Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography

About This Major

A program that focuses on the scientific study of the ecology and behavior of microbes, plants, and animals inhabiting oceans, coastal waters, and saltwater wetlands and their interactions with the physical environment. Includes instruction in chemical, physical, and geological oceanography; molecular, cellular, and biochemical studies; marine microbiology; marine botany; ichthyology; mammalogy; marine population dynamics and biodiversity; reproductive biology; studies of specific species, phyla, habitats, and ecosystems; marine paleocology and palentology; and applications to fields such as fisheries science and biotechnology.

Related CIP Codes

• 40.0607
• Oceanography, Chemical and Physical., 03.0301
• Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management., 30.3201
• Marine Sciences