1. Marine Biology/Biological Oceanography (47-52 credits)
Required Courses (35-36)
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 01:694:301/11:115:301 Introductory Biochemistry (3) and 01:694:313/11:115:313 Introductory Biochemistry Laboratory (1)
01:447:380 Genetics (4) or 11:776:305 Plant Genetics (4)
01:640:1__,1__ Two semesters of calculus (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)
11:216:351 Principles of Ecology (3 ) and 11:216:352 Principles of Ecology Laboratory (1)
11:628:462 Ocean Ecology (4)
One of the following (3-4):
01:146:356 Systems Physiology (3) and 01:146:357 Systems Physiology Laboratory (1)
11:216:360 Animal Physiological Ecology (3)
11:776:382 Plant Physiology (4)
One of the following (3-4):
11:216:323 Ornithology (4)
11:216:324 Invertebrate Zoology (4)
11:216:325 Vertebrate Zoology (4)
11:628:321 Ichthyology (4)
11:680:390 General Microbiology (4)
11:776:400 Fungi in the Environment (3)
One of the following (3-4):
11:216:240 Behavioral Biology (4)
11:216:486 Principles of Evolution (3)
11:628:405 Molecular Oceanography (3)
11:628:410 Biophysical Interactions: From Barnacles to Jellyfish (3)
11:628:476 History of the Earth System (3)
11:670:451 Remote Sensing of the Ocean and Atmosphere (3)
At least 3 credits from the following (3-4):
11:628:303 Oceanographic Scientific Inquiry (3)
11:628:304 Coral Reef Ecology (3) or 11:628:305 Tropical Marine Conservation (4) or
01:959:320 Study Abroad Cayman Island
11:628:307 Communicating Ocean Science (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)
11:628:472 Chemical Oceanography (4)
2. Marine Chemistry (54.5-57.5 credits)
Required courses (48.5-52.5)
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)
01:160:327-328 Physical Chemistry (4,4) or 01:160:341-342 Physical Chemistry of Biochemical Systems (3,3)
01:160:329 Experimental Physical Chemistry (2.5)
01:160:348 Instrumental Analysis (3)
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) and 01:750:205-206 General Physics Laboratory (1,1) or equivalent
11:628:472 Chemical Oceanography (4)
At least 3 credits from the following (3-5):
11:628:303 Oceanographic Scientific Inquiry (3)
11:628:304 Coral Reef Ecology (3) or 11:628:305 Tropical Marine Conservation (4) or
01:959:320 Study Abroad Cayman Island
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)
11:628:405 Molecular Oceanography (3)
11:628:410 Biophysical Interactions: From Barnacles to Jellyfish (4)
11:628:451 Physical Oceanography (4)
11:628:462 Ocean Ecology (4)
One of the following (3-4)
01:160:439 Physical Chemistry of the Environment (3)
01:460:101 Introductory Geology: Physical (3)
01:460:304 Introduction to Geochemistry (4)
01:460:417 Environmental Geochemistry (3)
11:375:444 Water Chemistry (3)
11:670:323 Thermodynamics of the Atmosphere (3)
11:670:451 Remote Sensing of the Ocean and Atmosphere (3)
3. Marine Geology (52-61 credits)
Required courses (42-50)
01:460:101 Introductory Geology: Physical (4)
01:460:102 Introductory Geology: Historical (3) 01:460:306 Introduction to Geophysics (4)
01:460:211 Fundamentals of Sedimentary Geology (4) or 01:460:340 Sedimentology (4) and 01:460:341 Stratigraphy (4)
01:460:210 Fundamentals of Mineralogy and Petrology (4) or 01:460:301 Mineralogy (4) and 01:460:302 Petrology (4)
01:460:306 Introduction to Geophysics (4)
01:460:451 Marine Geology (3)
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 courses (4):
11:628:451 Physical Oceanography (4)
11:628:462 Ocean Ecology (4)
11:628:472 Chemical Oceanography (4)
One of the following (3-4):
01:460:303 Paleontology (4)
01:460:304 Introduction to Geochemistry (4)
01:460:407 Structural Geology (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)
An adviser-approved equivalent
4. Physical Oceanography (45-50 credits)
Required courses (33-37)
01:640:151-152 Calculus for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (4,4)
01:640:251 Multivariable Calculus (4)
01:640:252 Elementary Differential Equations (3) or 01:640:244 Differential Equations for Engineering and Physics (4)
01:460:373 Numerical Analysis (3) or 01:198:323 Numerical Analysis and Computing (4)
01:750:201-202 Extended General Physics (5,5) or 01:750:203-204 General Physics (3,3) and 01:750:205-206 General Physics Laboratory (1,1) or equivalent
11:628:451 Physical Oceanography (4)
14:440:127 Introduction to Computers for Engineers (3) or 11:670:212 Computational Methods for Meteorology (3)
Four of the following courses, with at least one from each group (12-13):
Group A
01:640:250 Introduction to Linear Algebra (3)
01:640:421 Advanced Calculus for Engineers (3)
14:650:312 Fluid Mechanics (3)
Group B
11:628:410 Biophysical Interactions: from Barnacles to Jellyfish (3)
11:628:452 Geophysical Data Analysis (3)
11:628:462 Ocean Ecology (4) or 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)
