Approved Electives Courses for Marine Sciences

Approved Electives for Marine Sciences Majors

18 (or more) credits required in Curriculum Plan.  Check the UF Schedule of Courses Links to an external site. for current and future availability. Archived schedules also available.

Ecology and Organismal Biology
FAS 2024 Sustainable Fisheries (3)
FAS 4305C Introduction to Fishery Science (3)
FAS 4364 Marine Adaptations: Environmental Physiology (3)
FAS 4105C Field Ecology of Aquatic Organisms (4)
FAS 4271C Invasion Ecology of Aquatic Animals (3)
FAS 4363 Marine Protected Areas (3)
FAS 4014 Aquaculture 1 (3)
FAS 4932 Field Marine Ecology (3) - irregular offerings based on vessel availability
PCB 3063 Genetics (4)
PCB 4043C General Ecology (4)
PCB 4460 Ichthyology (4)
PCB 4674 Evolution (4)
WIS 3553C Introduction to Conservation Genetics (4)
WIS 4203C Landscape Ecology and Conservation (3)
VME 4012 Aquatic Animal Conservation Issues (3)
VME 4013 Aquatic Wildlife Health Issues (3)
VME 4016 Manatee Health and Conservation (3)
ZOO 4403C Marine Biology (4)
ZOO 4405 Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation (3)

Physical/Chemical Oceanography
CHM 2210 Organic Chemistry I (3) - many graduate programs require this as a prerequisite to admission
CHM 2211 Organic Chemistry II (3)
CHM 2211L Organic Chemistry Lab (2)
FAS 4304C Spatial Sciences for Marine Environmental Characterization (3)
GLY 3074 Oceans and Global Climate Change (3) (GE-P)
GLY 4734 Coastal Morphology and Processes (3)
GLY 4726 Geochemical Oceanography (3)
GLY 6075 Global Climate Change, Past, present and Future (3) - graduate-level course; instructor permission required
OCE 3016 Introduction to Coastal and Oceanographic Engineering

Economics and Human Dimensions
AEB 3450 Introduction to Natural Resource and Environmental Economics (3)
FOR 3202 Society and Natural Resources (3) (GE-S)
GEO 4300 Environmental Biogeography (3)
FOR 4934 Eco-Civic Engagement (3)
WIS 4523 Human Dimensions of Natural Resource Conservation (3)

Quantitative Ecological Skills
FAS 4932 Applied Fisheries Statistics (4)
FAS 6337C Fish Population Dynamics (4) - graduate-level course; instructor permission required
FNR 3410C Natural Resource Sampling (3)
STA 3024 Introduction to Statistics 2 (3)
STA 4210 Regression Analysis (3)
STA 4211 Design of Experiments (3)
STA 4222 Sample Survey Design (3)
WIS 4501 Introduction to Wildlife Population Ecology (3)
WIS 4601C Quantitative Wildlife Ecology (3)

Other Professional Skills
FAS4933 Seminar (1) - repeatable (may be taken twice); max 1 credit may count as an Approved Elective
GIS 3072C Geographic Information Systems (3) 
FAS 4911 Supervised Research (0-3)
FAS 4915 Honors Thesis Research (0-3)
FOR 4941 Internship in Natural Resources (1-4)
PEN 2138C Advanced SCUBA Diving (3) - maximum of 6 credits of SCUBA may count on Curriculum Plan; PEN1136 ineligible
FAS 4932 Scientific Diver (2) - maximum of 6 credits of SCUBA may count on Curriculum Plan; PEN1136 ineligible
SUR 4345 Marine Geomatics (3)