Ocean and Estuarine Science Minor

Core Requirements (9-10 credits)

• GEOL 309 - Introduction to Oceanography Credits: 3

• And two of the following courses:

• CLIM 412 - Physical Oceanography Credits: 3
• GEOL 363 - Coastal Morphology and Processes Credits: 4
    or  EVPP 363 - Coastal Morphology and Processes Credits: 4
• GEOL 364 - Marine Geology Credits: 3
• GEOL 458 - Chemical Oceanography Credits: 3
    or  CHEM 458 - Chemical Oceanography Credits: 3
• BIOL 449 - Marine Ecology Credits: 3

Additional Courses (9-12 credits)

Courses taken to satisfy the core requirements above cannot be repeated to count towards the additional courses requirement.

• BIOL 449 - Marine Ecology Credits: 3
• BIOL 450 - Marine Conservation
    or  EVPP 421 - Marine Conservation Credits: 3
• BIOL 454 - Marine Mammal Biology and Conservation Credits: 3 and 
  BIOL 455 - Marine Mammal Biology and Conservation Field Course Credits: 1
   * or EVPP 419 - Marine Mammal Biology and Conservation Credits: 3  and EVPP 420 - Marine Mammal Biology and Conservation Field Course Credits: 1 
• CLIM 101 - Global Warming: Weather, Climate, and Society Credits: 3
• CLIM 412 - Physical Oceanography Credits: 3
• GEOL 304 - Sedimentary Geology Credits: 4
• GEOL 308 - Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology Credits: 4
• GEOL 312 - Invertebrate Paleontology Credits: 4
• GEOL 363
     or  EVPP 363 - Coastal Morphology and Processes Credits: 4
• GEOL 364 - Marine Geology Credits: 3
• GEOL 458
    or  CHEM 458 - Chemical Oceanography Credits: 3
• BIOL 440 - Field Biology Credits: 0-4 (up to 4 credits of only marine or estuarine-oriented field courses)
• BIOL 536
    or  EVPP 536 - The Diversity of Fishes Credits: 3
• EVPP 350 - Freshwater Ecosystems Credits: 4
• EVPP 419 - Marine Mammal Biology and Conservation Credits: 3 and
  EVPP 420 - Marine Mammal Biology and Conservation Field Course Credits: 1
   *
• EVPP 581 - Estuarine and Coastal Ecology Credits: 3 and EVPP 582 - Estuarine and Coastal Ecology Laboratory Credits: 1  *
• NCLC 495 - Field-Based Work Credits: 1-18 (up to 4 credits of only marine or estuarine-oriented field courses)

Notes:

*If chosen, students must take both lecture and lab for a total of 4 credits.