Two Required Courses (Six Credits):

• Group 1:

• MSCI 330 - Introduction to Marine Science Credits: (3) or
• BIOL 330 - Introduction to Marine Science Credits: (3) or
• GEOL 330 - Introduction to Marine Science Credits: (3)

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• Group 2:

• MSCI 331 - Field Studies in Coastal Marine Environments Credits: (3) or

• Other field courses of appropriate length and scope may be used to fulfill the field course requirement with permission from the Program Co-Directors.

• ENSP 440 - Special Topics in Environmental Science and Policy. Credits: (1-4) or
• BIOL 404 or GEOL 407 - when these courses are cross-listed with MSCI 331

Elective Courses (Six Credits):

Existing courses that can be used to meet this requirement are listed below. Additional courses may be used to satisfy this requirement with approval from the Marine Science Minor Advisory Committee.

• MSCI 391 - Marine Science Mash-up Credits: (1)
• MSCI 398 - Marine Science Seminar Credits: (1-3) – Topics vary from year to year. Seminars can be repeated for credit if the topic is different.

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• Additional MSCI 401 Fundamentals of Marine Science courses (listed below) not used to satisfy the Fundamentals requirement for the Marine Science Minor may be counted as an elective.
• MSCI 401A - Fundamentals of Marine Science, Physical Oceanography Credits: (2)
• MSCI 401B - Fundamentals of Marine Science, Chemical Oceanography Credits: (2)

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• MSCI 401C - Fundamentals of Marine Geology Credits: (2) , or
• MSCI 421 - Marine Geology: Environments, Processes, and Records Credits: (3)

• (Students may apply either MSCI 401C  or MSCI 421  as an elective, but not both due to course content overlap.)

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• MSCI 401D - Fundamentals of Marine Science, Biological Oceanography Credits: (2)
• MSCI 401E - Fundamentals of Environmental Chemistry, Toxicology, and Pathobiology Credits: (2)
• MSCI 401F - Fundamentals of Marine Fisheries Science Credits: (3)
• MSCI 401R - Fundamentals of Marine Science Recitation Credits: (1)

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• MSCI 404 - Microbial Processes in a Changing Coastal Environment Credits: (2)
• BIOL 404 - Parasitology (3)
• BIOL 427 - Wetland Ecosystems Credits: (4)
• BIOL 457 - Marine Invertebrate Biology Credits: (4)
• BIOL 460 - Marine Ecology (3)
• ENSP 440 - Estuaries (3)
• ENSP 440 - Sustainable Commerce in the Sea or BUAD 492 (3)
• GEOL 423 - Paleontology Credits: (3) or BIOL 317

Fundamentals of Marine Science Courses (Six Credits):

Select two 400-level courses from the courses listed below along with the appropriate recitation section (i.e., a MSCI 401A-E course + corresponding recitation section = 3 credits each). Students must select one course from the Physical Sciences topics (MSCI 401 A, B, C, or MSCI 421) and one course from the Biological topics (MSCI 401 D, E, or F). There is no recitation section requirement for MSCI 401F or MSCI 421.

• Physical Science Topics: (select one from the following)

• MSCI 401A - Fundamentals of Marine Science, Physical Oceanography Credits: (2)
• MSCI 401B - Fundamentals of Marine Science, Chemical Oceanography Credits: (2)
• MSCI 401C - Fundamentals of Marine Geology Credits: (2) , or
• MSCI 421 - Marine Geology: Environments, Processes, and Records Credits: (3)

• (Students may apply either MSCI 401C  or MSCI 421  toward the minor requirements, but not both due to course content overlap.)

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• Biological Topics: (select one from the following)

• MSCI 401D - Fundamentals of Marine Science, Biological Oceanography Credits: (2)
• MSCI 401E - Fundamentals of Environmental Chemistry, Toxicology, and Pathobiology Credits: (2)
• MSCI 401F - Fundamentals of Marine Fisheries Science Credits: (3)

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• Recitation: (a co-requisite recitation section is required for each MSCI 401A-E course)

• MSCI 401R - Fundamentals of Marine Science Recitation Credits: (1)