As a Coastal & Marine Science major at Sacred Heart, you will study and conduct research as part of a team and become an integral partner in finding solutions to our world’s ever-changing environmental challenges.
Why Earn Your BS in Coastal & Marine Science at Sacred Heart?
Coastal ecosystems are at the interface between marine and terrestrial habitats and are exposed to a wide variety of human and natural stressors. Climate change has caused novel challenges for coastal and marine habitats that are already stressed from human development, pollution, and over-harvest of natural resources.
The Coastal and Marine Science (CMS) major is an interdisciplinary undergraduate program with a broad science curriculum. The program emphasizes marine and estuarine sciences with hands-on courses that span ecological & environmental science as a whole, irrespective of habitat. The interests of biology students are diverse, but at the undergraduate level, students generally center their studies on biological interactions occurring in an ever-changing environment. Students are encouraged to broaden their perspectives by spending a semester on the SHU campus in Dingle, Ireland.
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January 2025
College of Arts and Sciences
5151 Park Avenue,
FAIRFIELD,
Connecticut,
06825, United States
Students must have completed the equivalent of a United States secondary-school education (approximately twelve years of formal education) and have the appropriate diploma or satisfactory results on leaving examinations.
For all non-native English speakers, an official English language proficiency examination is required. The following examinations and minimum scores are accepted:
Other Acceptable Exam Scores
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
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