Marine and Environmental Sciences Curriculum

Below is a sample plan of study for a Marine and Environmental Sciences (MES) major. MES majors specialize in one of three major area electives: Environmental Science, Marine Science, or Environmental Monitoring. Each area includes courses with hands-on field and laboratory work. The Environmental Monitoring plan of study is shown below as an example, but there are other additional plans of study shown below.

FOURTH CLASS YEAR (Freshman)

Fall Semester

Chemistry I
College Composition
American Government
Calculus I
Fundamentals of Navigation

Spring Semester

Chemistry II
Physics I
Calculus II
History of the USCG
Introduction to Computing

THIRD CLASS YEAR (Sophomore)

Fall Semester

Physics II
Marine Biology
Oceans I – Air and Sea
Multivariable Calculus
Applications in Navigation Lab
Organizational Behavior and Leadership

Spring Semester

STEM Elective
Geospatial Science I
Oceans II – Land and Sea*
Ships and Maritime Systems
Macroeconomics

SECOND CLASS YEAR (Junior)

Fall Semester

Analytical Methods in Chemistry*
Ocean Dynamics*
Remote Sensing*
Criminal Justice & Maritime Operational Law
Probability and Statistics

Spring Semester

Capstone I
Ethics
Maritime Watch Officer
Energy Production*
Track Elective*
Free Elective*

FIRST CLASS YEAR (Senior)

Fall Semester

Capstone II
Marine Ecology
Global Studies
Cyber Technology
Track Elective*

Spring Semester

Capstone III
Science Ethics Seminar
Environmental Policy and Law
Professional Maritime Officer
Track Elective*
Free Elective*

Marine and Environmental Sciences Concentrations (Taken as Major Area Elective, MES Elective, or Free Elective)

Environmental Monitoring

Environmental Science
Oceans II – Land and Sea
Geospatial Sciences II
Analytical Methods in Chemistry
Ocean Dynamics
Remote Sensing
Waves, Tides, and Coastal Processes
Energy Production

For full details, see the Course Catalog.

Environmental Science

Environmental Science
Organic Chemistry I
Organic Chemistry II
Analytical Methods in Chemistry
Biochemistry
Environmental Policy and Law
Marine Ecology
Emergency Management
Fate and Transport of Chemicals in the Environment
Toxicology
Microbiology

For full details, see the Course Catalog.

Marine Science

Oceans II – Land and Sea
Fisheries Biology
Biological and Chemical Oceanography
Fisheries Management
Ocean Dynamics
Marine Forecasting
Waves, Tides, and Coastal Processes
Polar Oceanography
Geospatial Sciences II
Remote Sensing
Emergency Management
Intel and Cyber Ops

For full details, see the Course Catalog.