Marine Biology Major

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Degree programs within 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.

V. Other Core Requirements

(If not already taken as part of the Basic Curriculum)

BY 212. General Botany Credits: 4
BY 222. General Zoology Credits: 4
CH 111. General Chemistry I Credits: 4
CH 112. General Chemistry II Credits: 4
CH 241. Organic Chemistry I Credits: 4
GE 102. Physical Geology Credits: 4
MH 113. Precalculus Algebra Credits: 3
MH 246. Introduction to Biostatistics Credits: 4
PH 201. Physics I with Algebra Credits: 4
PH 202. Physics II with Algebra Credits: 4
UWA 101. Freshman Seminar Credits: 1

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
ES 100. Introduction to Geology 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 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