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Marine & Freshwater Biology Curriculum

Students must choose 8 courses in addition to the Biology Core Curriculum courses in order to fulfill the requirements of this Option. All students must take Biology of Lakes (PBIO/ZOOL 717) or Field Studies in Lake Biology(PBIO/ZOOL 719).

Category I (Choose 3 courses)

BIOL 601, Biology of Plants
BIOL 605, Eukaryotic Cell and Developmental Biology
ESCI 501, Introduction to Oceanography
PBIO/ZOOL 503, Introduction to Marine Biology or ZOOL 674, Field Marine Science – Summer at Shoals
ZOOL 518, Vertebrate Morphology
ZOOL 625, Principles of Animal Physiology or PBIO 701, Plant Physiology
ZOOL 628, Marine Invertebrate Evolution and Ecology

Category 2. Electives (Choose 4 courses, preferably distributed broadly in the different groups).

I. Aquatic Animals, Plants and Microbes
MICR 707, Marine Microbiology
MICR 713, Microbial Ecology & Evolution
PBIO 566, Systematic Botany
PBIO 625, Introduction to Marine Botany
PBIO 721, The Microscopic Algae
PBIO 722, Marine Phycology
PBIO 723, Seaweeds, Plankton, and Seagrass - Summer at Shoals
PBIO 747, Aquatic Higher Plants
GEN/PBIO 753, Cytogenics
ZOOL 510, Field Ornithology – Summer at Shoals
ZOOL 542, Ornithology
ZOOL 610, Principles of Aquaculture
ZOOL 628, Marine Invertebrate Evolution and Ecology
ZOOL 674, Field Marine Science – Summer at Shoals
ZOOL 710, Ichthyology
ZOOL 711, Zooplankton Ecology
ZOOL 734, Diversity of Fishes
ZOOL 740, Introduction to Biogeography
ZOOL 753, Marine Vertebrates – Summer at Shoals
ZOOL 772, Fisheries Biology

II. Marine and Freshwater Ecology
MICR 720, Microbes in the Marine Environment
NR 721, Ecology of Polluted Waters
PBIO/ZOOL 719, Field Studies in Lake Biology
PBIO/ZOOL 725, Marine Ecology
ZOOL 570, Climates and Ecosystems – Summer at Shoals
ZOOL 674, Field Marine Science – Summer at Shoals
ZOOL 675, Field Marine Biology and Ecology – Summer at Shoals
ZOOL 708, Stream Ecology
ZOOL 711, Zooplankton Ecology
ZOOL 714, Ecology of Animal Behavior – Summer at Shoals
ZOOL 751, Research in Marine Ecology – Summer at Shoals

III. Cell Biology and Physiology
MICR 714, Public Health & Waterborne Diseases
PBIO 701, Plant Physiology
PBIO 727, Algal Physiology
ZOOL 773, Physiology of Fish

IV. Freshwater, Estuarine and Marine Habitats
ESCI 501, Introduction to Oceanography
NR 503, Wetlands Resources – Summer at Shoals
NR 504, Freshwater Resources
NR 703, Watershed Water Quality Management
NR 711, Wetland Ecology and Management
EREC 611, Marine Resource Economics
ZOOL 570, Climates and Ecosystems – Summer at Shoals
ZOOL 674, Field Marine Science – Summer at Shoals
ZOOL 675, Field Marine Biology and Ecology – Summer at Shoals
ZOOL 701, Conservation Biology
ZOOL 730, Underwater Research – Summer at Shoals
ZOOL 740, Introduction to Biogeography
ZOOL 750, Biological Oceanography
ZOOL 751, Research in Marine Biology – Summer at Shoals

V. Research and Special Projects
BIOL 600, Field Experience
BIOL/BCHM/PBIO/MICR/ZOOL 795, Special Investigations: Research;
BIOL 799, Honors Thesis
TECH 797, Undergraduate Ocean Research Project
ZOOL 730, Underwater Research - Summer at Shoals
ZOOL 751, Research in Marine Biology – Summer at Shoals

Note: Field Marine Science (ZOOL 674) is a six-credit summer course taught at the Isles of Shoals. For those who elect to take ZOOL 674 we suggest that you request enrollment in the course as early as possible; preferably in the summer before the junior year.

Effective: March, 2006