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Kutztown University offers
NSF STEM Scholarship Opportunity
The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently awarded Kutztown
University a grant to fund scholarships for incoming Freshmen in
either the Marine Science or the Environmental Science programs.
Both of these majors have a strong interdisciplinary focus,
including course work in biology, chemistry, geology, and physics.
In addition, these programs emphasize hands-on experience via
extensive and diverse laboratory exercises, as well as collaborative
research opportunities. Eligible students will have demonstrated
high academic achievement based on GPA, class rank, and SAT or ACT
test scores, and will also have demonstrated family financial need
(based on the FAFSA).
Students selected for this program will receive scholarship support
up to $7,000/year based on each family’s determined financial need,
plus a second award to fund the purchase of books.
Marine science is a multidisciplinary approach to studying the nature of the
oceans. Marine scientists must be expert at biology,
chemistry, geology, and physics so they can see how the living
creatures are affected by the chemistry of their environment and
the physics of ocean circulation. The geology of the ocean
floors affects the chemistry/physics/biology of the oceans, and
geological phenomena record ancient oceanic conditions. A
true marine scientist can synthesize concepts from all of these
disciplines with this holistic approach to science. The
Marine Science degree at Kutztown University is designed to
prepare you for life as a multidisciplinary scientist.
Marine scientists are
also simultaneously generalists and specialists. The Marine
Science degree at Kutztown University offers a choice of two
specializations called "tracks":
- Oceanography
Track for people who wish to primarily
explore questions about the chemistry, physics, and geology of
the oceans, and
- Biology
Track for people who want to look at how
marine life interacts with its environment.
We also offer a minor
in Marine Sciences for people who want to supplement other
majors.
Marine Science courses
are taught by expert faculty in each discipline. Kutztown
University offers classes both at Kutztown University and the
Marine Science Consortium facility at Wallops Island, Virginia. Classes taught during the
regular school year have field trips to the shore, providing
students with hands-on learning experiences. Classes in
summer are held at the Marine Science Consortium site where
students can stay in dorms for an immersion experience! Please click
here to see a list
of our exciting Marine
Science course.
New! Marine Science
summer 2012 Marine Science Consortium flier is now
available.
Click here to get it now!
Principal Marine Science Faculty
Adrienne Oakley -
Marine Science/Geoscience - Ph.D., University of Hawaii, Manoa -
Wendy L. Ryan -
Marine Scientist/Biology - Ph.D., Scripps Institution of
Oceanography -
Associated Science Faculty
Edward
Simpson -
Geology - Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute -
Dan
Blanchard - Organic
chemistry - Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology -
Matthew Stone
- Ecology/Biology - Ph.D.,
Oklahoma State University -
Kutztown University Marine Science students get
amazing hands-on experience in the field at the Marine Science
Consortium station at Wallops
Island, Virginia.
A unique cooperative
agreement between Kutztown University and 15 other academic
institutions allows KU to offer a comprehensive Marine Science
program. The Marine Science Consortium, Inc., a nonprofit
corporation created by the member institutions, allows them to
pool their resources of facilities, instructors, and equipment. In
1974, these resources were used to establish the Wallops Island
Marine Science Center adjacent to Chincoteague Bay, the
Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge and the Assateague National
Seashore, VA. Primary facilities include: biology laboratories,
marine geology and chemistry laboratories, classrooms, library,
administrative offices, cafeteria, equipment rooms, plus housing
for 350 students and faculty. Facilities are available at the
center for marine investigations in geological, physical,
chemical, and biological investigations of terrestrial, marsh and
marine environments. Three vessels, from 38'-50' in length, are
available for educational and research purposes inshore or on the
high seas. Numerous small boats are also available for projects
near the station.
Extracurricular research projects give students practical,
hands-on experience in the practice of science. Summer
internships are a great way to get professional experience while
having amazing adventures. Please
click here to see examples of research and internships that
Kutztown University Marine Science students are doing.
With 71% of the Earth's
surface covered by ocean, careers in marine science are diverse
and great opportunities to travel and see the world. Please
click here for a
list of some of the types of jobs Marine Science graduates pursue.
Please
click here to see
what jobs some Kutztown University Marine Science majors have gone
on to do after graduation.
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