Undergraduate Programs
School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences
Stony Brook Southampton, while focusing on topics related to sustainability, has three exciting majors offered by the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS), the State University of New York's center for marine and atmospheric research, education, and public service and one of the leading oceanographic institutions in the nation.
The more than 50 SoMAS faculty members are internationally known for their leadership in research in both the atmospheric sciences and all the major disciplines of oceanography - biological, chemical, geological, and physical. The School's students enroll in degree programs at both the Stony Brook campus and Stony Brook Southampton.
There are no easy answers to complex environmental problems. We give you the broad background needed to understand our world's most urgent challenges, with plenty of opportunity for focused study in your particular area of interest. Through this interdisciplinary and integrated program, students delve into the ethical, legal, political, scientific, and socioeconomic perspectives that define and surround environmental issues. If you're interested in environmental conservation, environmental law, science journalism, or waste management (to name just a few of the areas covered), this major is for you.
Marine sciences is a highly interdisciplinary field that requires a strong foundation in basic science. This major gives students a comprehensive background in biology, as well as in the physics and chemistry of the ocean. Upper-division electives provide a deeper understanding of particular organisms (algae, fish, marine invertebrates, marine mammals, and micro-organisms) and of habitats (barrier islands, dunes, estuaries, open ocean, rocky intertidal, and salt marshes). This rigorous program is preparation for graduate study and research in marine sciences.
BS in Marine Vertebrate Biology
This degree offers a background in basic biology, with an emphasis on marine vertebrate organisms such as birds, fish, marine mammals, sharks, and turtles. This program includes more intensive training in zoology than the Marine Sciences degree.
College of Business
Stony Brook Southampton offers a minor in Business Management and a combined BA/BS-MBA degree program, offered through Stony Brook's College of Business. You will find faculty members that are first rate scholars as well as experienced entrepreneurs and executives with a passion for teaching.
With a focus on environmental sustainability, Stony Brook Southampton's minor in Business Management can provide you with a solid foundation of essential business concepts and applications.
Stony Brook Southampton and Stony Brook's College of Business have joined together to offer you the opportunity to earn your four-year undergraduate degree and a two-year MBA in our five-year Fast Track BA/BS-MBA Program.