Marine Biology

The Marine Biology program at University of Haifa provides students with the necessary knowledge, tools, skills, and experiential learning to become groundbreaking marine scientists.

Highlights

• A challenging academic opportunity to study fascinating biological and ecological marine system processes on many scales.

• Incorporating hands-on research of the Mediterranean Sea to understand and address major marine environmental challenges.

• A diverse course offering, including educational cruises, research dives, and lab work.

• Explore marine life at multiple levels, from top predators to genes and molecules underlying life in the oceans.

• Acquiring in-depth knowledge of topics and processes in marine biology and oceanography, from genes through organisms to ecosystems.

• Developing skills to plan, perform, and analyze complex experiments in the lab and at sea, using state-of-the-art techniques and equipment.

• Experience in writing and presenting scientific data, for both academic and non-academic purposes.

• Attractive scholarships and living stipends for eligible students.

Courses include:

• Biochemical Oceanography

• Marine Microbiology

• Climate Change Biology

• How Does the Eastern Mediterranean Work?

• Biology of Corals