A Biology Major (B.S. or B.A.) with an
Emphasis in Marine Biology
at
University of Oregon

Students wanting a Biology Major with emphasis in Marine Biology (eMB) must satisfy all requirements for the Biology Major.

When taking the minimum of 40 upper division courses they should include the following:
a) Take at least one course from each of the 3 areas of 300-level courses listed below:

Area I Cellular/Molecular:
Bi 320 Genetics
Bi 322 Cell Biology
Bi 328 Developmental Biology
Bi 360 Neurobiology
Area II Systematics/Organisms: Bi330/331 Microbiology and Lab
Bi 340 Plant Diversity and Physiology
Bi 354 Vertebrate Form and Function
Bi 355 Vertebrate Evolution and Development
Bi 356 Animal Physiology
Area III Ecology/Evolution
Bi 357 Marine Biology
Bi 370 Ecology
Bi 375 Biological Diversity
Bi 380 Evolution
Bi 390 Animal Behavior
b) eMB students must spend at least 1 term (academic or summer) at the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology (OIMB) in Charleston Oregon.
c) Take the Marine Biology Seminar (Bi 407, 2 credits) offered at OIMB.
d) eMB students must take 13 or more credits of 420-499 courses listed below. All of these 400-level courses are taught at OIMB during either academic or summer terms. Thirteen credits translates into a minimum of 2 and possibly 3 of the listed courses and could be done in one term at OIMB. In addition all of these courses have field and or lab components.
400-level courses at OIMB:
BI 451 Invertebrate Zoology
BI 458 Biological Oceanography
BI 474 Marine Ecology
BI ### Marine Molecular Physiology
BI 431 Algae and Photosynthetic Bacteria
BI 455 Marine Birds and Mammals
Bi 457 Marine Biology: Topics
Biology of Fishes
Estuarine Biology
Biology of Marine Environmental Issues
Other topics when offered
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