In today's competitive world, students seek education not only for self-enrichment but also for career enhancement.
Marine studies can meet both objectives.
The orderly exploitation of the earth's remaining frontier, the oceans, not only requires marine scientists, but increasingly requires legal, business, and political leaders who understand the oceans. Exploration and research must now be complemented by development, regulation, and conservation. Duke's interdisciplinary program in marine sciences introduces undergraduate students to these issues with a unique opportunity to live and study at the Duke University Nicholas School of the Environment Marine Laboratory. Regardless of whether the student chooses to attend the marine laboratory during the academic year or the summer, the program emphasizes small class size, independent study, and integrated classroom, laboratory, and field experience. Students have daily access to modern scientific equipment, a specialized library, and the surrounding natural marine environment.