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Physical marine science program curriculum

The Physical Marine Sciences track provides training in the physical sciences as they relate to the processes in the ocean, and it allows students to specialize in a sub-discipline such as marine geology, chemical oceanography or physical oceanography.

PLEASE NOTE: Sample cirriculum provided as reference tool only: this page may not contain listings for required General Education Requirement courses, list courses under correct semester sequence, or reflect total credit hours required for chosen program. Students must work with advisors to ensure correct scheduling of cirriculum - courses, times, and credit hours - for chosen program.

Please contact the School of Marine Sciences office for complete information.

Required Courses

Core Courses

SMS 302 Oceanography 3 SMS 402 Advanced Oceanography and Marine Biology 3 NFA 117 Issues and Opportunities 1 ENG 317 Business and Technical Writing 3 BIO 100 Basic Biology 4 CHY 121 Introduction to Chemistry 3 CHY 122 The Molecular Basis of Chemical Change 3 MAT 126 Calculus I 4 MAT 232 Principles of Statistical Inference 3 INT 105 Environmental Policy 3 REP 371 Introduction to Natural Resource Economics and Policy 3 CHY 123 Introduction to Chemistry Laboratory 1 CHY 124 The Molecular Basis of Chemical Change Laboratory 1 MAT 127 Calculus II 4 Total Credits 39

Capstone Courses

SMS 400 Capstone Experience in Marine Science 2 SMS 404 Capstone Seminar in Marine Science 1 Total Credits 3

 

Elective Courses

SMS 300 Marine Ecology 3 SMS 306 Field Marine Ecology 4 SMS 325 Marine Geology 3 SMS 330 Descriptive Physical Oceanography 3 SMS 350 Undergraduate Seminar 1 SMS 352 Semester-by-the-Sea: Marine Ecology 4 SMS 460 Climate Change: Understanding the Forecast 3 SMS 490 Semester-by-the-sea: Special Topics 4 SMS 491 Problems in Marine Sciences 0 SMS 520 Chemical Oceanography 0 BIO 200 Biology of Organisms 3 PHY 121 Physics for Engineers and Physical Scientists I 4 PHY 122 Physics for Engineers and Physical Scientists II 4 CHY 242 Principles of Quantitative Analysis and Solution E 5 CHY 253 Organic Chemistry Laboratory I 2 GES 101 Introduction to Geology 4 GES 102 Environmental Geology of Maine 4 GES 109 Geology of Maine 3 GES 314 Invertebrate Paleontology 3 GES 315 Principles of Sedimentology and Stratigraphy 4 CHY 252 Organic Chemistry II 3 CHY 254 Organic Chemistry Laboratory II 2 CHY 371 Physical Chemistry I 3 CHY 372 Physical Chemistry II 3 BMB 322 Biochemistry 3 CHY 461 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry I 3 MAT 228 Calculus III 4 MAT 258 Introduction to Differential Equations with Linear Algebra 4 SMS 481 Semester-by-the-Sea: Design of Marine Organisms: Momentum, Mass and Information Transfer 4 SMS 482 Semester-by-the-Sea: Human Impacts on the Ocean 3 SMS 333 Applied Meterology 3 Total Credits 103