- Concentrations and course offerings may vary by campus and/or by program modality. Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for the course availability each term at your campus or within your program modality.
- Certain options within the program may be required at certain campuses or for certain program modalities. Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for requirements at your campus or for your program modality.
Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified and complete any additional courses needed beyond specific college and major requirements to satisfy graduation credit requirements.
Universitywide Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the Universitywide Requirements.
NUpath Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.
Marine Biology Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction to College | ||
| ENVR 1000 | Marine and Environmental Sciences at Northeastern | 1 |
| or INSC 1000 | Science at Northeastern | |
| Foundations Courses | ||
| EEMB 1101 and EEMB 1102 | Foundations in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Lab for EEMB 1101 | 5 |
| EEMB 1105 and EEMB 1106 | Foundations in Ecological and Evolutionary Genomics and Lab for EEMB 1105 | 5 |
| Genetics | ||
| BIOL 2301 and BIOL 2302 | Genetics and Molecular Biology and Lab for BIOL 2301 | 5 |
| Ecology | ||
| EEMB 2302 and EEMB 2303 | Ecology and Lab for EEMB 2302 | 5 |
| Evolution | ||
| EEMB 2400 | Introduction to Evolution | 4 |
| Marine Biology | ||
| EEMB 2700 and EEMB 2701 | Marine Biology and Lab for EEMB 2700 | 5 |
| Conservation | ||
| EEMB 3460 | Conservation Biology | 4 |
| Scientific Communication | ||
| ENVR 4000 | Science Communication and Professional Development | 4 |
| Capstone | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 1-4 | |
| Biology Capstone | ||
| Earth and Environmental Science Capstone | ||
| Senior Thesis | ||
Supporting Courses for Marine Biology
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | ||
| MATH 1251 | Calculus and Differential Equations for Biology 1 | 4 |
| or MATH 1241 | Calculus 1 | |
| or MATH 1341 | Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering | |
| Introduction to Data | ||
| ENVR 1500 and ENVR 1501 | Introduction to Environmental, Social, and Biological Data and Lab for ENVR 1500 | 5 |
| Biostatistics | ||
| ENVR 2500 and ENVR 2501 | Biostatistics and Lab for ENVR 2500 | 5 |
| Chemistry | ||
| CHEM 1161 and CHEM 1162 and CHEM 1163 | General Chemistry for Science Majors and Lab for CHEM 1161 and Recitation for CHEM 1161 | 5 |
| Complete one of the following: | 4-5 | |
| Organic Chemistry 1 and Lab for CHEM 2311 | ||
| Environmental Geochemistry | ||
| Environmental Pollution | ||
| Physics | ||
| Complete a lecture/lab set for Physics 1: | 5 | |
| Physics 1 | ||
| Physics for Life Sciences 1 and Lab for PHYS 1145 (recommended) | ||
| Physics for Engineering 1 and Lab for PHYS 1151 and Interactive Learning Seminar for PHYS 1151 | ||
| Physics 1 and Lab for PHYS 1161 and Recitation for PHYS 1161 | ||
| Physics 1 for Bioscience and Bioengineering and Lab for PHYS 1171 and Interactive Learning Seminar for PHYS 1171 | ||
Marine Biology Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ENVR 3125 | Global Oceanic Change | 4 |
| or ENVR 3600 | Oceanography | |
| Complete five of the following: | 20-21 | |
| Comparative Neurobiology | ||
| Ecosystems Ecology | ||
| Ecological and Conservation Genomics | ||
| Disease Ecology | ||
| Animal Behavior | ||
| Population Dynamics | ||
| Global Oceanic Change (If not used to fulfill another requirement of this program) | ||
| Geographic Information Systems and Lab for ENVR 3300 | ||
| Environmental Pollution | ||
| Wetlands | ||
| Ecosystem-Based Management | ||
| Marine Spatial Planning | ||
| Elective courses available at Nahant campus to students approved for PlusOne admission to the MS Marine Biology program: | ||
| New England Marine Biomes | ||
| Experimental Design Marine Ecology | ||
| Advanced Field Methods in Marine Ecology | ||
| Sustainability of the Land-Sea Interface | ||
Marine Biology Major Credit/GPA Requirements
Complete 91 semester hours in the major with a cumulative GPA of 2.000.
Program Requirement
128 total semester hours required
Four Years, Two Co-ops in Spring/Summer 1
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| ENVR 1000 | 1 | EEMB 1105 and EEMB 1106 | 5 | Vacation | Elective | 4 | |
| EEMB 1101 and EEMB 1102 | 5 | EEMB 2700 and EEMB 2701 | 5 | Elective | 4 | ||
| MATH 1251 | 4 | CHEM 1161 and CHEM 1162 and CHEM 1163 | 5 | ||||
| ENGW 1111 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 18 | 19 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| EEMB 2302 and EEMB 2303 | 5 | Co-op | 0 | Co-op | 0 | PHYS 1161 and PHYS 1162 and PHYS 1163 | 5 |
| EEMB 2400 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| ENVR 1500 and ENVR 1501 | 5 | ||||||
| Elective | 4 | ||||||
| EESC 2000 | 1 | ||||||
| 19 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| ENVR 2500 and ENVR 2501 and ENVR 2502 | 5 | Co-op | 0 | Co-op | 0 | ENGW 3303 | 4 |
| ENVR 3410 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| ENVR 3600 | 4 | ||||||
| Marine biology elective | 4 | ||||||
| 17 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| BIOL 2301 and BIOL 2302 | 5 | ENVR 4000 | 4 | ||||
| EEMB 3460 | 4 | ENVR 4900 | 1 | ||||
| Marine biology elective | 4 | Marine biology elective | 4 | ||||
| Marine biology elective | 4 | Marine biology elective | 4 | ||||
| 17 | 13 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 128 | |||||||