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Marine Sciences Minor Requirements

Note: The Marine Sciences minor is not open to Marine Sciences majors.

PLEASE NOTE: The course requirements for this minor were changed as of June 1, 2009. All students enrolled in the minor after this date, including all Fall 2009 incoming students, must satisfy the new requirements listed here. Students enrolled in the minor prior to June 1, 2009 may elect to satisfy the new or previous requirements. Please see your GEMS academic advsior for details.
 

SUBJECT
AREA

COURSE
NUMBER

COURSE NAME

CREDITS

     Geosciences (4 Credits)
  GEO-100 Earth Systems Science

3

  GEO-102 Earth Materials and Processes Lab

1


     Biology (8 Credits)
  BIO-115

Principles of Biology: Evolution, Diversity, and Biology of Animals

4

  BIO-272

Introduction to Marine Biology

3

  BIO-272L Marine Biology Lab

1


     Marine Sciences (8 Credits)
  MAR-120 Oceanography

3

  MAR-121 Introductory Oceanography Lab

1

 

MAR-227-9
    or
MAR-380/580

Introduction to Field Marine Science1
    or
The Learning and Teaching of Marine Science1,2

4


     Elective (3-4 Credits)  Choose one course from the following:
  GEO-306

Sedimentology and Stratigraphy

4

  MAR-325

Marine Vertebrates: Fish to Mammals

4

  MAR-330

Chemical Oceanography

4

  MAR-360 Plankton Ecology

4

  MAR-410 Physical Oceanography

3


TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED: 23-24

1The courses, Introduction to Field Marine Science and The Learning and Teaching of Marine Science, are taught at various field stations on a rotating basis during the Summer I or Summer II terms. Introduction to Field Marine Science courses include:

  • Subtropical Environments; MAR-227
  • Boreal Environments; MAR-228
  • Tropical Environments; MAR-229

2MAR-580 can be used for graduate credit.

 

Please see the Academic Catalogs for more information, including course descriptions.

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