Marine and Environmental Topics
Animal and Veterinary Science (AVS)
101 Introduction to Animal Science
323, 324 Animal Management I, II
331 Anatomy and Physiology
333 Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory
412 Animal Nutrition
440 Seminar on Marine Mammals
472 Physiology of Reproduction
473 Physiology of Reproduction Laboratory Anthropology
Aquaculture and Fisheries Science (AFS)
101 Freshman Inquiry into Fisheries and Aquaculture
102 Introductory Aquaculture
104 Introductory Aquaculture Laboratory
201 Shellfish Aquaculture
202 Finfish Aquaculture
211 Introduction to the Marine Environment Laboratory
270 Basic Scuba Diving in Science and Technology
290 Small Boats: Their Equipment and Operation
300 Aquaculture Health Management
311 Exploration of Marine Bioresources
315 Living Aquatic Resources
316 Living Aquatic Resources Laboratory
321 World Fishing Methods
322 Laboratory for World Fishing Methods
332 Interactions between Fisheries and Protected Species
342 Marine Auxiliary Systems
343 Vessel Repair and Maintenance
362 Crustacean Aquaculture
380 Inshore and Coastal Navigation
381 Mid-Ocean Navigation
415 Fishery Science
416 Fishery Science Laboratory
421 Design of Fish Capture Systems
425 Aquaculture and the Environment
426 Ecological Aquaculture
432 Marine Finfish Aquaculture
433 Research Diving Methods
434 Aquatic Food Quality and Processing
435 Aquatic Food Product Development
481 Shellfish Aquaculture Laboratory
483 Salmonid Aquaculture
486 Fish Physiology
500 Diseases of Aquatic Origin
501, 502 Seminar
510 Application of Quantitative Methods to Marine Fisheries Ecology
508 Seminar in Biological Literature
516 Early Life History of Aquatic Animals
521 Evaluation of Fish Capture Systems
531 Fish Stock Assessment
532 Experimental Design
534 Animal Virology
536 Virology Laboratory
555, 556 Pathology Rotation
576 Seminar in Genetics of Aquatic Organisms
581 Current Topics in Molluscan Aquaculture
584 Advanced Aquaculture Systems
586 Fish Nutrition
Biological Sciences (BIO)
101, 102 Principles of Biology I, II
130 Topics in Marine Biology
262 Introductory Ecology
286 Humans, Insects, and Disease
345 Marine Environmental Physiology
355 Marine Invertebrates of Southern New England
360 Marine Biology
412, 512 Evolution and Diversity of Fishes
418 Ecology of Marine Plants
441 Environmental Physiology of Animals
442 Mammalian Physiology
445, 545 Endocrinology I, II
455 Marine Ecology
457 Marine Ecology Laboratory
458 Freshwater Ecology
465 Biology of Algae
466 Vertebrate Biology
467 Animal Behavior
469 Tropical Marine Invertebrates
475 Coral Reef Ecology
480, 580 Community Ecology
495 Tropical Marine Biology Research
524 Methods in Plant Ecology
541 Comparative Physiology of Marine Animals
551 Seminar in Marine Ecology
560 Seminar in Plant Ecology
563 Biology and Ecology of Fishes 567 Natural Selection
568 Ornithology
664 Phytoplankton Ecology
675 Advanced Ecology Seminars
Chemical Engineering (CHE)
212 Chemical Process Calculations
403, 404 Introduction to Ocean Engineering Processes I, II
534 Corrosion and Corrosion Control
548 Separations for Biotechnology
Civil and Environmental Engineering (CVE)
374 Environmental Engineering
375 Environmental Engineering Laboratory
470, 471 Water and Wastewater Transport Systems I, II
474 Water Quality Sampling and Analysis
475 Water in the Environment
478 Hazardous Waste Disposal and Solid Waste Management
485 Environmental Engineering Geophysics
570 Water Chemistry for Engineers
572 Biosystems in Sanitary Engineering
573 Theory of Water Purification and Treatment
579 Soil Behavior
580 Consolidation, Seepage, and Clay Mineralogy
