Marine Biology Concentration

AREA ADVISORS

Dr. Dan Rittschof , Department of Biology, Duke University Marine Lab
phone: 252-504-7634 e-mail: ritt@duke

(Reqs for  students matriculating in Fall 2010 or after can be found here)

Requirements for Students Matriculating before Fall 2010:

AREA REQUIREMENTS- PRE- and CO-REQUISITES:

___________ CHM 31L (or 19 or 43L or 22L or 23L)
___________ CHM 151L
___________ MTH 31L (or 41 or 25 & 26)
___________ MTH 32 (or 41) or 100-Level STAT or BIO 189
___________ PHY 53L (or 51)
Note: CHM 152 & PHY 54L recommended for pre-med, pre-vet, biochem, pharmacology, others

___________ BIO 25L (or 19 or 20L); students without AP credit or BIO 25L credit must do one course in ecology off the approved list: http://www.biology.duke.edu/undergrad/requirements/menus.html#ecology
___________ BIO 26B(L) or 26AL
(or Bio 106L, 107, 121, 126L, 131, 134L, 139S 140L, 141L, 142L, 143L, 176L, 178L, 220L, 222L, 223S, 224L)

 

CORE AREAS IN BIOLOGY: For the A.B. and B.S. Degrees

One of the following core course combinations, if prior to Fall 2010 you:

-completed BIO 118 & 116

1. BIO 118, Gen&Mol Bio

2. BIO 116, Ecol & Evolution

-completed BIO 116

1. BIO 116, Ecol & Evolution

2. BIO 101L, Molecular Bio

-completed BIO 118

1. BIO 118, Gen&Mol Bio

2. BIO 102L, 122, 124, 174, or 187

-completed BIO 25L or AP (or will complete one course in ecology)

1. BIO 101L, Molecular Bio

2. BIO 102L, Genetics & Evol









3. ___________Structure and Function (one course from menu below)

BIO 108L Comparative Anatomy of the Vertebrates (F)
BIO 111(L)  Principles of Animal Morphology (alt F)
BIO 117   Cell and Organismal Physiology (S)
BIO 119    Cell and Developmental Biology (F, S)
BIO 121    Evolution of Animal Form (F)
BIO 149S Biomechanics (S)
BIO 150L  Physiology Marine Animals (F, Sum-DUML)
BIO 151L  Principles of Animal Physiology (S)
BIO 152    Molecular Plant Physiology (S)
BIO 154    Principles of Neurobiology (F)
BIO 156L  Sensory Phys & Behav of Marine Animals (S- DUML)
BIO 171(d) Primate Sexuality (S)
BIO 260 Cancer Genetics (S)

ADDITIONAL AREA REQUIREMENTS:

4. _______ One BIO
5. _______ One BIO
6. _______ One BIO
7. _______ One BIO or approved alternate
8. _______ One BIO or approved alternate

In order to complete the concentration, at least four (4) course credits must be taken at the Duke University Marine Laboratory from the following list:

Biology 101L, 109, 114L, 118, 123, 125, 125L, 126, 126L, 127, 129L, 150L, 155L, 156L, 176L, 178L, 183L, 185L, 188L, 191, 193T, 195S, 207AL (Panama), 207BL (California), 207EL (France), 216, 218L, 254, 264S, 297

Cell Biology 243

Environmental Sciences 124L, 256S, 151L, 298.36

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Among the above courses in biological sciences, at the 100-level or above, the following requirements must be met:

1) Two lab courses, not including BIO 101L and 102L : _______and_______ (only one independent study can be counted)

2)At least one full 200-level Biology ‘Capstone’course or alternate. Only second semester continuation of Independent Study counts towards this requirement.
'Capstone' Course ______(not BCH 227)

Area Description

Marine Biology is not a separate discipline in biology. It is the application of different specialties in biology to the study of the particular organisms which live in the marine environment. It requires an understanding of the unique characteristics of the sea and its inhabitants and the particular adaptations and special relationships of those organisms to that environment. Introductory Oceanography (Biology 53) is suggested as an entry level course, but is not required. Students concentrating in Marine Biology are required to take four (4) course credits at the Duke University Marine Laboratory (not including Physics). Selection of the courses depends upon student interests and one of the courses may be an independent study.

There is also a requirement that all students spend part of their undergraduate careers at the Duke University Marine Laboratory, in Beaufort, North Carolina, where they will gain hands-on experience. The course work that fulfills these requirements can be taken during a regular semester or during summer school.

Students fulfilling the requirements of the Area of Concentration in Marine Biology will receive a note on their official transcript certifying successful completion of the Area of Concentration.

Duke Biology Box 90338 Durham, NC 27708 Phone: 919-660-7372 Fax: 919-660-7293