Minor in Marine Science

UAF offers a new minor degree in marine science, which will provide students with a marine-science knowledge base and skill set, hands-on experience, and strengthen the ability to address essential issues in research, education, management, administration or industry related to Alaska's marine resources.

The minor in marine science requires 15 credits, with 7 credits in core courses and 8 credits in electives from a variety of interdisciplinary fields, as outlined below. The minor in marine science will be represented in the UAF catalog in Fall 2012, but courses taken previously (e.g., during spring 2012) can be applied toward the Minor degree. The Minor in Marine Science is available to students in all degree programs.

Classes related to the Minor in Marine Science offered in Spring 2012:

MSL 212 - Introduction to Marine Science II (3 credits)
MSL 317 - Introduction to Marine Mammal Biology (3 credits)
MSL 431 - Polar Marine Science (3 credits)
MSL 220 - Scientific Diving (2 credits)
MSL 421 - Field Course in Subtidal Studies (2 credits)
BIOL 305 - Invertebrate Zoology (5 credits)

Minor in Marine Science (15 credits)
1. Students must complete the following courses (7 credits):

MSL 211 - Introduction to Marine Science I (3 credits)
MSL 212 - Introduction to Marine Science II (3 credits)^*
MSL 213L - Marine Science Laboratory (1 credit)

2. Students must complete 6 credits from the following:

MSL 317 - Introduction to Marine Mammal Biology (3 credits)
MSL 330 - The Dynamic Alaskan Coastline (3 credits)
MSL 403 - Estuaries (3 credits)
MSL 412 - Early Life Histories of Marine Invertebrates (3 credits)
MSL 431 - Polar Marine Science (3 credits)^*
MSL 449 - Biological Oceanography (3 credits)
MSL 463 - Chemical Coastal Processes (3 credits)

3. Students must complete 2 additional credits from the following:

Marine Science and Limnology
MSL 220 - Scientific Diving (2 credits)^*
MSL 317 - Introduction to Marine Mammal Biology (3 credits)^*
MSL 330 - The Dynamic Alaskan Coastline (3 credits)
MSL 403 - Estuaries (3 credits)
MSL 412 - Early Life Histories of Marine Invertebrates (3 credits)
MSL 421 - Field Course in Subtidal Studies (2 credits)^*
MSL 431 - Polar Marine Science (3 credits)
MSL 449 - Biological Oceanography (3 credits)
MSL 450 - Marine Biology and Ecology Field Course (4 credits)
MSL 456 - Kelp Forest Ecology
MSL 463 - Chemical Coastal Processes (3 credits)
MSL 497 - Marine Field Experience (Independent Study) (1‑2 credits)

Fisheries
FISH 288/BIOL 288 - Fish and Fisheries of Alaska (3 credits)
FISH 301 - Biology of Fishes (3 credits)
FISH 425 - Fish Ecology (3 credits)

Biology and Wildlife
BIOL 305 - Invertebrate Zoology (5 credits)^*
BIOL 473 - Limnology (4 credits)

Economics
ECON 235 - Introduction to Natural Resource Economics (3 credits)