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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.

Marine Science (MSCI)
Biological Sciences (BIOL)
Chemistry (CHEM)
Civil and Environmental Engineering (ECIV)
Computer Science (CSCE)
Economics (ECON)
Environmental Health Sciences (ENHS)
Geography (GEOG)
Geological Sciences (GEOL)
Naval Science (NAVY)
Mathematics (MATH)
Physics (PHYS)
Political Science (POLI)
Sociology (SOCY)
Statistics (STAT)

 

Marine Science (MSCI) -- (Course Schedule 2008-10 )
COURSE COURSE TITLE CROSS-LISTED CR
†305 Ocean Data Analysis   3
390 Science and Environmental Policy   3
399 Independent Study   1-6
450 Principles of Biological Oceanography =BIOL 450 3
460 Field & Lab Investigations in MSCI   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 Phys.& Pollut. Ecol. of Marine Organisms   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   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)

OURSE COURSE TITLE CROSS-LISTED CR
††548 Environmental Economics   3

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Environmental Health Sciences (ENHS)

COURSE COURSE TITLE CROSS-LISTED CR
665 Biofilms in Environment and Disease   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 Meteorology   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 Diff. 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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Statistics (STAT)

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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