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 below.
FOURTH CLASS YEAR (Freshman)
Fall Semester
- History of the USCG (Summer)
- Chemistry I
- Data Exploration & Visualization
- Calculus I
- Fundamentals of Navigation
Spring Semester
- Chemistry II
- Physics I
- Calculus II
- College Composition
- American Government
THIRD CLASS YEAR (Sophomore)
Fall Semester
- Physics II
- Marine Biology
- Oceans I – Air and Sea
- Advanced Math Option
- Ships and Maritime Systems
Spring Semester
- Geospatial Science I
- Oceans II – Land and Sea*
- Probability and Statistics
- Applications in Navigation
- Organizational Behavior and Leadership
SECOND CLASS YEAR (Junior)
Fall Semester
- Analytical Methods in Chemistry*
- Ocean Dynamics*
- Remote Sensing*
- Writing in the Humanities
- Maritime Watch Officer
Spring Semester
- STEM Elective
- Capstone I
- Intro to Morals & Ethics
- Criminal Justice & Maritime Operational Law
- Energy Production*
- Track Elective*
FIRST CLASS YEAR (Senior)
Fall Semester
- Capstone II
- Marine Ecology
- Professional Maritime Officer Lab
- Science of Water*
- Track Elective*
- Out of Major Elective
Spring Semester
- Capstone III
- Science Ethics Seminar
- Environmental Policy and Law
- Cyber Systems
- Track Elective*
- Free Elective*
- Free Elective*
Marine and Environmental Sciences Concentrations (Taken as Major Area Elective, MES Elective, or Free Elective)
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
