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Students pursuing the minor must take at least 15 credits of 2000-level and above courses, including 3 courses from Group A, and 2 additional courses from either group A or B. Details of this minor are given in the undergraduate catalog.
Group A
MARN 4010 Biological Oceanography
(260) Second semester. Three credits.
An advanced course in biological processes in oceanic and coastal waters. Emphasis is on empirical and theoretical concepts of marine ecosystem dynamics, primary and secondary production and detrital cycling.
MARN 4030W Marine Biogeochemistry
(280W) First semester. Three credits.
Composition, origin and solution chemistry of sea water. Marine biogeochemical cycles of water, salt, carbon, nutrients, gases and trace elements. Effects of ocean circulation, biological cycles and crustal exchanges on the distribution and transfer of substances in the marine environment.
MARN 4050 Geological Oceanography
(275) First semester. Three credits.
Basic concepts in geological oceanography, plate tectonics and the role of ocean floor dynamics in the control of the Earth and ocean system.
MARN 4060 Descriptive Physical Oceanography
(270) Second semester.
Ocean basin characteristics, properties of sea water, distribution of water masses, oceanic and atmospheric circulation, waves, tides, near-shore circulation, methods and instrumentation.
Group B
MARN 2002 Coastal Systems Science I
(210) Second semester (Avery Point). Three credits.
Biological, chemical, physical, and geological structure and function of coastal systems; a worldwide survey with emphasis on important coastal habitats and processes.
MARN 3000 The Hydrosphere
(200) Either semester. Three credits.
Interactions of the hydrological, chemical and biological components of the hydrosphere. Transport, reservoirs and dynamics of water in environmental systems.
MARN 3001 Coastal Systems Science II
(211) First semester (Avery Point). Four credits.
Biological, chemical, physical and geological structure and function of coastal systems; a worldwide survey with emphasis on important coastal habitats and processes.
MARN 3015 Molecular Approaches to Biological Oceanography
(265) First semester. Three credits.
Principles and technology in nucleic acid purification and manipulation, DNA fingerprinting, gene cloning and sequencing, phylogenetic analysis, and detection of gene expression (mRNA and protein). Application examples in marine ecological studies.
MARN 3016 Marine Microbiology
(236) (Also offered as MCB 3636.) First semester (Avery Point). Second semester (Storrs). Three credits.
A general survey of the taxonomy, physiology and ecology of marine microorganisms.
MARN 3017 Plankton Ecology
(267) First semester. Three credits.
Ecology of planktonic organisms (bacteria, protista and metazoa). The evolutionary ecology concept, methods of research, special features of aquatic habitats; adaptations to aquatic environments; population biology; predation, competition, life histories, community structure, and role of plankton in ecosystem metabolism.
MARN 3060 Coastal Circulation and Sediment Transport
(230) Second semester (Avery Point). Three credits.
Circulation and mixing in estuaries and the inner continental shelf, including surface gravity waves, tides, and buoyancy and wind-driven circulation. Coastal sediments, geomorphology, and processes of sedimentation, erosion and bioturbation. Required field trips.
MARN 3061 Environmental Fluid Dynamics
(235) First semester. Three credits.
Introduction to fluid dynamics with applications to coastal waters, estuaries, rivers, lakes, and ground water flows. Topics include waves, tides turbulence, mixing, drag, lift, effects on organisms, and wind driven circulation.
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