Ocean Science Course Requirements
Course Outline
Intro Course
Students must complete the following intro course:
Core Courses
Students must complete the following 3 core courses:
Concentration Courses
Students must complete 5 concentration courses at the 3000-level or above. Students should speak with their advisor about which concentration courses are most appropriate for their program of study.
- BIOEE 4570 Limnology: Ecology of Lakes, Lectures
- BIOEE 4571 Limnology: Ecology of Lakes, Laboratory
- BIOEE 4780 Ecosystem Biology and Global Change
- BIOEE 4920 Special Topics in Ocean Biodiversity: Ocean Biodiversity Research Apprenticeship
- BIOEE 4930 Marine Invertebrate Biodiversity
- BIOEE 6680 Principles of Biogeochemistry
- BIOSM 3650 Underwater Research
- EAS 3420 Atmospheric Dynamics
- EAS 3530 Physical Oceanography
- EAS 3540 Ocean Satellite Remote Sensing
- EAS 3555 Biological Oceanography and Ocean Biogeochemistry (also BIOMI 3500)
- EAS 4620 Marine Ecosystem Sustainability (also BIOEE 4620)
- EAS 4720 Dynamics of Marine Ecosystems in a Changing Ocean (also BIOEE 3500)
- EAS 4750 Special Topics in Oceanography
- EAS 5050 Fluid Dynamics in the Earth Sciences
- SEA 3665 The Ocean and Global Change
- SEA 3780 Oceans in the Global Carbon Cycle
- SEA 3800 Advanced Oceanographic Field Methods
- SEA 4640 Advanced Topics in Biological Oceanography
- SEAS 4990 Directed Oceanographic Research
Students may use one of the following organismal courses:
Field Course
Exposure to the basic observations of earth science in the field is necessary to fully understand the chosen area of concentration in the major. A minimum of 3 credits of appropriate coursework is required, although more experience with fieldwork is encouraged. Students can choose from the following course options.
Summer REU Programs could also satisfy the requirement.
3-semester credits of advisor-approved Independent Research (EAS 4910 / EAS 4920). Independent research must conclude with formal paper describing results and conclusions or else a poster or oral presentation of results presented at a public venue.