The Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science was established in 1943 as the Marine Laboratory of the University of Miami. It has grown from its modest beginnings in a boathouse to be one of the nation’s leading institutions for oceanographic and atmospheric research and education.
The Bachelor of Science double major in Marine Science prepares students for admission to graduate programs and for careers in teaching and research as well as for technical careers in government and private industries concerned with the oceans. The Bachelor of Science in Marine Science is a full double major program that requires a major in Marine Science through the Rosenstiel School and a second major in one of the sciences through the College of Arts and Sciences, RSMAS, or the College of Engineering. Common second majors are Biology, Chemistry, Geological Sciences, Physics, Computer Science, Meteorology and Microbiology & Immunology.