A Career as a Marine Biologist Nicole J. Ibrahim Mrs. Bernard Period: 6 Copyright 2007 © Nicole J. Ibrahim.

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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