Aquatic Biology Option
This option is offered within the following major(s):
Also available via Ecampus.
The Aquatic Biology option under the Environmental Sciences major offers students considerable depth in aquatic biology with course work possibilities that emphasize ecology in fresh, estuarine, and marine (saltwater) environments.
Option Code: 501
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core | ||
| BI 351 | MARINE ECOLOGY | 3 |
| FW 456 | FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION | 5 |
| FW 479 | WETLANDS AND RIPARIAN ECOLOGY | 3 |
| Electives | ||
| Select 16 credits from the following courses: | 16 | |
| Aquatic Organisms | ||
| AQUATIC BOTANY | ||
| FIELD TECHNIQUES FOR MARINE MAMMAL CONSERVATION | ||
| BIOLOGY AND CONSERVATION OF MARINE MAMMALS | ||
| ICHTHYOLOGY | ||
| AQUATIC MICROBIOLOGY | ||
| INVERTEBRATE BIOLOGY and INVERTEBRATE BIOLOGY LABORATORY | ||
or Z 364 | DIVERSITY OF LIFE: INVERTEBRATES | |
or Z 461 | MARINE AND ESTUARINE INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY | |
| AQUATIC ENTOMOLOGY | ||
| Freshwater Environmental Biology | ||
| MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES OF PACIFIC SALMON IN THE NORTHWEST | ||
| AQUATIC BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS | ||
| FISH ECOLOGY | ||
| ^AQUACULTURE | ||
| Marine Environmental Biology | ||
| PACIFIC NORTHWEST COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS | ||
| ^FIELD METHODS IN MARINE ECOLOGY | ||
| ECOLOGY OF MARINE AND ESTUARINE BIRDS | ||
| AQUATIC BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS | ||
| COASTAL ECOLOGY AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT | ||
| MARINE CONSERVATION BIOLOGY | ||
| FIELD METHODS FOR MARINE RESEARCH | ||
| BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY | ||
| ESTUARINE ECOLOGY | ||
| ^POLAR OCEANOGRAPHY | ||
| Total Credits | 27 | |
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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)
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Writing Intensive Course (WIC)
Option Code: 501