A Biology Major (B.S. or B.A.) with an
Emphasis in Marine Biology
at
University of Oregon
Students wanting a Biology Major with emphasis in Marine Biology must satisfy all requirements for the Biology Major.
Students should use this checklist to keep track of their progress.
When taking the minimum of 44 upper division courses they should include the following:
a) Take at least one course from each of the 3 areas of 300-level courses listed below:
| Area I Cellular/Molecular: | Bi 320 Genetics Bi 322 Cell Biology Bi 326 Immunology & Infectious Disease Bi 328 Developmental Biology Bi 360 Neurobiology Bi 457 Marine Biol: Mol Marine Biol (OIMB only)* |
| Area II Systematics/Organisms: | Bi330/331 Microbiology and Lab Bi 353 Sensory Physiology Bi 356 Animal Physiology Bi 359 Plant Biology Bi 399 Visual Systems Bi 451 Invertebrate Zoology (OIMB only)** |
| Area III Ecology/Evolution | Bi 357 Marine Biology Bi 370 Ecology Bi 374 Conservation Biology Bi 380 Evolution Bi 390 Animal Behavior Bi 395 Tropical Ecology |
b) Students must spend at least 1 term (academic or summer) at the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology (OIMB) in Charleston Oregon.
c) Take the Marine Biology Seminar (Bi 407, 2 credits) offered at OIMB.
d) Take 13 or more credits of 420-499 courses listed below. All of these 400-level courses are taught at OIMB during either academic or summer terms. Thirteen credits translates into a minimum of 2 and possibly 3 of the listed courses and could be done in one term at OIMB. In addition all of these courses have field and or lab components.
| 400-level courses at OIMB: | BI 451 Invertebrate Zoology BI 458 Biological Oceanography BI 457 Marine Biol: Marine Molecular Biology BI 474 Marine Ecology BI 455 Marine Birds and Mammals BI 457 Biology of Fishes BI 454 Estuarine Biology BI 457 Comparative Embryology & Larval Biology BI 457 Marine Conservation Biology BI 457 Deep Sea Biology Other topics when offered |
*BI 457 Marine Biology: Marine Molecular Biology can be used to satisfy only Area I or the 400 level category.
** If BI 451 Invertebrate Zoology is used to satisfy Area II only four credits may be applied towards the 400-level credits
