Oceanography, B.S.

Oral Communication Requirement:

To satisfy the oral communication requirement for the B.S. degree in Oceanography a student must complete OCN 395 .

Applied Learning Requirement:

To satisfy the applied learning requirement for the B.S. degree in Oceanography a student must complete OCN 390 and OCN 490 .

Requirements for a Major in Oceanography for the B.S. Degree:

OCN 150 - Introduction to Oceanography
OCNL 150 - Introduction to Oceanography Laboratory
OCN 350 - Advanced Oceanography
OCN 365 - Written Communications in Oceanography
OCN 390 - Field Methods in Oceanography
OCN 395 - Topics in Oral Communications in Oceanography
OCN 471 - Oceanographic Cruise Techniques
MAT 151 - Basic Calculus with Applications I
MAT 152 - Basic Calculus with Applications II
or
MAT 161 - Calculus with Analytical Geometry I
MAT 162 - Calculus with Analytical Geometry II

In addition, students must take three of the following:

BIO 170 - Biology of the Sea
or
BIO 362 - Marine Biology
CHM 475 - Chemical Oceanography
GLY 450 - Geological Oceanography
PHY 475 - Physical Oceanography

Electives:

Students must also complete a minimum of 31 hours of electives from the courses listed below. Courses must be selected from at least three different disciplines; 21 of which must be above the 299 level.

BIO 201 - Principles of Biology: Cells
BIO 202 - Principles of Biology: Biodiversity
BIO 318 - Invertebrate Zoology
BIO 357 - Ichthyology
BIO 366 - Ecology
BIOL 366 - Ecology Laboratory
BIO 434 - Coastal Marine Ecology
BIO 462 - Deep Sea Biology
CHM 101 - General Chemistry I
CHM 102 - General Chemistry II
CHM 211 - Organic Chemistry I
CHM 212 - Organic Chemistry II
CHM 235 - Quantitative Analysis
CHML 235 - Quantitative Analysis Laboratory
CHM 312 - Advanced Techniques Organic Chemistry
CHM 321 - Physical Chemistry II: Thermodynamics and Kinetics
CHM 365 - Biochemistry I
CHM 377 - Environmental Chemistry
CHML 377 - Environmental Chemistry Laboratory
CHM 435 - Instrumental Analysis
CHM 445 - Inorganic Chemistry
ECN 330 - Natural Resource Economics
EVS 195 - Introduction to Environmental Studies
EVS 472 - Coastal Protected Areas Management
EVS 479 - Introduction to Research Diving
EVS 480 - Undersea Science and Technology
GGY 222 - Quantitative Methods in Earth Sciences
GGY 230 - Introduction to Weather and Climate
GGY 281 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
GGY 322 - Introduction to Remote Sensing
GGY 333 - Applied Climatology
GGY 426 - Environmental Geographic Information Systems
GGY 433 - Weather Analysis and Forecasting
GLY 420 - Global Climate Change
GLY 454 - Coastal Geomorphology
GLY 465 - Introduction to Geophysics
GLY 472 - Introduction to Geochemistry
GLY 473 - Isotope Geochemistry
GLY 510 - Sedimentary Environment
GLY 551 - Seafloor Mapping
GLY 552 - Coastal Sedimentary Environment
GLY 555 - Stratigraphic Paleontology
GLYL 100 - Earth Systems Laboratory
OCN 250 - Coasts and Society
OCN 451 - Coastal Wetlands
OCN 458 - Introduction to Coastal Management
OCN 475 - Marine Biogeochemistry
OCN 480 - Advanced Topics in Oceanography
OCN 491 - Directed Individual Study
OCN 499 - Honors Work in Oceanography
PHY 101 - Elementary College Physics I
PHY 102 - Elementary College Physics II
PHY 201 - General Physics I
PHY 202 - General Physics II
PHY 350 - Fluid Mechanics
PHY 477 - Observational Methods in Physical Oceanography
PHY 479 - Ocean Circulation Systems
PHY 480 - Coastal And Estuarine Systems
STT 215 - Introduction to Statistics
Appropriate 280, 480, and 491 courses in CHM, EVS, GGY, GLY, or PHY can be applied as electives with the approval of the program director and the Earth and Ocean Sciences department chair.