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Marine Sciences, Minor

2021-2022 Edition

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The marine science minor is designed to provide Northeastern undergraduates with a strong foundation in the marine sciences, while offering the opportunity to obtain concrete skills that will enhance employability. Our minor curriculum also offers the flexibility to take classes in the area of greatest interest to the student and provides hands-on training in foundation marine science courses.

Required Courses

Course List
Code Title Hours
EEMB 1101
and EEMB 1102
Foundations in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
and Lab for EEMB 1101
5
ENVR 3600Oceanography4
or ENVR 3125 Global Oceanic Change

Skills Course

Course List
Code Title Hours
Complete one of the following:4-5
ENVR 1500
and ENVR 1501
Introduction to Environmental, Social, and Biological Data
and Lab for ENVR 1500
ENVR 2500
and ENVR 2501
Biostatistics
and Lab for ENVR 2500
ENVR 3300
and ENVR 3301
Geographic Information Systems
and Lab for ENVR 3300
EEMB 3555
Networks and Natural Systems

Elective Courses

Course List
Code Title Hours
Complete three of the following:11-15
EEMB 2420
Fisheries Biology, Policy, and Conservation
EEMB 2700
and EEMB 2701
Marine Biology
and Lab for EEMB 2700
ENVR 3125
Global Oceanic Change
ENVR 3201
Coastal Sustainability: Ecology and Coupled Human-Natural Systems in Southeast Asia
ENVR 3202
Coastal Sustainability: The Blue Economy of the Gulf of Maine
EEMB 3450
Physiological Adaptations to the Environment
ENVR 3600
Oceanography
ENVR 5242
and ENVR 5243
Ancient Marine Life
and Lab for ENVR 5242
Courses offered in Nahant, MA:
EEMB 5510
New England Marine Biomes
EEMB 5522
Experimental Design Marine Ecology
EEMB 5542
Marine Spatial Planning
EEMB 5546
Sustainability of the Land-Sea Interface

GPA Requirement

2.000 GPA required in the minor

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