581 Experimental Geomechanics
583 Advanced Foundation Engineering
587 Groundwater Flow and Seepage Pressures
588 Groundwater Hydrology
672 Water Pollution Control and Treatment of Wastewater
677 Stream and Estuarine Analysis
Community Planning (CPL)
300 Introduction to Global Issues in Sustainable Development
434 Introduction to Environmental Law
483 Land Development Seminar
485 Planning and Natural Environmental Systems
487 International Development Internships
495 International Development Seminar
538 Site Planning
539 Environmental Law
549 Seminar in Ecological Planning
Entomology (ENT)
390 Wildlife and Human Disease
411, 511 Pesticides and the Environment
529 Systems Science for Ecologists
544 Insect Pest Management
561 Aquatic Entomology
Environmental Economics (EEC)
105 Introduction to Resource Economics
205 Resource Management and Conservation
310 Economics for Environmental Resource Management and Policy
345 Sustainable Development, Trade and the Environment
410 Fish and Wildlife Economics
432 Environmental Economics and Policy
435 Aquacultural Economics
440 Benefit-Cost Analysis
441 Markets, Trade, and Natural Resources
501 Graduate Seminar in Natural Resources Economics
502 Research Methodology in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
514 Economics of Marine Resources
524 Quantitative Techniques in Natural Resources Research
528 Microeconomic Theory
529 Game Theory
534 Economics of Natural Resources
535 Environmental Economics
543 Economic Structure of the Fishing Industry
576 Econometrics
602 Research Methodology
624 Dynamic Economic Models
628 Advanced Microeconomic Theory I
630 Resource Analysis
634 Economics of Resource Development
676 Advanced Econometrics
677 Econometric Applications in Resource Economics
Environmental Sciences (EVS)
366 Communicating Environmental Research and Outreach
610 Multidisciplinary Problem Solving in Coastal Ecosystems
612 Leadership and Communication in Coastal Ecosystem and Management
614 White Papers in Integrated Coastal Science
616 Field Practicum in Coastal Science
618 Internship in Coastal Management
Geosciences (GEO)
100 Environmental Geology
103 Understanding the Earth
113 Natural Disasters
210 Landforms: Origin and Evolution
305 Global Warming
450 Introduction to Sedimentary Geology
483 Hydrogeology
484 Environmental Hydrogeology
515 Glacial Geology
568 Isotopes in Hydrogeology
577 Coastal Geologic Hazards
582 Innovative Subsurface Remediation Technologies
583 Groundwater Modeling
584 Environmental Hydrogeology
History (HIS)
389 Exploration, Commerce, and Conflict in the Atlantic World, 1415-1815
390 The Atlantic World in the Age of Iron, Steam and Steel
396 Maritime History/Underwater Archaeology Field School
490 Underwater Historical Archaeology
Landscape Architecture (LAR)
101 Freshman Inquiry into Landscape Architecture
343, 344 Landscape Architecture Studio I, II
444 Landscape Architecture Studio III: Sustainable Design
443 Planting Design
445 Landscape Architecture Studio IV
Marine Affairs (MAF)
100 Human Use and Management of the Marine Environment
120 New England and the Sea
220 Introduction to Marine and Coastal Law
312 The Politics of the Ocean
320 Shipping and Ports
330 World Fishing
410 Senior Seminar in Marine Affairs
413 Peoples of the Sea
415, 515 Marine Pollution Policy
461 Coastal Zone Management
465 Island Ecosystem Management
472 Marine Recreation and Tourism Management Seminar
475 Human Responses to Coastal Hazards and Disasters
482 Quantitative Methods in Marine Affairs
484 Environmental Analysis and Policy in Coastal Management
494 Cases in Marine Policy
490 Field Experience in Marine Affairs
