Marine Biology

Explore all forms of ocean life, studying biology and ecology within marine systems.

On your three-year Marine Biology degree, accredited by the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST), you will broaden your knowledge of biological sciences, chemistry, physics, and maths and develop the skills needed to work around the globe.

You will study at the National Oceanography Centre Southampton (NOCS), one of the world’s largest centres devoted to research, teaching, and technology development in ocean and Earth science, where you will make use of the excellent teaching and cutting-edge research labs as well as our fleet of research vessels. As part of your course you will spend a significant amount of time on our research vessels carrying out boat-based field work and getting hands on experience.

Over the course of this degree you will gain unique and diverse knowledge and practical skills that are relevant to current global and environmental challenges and will graduate primed to pursue an extensive range of careers.

Ocean and Earth Science at Southampton is ranked 8th in the UK and 39th globally, QS World Rankings by Subject (Earth and Marine Science), 2023 and 98% of Ocean and Earth Science graduates were in employment or further study 15 months after graduation (Graduate Outcomes 2020/2021).