail: msrcugrad@notes.cc.sunysb.edu
Web address: http://www.msrc.sunysb.edu

The Marine Sciences Research Center (MSRC) is the center for marine research, education, and public service in the marine sciences for the State University of New York system. In addition, MSRC is the University at Stony Brook’s center for research, education, and public service in the atmospheric sciences. MSRC is a coastal oceanographic and atmospheric institutions. The expertise of MSRC’s faculty places them in the forefront in addressing and answering questions about regional environmental problems, as well as problems relating to the global ocean and atmosphere. The primary focus of the MSRC faculty is on fundamental research designed to increase understanding of the processes that characterize the coastal ocean and the atmosphere. The Marine Sciences Research Center is also committed to applying the results of research to solve problems arising from society’s uses and misuses of the environment. The Center includes institutes in several major areas: the Institute for Terrestrial and Planetary Atmospheres, the Living Marine Resources Institute, the Long Island Groundwater Resource Institute, and the Waste Reduction and Management Institute. These institutes add a wealth of varied resources to education and research.

MSRC offers undergraduate majors in atmospheric and oceanic sciences and environmental studies, and minors in environmental studies and marine sciences. See the separate entries for atmospheric and oceanic sciences and environmental studeis in the alphabetical listings of Approved Majors, Minors, and Programs. MSRC also offers several cooperative programs with departments in the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences. See the entries for environmental studies and marine sciences in the alphabetical listings in Approved Majors, Minors, and Programs for more information on these programs. Research opportunities in marine sciences, atmospheric sciences, and waste management are available to undergraduates. Information on research opportunities may be found on the MSRC website at www.msrc.sunysb.edu.

Courses Offered in Marine Sciences

Requirements for the Minor in Marine Sciences (MAR)
The minor in marine sciences is open to students who either wish to prepare themselves for future graduate education in marine sciences or who are preparing for a career in a marine-related field. The minor, which is interdisciplinary in nature, provides a foundation in marine aspects of biology, chemistry, geology, and physics for the undergraduate. Intended primarily for science majors, the minor assumes completion of basic courses in mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, or geology. No more than three credits of of courses taken under the Pass/No Credit option will be applied toward the minor.
Completion of the minor requires 18 credits.

1. MAR 101 or 104
2. At least 15 credits from the following: All upper-division MAR courses, BIO 343, or BIO/GEO 353. No more than three credits each of MAR 487 and MAR 488 may be applied toward this requirement.