Program Overview

Ocean Sciences Centre

The Ocean Sciences Centre is part of the Faculty of Science at Memorial University.

Undergraduate Programs

The centre offers several undergraduate programs, including:

• Major in Ocean Sciences
• Major in Marine Biology
• Honours in Ocean Sciences or Marine Biology
• Minor in Oceanography
• Minor in Sustainable Aquaculture and Fisheries

Major in Marine Biology

The Major in Marine Biology is jointly administered by the Department of Ocean Sciences and the Department of Biology. To be considered for admission to the program, students will normally have successfully completed the following courses (or their equivalents) with an overall average of at least 60%:

1. Biology 1001 and 1002 with an average grade of 65%
2. Chemistry 1050 and 1051 (or 1200 and 1001)
3. Six credit hours in Critical Reading and Writing (CRW) courses, including at least 3 credit hours in English courses
4. Mathematics 1000 (or equivalent)
5. Ocean Sciences 1000 with a minimum grade of 65%
6. Physics 1020 (or 1050)
7. Physics 1021 (or 1051) or one Ocean Sciences course at the 2000 level

• This is NOT a double major; it is simply jointly administered.
• Courses cross-listed between Biology and Ocean Sciences can only count for one subject or the other.
• A maximum of 9 credit hours can be in Biology courses with no associated laboratory/seminar.
• Students are encouraged to take Biochemistry 3206 as an elective as it is a pre-requisite for several higher-level elective courses in Biology and in Ocean Sciences.

Graduate Students

The centre also offers programs for graduate students, including:

• Application and Admission
• General Degree Requirements
• New Graduate Students
• Graduate Courses in Marine Biology
• Student Resources and Forms
• Graduate Studies Committee
• The Dr. Joe Brown Graduate Research Award
• J. Roger Pearson Graduate Award
• Ocean Sciences Graduate Student Association
  • Seminar Series
  • Executive Committee
  • Upcoming Events

Research and Teaching

The centre has various facilities and services, including:

• Aquatic Facilities
• Cold Ocean Deep-Sea Research Facility
• Dr. Joe Brown Aquatic Research Building
  • Seawater
  • Broodstock
  • Artemia Culture
  • Feeding
  • Cage Sites
  • Algae Culture
  • Lifecycles
  • Rotifer Culture
• Services and User Fees
  • User Fees
    • Aquatic Facilities
• Visiting Researchers
• Ocean Sciences Brochure
• Undergraduate Brochure
• Field Safety Policy
• Location

Community

The centre engages with the community through:

• Summer Marine Public Educational Program
• Community School Programs
• Community News Updates
• Vitamin Sea Series
• Partner Organizations

Our People

The centre consists of:

• Faculty
  • Honorary Research and Emeritus Professor
  • Adjunct Professors
  • Cross Appointed Researchers
• Staff
  • Research Staff
• Per Course Instructors
• Graduate Students
• Post Doctoral Fellows
• Cold-Ocean Deep-Sea Research Facility (CDRF)
• Dr. Joe Brown Aquatic Research Building
• Tidepool Newsletter
• Employment Opportunities