Required 15 credit minor / MUST study abroad

  • MBIO 1118/1128 Beach Ecology (3)
  • MBIO 3200 Tropical Marine Vegetation (4)
  • MBIO 3400 Tropical Marine Invertebrates (4)
  • MBIO 3900 Tropical Marine Vertebrates (4)

Course Descriptions

  • MBIO1118 Visits to various coastal marine environments studied in MBIO 1128. Identification and experiments on marine organisms to gain an understanding of their ways of life.

  • MBIO3200 An introduction to the realm of Marine Vegetation. The main objectives are: (1)to teach the student field and laboratory techniques for research on the biology, taxonomy and ecology of marine vegetation; (2)to review the taxonomy and distribution of marine plants, macro-algae, seagrasses, marsh plants and mangroves; and (3)to acquire applied knowledge of the ecology and physiology of marine plants by running field experiments.

  • MBIO3400 A study of the evolution, reproduction, development, behavior, anatomy, physiology, and ecology of marine invertebrate taxa. The laboratory will include dissections, collections, identifications, and experimentation on tropical marine invertebrates.

  • MBIO3900 A study of the evolution, reproduction, development, behavior, anatomy, physiology, and ecology of marine vertebrate taxa. The laboratory will include dissections, collections, identifitcations and experimentation on tropical marine vertebrates.