• Question: What do I need to study to become a marine biologist and is it essential to study all three sciences? Thankyou!

    Asked by proffessoratom0901 to Del, Catherine, John, Krishna, Mo Rassul on 12 Mar 2014. This question was also asked by .
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      John Foster answered on 12 Mar 2014:

      Hi,
      I have a friend who did a marine biology degree and he thought it was amazing! He became a qualified diver and got to see some really amazing places.

      I think the subjects you need would depend on the university you were applying for. Most will want you to have A Level biology plus one other science subject e.g. chemistry or Geography.

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      Catherine Mansfield answered on 12 Mar 2014:

      I don’t think it is necessary to study all 3 sciences but biology is definitely the most important one. The requirements will depend on the university that you are applying to though so I recommend checking the prospectus of universities that you might like to go to to see what subjects they are asking for.

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      Muhammed Rassul answered on 12 Mar 2014:

      I can’t think of many fields where you need to know biology, chemistry and physics. Obviously you need to have studied a type of biology, a type of chemistry is normally helpful as you need to be able to understand the biochemistry.

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