SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y., January 14, 2008 – Prospective students will have two more majors to choose from at Stony Brook Southampton’s Transfer Day.
On Wednesday, January 23, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. in Chancellors Hall, Stony Brook Southampton admissions staff will be on hand to review college transcripts and in most cases give instant decisions as to whether students qualify to attend the new, sustainability-focused campus this spring or fall. Registration is also available on the spot that day. For further information, visit stonybrook.edu/southampton or call 631-632-5035.
Along with the B.A. in Environmental Studies major, students may now also pursue two new B.S. majors in Marine Sciences and Marine Vertebrate Biology.
In the B.A. in Environmental Studies program, students delve into the ethical, legal, political, scientific and socioeconomic aspects of environmental issues. The major gives students the broad background needed to understand our world’s most urgent challenges, combined with focused study in Ecology, Environmental Economics, Public Policy or Marine Environmental Studies.
The B.S. in Marine Sciences 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 such as algae, fish, marine invertebrates, marine mammals and micro-organisms and of habitats including barrier islands, dunes, estuaries, open ocean, rocky intertidal and salt marshes. This rigorous program is preparation for graduate study and research in marine sciences.
The B.S. in Marine Vertebrate Biology major 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. Students at Stony Brook Southampton also have many options available for supplementing their classroom studies with a variety of field experiences.
In only its first full year of operation, Stony Brook Southampton is Stony Brook University’s newest campus. Located on 82 seaside acres on the world renowned East End of Long Island, N.Y., Stony Brook Southampton’s interdisciplinary academic programs focus on issues of ecological sustainability, with undergraduate majors in Environmental Studies, Marine Sciences and Marine Vertebrate Biology. The campus is also home to a nationally-recognized graduate program in Creative Writing and Literature, Stony Brook’s Center for Wine, Food and Culture, the Pollock-Krasner Library and the nearby Pollock-Krasner House, the Avram Theater and its annual music series “Music at Southampton: Sustainable Treasures,” and the three-decades-old Summer Writers Conference, which annually attracts many of the country’s literary stars.
In only 50 years, Stony Brook has established itself as one of America’s most dynamic public universities, an essential part of the region’s economy, and a center of cultural excellence. Nobel laureates, Guggenheim fellows, and MacArthur grant winners teach on the campus, making it a magnet for outstanding students. Stony Brook is ranked in the top 2 percent of all universities worldwide by the 2006 London Times Higher Education Supplement. U.S. News & World Report ranks Stony Brook among the top 100 best national universities and among the 50 best public universities. A member of the elite Association of American Universities, Stony Brook is among the 62 best research institutions in North America. Stony Brook faculty and researchers are leaders in significant national and worldwide projects, including the establishment of a research facility in Turkana Basin in northern Kenya and southern Ethiopia, the management of the national parks of Madagascar, and the uncovering the causes of lobster mortality in Long Island Sound.
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