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USC Marine Science Undergraduate Courses
A representative list of courses acceptable for major credit is presented below. Any course that is eligible for cognate credit in the College of Science and Mathematics can potentially be a major course in Marine Science. Courses above 300 in other colleges may also count as major credits. The determination of the major courses in this interdisciplinary program is the result of consultation between the student and a faculty advisor.
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Marine Science (MSCI)
Biological Sciences (BIOL)
Chemistry (CHEM)
Civil and Environmental Engineering (ECIV)
Computer Science (CSCE)
Economics (ECON)
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Environmental Health Sciences (ENHS)
Geography (GEOG)
Geological Sciences (GEOL)
Naval Science (NAVY)
Mathematics (MATH)
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Physics (PHYS)
Political Science (POLI)
Sociology (SOCY)
Statistics (STAT) |
| COURSE |
COURSE TITLE |
CROSS-LISTED |
CR |
| †305 |
Ocean Data Analysis |
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3 |
| 390 |
Science and Environmental Policy |
|
3 |
| 399 |
Independent Study |
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1-6 |
| 450 |
Principles of Biological Oceanography |
=BIOL 450 |
3 |
| 460 |
Field and Laboratory Investigations in MSCI |
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4 |
| 501 |
Principles of Geomorphology |
=GEOL 501 |
3 |
| 510 |
Invertebrate Zoology |
=BIOL 510 |
5 |
| 524 |
Environmental Radioisotope Geochemistry |
=GEOL 524 |
3 |
| 525 |
Marine Botany |
=BIOL 525 |
4 |
| 536 |
Ichthyology |
=BIOL 536 |
4 |
| 545 |
Geological Oceanography |
=GEOL 545 |
3 |
| 552 |
Population Genetics |
=BIOL 552 |
3 |
| 553 |
Marine Sediments |
=GEOL 553 |
3 |
| 557 |
Coastal Processes |
=GEOL 557 |
3 |
| 566 |
Ecosystem Analysis |
|
3 |
| 575, 575L |
Marine Ecology |
=BIOL 575 |
3 |
| 577 |
Ecology of Coral Reefs |
=BIOL 577 |
4 |
| 578 |
Physiological & Pollut. Ecology of Marine Organisms |
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3 |
| 579 |
Air-Sea Interactions |
=GEOL 579 |
3 |
| 581 |
Estuarine Oceanography |
=GEOL 581 |
3 |
| 582 |
Marine Hydrodynamics |
=GEOL 582 |
3 |
| 599 |
Topics in Marine Science |
|
1-3 |
| 624 |
Aquatic Chemistry |
CHEM 624 |
3 |
| † Course may be used for CSCE credit, on a case by case basis by petitioning the college |
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Biological Sciences (BIOL)
| COURSE |
COURSE TITLE |
CROSS-LISTED |
CR |
| 301, 301L |
Ecology and Evolution |
|
4 |
| 302, 302L |
Cell and Molecular Biology |
|
4 |
| 303 |
Fundamental Genetics |
|
4 |
| 415 |
Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy |
|
4 |
| 420, 420L |
Survey of the Plant Kingdom |
|
4 |
| 431, 431L |
Bacteriology |
|
4 |
| 460, 460L |
General Physiology |
|
4 |
| 505, 505L |
Developmental Biology I |
|
4 |
| 510 |
Invertebrate Zoology |
=MSCI 510 |
5 |
| 534, 534L |
Animal Behavior |
|
4 |
| 541, 541L |
Principles of Biochemistry |
=CHEM 550 |
4 |
| 543, 543L |
Comparative Physiology |
|
4 |
| 549 |
Plant Physiology |
|
4 |
| 570, 570L |
Principles of Ecology |
|
4 |
| 640 |
Microbial Ecology |
|
3 |
| 643 |
Advanced Microbiology |
|
3 |
| 652 |
Evolutionary Biology |
|
4 |
| 654 |
Speciation |
|
3 |
| 670 |
Plant Ecology |
|
4 |
| 690 |
Ultramicroscopy |
|
3 |
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Chemistry (CHEM)
| COURSE |
COURSE TITLE |
CROSS-LISTED |
CR |
| ††341 |
Quantitative Analysis |
|
4 |
| 345 |
Organic Chemistry I |
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4 |
| 363 |
Organic Chemistry II |
|
4 |
| 516 |
Elementary Biophysical Chem. |
|
4 |
| 541 |
Inorganic Chemistry |
|
3 |
| 545 |
Physical Chemistry |
|
4 |
| 546 |
Physical Chemistry |
|
4 |
| 551 |
Advanced Experimental Chemistry I |
|
2 |
| 554 |
Advanced Analytical Chemistry |
|
3 |
| PRIVATE †† Credit for a degree will not be given for CHEM 541. |
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Civil and Environmental Engineering (ECIV)
| COURSE |
COURSE TITLE |
CROSS-LISTED |
CR |
| 210 |
Dynamics |
|
3 |
| 360 |
Fluid Mechanics |
|
3 |
| 521 |
