Bachelor of Science [B.S] [Biology - Aquaculture Concentration] From Salem State University

Students will gain practical skills in the husbandry of aquatic organisms through applying knowledge gained from courses in biology, chemistry, business, and other disciplines. Skills learned will provide graduates a hands-on appreciation of the aquatic environment and aquaculture systems. Graduates will have the skills needed to set-up and operate their own facility, to work at a private or public hatchery and to pursue employment in a parallel field such as resource management, fisheries biology, marine, or environmental science.

Students in our biology programs complete a strong, general series of biology and support courses which allows pursuit of a wide variety of careers such as professional work (physician, dentist, veterinarian), governmental work, (EPA, National Fisheries), field work (oceanographer, wildlife specialist), high school teaching, industrial or clinical research and aquaculture.

Many biology majors continue into graduate programs in a specialized subfield. It is the goal of the department to provide solid biology degrees which expose students to all areas of biology while allowing each student flexibility when entering the job market.