Marine Ecology Minor

Program Overview

The Marine Ecology minor at PALS (day) students explores the interactions between marine organisms and their environment. Students can select from a range of courses, including topics such as marine mammals, food web dynamics, and coral reef ecology. The minor can be combined with any major and minor except the marine biology minor. A minimum of 6 credits must be exclusive to the minor when combined with the marine biology major.

Program Outline

Outline:

• The minor in Marine Ecology focuses on interactions among marine organisms and their environment.
• Available to PALS (day) students only.
• Can be combined with any major and minor except the marine biology minor.
• Minimum of 6 credits must be exclusive to the minor and cannot be counted toward the major when combined with the marine biology major.

Course Schedule:

• Select 18 credits from the following courses:
• ENVS 1500: Natural History of South Florida (4 credits)
• ENVS 2000 and ENVS 2001: Biodiversity of Alaskan Ecosystems and Alaskan Ecosystems Field Course (4 credits)
• ENVS 3170: Everglades Ecology and Conservations (3 credits)
• MBIO 3450: Survey of Marine Mammals (3 credits)
• MBIO 3500: Food Web Dynamics (3 credits)
• MBIO 3600: Plankton Ecology (3 credits)
• MBIO 3700: Biology of Fishes/Lab (4 credits)
• MBIO 3750: Coral Reefs and Coral Communities (3 credits)
• MBIO 3800 and MBIO 3801: Island Biogeography and Island Biogeography Field Course (4 credits)
• MBIO 3910: Sharks and Their Relatives (3 credits)
• MBIO 4260 and MBIO 4261: Ecology of the Galapagos Islands and Ecology of the Galapagos Islands Field Trip (4 credits)
• MBIO 4990: Independent Study in Marine Biology (1-3 credits)