Ocean Sciences Minor

https://www.unh.edu/program/minor/oceanography

The minor is available to students interested in obtaining a broad background in ocean sciences. All courses in the program are selected in consultation with the minor advisor.

Academic policies related to Minors.

Required Courses
ESCI 501Introduction to Oceanography4
Select two courses from the following:6-8
Chemical Oceanography
Introductory Physical Oceanography
Geological Oceanography
Biological Oceanography
Select two courses from the following: 16-8
Beaches and Coasts
Introduction to Climate
Quantitative Methods in Earth Sciences
Ocean Measurements Lab
Aqueous Geochemistry
Ocean Biogeochemistry
Sedimentology
Geotectonics
Paleoclimatology
Positioning for Ocean Mapping
Introduction to Marine Pollution and Control
Marine Estuarine and Freshwater Biology: Freshmen Seminar
Investigative Marine Biology Laboratory
Introduction to Marine Biology
Marine Ecosystem Research and Management
Evolution and Marine Diversity
Marine Mammal Biology
Introduction to Marine Botany
Marine Invertebrate Evolution and Ecology
Ecology and Marine Environment
Sustainable Marine Fisheries
Marine Ecology
Anatomy and Function of Marine Vertebrates
Fisheries Biology: Conservation and Management
Physiology of Fishes
Introduction to Ocean Engineering
Ocean Instrumentation Lab
Ocean Hydrodynamics
Ocean Waves and Tides
Coastal Engineering and Processes
Undergraduate Ocean Research Project
Principles of Aquaculture
Sharks and Bony Fishes
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Or a suitable substitute approved by the minor advisor (at least one of these courses should be in the biological sciences).