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Undergraduate Courses

Marine Science offers postgraduate level qualifications for students with undergraduate degrees in science or engineering.

Listed below are several undergraduate courses with marine components which provide an excellent preparation for Marine Science postgraduate study.

Also listed are other suggested general science courses leading to a BSc depending on whether your interests are in biological, physical, geological or chemical marine science.

Undergraduate Courses with Marine Components

EAOS 111

Earth and Ocean Science, taught jointly by Marine Science Dept. and Geology Dept.

MARI 112

Global Marine Systems

MARI 201

Physical Oceanography

MARI 202

Marine Invertebrates

MARI 301

Marine Ecology

MARI 302

Marine Vertebrates

BTNY 225

Marine Botany

ECOL 211

Ecology of Communities and Ecosystems

ECOL 212

Ecological Applications

NAUT 101

Nautical Studies 1

NAUT 201

Nautical Studies 2

Suggested Undergraduate Courses Leading to Marine Science

  Biological Physics/Maths Geological Chemical Interdisciplinary
  BIOL 111 Biology of Cells MATH 160 GEOG 101 Physical Geography CHEM 111 Molecular Architecture EAOS 111 Earth & Ocean Science
MARI 112 Global Marine Systems
First BIOL 112 Biology of Animals MATH 170 GEOL 112 Dynamic Earth
Year BIOL 113 Biology of Plants PHSI 110 Introduction
  PHSI 131 Physical Law
  PHSI 132 Fundamentals of Modern Physics

 

  Biological Physics/Maths Geological Chemical Interdisciplinary
  BTNY 225 Marine Botany PHSI 243 Environmental Physics GEOG 282 Climate Change CHEM 205 Biological Chemistry MARI 201 Physical Oceanography
  ECOL 201 Applied Ecology ELEC 253 Electronic Introduction GEOG 283 Climate Change: Past
Second ECON 207 Environmental Economics MATH 242 Matrix Algebra GEOL 261 Geophysics of the Earth
Year GENE 211 Genetics 1 MATH 251 Calculus GEOL 263 Fossils, Strata
MICR 202 Applied/Envir Micro GEOL 271 Tectonics
  MARI 202Marine Invertebrates   GEOL 273 Sedimentary Process    
ZOOL 221 Animal Designs for Living  
ZOOL 222 Animal Evolution
ZOOL 223 Animal Physiology

 

  Biological Physics/Maths Geological Chemical Interdisciplinary
  MARI 301 Marine Ecology MATH 341 Linear Algebra GEOG 388 Climate Change CHEM 304 Aquatic Chemistry  
  MARI 302 Marine Vertebrates MATH 372 Applications of Mathematics GEOG 389 Climate Change: Past CEHM 305 Biological Chemistry  
Third ZOOL 318 Freshwater Ecology PHSI 365 Computational Physics GEOG 397 Environmental Management  
Year ECOL 311 Conservation Biology ELEC 354 Digital Electronics GEOL 361 Geophysics
  BTNY 325 Physiology 2 SURV 322 Hydrographic Surveying GEOL 363 Fossils
  GENE 312 Population Evolution   GEOL 373 Sediments
  SURV 332 Spatial Information  

 

  Biological Physics/Maths Geological Chemical Interdisciplinary
Fourth BTNY 465 Marine Ecophysiology MARI 412 Physical Oceanography GEOG 428 Paleoceanography CHEM 465 Marine & Fresh water Chemistry MARI 416 Statistics for MArine Science
Year or MARI 414 Marine Biology MARI 421 Physical Oceanography (Special Topic)   MARI 415 Marine Chemistry MARI 419 Field Marine Science
Honours MARI 425 Marine Fisheries MATH 472 Fluid Mechanics and Oceanography MARI 430 Marine Pollution
  MARI 427 Marine Conservation   MARI 480 Research Report
  MARI 431 Antarctic Biology   MARI 495 Research Proposal

 

 

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