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Accounting 010
African, Middle Eastern, and South Asian Languages and Literatures 013
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American History 512
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Junior Year Abroad
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Latin 580
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Latino and Hispanic Caribbean Studies 595
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Management 620
Marine Sciences 628
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New Brunswick Undergraduate Catalog 2009-2011 Programs of Study and Courses for Liberal Arts Students Programs, Faculty, and Courses Marine Sciences 628 Options  

Options


Option A, Marine Biology/Biological Oceanography. This option prepares students for professional opportunities or graduate study in oceanography or the biological sciences. Concentrations within this option permit students to focus their studies at different levels of organization; e.g., at the molecular, cellular, organismic, community, or ecosystem level. Students fulfilling the requirements for this major option also may fulfill the requirements for a major in the biological sciences or natural resource management (see the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences chapter), depending on their choice of electives.

In addition to the core courses, the following courses are required:

Required Courses (48-55)

01:146:356-357  Systems Physiology and Systems Physiology Laboratory (3,1) or
01:447:498  Bacterial Physiology (3) or
11:776:382  Plant Physiology (4)

01:160:307-308  Organic Chemistry (4,4) or
01:160:315-316  Principles of Organic Chemistry (4,4) or
01:160:209  Elementary Organic Chemistry (3) and
11:115:301, 313  Introductory Biochemistry and Introductory Biochemistry Laboratory (3,1)

01:447:380  Genetics (4) or
11:776:305  Plant Genetics (4)

11:628:321  Ichthyology (4)

11:680:390  General Microbiology (4) or
11:704:323  Ornithology (4) or
11:704:324  Invertebrate Zoology (4) or
11:704:325  Vertebrate Zoology (4) or
11:770:402  Mycology: Fungi in the Environment (3)

01:460:476  History of the Earth System (3) or
11:670:451  Remote Sensing of the Ocean and Atmosphere (3) or
11:704:240  Behavioral Biology (4) or
11:704:486  Principles of Evolution (3)

11:628:462  Ocean Ecology (4)

01:640:1 __ __,1__ __   Two terms of calculus (4,4)

11:704:351  Principles of Ecology (4)

01:750:193-194  Physics for the Sciences (4,4) or
01:750:203-204  General Physics (3,3) and
01:750:205-206  General Physics Laboratory (1,1)

At least 4 credits from the following (4-6):

     11:628:302  Marine Ecosystems Research (3)

     11:628:303  Oceanographic Scientific Inquiry (3)

     11:628:304  Coral Reef Ecology (3) or 11:628:305 Tropical Marine Conservation (4)

     11:628:309  Molecular Oceanography (3)

     11:628:317  Aquaculture (3)

     11:628:340  Identification of Marine Invertebrates (2)

     11:628:341  Hydrothermal Vents (3)

     11:628:342  Marine Conservation (3)

     01/11:628:451  Physical Oceanography (4)

     01/11:628:472  Chemical Oceanography (4)

Option B, Marine Chemistry. This option prepares students for professional opportunities or graduate study in oceanography or chemistry. Students fulfilling the requirements for this major option can fulfill the requirements for a major in chemistry with 6.5 additional credits of specific chemistry courses and 3 additional credits in mathematics. Beginning with the class of 2005, chemistry majors in options B, C, and D also must take a biochemistry class for ACS certification [01:694:407 Molecular Biology and Biochemistry (3) or 11:115:403 General Biochemistry (3)].

Required Courses (55-63)

01:160:251  Analytical Chemistry (3)

01:160:307-308  Organic Chemistry (4,4) or
01:160:315-316  Principles of Organic Chemistry (4,4)

01:160:311  Organic Chemistry Laboratory (2)

01:160:323-324  Physical Chemistry (3,3) or
01:160:341-342  Physical Chemistry: Biochemical Systems (3,3)

01:160:329  Experimental Physical Chemistry (2.5)

01:160:348  Instrumental Analysis (3)

11:628:472  Chemical Oceanography (4)

01:640:151-152  Calculus for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (4,4)

01:640:251  Multivariable Calculus (4)

01:750:201-202  Extended General Physics (5,5) or
01:750:203-204  General Physics (3,3) or
01:750:271,272,273 Honors Physics (3,3,3)

01:750:205-206  General Physics Laboratory (1,1) or
01:750:275,276  Classical Physics Laboratory (1,1)

At least 4 credits from the following (4-6):

     11:628:302 Marine Ecosystems Research (3)

