Marine Biology Emphasis: 20 Hours

Course Requirements

Students will complete the following requirements for the marine biology emphasis:

• COA 301/3011, Marine Biology, 5 hours (at Gulf Coast Research Lab)
• One other course at Gulf Coast Research Lab from group A or B courses.
• At least 7 hours in group A courses.
• At least 3 hours in group B courses.
• At least 3 hours in group C courses.
• Biology elective hours in an group (A, B, or C) to complete 20 hours.  
• No more than 12 hours of 2000-level courses.
• No more than 3 hours total of BIO 4980  

Biology Group A Courses

• ENV 2730 Methods in Environmental Science 4 Hours
• ENV 3200 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems 3 Hours
• BIO 3030 General Ecology 4 Hours
• BIO 3070 Urban Ecology 3 Hours
• BIO 3300 Animal Behavior 4 Hours
• BIO 3500 Conservation Biology 3 Hours
• BIO 3650 Evolution 3 Hours

Biology Group B Courses

• BIO 2230 Human Anatomy and Physiology I 4 Hours
• BIO 2240 Human Anatomy and Physiology II 4 Hours
• BIO 2400 Zoology 4, alternate years Hours
• BIO 2500 Botany 4, alternate years Hours
• BIO 3100 Entomology 4 Hours
• BIO 3160 General Physiology 4, alternate years Hours
• BIO 3200 Parasitology 4, alternate years Hours
• BIO 3250 Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy 4 Hours
• BIO 3400 Toxicology 4 Hours
• BIO 4200 Pharmacology 3, alternate years Hours
• BIO 4250 General Embryology 4, alternate years Hours
• BIO 4980 Internship in Biology 1-3 Hours

Biology Group C Courses

• BIO 2120 Basic Microbiology 4 Hours
• BIO 3040 Cancer Biology 3, alternate years Hours
• BIO 3140 Immunology 3, alternate years Hours
• BIO 3600 Histology Laboratory 1, every third year Hours
• BIO 3800 Molecular Biology of the Cell: Molecular Genetics 4, alternate years Hours
• BIO 3850 Molecular Biology of the Cell: Structure and Function of the Cell 4, alternate years Hours
• BIO 3900 Bioinformatics 4 Hours
• BIO 4500 Neurobiology 3, alternate years Hours