Oceanography Minor

Student must complete a minimum of 14 unique credits in the minor that do not fulfill requirements of majors, minors, options or certificates.

Course List
Code Title Credits
Required Core  
OC 201 *OCEANOGRAPHY 4
OC 332 COASTAL OCEANOGRAPHY 3
OC 333 *OCEANS, COASTS, AND PEOPLE 3
Select two courses from the following: 8

OC 340

BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY  

OC 350

CHEMICAL OCEANOGRAPHY  

OC 360

GEOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY  

OC 430

PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY  
Electives  
Select 9 credits from one or more of the following focus areas: 9
Ocean and Climate Science  

ATS 420

CLIMATE PHYSICS  

ATS 421

CLIMATE MODELING  

GEO 433

COASTAL GEOMORPHOLOGY  

OC 340

BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY (if not used above)  

OC 350

CHEMICAL OCEANOGRAPHY (if not used above)  

OC 360

GEOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY (if not used above)  

OC 430

PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY (if not used above)  

OC 433

COASTAL AND ESTUARINE OCEANOGRAPHY  

OC 434/FW 434

ESTUARINE ECOLOGY  

OC 444

^POLAR OCEANOGRAPHY  
Biological Science  

BI 370

ECOLOGY  

FW 421

AQUATIC BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS  

FW 426

COASTAL ECOLOGY AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (taught at Hatfield Marine Science Center)  

FW 497

^AQUACULTURE (taught at Hatfield Marine Science Center)  

Z 461

MARINE AND ESTUARINE INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY (taught at Hatfield Marine Science Center)  
Total Credits 27

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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)

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Writing Intensive Course (WIC)