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Spend a semester on the coast and dive into cutting-edge research with this comprehensive spring program for UT undergraduates. Semester by the Sea that combines coursework and research at our field station in Port Aransas.

The Spring Semester by the Sea program offers four 3-credit hour organized courses plus a six-credit field research course for an independent field- or lab-based research project. Courses count towards degree requirements for EVS, EEB, & MS.

2024 Courses
** Students will need to sign up for MNS 152R in Fall 2023 if they are going to be doing SbtS in Spring 2024. **

MNS 152R Research Methods and Reporting in Marine Science
MNS 352M Marine Community Ecology
MNS 355C Physiology of Fishes
MNS 354 Q Marine Environmental Science
MNS 356 Ecosystem Oceanography
MNS 370 (Writing & II Flag) Special Studies in Marine Science

Students accepted into the program are eligible for:
• Campus housing with week-day cafeteria services.
• Top students are eligible for a travel award to a national or regional science meeting based on their research.
• Access to marine instrumentation and diverse small boat fleet at UTMSI for field research.

We plan to offer four 3-credit hour organized courses in spring 2023 plus a six-credit field research course for an independent field- or lab-based research project. Courses count towards degree requirements for EVS, EEB, & MFS.

Each course satisfies a requirement in the Prescribed Work or Major Requirements for the EVS Biology degree (e.g. Climates and Oceans, Physiology, and Taxon-based).
All courses would count toward the 21-hr requirement for students in the MS degree option.
While taking our field courses, students accepted into the "Spring Semester by the Sea" program will also register for MNS 370 (Independent Research) and:
Identify a faculty research mentor.
Develop an independent field-based research project.
Work in a research lab.
Become familiar with the primary scientific literature for independent inquiry and research.