{"id":7065,"date":"2024-02-02T16:01:39","date_gmt":"2024-02-02T22:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/catalog\/2019-2020\/html\/graduate-studies\/graduate-programs-in-arts-and-sciences-2\/master-of-science-in-marine-and-environmental-biology\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T11:41:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T16:41:03","slug":"ms_in_marine_and_environmental_biology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/catalog-2026-2027\/graduate_studies\/arts_and_sciences\/ms_in_marine_and_environmental_biology\/","title":{"rendered":"Master of Science in Marine and Environmental Biology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a name=\"top\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jonathan Willis, Ph.D.<\/strong><br \/>\nAssociate Professor<br \/>\nHead of Department of Biological Sciences<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em\">Office: 114 Gouaux Hall<br \/>\n<\/span>Phone: 985-448-4313<\/p>\n<p><strong>Christopher Bonvillain, Ph.D.<\/strong><br \/>\nProfessor<br \/>\nCoordinator of Graduate Studies in Marine and Environmental Biology<\/p>\n<p>Office: 114 College of Sciences and Technology<br \/>\nPhone: 985-449-7116<\/p>\n<p><strong>Specific Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Through this Master of Science program, students will be prepared for \u201creal world\u201d scientific marine and environmental technologies and skills to foster the economic development of the unique and vital natural resources of the region serviced by ÐÓ°É´«Ã½. The program will teach students to develop and apply the science of the twenty-first century to the needs of the region\u2019s economically important resources, its industries, and its communities.<\/p>\n<p>Requirements for admission and completion of the M.S. program are listed below. 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Admissions Committee for acceptance into the M.S. in Marine and Environmental Biology track.<\/li>\n<li>For the Thesis Research concentration:\n<ul>\n<li>Regular graduate faculty member in the Department of Biological Sciences agrees to serve as thesis research major professor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Completion Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A maximum of six hours of graduate electives may be from undergraduate\/graduate 400* level courses.<\/li>\n<li>A maximum of six hours of 500-level geomatics (GEOM) may count towards degree requirements.<\/li>\n<li>No more than six hours of transfer credit can be applied to graduation, and transfer must be (1) credit in a course applicable to the graduate training and (2) approved by the Thesis Research Committee, Graduate Coordinator, and Department Head.<\/li>\n<li>No more than 6 hours of C-grades can be counted toward the degree and a minimum GPA of 3.0 must be maintained.<\/li>\n<li>The graduate program must be completed in no more than six years.<\/li>\n<li>Other requirements apply in accordance with the policies of Graduate Studies as described elsewhere in the ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ <em>Catalog<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Thesis Research concentration requirements:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Students must complete 23 hours of core graduate courses and complete a minimum of 12 hours of graduate electives.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Professional concentration requirements:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Students must complete 17 hours of core graduate courses and complete a minimum of 18 hours of graduate electives.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Graduate Core Course Work \u2013 Thesis Research and Professional Concentrations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Required courses and electives \u2013 35 hours<\/p>\n<table width=\"97%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"100%\">BIOL 550 (3) \u2013 Science Communication<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"100%\">BIOL 551 (3) \u2013 Marine and Environmental Biology 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