Marine BiologyCurriculum

General Education requirements in English Communication, Fine Arts and Literature, Foreign Language and Culture, Letters, and Social

Science are also required. English Communication (Com 100, Com 100H) and WRT 104,105,106

(6 cr total) 15 credits in: Fine Arts & Literature (3-6cr), Letters (3-6cr), Foreign

Language and Culture (3-6cr)◦ This means you need to take at least 3 credits in each (9 out of

15), but you get to choose what category (s) will make up the remaining 6 credits.

◦ The Diversity requirement can be fulfilled by any TWO classes in the Gen Ed requiremnts

Math and Natural Science requirements are met by the marine bio requirements!

GEN ED HANDBOOK CAN BE FOUND AT: http://www.uri.edu/advising/gened

Gen Ed Requirements:

Required to take COM 100, COM 100H or COM 110 Can choose Writing course:

◦ WRT 104,106◦ WRT 201◦ WRT 227◦ WRT 235◦ WRT 302◦ WRT 303◦ WRT 305◦ Many more options, see gen ed hand book (link at the end of

presentation)◦ The Marine Bio course sheets recommends WRT 104,106

English Communication Courses:

Fine Arts: ARH 120 ARH 251 ART 101 FLM 203 FLM 204 LAR 201 MUS 101 MUS 111 PLS 233 PLS 335 THE 191 THE 100 SEE GEN ED HAND BOOK

FOR MORE OPTIONS!

Fine Arts and Literature Classes:

Literature:• AAF 247/ENG 247• AAF 248/ENG 248• CLA 391• CLA 395• ENG 110• ENG 160• ENG 241• ENG 252• ENG 260• ENG 264• ENG 265• ENG 280• ENG 317/GWS 317• SEE GEN ED HAND

BOOK FOR MORE OPTIONS!

AAF 150 11F 201 APG 327 CLS 160 ENG 110 ENG 251 ENG 252 GCH 102 GWS 220 HIS 11 HIS 113 HIS 118 HIS 160 HIS 311 HIS 374 LET 151

LIB 220 PHL 101 PHL 103 PHL 204 PHL 210 PSC 341 PSY 310 RLS 11 RLS 125 WRT 240 MORE OPTIONS IN GEN ED

HAND BOOK!

Letters Courses:

101,102 are introductory (have no prior knowledge)

ARB 101, 102 CHN 101, 102 FRN 101, 102 GER 101, 102 ITL 101,102 JPN 101,102 LAN 101,102 LTN 101,102 RUS 101, 102 SPA 101,102 POR 101,102

103,104 are intermediate and offered for previous listed courses.

Culture: CCC 151/LET 151L CPL 300/NRS 300 FRN 309 HIS 132 HIS 171 HPR 201F/202F PHL 331 TMD 224 MORE OPTIONS LISTED

IN HAND BOOK!

Foreign Language and Culture:

You have a few options:◦ MTH 131 and MTH 132◦ MTH 141 and MTH 142◦ MTH 131 and STA 308◦ MTH 141 and STA 308

◦ You can get this done any time during your college career, but I liked that I got this requirement done with freshman year.

Math:

General Chemistry I: CHM 101 and CHM 102 General Chemistry II: CHM 112 and CHM 114

Routes you can take for organic chemistry:◦ Intro Organic Chemistry with lab and Biochemistry: CHM 124

and CHM 126 in addition to BCH 311OR

◦ Organic Chemsitry I and II with lab: CHM 227, CHM 228 and CHM 226

◦ I recommend getting your chemistry course load done as soon as you can, that way you can devote the latter part of your

college career to taking fun marine biology classes!

Chemistry:

PHY 111 and PHY 185 (lab) PHY 112 and PHY 186 (lab)

Most people take this later into their college career, but the important thing to consider are your math skills as these classes

are heavily equation based.

Physics

Take this junior or senior year OCG 401

OR OCG 451

Oceanography

Total of 13 credits: General Bio I and II: BIO 101, 102 Topics in Marine Biology: BIO 130

Marine Biology: BIO 360

MUST TAKE THESE CLASSES.

Core Requirments:

MUST CHOOSE 1 COURSE FROM 4 OF THE 6 CATEGORIES (MIN. 12 CR)◦ CELL AND DEVELOPMENT: BIO 302, 311, 341, 453◦ ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION: BIO 262, 272◦ GENETICS: BIO 352◦ MOLECULAR BIO: BIO 437◦ ORGANISMAL DIVERSITY: BIO 304, 321, 323, 354, 365, 366, 412; MIC 211◦ PHYSIOLOGY: BIO 201, 346

◦ Typically, students take BIO 262 (especially if planning on Bermuda) after they’ve taken BIO 101 and 102 as a stepping-stone to prepare for the tougher core classes.

◦ These courses are where you will to start thinking about what you’re really interested in!

◦ It is good to take micro (bio 437), cell bio (bio 341) or genetics (bio 352)!

Core Courses: You get to some what choose these

Marine Environmental Physiology (BIO 345)

Marine Invertebrates of Southern New England (BIO 355)

Evolution and Diversity of Fishes (BIO 412)

Ecology of Marine Plants (BIO 418)

Deep Sea Biology (OCG 420)

Environmental Physiology of Animals (BIO 441)

Marine Ecology (BIO 455 Marine Ecology Laboratory (BIO

457)

Biology of Algae (BIO 365)

Tropical Marine Invertebrates (BIO 469)*

Coral Reef Ecology (BIO 475)*

Directed Research/Special Problems (AFS, AVS, BCH, BIO, MIC, NRS, and PLS 491, 492; BIO 495*; OCG 493, 494)

Tropical Marine Biology Research (BIO 495)*

Seminar on Marine Mammals (AVS 440)

Ichthyology (BIO 563)

Marine Microbiology (OCG 576)

Marine Bio Electives: The fun stuff!

**Classes only offered in Bermuda

You must fulfill the lab course requirement!◦ Take AT LEAST 2 courses from either the Marine Bio Cores or

Electives that have labs. You may use UP TO 3 credits of independent research/study

toward the major You need 120 credits to graduate…that means you should take at

least 15 credits/semester to graduate on time! You will have room for free electives, so utilize to take classes that

interest and you and to get a minor (only 18 credits!)

Important Points: