{"id":14,"date":"2009-12-10T14:56:10","date_gmt":"2009-12-10T19:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bump\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2026-03-03T12:31:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T17:31:10","slug":"undergraduate","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bump\/academic-programs\/undergraduate\/","title":{"rendered":"Undergraduate Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Requirements for the Marine Science major\u00a0include eight fundamental courses in math and science, as well as eight other science courses identified to provide specific expertise in the marine sciences. A grade of C or above\u00a0is necessary\u00a0in all required courses to receive credit toward the major. Each marine science major will be assigned a faculty\u00a0advisor. This advisor will meet with the student at least once a semester to help set up and implement a program of study.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">For more information contact either the Director of the BU Marine Program, Andy Kurtz (<strong><a href=\"mailto:kurtz@bu.edu\">kurtz@bu.edu<\/a><\/strong>), or the Program Manager, Julia Hammer Mendez (<strong><a href=\"mailto:hammer@bu.edu\">hammer@bu.edu<\/a><\/strong>).<\/p>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">BA in Marine Science<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\">\n<p><span><b>Core Introductory Courses<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Oceanography (EE144), including discussion\/lab section for Marine Science majors.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Marine Biology (BI260)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span><b>Biology<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Biology 1 (BI107)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Biology 2 (BI108)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span><b>Chemistry<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>CH101 and CH102 (for science majors and premedical students,\u00a0<i>recommended track for Marine Science majors<\/i>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><\/b><span><b>OR\u00a0<\/b>CH109 and CH110 (for biochemistry and molecular biology majors)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><\/b><span><b>OR\u00a0<\/b>CH111 and CH112 (for chemistry majors and well-prepared science and pre-medical students)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><\/b><span><b>OR\u00a0<\/b>CH171 and CH172 (this is a terminal sequence)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><\/b><span><b>OR<\/b>\u00a0CH171 and CH174 (this sequence allows students to also take CH273).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span><b>Math and Statistics<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Calculus I (MA123 or MA121)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><\/b><span>Basic Statistics and Probability (MA213)\u00a0<b>OR<\/b>\u00a0MA 115.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Choose one:\n<ul>\n<li>Second semester of Calculus (MA124 or MA122)<\/li>\n<li>OR second semester of Statistics (MA214 or MA116)<\/li>\n<li>OR computer science (CS 105, CS 108, or CS 111)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span><b>Physics<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>General Physics (PY211)\u00a0<b>OR<\/b>\u00a0PY 105.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span><b>Marine Breadth Requirement.<\/b>\u00a0Three courses chosen from the following options:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">It is recommended that you take a variety of courses to cover the breadth of Marine Science: Biological Oceanography (BO), Marine Biology (MB), Physical Oceanography (PO), Chemical Oceanography (CO), Marine Geology &amp; Geophysics (MG), and Marine Spatial Dynamics (MSD).<\/p>\n<p><strong>FALL<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\">EE 310: Climate and the Environment (PO)<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">EE 505: Geographic Information Systems (MSD)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>SPRING<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\">BI 303: Evolutionary Ecology (MB)<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">BI 509: Metapopulation Ecology (BO, MB)**<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">BI 519: Theoretical Evolution Ecology (BO, MB)**<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">BI 550: Marine Genomics (MB)<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">BI 500: Biology of Sharks (MB)<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">BI 586: Ecological and Evolutionary Genomics (BO, MB)**<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">EE 142: Introduction to Beaches and Shoreline Processes (PO, MG, BO)<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">EE 351: Paleoclimatology and Paleoceanography (PO, MG)<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">EE 422: Aquatic Optics and Remote Sensing (CO, MSD)<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">EE 423: Marine Biogeochemistry (BO, CO)<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">EE 507: Dynamical Oceanography (PO)**<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">EE 533: Quantitative Geomorphology (MG)<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">EE 576: Aquatic Geochemistry (CO)<\/li>\n<li class=\"p2\">**Offered in alternate years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Participation in the\u00a0Marine Semester.<\/strong>\u00a0For detailed information, click<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bump\/academic-programs\/bump-marine-semester\/\" title=\"Marine Semester\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CAS Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Completion through the fourth semester of a foreign language<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>University Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>BU Hub \u2013 26 units are required. Visit<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hub\">www.bu.edu\/hub<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>for details<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Credit Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Students are required to complete 128 credits total in order to graduate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Learning Outcomes for Majors in Marine Science:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Demonstrate understanding of fundamental concepts in marine science, including principles of geological, physical, chemical, and biological processes in the marine environment<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrate understanding of common laboratory, field, and modeling methods used in marine science<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrate the ability to i) formulate a falsifiable hypothesis, ii) design an experiment or observational study to test your hypothesis, iii) analyze your results in a statistically rigorous way, and iv) draw logical conclusions based on your analysis<\/li>\n<li>Communicate effectively the concepts, methods, results and conclusions of marine science research, in oral and written form, to specialists and the general public<\/li>\n<li>Apply knowledge and skills learned to solve problems in marine geology, physics, chemistry, or biology<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrate understanding of how human activities impact the marine environment, and how the marine environment impacts human activities<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Minor in Marine Science<span><\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p><span>Five marine science courses are required for a minor concentration in Marine Science. The grade in each these courses must be C or above to receive credit towards the minor. Courses to complete the minor can be chosen from Introductory Marine Science courses (EE144 and BI260), Marine Breadth courses, and Marine Semester courses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Requirements for the Marine Science major\u00a0include eight fundamental courses in math and science, as well as eight other science courses identified to provide specific expertise in the marine sciences. A grade of C or above\u00a0is necessary\u00a0in all required courses to receive credit toward the major. Each marine science major will be assigned a faculty\u00a0advisor. 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