Numerical Methods in Mechanics |
|
3 |
| 560 |
Open Channel Hydraulics |
|
3 |
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Computer Science (CSCE)
| COURSE |
COURSE TITLE |
CROSS-LISTED |
CR |
| ††561 |
Numerical Analysis |
=MATH 527 |
4 |
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Economics (ECON)
| COURSE |
COURSE TITLE |
CROSS-LISTED |
CR |
| ††548 |
Environmental Economics |
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3 |
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Environmental Health Sciences (ENHS)
| COURSE |
COURSE TITLE |
CROSS-LISTED |
CR |
| 665 |
Biofilms in Environment and Disease
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3 |
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Geography (GEOG)
| COURSE |
COURSE TITLE |
CROSS-LISTED |
CR |
| ††341 |
Cartography |
|
3 |
| 345 |
Interpretation of Aerial Photographs |
|
3 |
| 363 |
Geographic Information Systems |
|
3 |
| 516 |
Coastal Zone Management |
|
3 |
| 541 |
Advanced Cartography |
|
3 |
| 545 |
Synoptic Mateorology |
|
4 |
| 546 |
Applied Climatology |
|
4 |
| 551 |
Principles of Remote Sensing |
|
3 |
| 554 |
Spatial Programming |
|
3 |
| 563 |
Advanced Geographic Information Systems |
|
3 |
| 564 |
GIS Based Modeling |
|
3 |
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Geological Sciences (GEOL)
| COURSE |
COURSE TITLE |
CROSS-LISTED |
CR |
| ††305 |
Earth Systems through Time |
|
4 |
| 315 |
Surface and Near-Surface Processes |
|
4 |
| 325 |
Stratigraphy and Sedimentary Basins |
|
4 |
| 335 |
Global and Environmental Change |
|
4 |
| 345 |
Internal Earth |
|
4 |
| 355 |
Mountain Building: Structure and Tectonics |
|
4 |
| 371 |
A View of the River |
|
3 |
| 508 |
Palynology |
|
3 |
| 520 |
Isotope Geology and Geochronology |
|
3 |
| 526 |
Igneous Petrology |
|
4 |
| 531 |
Plate Tectonics |
|
3 |
| 537 |
Field Methods in Geophysics |
|
3 |
| 546 |
Marine Geophysics |
|
3 |
| 554 |
Applied Seismology |
|
3 |
| 570 |
Environmental Hydrogeology |
|
3 |
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Mathematics (MATH)
| COURSE |
COURSE TITLE |
CROSS-LISTED |
CR |
| 172 |
Mathematical Modeling for Life Sciences |
|
3 |
| ††241 |
Vector Calculus |
|
3 |
| 242 |
Elementary Differential Equations |
|
3 |
| 520 |
Ordinary Differential Equations |
|
3 |
| 521 |
Boundary Value Probs. & Partial Differ. Equations |
|
3 |
| 526 |
Numerical Linear Algebra |
|
4 |
| 527 |
Numerical Analysis |
|
4 |
| 544 |
Linear Algebra |
=CSCE 561 |
3 |
| 550 |
Vector Analysis |
|
3 |
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Naval Science (NAVY)
| COURSE |
COURSE TITLE |
CROSS-LISTED |
CR |
| 301, 301L |
Navigation/Naval Operations I |
|
4 |
| 302, 302L |
Navigation/Naval Operations II |
|
4 |
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Physics (PHYS)
| COURSE |
COURSE TITLE |
CROSS-LISTED |
CR |
| ††† 212 |
Essentials of Physics II |
|
4 |
| 311 |
Introduction to Applied Numerical Methods |
|
3 |
| 514 |
Optics, Theory and Applications |
|
4 |
| 515 |
Mathematical Physics I |
|
3 |
| 516 |
Mathematical Physics II |
|
3 |
| PRIVATE ††† Physics 212 may be used for Program requirement and major courses |
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Political Science (POLI)
| COURSE |
COURSE TITLE |
CROSS-LISTED |
CR |
| †† 370 |
Introduction to Public Administration |
|
3 |
| 374 |
Public Policy |
|
3 |
| 399A |
Independent Study in Political Science |
|
1-6 |
| 399B |
Independent Study in International Studies |
|
1-6 |
| 420 |
International Law |
|
3 |
| 431 |
Science, Technology and World Affairs |
|
3 |
| 477 |
Ecology and Politics |
|
3 |
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Sociology (SOCY)
| COURSE |
COURSE TITLE |
CROSS-LISTED |
CR |
| †† 310 |
Social Demography |
|
3 |
| 315 |
World Population: Problems and Policies |
|
3 |
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| COURSE |
COURSE TITLE |
CROSS-LISTED |
CR |
| 506 |
Introduction to Experimental Design |
|
3 |
| †† 511 |
Probability |
= MATH 511 |
3 |
| 512 |
Mathematical Statistics |
|
3 |
| 513 |
Theory of Statistical Inference |
|
3 |
| 516 |
Statistical Methods I |
|
3 |
| 518 |
Nonparametric Statistical Methods |
|
3 |
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