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The Boston University Marine Program (BUMP) features an interdisciplinary, hands on, research-oriented curriculum in Marine Science.

The Boston University Marine Program provides a rigorous, interdisciplinary education in marine science to undergraduate and graduate students. Our curriculum trains students in all aspects of marine science - biological, chemical, geological, and physical. While the typical science curriculum teaches undergraduates about science, BUMP teaches students how to be scientists. We accomplish this by requiring all majors to complete the Marine Semester, an intellectually demanding sequence of four consecutive research-based courses. These often-transformative experiences immerse students in faculty research, expose them to pressing issues in marine science, and give them tangible skills for the next stage of their careers. We strive to prepare BUMP graduates for top jobs in marine science and for positions in elite graduate programs. More broadly, we aim to increase marine literacy and contribute to the worldwide effort to preserve and protect threatened marine ecosystems and sustainably manage critical marine resources.

09/17/2026

MR533, Scientific Diving and Underwater Research Methods, is up in Maine at Darling Marine Center, home of University of Maine Scientific Diving Program , for the next 5 days. We’ll use this field station as home base while we explore the local subtidal ecosystems. Students will learn how to use underwater research tools while also focusing on risk mitigation and safety. Stay tuned to learn about the awesome work these students are doing as part of their BU Marine Semester! American Academy of Underwater Sciences (AAUS)

05/17/2026

Congratulations to the BUMP class of 2026! We cannot wait to see where you go from here!

04/08/2026

Your support for the BU Marine Program transforms the lives of our students. Donations on Giving Day are reserved for increasing support for undergraduate research and experiential learning. Your gift provides scholarships, funding for research supplies and publications, conference travel awards, and much more!

This year, you can help us enhance our New England and Belize field courses. Each year, the BU Marine Program sends 60+ students to field sites all over New England, doing oceanographic surveys in Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, scientific diving in Cape Ann, investigating marine geology in Acadia National Park, exploring the marine-urban interface in Boston, sampling seagrass meadows on Nantucket, and getting muddy at the Plum Island Long Term Ecological Research site. Further, we send all the students to Belize, where they learn first-hand about being a field scientist and conduct research at Calabash Caye Field Station on the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef. Your donation will help to make sure that these courses continue to provide cutting-edge experience and transform the lives of every BUMP student.

12/18/2025

The artistic side of BUMP....In a longstanding tradition, students and faculty from our Belize courses (Tropical Marine Invertebrates and Tropical Seagrass Ecology) crafted thank you cards for our friends from Environmental Research Institute (University of Belize) who collaborate with us and make our research at Calabash Caye Field Station station possible. The cards for Amera, Bree, Elvis, Josh, Rahj, Sam, Smitty, Shantel, Tony, Vicky and Usher were created by Paul Bae, Hanna Busby, Bethany Chen, Gwen Del Signore, Nathalie Chateauneuf, John Finnerty, Matteo Finnerty, Simone Fishman, Nikhil Gupta, Moksh Jhawer, Jenna Sorenson, and Ruoyi Zhang.

12/10/2025

Students are deep (pun intended) in their research for Tropical Marine Invertebrates and Tropical Seagrass Ecology. They spent the first few days doing ecosystem tours and learning about how the seagrasses, mangroves, and coral reefs interact and support the ecosystem as whole! The students are now using that knowledge to do their research projects, utilizing all the tools they practiced ahead of time in the pool in Boston! Huge thanks to for all their support!

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5 Cummington Mall
Boston, MA
02215

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+16173584961

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http://www.bu.edu/bump/, https://twitter.com/BUMPatBU

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