Marine Biology
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The Marine Biology Concentration allows students interested in marine biology to study through a joint program with FAU's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution (HBOI).
Several of the classes are taught at the HBOI campus in Ft. Pierce, FL.
Concentration in Marine Biology
| Course # | Course Name | Credits |
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| BSC 1010, 1010L | Honors Biological Principles with Lab | 4 |
| BSC 1011, 1011L | Honors Biodiversity with Lab | 4 |
| CHM 2045, 2045L | Honors General Chemistry I with Lab | 4 |
| CHM 2046, 2046L | Honors General Chemistry II with Lab | 4 |
| MAC 2311 | Honors Calculus I with Analytic Geometry | 3 |
| STA 2023 | Honors Introductory Statistics | 3 |
| PHY 2048, 2048L | General Physics I with Lab | 5 |
| PCB 3063 | Honors Genetics | 4 |
| OCB 3012, 3012L | Honors Marine Biology and Oceanography with Lab | 4 |
| OBE 4008 | Marine Science (HBOI) | 4 |
| OCB 4032, 4032L | Marine Biodiversity and Lab (HBOI) | 4 |
| OCB 4633, 4633L | Marine Ecology and Lab (HBOI) | 4 |
| | Elective Credits (See list below) | 15 |
| BSC 4915 | Honors Research in Biology | 3 |
| BSC 4970 | Honors Thesis in Biology | 3 |
| | Total Credits | 70 |
Marine Science Electives are given below. Several of these are offered at FAU's
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution (HBOI). Other FAU marine science courses may be used
only with the prior approval of the concentration advisor. Students are reminded that they need 45 credits of upper level courses to graduate.
Marine Biology Electives
| Course # | Course Name | Credits |
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| BCH 3033, 3033L | Honors Biochemistry with Lab | 4 |
| OCE 2001 | Honors Oceanography | 3 |
| BSC 1933 | Ecology of Atlantic Shores | 3 |
| BSC 4930 | Aquaculture and Environment (HBOI) | 3 |
| BSC 4930 | Functional Biology of Marine Animals (HBOI) | 3 |
| BSC 4930 | Marine Microbiology and Molecular Biology and Lab (HBOI) | 4 |
| BSC 4930 | Biology of Marine Fishes and Lab (HBOI) | 4 |
| BSC 4930 | Marine Invertebrate Biology and Lab (HBOI) | 4 |
| BSC 4930 | Marine Mammal Biology/Medicine (HBOI) | 3 |
| BSC 4903 | Ocean Discovery (HBOI) | 2 |
| BSC 4390 | Honors Biogeography | 3 |
| BSC 4930 | Honors Biology of Fishes | 3 |
| EVR 4420 | Honors Marine Conservation | 3 |
| BSC 6936 | Sea Turtle Biology (HBOI) | 3 |
| BSC 6936 | Natural History Indian River Lagoon (HBOI) | 3 |
| IDS 3932 | Honors History of Life | 3 |
| ZOO 2303, 2303L | Honors Vertebrate Zoology with Lab | 4 |
| ZOO 4556 | Honors Coral Reef Ecology | 3 |
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