502 Research Methods in Marine Affairs
511 Ocean Uses and Marine Sciences
516 Seminar on the Urban Waterfront
521 Coastal Zone Law
523 Fisheries Law and Management
526 Management of Marine Protected Areas
527 Marine Protected Areas: An Interdisciplinary Analysis
551 Seminar in Marine Ecology
563 Maritime Transportation
564 Port Operations and Policy
565 Cruise Ship Operations, Marketing, and Ports
577 International Ocean Law
578 International Ocean Organizations
582 Coastal Ecosystem Governance
602 Federal Ocean Policy and Organization
651, 652 Marine Affairs Seminar
Mechanical Engineering (MCE)
354 Fluid Mechanics
415 Experimentation in Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Science
551 Fluid Mechanics I
Microbiology (MIC)
102 Exploring the Microbial World
201 Introductory Medical Microbiology
211 Introductory Microbiology
306 Eukaryotic Microbiology/Protistology
413-16 Advanced Microbiology
Natural Resources Science (NRS)
100 Natural Resource Conservation
101 Freshman Inquiry into Natural Resources
186 Analysis and Presentation of Environmental Data
200 Seminar in Natural Resources
212 Introduction to Soil Science
301 Introduction to Forest Science
302 Fundamentals of Forest Management
304 Field Ornithology
305 Principles of Wildlife Ecology and Management
309 Wildlife Management Techniques Laboratory
324 Biology of Mammals
351 Soil Morphology Practicum
361 Watershed Hydrology and Management
395 Research Apprenticeship in Natural Resources Science
397 Natural Resources Internship
401 Foundations of Restoration Ecology
402 Wildlife Biometrics
403 Wildlife Biometrics Field Investigations
406 Wetland Wildlife
407 Nongame and Endangered Species Management
408 Environmental Education: Theory and Experiential Learning
409 Concepts in GIS and Remote Sensing
410 Fundamentals of GIS
411 Population and Environmental Change
412 Soil-Water Chemistry
414 Climate Change Science and Policy
415 Remote Sensing of the Environment
423 Wetland Ecology
424 Wetlands and Land Use
425, 525 Wetland Field Investigations
426 Soil Microbiology
440 Ecosystem Processes in Land and Water Management
441 Methods in Ecosystem Analysis
445 Invasive Species Research, Management and Policy
450 Soil Conservation and Land Use Investigations
452 Soil, Water, and Land Investigations
471 Soil Morphology and Mapping
495 Advanced Natural Resources Apprenticeship
497 Natural Resources Cooperative Internship
498 Teaching Practicum in Natural Resources Science
499 Senior Thesis in Natural Resources Science
503 Wildlife Biometrics Field Investigations
505 Biology and Management of Migratory Birds
509 Concepts of GIS and Remote Sensing in Environmental Science
510 Soil-Water Relations
511 Population and Environmental Change
514 Climate Change Science and Policy
516 Advanced Remote Sensing
520 Quantitative Techniques in Natural Resource Research
522 Advanced GIS Analysis of Environmental Data
524 Application of Advanced Spatial Analysis
526 Microbial Ecology of Soils and Sediments
527 Marine Protected Areas: An Interdisciplinary Analysis
532 Conservation Biology and Resource Economics
533 Landscape Pattern and Change
534 Ecology of Fragmented Landscapes
538 Physiological Ecology of Wild Terrestrial Vertebrates
545 Invasive Species Research, Management and Policy
551 Seminar in Marine Ecology
555 Applied Coastal Ecology
567 Soil Genesis and Classification
568 Recent Advances in Natural Resources Science
600 Graduate Seminar in Natural Resources
Ocean Engineering (OCE)
101 Introduction to Ocean Engineering
205 Ocean Engineering Design Tools
206 Ocean Instrumentation
215, 216 Ocean Engineering Design I, II
