Marine Biology (Extended Major)

(This major is available at St Lucia only)

Prerequisites required for progression in this major:

Course Code Units Course Title
BIOL1020 2 Genes, Cells & Evolution
BIOL1030 2 Global Challenges in Biology
[ ERTH1000 2 Planet Earth: The Big Picture
[ or
[ CHEM1221 2 General, Organic & Biological Chemistry

Major requirements (22 units)
6 units for -

Course Code Units Course Title
BIOL2006 2 Biostatistics & Experimental Design
BIOL2204 2 Zoology
MARS2014 2 Marine Science

and 4 units from -

Course Code Units Course Title
BIOL2010 2 Ecology
BIOL2015 2 Ecology Field Studies
BIOL2201 2 Evolution
BIOL2202 2 Genetics
BIOL2203 2 Plant Biology
ERTH2002 2 Paleobiology
MICR2000 2 Microbiology & Immunology

and 8 units from -

Course Code Units Course Title
BIOL3023 2 Tropical Marine Ecosystems
BIOL3211 2 Marine Invertebrates
BIOL3215 2 Marine Ecology and Conservation
BIOL3340 2 Fish, Fisheries and Aquaculture
BIOL3360 2 Analysis and Communication of Biological Data
MARS3012 2 Physical-biological Oceanography

and 4 units from -

Course Code Units Course Title
BIOL3000 2 Conservation
BIOL3205 2 Physiological and Integrative Zoology
BIOL3207 2 Animal Behaviour
BIOL3209 2 Biodiversity Analysis, Discovery and Systematics
BIOL3236 2 Climate Change Biology
BIOL3310 2 Macroecology and Biogeography
BIOL3320 2 Vertebrate Diversity and Evolution
ERTH3110 2 Marine Geoscience and Paleoceanography
ERTH3212 2 Geology of Coral Reefs