     11:628:303 Oceanographic Scientific Inquiry (3)

     11:628:304 Coral Reef Ecology (3) or 11:628:305 Tropical Marine Conservation (4)

     11:628:309 Molecular Oceanography (3)

     11:628:317 Aquaculture (3)

     11:628:340 Identification of Marine Invertebrates (2)

     11:628:341 Hydrothermal Vents (3)

     11:628:342 Marine Conservation (3)

     11:628:451 Physical Oceanography (4)

     11:628:462 Ocean Ecology (4)

Electives (3-4)

     01:160:439  Physical Chemistry of the Environment (3)

     01:460:101  Introductory Geology: Physical (3)

     01:460:401  Introduction to Geochemistry (3)

     01:460:417  Environmental Geochemistry (3)

     11:375:416  Chemical Reactions in the Environment (3)

     11:375:444  Water Chemistry (3)

     11:375:451  Soil Chemistry (4)

     11:670:323  Thermodynamics of the Atmosphere (3)

     11:670:451  Remote Sensing of the Ocean and Atmosphere (3)

Option C, Marine Geology. This option prepares students for graduate study in oceanography, geology, environmental science or an allied field, and for employment directly following the B.S. Students fulfilling the requirements for this major option can fulfill the requirements for a geology major by taking three additional courses in geology: 01:460:303 Paleontology, 01:460:307 Structural Geology, and 01:460:410 Field Geology.

Required Courses (48-57)

01:460:101  Introductory Geology: Physical (3)

01:460:102  Introductory Geology: Historical (3)

01:460:103  Introductory Geology Laboratory (1)

01:460:301  Mineralogy (4) and
01:460:302  Petrology (4) or
01:460:331  Fundamentals of Mineralogy and Petrology (4)

01:460:340  Sedimentology (4) and
01:460:341  Stratigraphy (4) or
01:460:330  Sedimentary Geology (4)

01:460:412  Introduction to Geophysics (4)

01:460:451  Marine Geology (3)

One of the following courses:

    11:628:451 Physical Oceanography (4)

    11:628:462 Ocean Ecology (4)

    11:628:472 Chemical Oceanography (4)

    01:640:151-152  Calculus for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (4,4)

    01:750:193-194  Physics for the Sciences (4,4) or
    01:750:203-204  General Physics (3,3) and
    01:750:205-206  General Physics Laboratory (1,1)

One of the following (3-4):

     01:460:303  Paleontology (4)

     01:460:307  Structural Geology (4)

     01:460:401  Introduction to Geochemistry (4)

     01:460:402  Ore Deposits (3)

     01:460:428  Hydrogeology (3)

     01:460:453  Paleoecology (3)

     An adviser-approved equivalent

One of the following (3):

     01:450:417  Coastal Geomorphology (3)

     01:460:417  Environmental Geochemistry (3)

     11:628:476  History of the Earth System (3)

     11:670:451  Remote Sensing of the Ocean and Atmosphere (3)

Option D, Physical Oceanography. This option prepares students for graduate study in physical oceanography, meteorology, fluid dynamics, or a related field; for employment within environmental agencies or consulting firms; and for technical positions within marine sciences.

Required Courses (46-52)

01:198:323  Numerical Analysis and Computing (4)

01:640:151-152  Calculus for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (4,4)

01:640:244  Differential Equations for Engineering and Physics (4) or
01:640:252  Elementary Differential Equations (3)

01:640:251  Multivariable Calculus (4)

01:750:201-202  Extended General Physics (5,5) or
01:750:203-204  General Physics (3,3) or
01:750:271,272,273  Honors Physics (3,3,3)

01:750:205-206  General Physics Laboratory (1,1) or
01:750:275,276 Classical Physics Laboratory (1,1)

11:628:451  Physical Oceanography (4)

14:440:127  Introduction to Computers for Engineers (3)

Four of the following courses with at least one course from each group:

     Group A

            01:640:250  Introductory Linear Algebra (3)

            01:640:421  Advanced Calculus for Engineering (3)

            14:650:312  Fluid Mechanics (3)

     Group B

            11:628:452  Geophysical Data Analysis (3)

            01/11:628:462  Ocean Ecology (4) or 01/11:628:472 Chemical Oceanography (4)

            11:670:323  Thermodynamics of the Atmosphere (3)

            11:670:324  Dynamics of the Oceans and Atmosphere (3)

            11:670:451  Remote Sensing of the Ocean and Atmosphere (3)

 
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