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Marine Biology Track
Bachelor of Science in Biology
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This track focuses on all aspects of organisms in marine and coastal systems. Examples of careers available to students choosing this track are:
- fisheries and aquaculture
- coastal and marine management and conservation
- natural history of coastal and marine organisms
- aquatic science
- marine animal care and rehabilitation
- outdoor recreation and public education
To earn a Bachelor of Science in Biology (in any career track), students must complete both the…
- Basic Degree Requirements for Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi—48 SCH
- Core Degree Requirements for the Biology Program—28 SCH
In addition, students will complete at least 45 semester credit hours of course work in the Marine Biology Track. Twenty-eight semester credit hours are required marine biology core courses; the other seventeen hours are marine biology electives. A student (in consultation with his or her Faculty Mentor and Academic Advisor) selects appropriate electives to personalize the Blank Marine Biology Track Degree Plan. The current Undergraduate Catalog contains a description of the Biology Program.
Important Note: Laboratory Safety Seminar (SMTE 0091) is a co-requisite course for all courses in the Department of Life Sciences that have a laboratory component.
Marine Biology Core Courses (28 SCH):
| Course # | Course Title | SCH |
| BIOL 3413 | Invertebrate Zoology | 4 |
| BIOL 3414 | Vertebrate Biology | 4 |
| BIOL 3428 | Principles of Ecology | 4 |
| BIOL 4429 | Marine Botany | 4 |
| BIOL 4432 | Ichthyology | 4 |
| BIOL 4436 | Marine Ecology | 4 |
| BIOL 4444 | Estuarine Organisms | 4 |
Marine Biology Electives (choose 17 SCH):
| Course # | Course Title | SCH |
| BIOL 2371 | Principles of Evolution | 3 |
| BIOL 2472 | Principles of Botany | 4 |
| BIOL 3425 | Functional Anatomy | 4 |
| BIOL 3430 | Physiology | 4 |
| BIOL 3455 | Plant Form and Function | 4 |
| BIOL 3479 | Plant Ecology | 4 |
| BIOL 4319 | Marine Mammals | 3 |
| BIOL 4350 | Research and Design | 1-3 |
| BIOL 4370 | Mariculture | 3 |
| BIOL 4405 | Limnology | 4 |
| BIOL 4407 | Biology of the Fungi | 4 |
| BIOL 4408 | Microbial Diversity and Ecology | 4 |
| BIOL 4409 | Field and Sampling Techniques | 4 |
| BIOL 4411 | Animal Behavior | 4 |
| BIOL 4425 | Ornithology | 4 |
| BIOL 4428 | Fisheries | 4 |
| BIOL 4431 | Mammalogy | 4 |
| BIOL 4433 | Parasitology | 4 |
| BIOL 4442 | Herpetology | 4 |
| BIOL 4471 | Population Genetics | 4 |
| BIOL 4590 | Selected Topics (with faculty mentor's approval) | 1-5 |
| CHEM 4344 | Chemical Oceanography | 3 |
| ESCI 3351 | Oceanography | 3 |
| ESCI 4201 | Scientific Diving Techniques | 2 |
| Up to 8 SCH of unlisted electives (with faculty mentor's approval) |
