The objective of the Ocean Sciences minor is to broaden students’ perspectives on physical, biological, and chemical processes occurring in the oceans. Courses offered as part of the minor allow students the opportunity to apply the fundamental concepts of chemistry, biochemistry, environmental chemistry, ecology, microbial ecology, physics, and mathematics to the study of the oceans and their interaction with the land, crust, and atmosphere.
Required Courses
One of:
- EAS 1600 Introduction to Environmental Science (3-1-4) Spring Fall
- EAS 1601 Habitable Planet (3-1-4) Spring Fall
- EAS 2600 Earth Processes (3-1-4) Spring Fall
And:
Choose 8 credit hours (6 MUST be 3000 level or above):
- EAS 4220 Environmental Geochemistry (3-0-3) Fall
- EAS 4350 Paleoclimatology and Paleoceanography (3-0-3) Spring
- EAS 4410 Climate and Global Change (3-0-3) Fall
- EAS 4420 Environmental Field Methods (3-1-4) Spring
- EAS 4480 Environmental Data Analysis (3-0-3) Spring
- EAS 4610 Earth System Modeling (3-0-3) Fall
- EAS 4655 Atmospheric Dynamics (3-0-3) Fall
- EAS 4699 Undergraduate Research (max 3 credit hours toward minor) (3-0-3)
- *EAS 4803 Special Topics – If approved in advance by the EAS Undergraduate Advisors
- BIOL 4221 Biological Oceanography (3-0-3) Spring
- BIOL 4417 Marine Ecology (3-0-3) Spring