The
tables below show both the Marine Science required
courses as well as a complete listing of all
DMS Marine Science course offerings. Elective
courses have been separated into four groupings
on the basis of applicability to each of the
four major subfields of marine science - Biological,
Chemical, Geological and Physical Oceanography.
However, due to the interdisciplinary nature
of the field of marine science, students are
likely to take elective courses in more than
one subfield. In addition, courses from outside
the basic and applied sciences, such as mathematics,
computer technology, planning, etc., may be
applicable to a particular student's graduate
study program. Graduate students enrolled in
the degree program in each of the four subfields
will all conduct individual thesis/dissertation
research projects. Research interests can be
strongly individual, requiring that the course
work chosen by the student in consultation with
the advisor be unique to the particular student.
501.
Biological Oceanography. 3 hrs. Marine
biological regimes and the influence of geological,
physical, and oceanographic features.
501L.
Biological Oceanography Laboratory.
1hr. A laboratory for MAR 501.
503.
Marine Invertebrate Zoology. 3hrs.
Morphology, distribution and ecology of the
phyla from Protozoa through Protochordates.
May be taken as BSC 521.
503L.
Marine Invertebrate Zoology Laboratory.
3 hrs. Corequisite: MAR 503. May be taken as
BSC 521L.
504.
Parasites of Marine Animals. 3hrs.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Emphasis
on morphology, taxonomy, life histories, and
host-parasite relationships. May be taken as
BSC 524.
504L.
Parasites of Marine Animals Laboratory.
3 hrs. Corequisite: MAR 504. May be taken as
BSC 524L.
505.
Marine Ecology. 3 hrs. The relationship
of marine organisms to their environment. May
be taken as BSC 539.
505L.
Marine Ecology Laboratory. 2 hrs. Corequisite:
MAR 505. May be taken as BSC 539L.
506.
Fauna and Faunistic Ecology of Tidal Marshes.
2 hrs. Taxonomy, distribution, trophic relationships,
reproductive strategies and adaptation of tidal
marsh animals. May be taken as BSC 548.
506L.
Fauna and Faunistic Ecology of Tidal Marshes
Laboratory. 3 hrs. Corequisite: MAR
506. May be taken as BSC 548L.
507.
Marine Aquaculture. 3 hrs. Problems
and procedures relating to the culture of commercially
important crustaceans, fish, and mollusks. May
be taken as BSC 547.
507L.
Marine Aquaculture Laboratory. 3 hrs.
Corequisite: MAR 507. May be taken as BSC 547L.
508.
Marine Ichthyology. 3 hrs. Lecture
and laboratory survey of marine chordates, including
fishes, reptiles, mammals, and shore birds.
508L.
Marine Ichthyology Laboratory. 3 hrs.
Corequisite: MAR 508.
509.
Marine Microbiology. 3hrs. Prerequisite:
General Microbiology. An introduction to the
role of microorganisms in the overall ecology
of the oceans and estuaries. May be taken as
BSC 590.
509L.
Marine Microbiology Laboratory. 2 hrs.
Corequisite: MAR 509. May be taken as BSC 590L.
510.
Marine Fisheries Management. 2 hrs.
Prerequisite: Statistics recommended. A statistical
review of the world fisheries. May be taken
as BSC 549.
510L.
Marine Fisheries Management Laboratory.
2 hrs. Corequisite: MAR 510. May be taken as
BSC 549L.
520.
Marine Phycology. 2 hrs. Prerequisites:
General botany and plant taxonomy. A survey
of the principal groups of marine algae. May
be taken as BSC 527.
520L.
Marine Phycology Laboratory. 2 hrs.
Corequisite: MAR 520. May be taken as BSC 527L.
521.
Coastal Vegetation. 2 hrs. A study
of general and specific aspects of coastal vegetation,
with emphasis on local examples. May be taken
as BSC 537.
521L.
Coastal Vegetation Laboratory. 1 hr.
Corequisite: MAR 521. May be taken as BSC 537L.
522.
Salt Marsh Plant Ecology. 2 hrs. The
botanical aspects of marshes; includes plant
identification, composition, and structure.
May be taken as BSC 538.
522L.
Salt Marsh Plant Ecology Laboratory.
2 hrs. Corequisite: MAR 522. May be taken as
BSC 538L.
523.
Marine Mammals. 3 hrs. Prerequisite:
16 hrs. Biol. Sci. or permission of instructor.
Corequisite: MAR 523L. Course will emphasize
natural history and population ecology of cetaceans.
Will include life history, distribution, population
dynamics, diet and feeding, social behavior,
evolution, and zoogeography.
523L.
Marine Mammals Laboratory. 2 hrs. Corequisite:
MAR 523. A laboratory designed to accompany
MAR 523.
530.
Comparative Histology of Marine Organisms.
