BA/BS Major in Marine Biology
Requirements for a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science Degree with a Major in Marine Biology
Additional Graduation Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Component | ||
| Area I (Written Composition) | 6 | |
| Area II (Humanities and Fine Arts) 1 | 12 | |
| Area III (Natural, Sciences and Mathematics) included in required courses | ||
| Area IV (History, Social and Behavioral Science) | 12 | |
| Area V included in required courses | ||
| Major Core Requirements | 26 | |
| Principles of Biology | ||
| Principles of Biology | ||
| Biological Literature | ||
| Genetics | ||
| Microbiology | ||
| Evolution | ||
| Cell Biology | ||
| Senior Assessment Seminar | ||
| Organismal Biology (Plants) | 4 | |
| Marine Botany (at Dauphin Island Sea Lab) | ||
| Organismal Biology (Animals) | 8 | |
| Marine Invertebrate Zoology (at Dauphin Island Sea Lab) | ||
| Marine Vertebrate Zoology (at Dauphin Island Sea Lab) | ||
| Ecology | 4 | |
| Marine Ecology (Dauphin Island Sea Lab) | ||
| Prescribed Supporting Courses | 30-34 | |
| General Chemistry and General Chemistry Laboratory | ||
| General Chemistry and General Chemistry Laboratory | ||
| Business Applications of Microcomputer Software | ||
or CS 135 | Computer Skills for Problem-Solving | |
| Applied Statistics I | ||
or BI 333 | Biostatistics | |
| College Algebra and College Trigonometry | ||
or MA 115 | Pre-Calculus Algebra and Trigonometry | |
| Calculus for Business and Life Sciences I and Calculus for Business and Life Sciences II | ||
or MA 125 | Calculus I | |
| General Physics I | ||
| General Physics II | ||
| Select one of the following course blocks: | 15-17 | |
| Environmental GIS (16-17 hours) | ||
| Digital Earth | ||
| Geographic Information Systems | ||
| Geography Capstone Project | ||
| Choose one course: | ||
| Web GIS | ||
| Advanced GIS | ||
| GIS Applications | ||
| Choose one course: | ||
| Ecology | ||
| Earth Resources | ||
| Environmental Hazards | ||
| Natural Resource Management | ||
| Oceanography (15 hours) | ||
| Earth Science/Physical Geology | ||
or ES 133 | Earth Science/Earth Systems | |
| Three courses required at Dauphin Island Sea Lab during Spring Semester: | ||
| Marine Geology (Marine Geology) | ||
| Experimental Oceanography (Experimental Oceanography) | ||
| Advanced Marine Technical Methods (Advanced Marine Tech Methods) | ||
| Professional (16 hours) | ||
| Organic Chemistry and Organic Chemistry Laboratory | ||
| Biochemistry | ||
| Choose two courses from the following: | ||
| Marine Biology (Dauphin Island Sea Lab) | ||
| Comparative Vertebrate Morphology | ||
| Animal Physiology | ||
| Microbial Ecology and Evolution | ||
| Coastal Wetlands Ecology (Dauphin Island Sea Lab) | ||
| Marine Behavioral Ecology (Dauphin Island Sea Lab) | ||
| Molecular Biology | ||
| Marine Conservation Biology (Marine Conservation Biology at DISL) | ||
| Introduction to Oceanography (Dauphin Island Sea Lab) | ||
| General Electives to bring total to 120 | 0-3 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
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For the Bachelor of Arts degree the student must satisfy the following requirement: 6 hours of a required foreign language at the introductory level.