Marine bio or Botany?
Posted by terrestrialmars@reddit | marinebiology | View on Reddit | 2 comments
Hey! Sorry if this is not exactly what this sub is for, but I’m currently a college student studying botany, but what I’m really passionate about is marine botany specifically. My college doesn’t offer a ton of classes centered on marine plants, so I’m wondering if the best course of action would be marine bio instead, maybe with a minor in botany?
Basically my question is how much of the biology part is focused on plants, and what educational background is most common for people taking a more botanical approach to marine science? Thanks for any insight!
anytime_palmtree@reddit
I studied Marine biology and took some courses in botany. I would say if you are interested in studying aquatic plants do botany and study something like eel grass. Most marine biology programs are going to be geared towards fishes or invertebrates zoology. I also graduated and feel like botany knowledge would give me more of an edge working for natural resource jobs out of college more than marine biology.
anytime_palmtree@reddit
I studied Marine biology and took some courses in botany. I would say if you are interested in studying aquatic plants do botany and study something like eel grass. Most marine biology programs are going to be geared towards fishes or invertebrates zoology. I also graduated and feel like botany knowledge would give me more of an edge working for natural resource jobs out of college more than marine biology. Take that with a grain of salt tho. I literally cannot find a job in marine sciences rn if at all. Wish you luck. Wish me luck