OceAN Science Major (b.S.) General Education Core Curriculum (60 hours total) Area I: Foundation Courses (9 hours) ENGL 1101: English Composition I ENGL 1102: English Composition II MATH 2250: Calculus I for Science and Engineering (Recommended) Area II: Sciences (7–8 hours) At least one of these courses must be a lab course Physical Sciences (Recommended courses) CHEM 1211, CHEM 1211L: Freshman Chemistry, CHEM 1311H, CHEM 1311L: Advanced Freshman Chemistry (Honors) Life Sciences (Recommended courses) BIOL 1107, BIOL 1107L: Principles of Biology I BIOL 2107H, BIOL 2107L: Principles of Biology I (Honors) Area III: Quantitative Reasoning (3–4 hours) (Recommended) PHYS 1111, PHYS 1111L: Introductory Physics (Mechanics, Waves, Thermodynamics) PHYS 1211, PHYS 1211L: Principles of Physics for Scientists and Engineers Area IV: World Language & Culture, Humanities & The Arts (12 hours) 3 courses satisfying World Language and Culture and 1 course satisfying Humanities and the Arts Area V: Social Science (9 hours) Students are recommended to take 1 course from History and two from two other departments. Area VI: Courses Related to Program of Study (19 hours) PHYS 1211,1211L and PHYS 1212,1212L are recommended for students interested in pursuing physical fields. BIOL 1108, BIOL 1108L: Principles of Biology II BIOL 2108H, BIOL2108L: Principles of Biology II (Honors) CHEM 1212: Freshman Chemistry II, CHEM 3112H: Advanced Freshman Chemistry II (Honors) PHYS 1112, PHYS 1112L: Introductory Physics (Electricity and Magnetism, Optics, Modern Physics) PHYS 1212, PHYS 1212L: Principles of Physics for Scientists and Engineers MATH 2260: Calculus II for Science and Engineering GEOL 1250, 1250L: Physical Geology Major Requirements (32 hours) A: MARS Core Courses (21 hours) MARS 3200: Fundamentals of Ocean Science MARS 4100/6100: Geological and Physical Oceanography MARS 4200/6200: Biological and Chemical Oceanography MARS 4400: Introduction to Marine Policy MARS 4500/6500: Field Study in Oceanography and Marine Methods MARS 4520: Quantitative Analysis of Ocean Data MARS 4800/6800 Regional Oceanography of the South Atlantic Bight B: Major Electives (12 hours) At least 6 credit hours of major electives must come from MARS courses. A maximum of 3 credit hours of undergraduate research can count toward major electives. MARS 3100: Oceans in Peril MARS 3450: Marine Biology MARS3459L: Marine Biology Laboratory MARS 3550: Life in Fluids MARS(ENGR) 4113/6113-4113L6113L: Introductory Geophysical Fluid Dynamics with Applications MARS(ENGR) 4175/6175: Coastal Meteorology MARS(ECOL): 4280: Coral Reef Ecology MARS(FISH) 4380/6380-4380L/6380L: Marine Fisheries Biology MARS 4510/6510: Field Study in Oceanography Marine Methods: Independent Research MARS 4530: Oceanographic Field Expedition MARS(MIBO) 4620/6620-4620L/6620L: Microbial Ecology MARS(MATH) 4730/6730: Mathematics of Climate MARS 4810/6810: Global Biogeochemical Cycles MARS 4840: Advance Special Topics in Ocean Science MARS 4960R/4970R/4980R/4990R: Undergraduate Research I, II, III and thesis The list of non-MARS electives below is not exhaustive, and other elective courses may be added as appropriate. Life Sciences BCMB 3100: Introductory Biochemistry and Molecular Biology BCMC 3600: Genomics and Bioinformatics CBIO 3000–3000L: Comparative vertebrate anatomy CBIO(PBIO) 4600/6600-4600L/6600L: Biology of Protists ECOL 3220: Biology and Conversation of Marine Mammals ECOL 3500-3500L: Ecology ECOL 4000/6000: Population and Community Ecology ECOL 4010/6010: Ecosystem Ecology ECOL 4050/6050-4050/6050L: Icthyology ECOL 4070/6070-4070/6070L: Invertebrate Biology and Ecology ECOL(MARS) 4225-4225L: Methods in Marine Ecology ECOL(FISH(WASR) 4310/6310-4310L/6310L: Freshwater Ecosystems ECOL(BIOL)(MARS) 4330/6330-4330L/6330L: Tropical Marine Invertebrates FISH(ECOL)(MARS)(WILKD) 4300/6300-4300L/6300L: Environmental Biology of Fishes FISH 4500/6500-4500L/6500L: Fish Physiology GENE 3000-3000D: Evolutionary Biology GENE 3200-3200D: Genetics MIBO 3500: Introductory Microbiology MIBO 4300/6300: Microbial Diversity and Evolution MBIO 4500/6500: Bacterial Symbioses< BIOL(WILD) 3700: Animal Behavior Physical Sciences and Engineering ATSC(GEOG)3110: Climatology ATSC 4116/6116-4116L/6116L: Introduction to Data Assimilation ATSC(GEOG)(ENGR) 4112: Atmospheric Dynamics ATSC(PHYS)(ENGR) 4131/6131-4131L/6131L: Introductory Atmospheric Physics CHEM 3110: Fundamentals of Physical Chemistry CHEM 3300: Moderni Instrumental Methods of Analysis ENGR 3101: Applied Vector Analysis ENVE 3111: Atmospheric Sciences for Engineers ENGR 3160: FLuid Mechanics ENGR(ATSC) 4111/6111-4111L/6111L: Atmospheric Thermodynamics ENGR(MARS) 4113/6113-4113L/6113L: Introduction to Geophysical Fluid Dynamics with Applications ENVE(MARS) 4175/6175: Coastal Meteorology GEOG(ATSC) 3180: Global Climate Change: Causes and Consequences GEOG 4350/6350-4350L/6350L: Remote Sensing of Environment GEOL 4130/6130: Aqueous Environmental Geochemistry GEOL 4510/6510: Marine Micropaleontology Natural Resources and Conservation ECOL 3530: Conservation Biology ENVM 3060: Principles of Resource Economics FANR 3200-3200L: Ecology of Natural Resources FANR 3300-330D: Economics of Renewable Resources WILD(FISH) 3000: Introduction to Fish and Wildlife Management FISH(MARS) 4380/6380-4380L/6380L: Marine Fisheries Biology FISH(ECOL)(MARS)(WILD) 4550/6550-4550L/6550L: sustainable Aquaculture FISH 5360/7360-5360L/7360L: Fisheries Management
