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Distance degree programs for Adults & Professionals.

Bircham International University - Adult Degree Programs Online.

 

Doctor Ph.D. Degree - Life & Earth Sciences

Marine Science via distance learning

 

This Doctor Ph.D. Degree emphasizes the principles governing oceans, sea currents, water composition, and marine life. It deals with aspects of physical, geological, and chemical oceanography as well as their relation with marine ecosystems and their inhabitants. It also explores how organisms interact within their individual marine ecosystems, and discusses the impact of human activity on oceans, pollution, oceanic dead zones, and coral reefs.

 

Academic Supervisor : José Luis Corona Lisboa
More information about this academic supervisor at Bircham University Human Network. More info...

 

The Doctor Ph.D. Degree online via distance learning offers students the highest level of specialization a discipline can offer. More info...

* 45 to 72 academic credits above a Master's program.
* Average Duration: 24 months.
* Program Structure: 70% textbooks + 30% Thesis.
* Admission is open for adults over 27 years of age.
* Master's degree or international equivalent (5 years of study) is required for admission.

 

Fees include all: Program of study, textbooks, study guide, evaluation and assessment, diploma, and transcript.
Cost per BIU earned postgraduate credit: 130 Euros (170 US$)
Cost per transferred credit from previous education and/or professional experience if required: 20 Euros (25 US$)

 

45 ... 72 Academic credits
Tuition Fee :Min. 5.850 Euros (7.650 US$) ... Max. 9.360 Euros (12.240 US$).

 

"An investment in education always pays the best interest." Benjamin Franklin.

Payment plans are available upon request up to 36 monthly installments. More info...

 

 

Faculty of Life & Earth Sciences via distance learning

 

Faculty of Life & Earth Sciences

 

 

Doctor Ph.D. Degree

Marine Science via distance learning

 

45 ... 72 Academic credits required for this distance learning degree program.

Composition:

+ 30 Academic credits - Marine Science Online
+ Other additional subjects
+ 18 Academic credits - Research methodology and final project or thesis.

 

 

+ 30 Academic credits: Marine Science Online

 

BIU Earned Credits
Credits earned through the completion of academic work at Bircham International University (Reports, Projects and Thesis).

 

1 BIU Earned Credit = 1 USA Semester Credit (15 hours of learning) = 2 ECTS Credits (30 hours of study).

Courses list (each subject accounts for 3 academic credits):

You may study any subject as an independent online continuing education course. More info...

 

Postgraduate level continuing education course.
Previous knowledge in this field of study is required.

 

601OCE - Marine Life
602OCE - Climate Change
603OCE - Phycology
604OCE - Oceanography
605OCE - Ichthyology
606OCE - Marine Zoology
607OCE - Marine Ecosystems
608OCE - Marine Science
609OCE - Marine Biology
610OCE - Marine Ecology
More info...

 

Bibliography: Marine Science via distance learning
The corresponding textbooks are included in the fees. Once the fee has been paid, the books may take between two to five weeks to reach your address. Bircham International University offices may inform you at any time of the status of your books. If the book is in English, the required report must be written in English unless you have requested to write it in other language and have gained Bircham International University authorization. More info...
Click here to access the recommended bibliography.

 

 

+ Additional courses may be selected from other modules in the Faculty of Life & Earth Sciences from Bircham International University if required. This selection must be approved by the Distance Learning University Education Board. For example: Earth Science.

 

Research work resources and network - Doctor - Marine Science:

 

AASM - Académie des Arts & Sciences de la Mer
ACIMAR - Asociación Colombiana de Investigadores en Ciencias del Mar
AMSI - Association of Marine Scientific Industries
AOCA - Afri Oceans Conservation Alliance
AOCEANO - Associação Brasileira de Oceanografia
ASLO - Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography
CIESM - International Commission for the Scientific Exploration of the Mediterranean Sea
CMB - Ciências do Mar Brasil
CSMS - Challenger Society for Marine Science
EFMSTS - European Federation of Marine Science and Technology Societies
EMODNET - European Marine Observation and Data Network
FFSSN - Fédération Française des Sociétés de Sciences Naturelles
IMAREST - Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology
IMO - International Maritime Organisation
IOC - Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
MCS - Marine Conservation Society
MOTN - Marine and Oceanographic Technology Network
MTS - Marine Technology Society
OCEANA - Protecting the World's Oceans
OCS - Ocean Conservation Society
PICES - North Pacific Marine Science Organization
SAO - Sociedad Atlántica de Oceanógrafos
SBI - Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia
SCCM - Sociedad Chilena de Ciencias del Mar
SMI - Society of Maritime Industries
SUT - Society for Underwater Technology
TOS - The Oceanography Society
More info...

 

Joining the proper association is the best way to become an updated professional. Bircham International University graduates may join many professional associations. Membership requirements for each association may vary depending on the degree program, specialization and graduate resume en each occasion. BIU can not guarantee membership in all instances. BIU does not intermediate in these procedures. Bircham International University provides a list of available memberships and professional references from each faculty where some BIU graduates may belong. Contact directly the ones you select. More info...

 

 

+ 18 Academic credits (Research methodology and final project or thesis. More info...).

 

 

Admission requirements: Doctor - Marine Science

Bircham International University distance learning degree admission requirements differ depending upon the Faculty and the major of study. There is no discrimination with respect to race, color, sex, beliefs and/or religion. A minimum of 30% of the total number of credits required by any adult degree program syllabus has to be transferred from previous education and/or validated from professional experience in order to gain admission. A maximum of 20% of the total number of credits required by the distance learning degree program can be transferred from professional and life experience. More info...

 

Click to Download... Application for Admission

 

 

Learning outcomes: Doctor - Marine Science

 

The following learning outcomes are compatible with the European Qualifications Framework (EQF) for lifelong learning and continuing education. The EQF directives facilitate acceptance of this course credits by many higher education institution. These learning outcomes are achieved after completion of this course with a passing grade. Better grades will demonstrate higher analysis, evaluation and critical thinking skills. More info...

 

EQF LEVEL 6. Advanced knowledge and critical understanding.
Outcome resulting from course content assessment and its applicability to problem solving.

The student's ability to combine the different parts of the text and to form a new coherent and harmonic final report will determine the critical understanding of the subject and an advanced knowledge of Marine Science. The student written report style, content, and structure play an important role in the assessment and applicability of the knowledge about Marine Science to different Life & Earth Sciences decision making scenarios and problem-solving. More info...

 

EQF LEVEL 7. Advanced knowledge and critical thinking.
Outcome resulting from written critical thinking and its applicability to problem solving.

The student will contrast and evaluate the learned material with his/her own knowledge and experience to express an opinion about Marine Science, to consider the practical application of the key concepts, and to argue the conclusions along the written report. Personal judgments and opinion should be based on sound criteria and must be clearly discussed. More info...

 

 

BIU adapts each Distance Learning Higher Education degree program to the needs of each student. More info...

 

 

Doctor Ph.D. Degree - Life & Earth Sciences

Marine Science Online

 

Recognition - Distance degree programs - More info...
Accreditation - Distance Learning University - More info...
Degree Legalization - Graduate Services - More info...

Acceptance of these Distance Learning Higher Education academic credits is always the prerogative of the receiving institution or employer. Recognition criteria differ depending on each educational institution, or company policy, or country legal framework.

 

 

Doctor Ph.D. Degree - Marine Science

 

Doctor Ph.D. Degree Online via distance learning

 

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