MARINE BIOLOGY

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: ( ZOOLOGY/BIOLOGY 101 and 102 ), ZOOLOGY/BIOLOGY/BOTANY 152 , or BIOCORE 381 Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness Breadth - Biological Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Summer 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe the oceanic environment, its chemical and physical factors and life in a fluid medium. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Explain the processes in the open sea: Nutrients, productivity, food webs. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Identify and describe marine organisms in their habitats: How they function and adapt. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Explain the drivers behind the diversity of marine life: Habitat stability and diversity, evolutionary and ecological connections. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Explain and discuss the human impact on the sea: Agricultural land to the seas, point and non-point sources of nutrients, increased primary productivity, over fishing. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe the oceanic environment, its chemical and physical factors and life in a fluid medium. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Explain the processes in the open sea: Nutrients, productivity, food webs. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Identify and describe marine organisms in their habitats: How they function and adapt. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Explain the drivers behind the diversity of marine life: Habitat stability and diversity, evolutionary and ecological connections. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Explain and discuss the human impact on the sea: Agricultural land to the seas, point and non-point sources of nutrients, increased primary productivity, over fishing. Audience: Undergraduate