Schools in Washington with Marine conservation/policy major???

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<p>so i have to move to Washington state with my father and am looking for schools there that would have my area of study and since its not exactly a clear cut major, i’m not certain where i could get all that i want in regards to my education – i want to do Marine conservation with an emphasis on managment and making policies and all that – so what i wanna do is kind of a blend of biology, politics, and conservation…</p>

<p>thanks y’all</p>

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<p>I know Western up in Bellingham either just finished, or is now completing a new environment/ecology building, and I have a couple friends who really enjoyed Western because of its environmental setting, and outdoor options (or at least, when compared with UW). </p>

<p>I would imagine UW has a very strong program, as they are on the ocean (if you want that kind of marine bio) and in the middle of salmon country (if you want that), but I don’t know that for sure. They are one of the top rated public schools in the nation, and are very strong in sciences, so I would definitely suggest looking into it. </p>

<p>Whitman, WSU, Central, Eastern, and Gonzaga are all in the drylands (E Washington), but I’m sure WSU has some sort of env. policy program.</p>

<p>Hope that helped a little.</p>

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<p>University of Washington has a [College</a> of Ocean and Fishery Sciences](<a href=“http://www.cofs.washington.edu/]College”>http://www.cofs.washington.edu/) that offers an undergrad B.S. in Aquatic & Fishery Science and B.A./B.S. in Oceanography.
Though both are more science-related than policy-related, UW has a [School</a> of Marine Affairs](<a href=“http://www.sma.washington.edu/]School”>http://www.sma.washington.edu/) that offers a Master of Marine Affairs (M.M.A.), which seems to be exactly what you’re looking for.

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<p>A good start might be majoring in biology with a marine emphasis, marine biology if offered, aquatic & fishery science, oceanography, and doubling up with perhaps a public policy/public affairs minor, or vice versa or double majoring.</p>

<p>Parts of UW is RIGHT by the water (Fisheries Building), which could be very convenient as you wouldn’t have to enter any programs placed far away from the main campus. I don’t know about other schools in the state, but maybe look at Seattle University, University of Puget Sound, Western Washington University, or Pacific Lutheran University as they are all in Western Wash. Evergreen State College also appears to offer a wide variety of environmental-related majors as well as a marine science major.</p>

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<p>As has already been said, U Washington has an absolutely amazing marine science/policy program. I highly recommend Oregon State as well. </p>

<p><a href=“http://fw.oregonstate.edu/[/url]”>http://fw.oregonstate.edu/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p><a href=“http://envsci.science.oregonstate.edu/index.html[/url]”>http://envsci.science.oregonstate.edu/index.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p><a href=“http://envsci.science.oregonstate.edu/pdf/ensc/envpolicy.pdf[/url]”>http://envsci.science.oregonstate.edu/pdf/ensc/envpolicy.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;