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A Career as a Marine Biologist
Nicole J. IbrahimMrs. BernardPeriod: 6
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What is a Marine Biologist?
A scientist that studies life in or near the ocean…
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Education – What to Study…
Marine Biologists Study:
Natural history Statistics Animal behavior Economics Political science Cell and
molecular biology
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Education: Mammals & Ocean...
Some marine biologists learn about mammals first…
Then combine ocean studies…
This is not a common way to go, but it happens
Education- Helpful Courses:
Chemistry
Physics
Biology
Math
Engineering
Opportunities: At age 15…
One website suggested that you can begin working in a marine laboratory as early as 15 years old!
More information is available at the Sea Education Association website www.sea.edu
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Opportunities: Resources
Another resource is your high school science teacher or counselor
They can connect you with a scientist that works in a local marine lab
Opportunities: Helpful Jobs
While you’re building knowledge in school, work opportunities Include:
A paid job (if possible) An unpaid internship A program for teenagers that
teaches you about oceanography (expensive)
Opportunities: Training
The more job training a person has during school…
The more likely they will be able to get a job after college in marine biology
Opportunities: It’s not about the Money…
If you really want to be a marine biologist, it comes with tough choices…
You may have to work as a volunteer in a lab (unpaid)
Instead of working for money at a job that has nothing to do with marine biology (like the mall)…
Opportunities: After College…
After college, you can be hired as a geological, physical, chemical, or biological oceanographer:
With a scientific research institution, university, or an agency of the government
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Opportunities: In San Diego…
In San Diego, one employer is the Scripps Institution of Oceanography
As well as several universities including:
UCSD (UC San Diego) USD (University of San
Diego) SDSU (San Diego State) CSUSM (Cal State San
Marcos)
Conclusion
It takes a lot of hard work in many subject areas to get all the knowledge you need
It is worth it once you see all the opportunities to work in the field of marine biology
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List of References
http://www.terrax.org/projects/australia/reef/marine.aspx (February 10, 2007)
http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/marinebio/becoming.html (February 10, 2007)
http://www-ocean.tamu.edu/Quarterdeck/QD6.2/peccini_ogc.html (February 17, 2007)
http://www.palomar.edu/oceanography/links/Careers.html (February 17, 2007)
http://sio.ucsd.edu/ (February 18, 2007)
http://www.sea.edu/aboutsea/index.asp (February 19, 2007)
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THANK YOU for listening !
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