Marine Biology

Recommended Major and/or Elective Courses:

Marine Biology Core: choose from the following courses:

MSCI 355 - Introduction to Environmental Ecotoxicology (3 credits) AND
MSCI 355L - Introduction to Environmental Ecotoxicology Laboratory (1 credit)
MSCI 376 - Biology of Sea Turtles (2 credits) AND
MSCI 376L - Biology of Sea Turtles Laboratory (1 credit)
MSCI 420 - Advanced Environmental Science (3 credits) AND
MSCI 420L - Advanced Environmental Science Laboratory (1 credit)
MSCI 455 - Marine Botany (3 credits) AND
MSCI 455L - Marine Botany Laboratory (1 credit)
MSCI 457 - Marine Zooplankton (3 credits) AND
MSCI 457L - Marine Zooplankton Laboratory (1 credit)
MSCI 458 Q* - Fisheries Science (3 credits) AND
MSCI 458L - Fisheries Science Laboratory (1 credit)
MSCI 466 - Diseases and Parasites of Aquatic Organisms (3 credits) AND
MSCI 466L - Diseases and Parasites of Aquatic Organisms Laboratory (1 credit)
MSCI 471 - Biology of Marine Mammals (3 credits) AND
MSCI 471L - Biology of Marine Mammals Laboratory (1 credit)
MSCI 472 - Population Biology of Marine Organisms (3 credits) AND
MSCI 472L - Population Biology of Marine Organisms Laboratory (1 credit)
MSCI 473 - Biology of Sharks (3 credits) AND
MSCI 473L Q - Biology of Sharks Laboratory (1 credit)
MSCI 474 - Ecosystems Analysis (3 credits) AND
MSCI 474L - Ecosystems Analysis Laboratory (1 credit)
MSCI 475 - Marine Ecology (3 credits) AND
MSCI 475L - Marine Ecology Laboratory (1 credit)
MSCI 476 - Marine Plankton (3 credits) AND
MSCI 476L - Marine Plankton Laboratory (1 credit)
MSCI 477 - Ecology of Coral Reefs (3 credits)
MSCI 478 - Marine Invertebrate Zoology (3 credits) AND
MSCI 478L - Marine Invertebrate Zoology Laboratory (1 credit)
MSCI 479 - Marine Benthic Ecology (3 credits) AND
MSCI 479L - Marine Benthic Ecology Laboratory (1 credit)
MSCI 495 - Marine Environmental Issues (3 credits) AND
MSCI 495L - Marine Environmental Issues Laboratory (1 credit)
BIOL 310 - Invertebrate Zoology (3 credits) AND
BIOL 310L - Invertebrate Zoology Laboratory (1 credit)
BIOL 426 - Ichthyology (3 credits) AND
BIOL 426L - Ichthyology Laboratory (1 credit)
BIOL 488 - Wetland Plant Ecology (3 credits) AND
BIOL 488L - Wetland Plant Ecology Laboratory (1 credit)

Choose one from the following:

MSCI 398 Q* - Internship in Marine Science (1 to 12 credits)
MSCI 399 Q* - Independent Study (1 to 4 credits)
MSCI 497 Q* - Marine Science Senior Thesis (3 to 6 credits)
MSCI 498 Q* - Research Internship (1 to 12 credits)
MSCI 499 Q* - Directed Undergraduate Research (3 to 6 credits)

Note:

Graduate School bound students should take as many of the recommended courses as possible and either minor or double major in Biology.

Recommended Major and/or Elective Courses:

Marine Biology Core Biology or marine science/biology courses including at least two of the following:

BIOL 340 - Cell Biology (3 credits) AND
BIOL 340L - Cell Biology Laboratory (1 credit)
BIOL 350 - Fundamentals of Genetics (3 credits) AND
BIOL 350L - Fundamentals of Genetics Laboratory (1 credit)
BIOL 370 - Principles of Ecology (3 credits) AND
BIOL 370L - Principles of Ecology Laboratory (1 credit)

In addition, many marine biology graduate programs require:

Complete the following courses:

CHEM 331 - General Organic Chemistry I (3 credits) AND
CHEM 331L - General Organic Chemistry Laboratory I (1 credit)
CHEM 332 - General Organic Chemistry II (3 credits) AND
CHEM 332L - General Organic Chemistry Laboratory II (1 credit)

Additional recommended courses for students interested in graduate study:

Complete the following courses:

MSCI 331 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing (3 credits) AND
MSCI 331L - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Laboratory (1 credit)
MATH 242 - Modeling for Scientists I (3 credits) AND
MATH 242L - Modeling for Scientists I Laboratory (1 credit)
STAT 316 - Experimental Design I (3 credits)
STAT 318 - Applied Statistical Methods (3 credits)

Computer Programming e.g., choose one from the following:

CSCI 207 - Programming in C++ (3 credits)
CSCI 208 - Programming in Visual Basic (3 credits)
CSCI 209 - Programming in Java (3 credits)
CSCI 210 - Computer Organization and Programming (3 credits)