Minor Requirements (18 credits)

A minor in marine sciences is offered for students who wish to show that their studies have included a focus on some aspect of marine science. Two semesters of biology, calculus, chemistry, physics, and an introductory geology course are recommended and/or required for many of the courses in the program.

Required Course (4)

11:628:320  Dynamics of Marine Ecosystems (4)

Electives (14)

01:460:120/11:628:120  Introduction to Oceanography (3) or 01:460:204/11:628:204  The Water Planet or 11:628:115  Oceanography and Schools (3) or 11:628:221  Human Interaction with the Coastal Ocean or 11:628:125  Exploring the World's Oceans (3)

01:460:303  Paleontology (4)

01:460:330  Sedimentary Geology (4)

01:460:340  Sedimentology (4)

01:460:341  Stratigraphy (4)

01:460:417  Environmental Geochemistry (3)

01:460:451  Marine Geology (3)

01:460:476  History of the Earth System (3)

01:628:364  Oceanographic Methods and Data Analysis (3)

01:628:452  Geophysical Data Analysis (3)

01:628:497,498  Special Problems in Marine and Coastal Sciences (BA,BA)

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

01/11:628:462  Ocean Ecology (4)

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

11:015:401  Colloquium: Earth Systems Science (3)

11:628:300-310  Topics in Marine and Coastal Sciences (1-4)

11:628:317  Aquaculture (3)

11:628:321  Ichthyology (4)

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

11:628:341  Hydrothermal Vents (3)

11:628:342  Marine Conservation (3)

11:628:352  Ocean, Coastal, and Estuarine Circulation (3)

11:628:401  Science in Shoreline Management (3)

11:628:404  Fungi and Ecosystems (3)

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

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

11:670:458  Air-Sea Interactions (3)

11:704:324  Invertebrate Zoology (4)

11:704:406  Fishery Science (3)

11:704:407  Research Methods in Fishery Science (3)

11:704:421  Wetland Ecology (3)

11:704:451  Ecosystems, Ecology, and Global Change (3)

11:628:110, 111, 211 Topics in Marine Sciences (P/NC, 3, 3, 3)

11:628:201-203, 205-210 Topics in Marine Sciences (1.5)

11:628:309  Molecular Oceanography (3)