Marine Sciences Minor Requirements
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Geosciences (4 Credits) | |||
| GEO-100 | Earth Systems Science1 |
3 | |
| GEO-102 | Earth Materials and Processes Lab1 |
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 (4 Credits) | |||
| MAR-120 | Oceanography |
3 | |
| MAR-121 | Introductory Oceanography Lab |
1 | |
Marine Sciences Field Elective (4 Credits) Choose one course from the following: | |||
| MAR-227 |
Introduction to Field Marine Science: Subtropical Environments2 |
4 | |
| MAR-228 |
Introduction to Field Marine Science: Boreal Environments2 |
4 | |
| MAR-229 |
Introduction to Field Marine Science: Tropical Environments2 |
4 | |
| MAR-380/580 | The Learning and Teaching of Marine Science2,3 |
4 | |
TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED: 20
1Biology majors may substitute BIO-116 and BIO-116L.
2The courses, Introduction to Field Marine Science and The Learning and Teaching of Marine Science, are taught on a rotating basis during the Summer I or Summer II terms. Introduction to Field Marine Science courses include:
- Subtropical Environments (MAR-227) taught at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS), Bermuda
- Boreal Environments (MAR-228) taught at The Shoals Marine Laboratory, Gulf of Maine
- Tropical Environments (MAR-229) taught at the Institute of Marine Sciences, Roatan, Honduras
3MAR-580 can be used for graduate credit.
Please see the Academic Catalogs for more information, including course descriptions.
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