301 Fundamentals of Ocean Mechanics
310 Basic Ocean Measurement
311 Coastal Measurements and Applications
360 Robotic Ocean Instrumentation Design
408 Introduction to Engineering Wave Mechanics and Littoral Processes
416 Ocean Engineering Professional Practice
421 Marine Structure Design
422 Offshore Structure and Foundation
425 Coastal Experiments
471 Underwater Acoustics
472 Sonar Systems Design
495, 496 Ocean Systems Design Project I, II
500 Ocean Engineering Design Studies
506 Numerical Models and Data Analysis in Ocean Sciences
510 Engineering Ocean Mechanics
514 Engineering Wave Mechanics and Nearshore Processes
515 Marine and Vehicle Hydrodynamics
522 Dynamics of Waves and Structures
550 Ocean Systems Engineering
560 Introduction to Data Collection Systems
561 Introduction to the Analysis of Oceanographic Data
565 Ocean Laboratory I
571, 672 Underwater Acoustics I, II
572 Underwater Acoustic Transducers
575 Marine Bioacoustics
582 Seabed Geotechnics
605, 606 Ocean Engineering Seminar
661 Analysis of Oceanographic Data Systems
673 Advanced Course in Underwater Acoustic Propagation
Oceanography (OCG)
110 The Ocean Planet
123 Oceans, Atmospheres, and Global Change
131 Volcanoes and the Environment
401 General Oceanography
451 Oceanographic Science
480 Introduction to Marine Pollution
491 Ocean Studies
501 Physical Oceanography
505 Marine Analytical Chemistry
506 Numerical Models and Data Analysis in Ocean Sciences
510 Descriptive Physical Oceanography
517 Foundations in Earth System Dynamics
521 Chemical Oceanography
523 Organic Geochemistry of Natural Waters
531 Synoptic and Dynamic Meteorology
533 Graduate Writing in Marine and Environmental Sciences
535 Climate, Radiation, Gases, and Aerosols
540 Geological Oceanography
561 Biological Oceanography
576 Marine Microbial Ecology
580 Introduction to Marine Pollution
605 Dynamical Oceanography
610, 611 Geophysical Fluid Dynamics I, II
613 Waves
614 Tides
620 Chemical Distributions
623 Physical Chemistry of Seawater
625 Organic Geochemistry of Sediments
628 High-Temperature Geochemistry
631 Seminar in Marine and Atmospheric Chemistry
643 Subduction Zones
645 Petrology of the Ocean Crust
652 Marine Geophysics
664 Phytoplankton Ecology
665 Marine Bio-Optics and Remote Sensing
668 Productivity of Ocean Margins
669 Marine Fish Ecology and Production
670 Fish Population Dynamics
689 Coastal Marine Ecosystems
695 Seminar in Oceanography
Philosophy (PHL)
454 Philosophy of the Natural Environment
Physics (PHY)
425 Acoustics
483, 484 Laboratory and Research Problems in Physics
Plant Sciences (PLS)
150 Plant Biology for Gardeners
200 Introduction to Plant Protection
205, 305 Population, Environment, and Plant Biology I, II
222 Ecology of the Home Landscape
306 Landscape Management and Arboriculture
361 Weed Science
401, 402 Plant Sciences Seminar
405 Propagation of Plant Materials
407 Environmental Education: Theory/Experiential Learning
415 Plant Plagues: Causes and Consequences
436 Floriculture and Greenhouse Crop Production
440 Diseases of Turfgrasses, Trees, Shrubs, and Ornamental Shrubs
441 Plant Disease Laboratory
442 Advanced Turf Management
475 Plant Nutrition and Soil Fertility
476 Environmental Plant Physiology
501, 502 Graduate Seminar in Plant Sciences
512 Plant Growth and Development
572 Plant Biochemistry
576 Environmental Plant Physiology
Political Science (PSC)
402 Environmental Policy and Politics
Statistics (STA)
413 Data Analysis
550 Ecological Statistics
Special Problems, Directed Study, Independent Study, Workshop, and/or Internships are also offered by most marine and environmental departments.
