MS/MS Degree Requirements (Effective Fall 2009)
PRE-REQUISITES
A baccalaureate degree in the natural sciences is required for entry into the MSMS program. Certain course prerequisites may be required before enrolling in graduate MSMS courses, depending on academic preparation and research interests. The graduate thesis committee will determine if there are deficiencies and how they will be addressed.
CORE COURSES (9 semester credits)
Student must take at least 3 of the following:
| MARS |
6050 |
Marine Ecology (3) or MARS 6090 Biological Oceanography (3) |
| MARS |
6060 |
Geological Oceanography (3) |
| MARS |
6070 |
Chemical Oceanography (3) |
| MARS |
6080 |
Physical Oceanography (3) |
*students wishing to take MARS 6050 and MARS 6090 may use 3 credits toward the core requirements, and the remaining 3 credits will be elective credit
COLLEGE OF NATURAL SCIENCE REQUIRED COURSES (10 semester credits)
A minimum of 6 semester credits of NSCI 6900 must be completed by graduation.
| NSCI |
6110 |
Graduate Seminar I – 1st semester (1) |
| NSCI |
6110 |
Graduate Seminar I – 2nd semester (1) |
| NSCI |
6120 |
Graduate Seminar II – 3rd or 4th semester (1) |
| NSCI |
6900 |
Masters Research (1-6) |
| NSCI |
7000 |
Thesis CAPSTONE COURSE (1-3) |
ELECTIVE COURSES (15 semester credits)
A maximum of 6 credits of advanced undergraduate courses (4000-level) can be taken as a graduate student. A maximum of 5 additional credits of NSCI 6900 Masters Research can be taken as electives. Elective courses are chosen by each student in consultation with their graduate thesis committee.
Advanced Undergraduate Courses
| BIOL |
4030 |
Cell and Molecular Biology (3) |
| BIOL |
4031 |
Cell and Molecular Biology Laboratory (1) |
| BIOL |
4040 |
Environmental Microbiology (3) |
| BIOL |
4041 |
Environmental Microbiology Laboratory (1) |
| CHEM |
4030 |
General Biochemistry I (3) |
| CHEM |
4031 |
General Biochemistry I Laboratory (1) |
| CHEM |
4032 |
General Biochemistry II (3) |
| CHEM |
4033 |
General Biochemistry II Laboratory (1) |
| CHEM |
4054 |
Aquatic Chemistry (3) |
| ENVS |
4000 |
Methods of Environmental Science (3) |
| ENVS |
4001 |
Methods of Environmental Science Laboratory (1) |
| ENVS |
4050 |
Remote Sensing (3) |
| MARS |
4020 |
Aquaculture |
| MARS |
4030 |
Marine Mammal Physiology (3) |
| MARS |
4031 |
Marine Mammal Physiology Laboratory (1) |
| MARS |
4050 |
Marine Ecology (3) |
| MARS |
4051 |
Marine Ecology Laboratory (2) |
Graduate Courses
| BIOL |
6090 |
Advanced Biometry (3) |
| BIOL |
6170 |
Larval Biology (3) |
| BIOL |
6120 |
Ichthyology (3) |
| CHEM |
6310 |
Marine Natural Products (3) |
| ENVS |
6200 |
Advanced Photovoltaic Systems Design (3) |
| ENVS |
6920 |
Special Topics in Environmental Science (3) |
| MARS |
6010 |
Toxicology and Stress Responses in Marine Communities (3) |
| MARS |
6020 |
Marine Science Field Methods (3) |
| MARS |
6030 |
Marine Mammal Biology (3) |
| MARS |
6120 |
Coral Reef Ecology (3) |
| MARS |
6310 |
Marine Natural Products |
| MARS |
6920 |
Special Topics in Marine Biology (1-3) |
| NSCI |
6050 |
Satistics |
| NSCI |
6900 |
Masters Research (1-6) |
| PSGL |
6500 |
Ecological Economics and Sustainable Development (3) |
