Marine Biology
Books | Web Links | Software Resources
Books
Search our catalog online at http://www.vsac.org/LibrarySearch. Patrons may borrow books either by coming to the Resource Center in downtown Winooski, or by making an interlibrary loan request through their local school or public library.
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Careers for Environmental Types and Others Who Respect the Earth (2002) |
Call # 363.7 Fasulo |
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Money for Graduate Students in the Biological and Health Sciences (2005) |
Call # 378.3 Schlachter |
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Opportunities in Biological Science Careers (2004) |
Call # 570.23 Belikoff |
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Opportunities in Marine Science and Maritime Careers (2006) |
Call # 387.5 Heitzmann |
Web links
University of New Hampshire offers a marine program with several different graduate and undergraduate degrees — http://marine.unh.edu
Sea Semester at Woods Hole participants earn college credit and get experience on the sea during a 12-week, 17-credit semester. Credits can be transferred to most colleges, including UVM, Saint Michael’s College, Middlebury College, Norwich University, and UNH — www.sea.edu/academics/index.aspx
New England Board of Higher Education’s Tuition Break program, also called the Regional Student Program (RSP), enables VT residents to attend other participating New England public colleges and universities at a discount if the student’s intended major is not offered at a college or university in VT — www.nebhe.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=18&Itemid=54. Through this program, VT residents seeking a degree in Marine Biology can receive a tuition break at the following schools:- Maine Maritime Academy — www.mainemaritime.edu
- Southern Maine Community College — www.smccme.edu
- University of Maine at Machias — www.umm.maine.edu
- University of Maine Graduate School at Orono — www2.umaine.edu/graduate
- University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Graduate Studies — www.umassd.edu/graduate
Marine Conservation Biology Institute lists undergraduate and graduate programs as well as internship opportunities — www.mcbi.org
Cousteau Society offers important information about its mission to protect the planet’s water systems — www.cousteau.org
Society for Marine Mammology offers information on awards and scholarships and has a section called “strategies for pursuing a career in marine mammal science" that includes how to get into graduate school and résumé tips — www.marinemammalogy.org
Marine Biology Web, hosted by the Biological Sciences Department at SUNY Stony Brook, offers information on careers, summer courses, graduate and undergraduate programs, and more — http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/marinebio/mbweb.html
Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, offers information on careers in oceanography, marine science, and marine biology — http://siobiolum.ucsd.edu/careers.html
University of North Carolina at Wilmington offers an extensive list of marine biology resources — www.uncwil.edu/stuaff/career/majors/marine%20bio.htm
2008 Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates (U.S. Department of Labor) — www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes190000.htm
Occupational Outlook Handbook Data, including nature of the work, job outlook, and earnings — http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos047.htm
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Software Resources
VT Guidance Central is a web-based, personalized, self-guided program that provides comprehensive career, college, and education planning tools
You can use VT Guidance Central as a tool to:
- explore career possibilities
- plan the training you need for specific careers
- search for colleges/universities that fit your desired criteria (e.g., location, size, programs/majors, activities, costs)
- learn about financial aid options
- and much more!
Visit the VSAC Resource Center in Winooski to utilize other assessment, career, and education planning software tools.
Updated: May 2009
Compiled by: VSAC Resource Center, 10 East Allen Street, PO Box 2000, Winooski, VT 05404
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