Marine Biology Major

Degree programs within the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and the Department of Physical Sciences in the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics share a common core of courses. Students in these programs must complete the Basic Curriculum , the appropriate core curriculum for their major as listed below and the major curriculum.

Core Curriculum for Marine Biology: 25 hours

BY 308. Seminar in Biology Credits: 1
BY 340. Microbiology Credits: 4
BY 380. Genetics Credits: 4
BY 450. Ecology Credits: 4
BY 472. Cell Biology Credits: 4
BY 490. Evolution Credits: 4
ES 100. Introduction to Geology Credits: 4

Marine Biology: 28 hours

PH 201. College Physics I Credits: 4
PH 202. College Physics II Credits: 4

Electives: 20 hours

Courses at Dauphin Island Sea Lab

Choose at least twelve (12) hours from the following:

MS 340. Coastal Zone Management Credits: 2
MS 414. Marine Botany Credits: 4
MS 424. Marine Invertebrate Zoology Credits: 4
MS 425. Marine Vertebrate Zoology Credits: 4
MS 426. Coastal Birds of Alabama Credits: 4
MS 427. Marine Behavioral Ecology Credits: 4
MS 431. Marine Aquaculture Credits: 2
MS 432. Biology and Conservation of Marine Turtles Credits: 2
MS 433. Shark and Ray Biology Credits: 2
MS 434. Dolphins and Whales Credits: 2
MS 436. Marine Mammals Credits: 4
MS 439. Marine Mammal Health Credits: 2
MS 444. Biotic Response to Sea Level Change Credits: 2
MS 449. Marine Conservation Biology Credits: 4
MS 451. Marine Ecology Credits: 4
MS 452. Marine Restoration Ecology Credits: 2
MS 462. Oceanography Credits: 4
MS 464. Coastal Wetlands Ecology Credits: 4
MS 465. Ecology of the Florida Everglades Credits: 2
MS 482. Marine Geology Credits: 4
Approved DISL electives

Additional On Campus Electives

BY 367. Independent Study in Marine Biology Credits: 1-8
BY 404. Research Design and Data Analysis Credits: 3
BY 410. Field Botany Credits: 4
BY 416. Endangered Species of Alabama Credits: 3
BY 417. Invasive Species of Alabama Credits: 3
BY 420. Field Zoology Credits: 4
BY 428. Vertebrate Zoology Credits: 4
BY 456. Ecological Restoration Credits: 4
BY 458. Subtropical Ecology Credits: 4
BY 471. Biological Chemistry Credits: 3
BY 495. Research in Biology Credits: 3
BY 496. Research in Biological Sciences I Credits: 1
BY 497. Research in Biological Sciences II Credits: 2
EN 360. Environmental Chemistry Credits: 3
EN 480. Environmental Law Credits: 3
GE 370. Environmental Geology Credits: 4