Bachelor of Science - BS - Hons in Marine Biology University of Portsmouth, UK

The BSc (Hons) Marine Biology program at the University of Portsmouth is a comprehensive degree course offering a diversity of learning experiences to immerse students in the subject. The program focuses on understanding the biodiversity and biology of the marine life across the globe. This course aims to provide students with in-depth knowledge about aquatic life forms, their behavior, distribution, and significance within our ecosystem. Students will learn skills to study marine organisms and their behaviours directly from the local coastal environment. The course includes various components such as biological data collection and analysis, marine ecology, oceanography, aquaculture, marine conservation, and biotechnology. In addition, the course also provides several opportunities for fieldwork, both aboard a research vessel and at the shoreline. The program also offers optional placement year, where students can apply their skills by working in a professional setting. Graduates of this program are expected to become proficient in data analysis, species identification, experimental manipulation, and various laboratory and fieldwork techniques. This course can lead to a variety of careers in marine environment consultancy, marine pollution control, marine resource management, and many more.

The University of Portsmouth is a public university in Portsmouth, England. It is one of only five universities in the South East of England to have been awarded the highest rating of Gold in the 2023 Teaching Excellence Framework. With around 28,280 students enrolled in undergraduate and postgraduate programs, the university is the 25th largest higher education institution by student enrolments in the United Kingdom. Comprising five faculties, the university offers a wide range of academic disciplines. The university employs approximately 3,500 staff. In the 2023 edition of the Good University Guide – compiled by The Times and Sunday Times – the university ranked 62nd out of the 132 universities in the United Kingdom. In the Times Higher Education REF ranking, the university was ranked third in research power for modern post-1992 universities. Research conducted by the university has a significant global impact; in the latest edition of the Research Excellence Framework, 77 per cent of research submitted by the university was ranked as world-leading or internationally excellent, with impacts across society, health, culture and the environment