3 hrs. Histology of marine organisms, including
tissue processing techniques. May be taken as
BSC 568.
530L.
Comparative Histology of Marine Organisms Laboratory.
3 hrs. Corequisite: MAR 530. May be taken as
BSC 568L.
603.
Fisheries
Oceanography. 3 hrs. Prerequisite: permission
of instructor. This course will provide the student
with an understanding of the complex issues of
the multidisciplinary field of fisheries.
604.
Early Life History of Marine Fishes.
2 hrs. Reproductive strategies and early developmental
processes of marine fishes. May be taken as
BSC 604.
604L.
Early Life History of Marine Fishes Laboratory.
2 hrs. Corequisite for MAR 604. May be taken
as BSC 604L.
682.
Special Topics in Biological Oceanography.
1-9 hrs. Prerequisite: permission. Study of
a selected area in biological marine science.
May be repeated.
701.
Marine
Bio-Optics. 3 hrs. Prerequisites:
MAR 501, 541, 561 or permission of instructor.
This course will provide an understanding of
concepts of hydrological optics, particularly
as they relate to biological processes in the
oceans.
702.
Advanced
Biological Oceanography. 3 hrs.
Prerequisite BSC 441 or 541 or MAR 501 or permission
of the instructor. The sea as a biological environment.
May also be taken as BSC 742.
703.
Advanced Techniques in Biological Oceanography.
3 hrs. Prerequisites: MAR 501 and 501L or permission
of instructor. This course will provide graduate
student s with practical experience in techniques
used in biological oceanography today.
MARINE
CHEMISTRY
541.
Marine
Chemistry. 3 hrs. Prerequisites:
BSC 111, CHE 352, MAT 179 or permission of instructor.
Sea water chemistry and cycles and their impact
on the marine environment.
543.
Environmental Estuarine Chemistry.
3 hrs. Prerequisites: BSC 111, CHE 256, and
MAT 179 or permission of instructor. Corequisite:
MAR 543L. Sources, reactions, transport, fate
and effects of environmental chemical species
in aquatic environments with special emphasis
on estuaries.
543L.
Environmental Estuarine Chemistry Laboratory.
1 hr. Corequisite: MAR 543. A laboratory designed
to accompany MAR 543.
641.
Global Carbon System. 3 hrs. Prerequisite:
MAR core courses or permission. An examination
of the biogeochemical cycling of carbon through
global systems with an emphasis on the problem
of climate change.
650.
Coastal Marine Chemistry. 3 hrs. Prerequisite:
Consent of instructor. Examination of oceanic
phenomena of the coastal ocean and estuarine
zone from a chemical perspective.
651.
Marine Organic Geochemistry. 3 hrs.
Prerequisite: MAR 541 or permission of instructor.
Geochemical cycles of organic compounds in the
marine environment.
652.
Marine Pollution.
3 hrs. Prerequisite: MAR 541 or permission of
instructor. Sources, sinks and biological effects
of major pollutants in the marine environment.
683.
Special Topics in Marine Chemistry.
1-9 hrs. Prerequisite: permission. Study of
a selected area in chemical marine science.
May be repeated.
XXX.
Aquatic Chemistry.
3 hrs. Prerequisite: CHE 461 or MAR 541. Principles
of inorganic and physical chemistry applied
to quantitative description of processes in
natural waters.
XXX.
Marine Sedimentary
Environments and Geochemistry.
3 hrs. Prerequisite: permission. Principal marine
sedimentary environments characterized by constituents,
facies, and depositional processes and the relationship
to the sedimentary geochemistry (taught as MAR
683).
PHYSICAL
OCEANOGRAPHY
561.
Physical Oceanography. 3 hrs. Prerequisites:
PHY 112, or 202 and MAT 179 or permission of
instructor. An introduction to the physical
properties and processes of the oceans. May
be taken as PHY 571.
566.
Acoustics. 3 hrs. Prerequisites: MAT
471, permission of instructor. Principles of
the generation, transmission and reception of
acoustic waves. May be taken as PHY 546.
661.
Introduction to Numerical Ocean Modeling.
3 hrs. Prerequisite: MAT 385 or permission of
instructor. This course explores basic concepts
of numerical modeling in general oceanography
available to students from different disciplines.
662.
Introduction to Dynamical Oceanography.
3 hrs. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
An introductory course that describes the different
types of motions observed in the oceans and
on its surface. It includes the study of ocean
currents and waves starting with basic principles
of physics. May be taken as PHY 510.
663.
Ocean Dynamics.
3 hrs. Prerequisites: PHY 351, MAT 385 or permission
of instructor. Intended to develop the first
level understanding of the basic physical mechanisms
controlling the ocean circulation.
664.
Turbulence.
3 hrs. Prerequisite: PHY 351 and MAT 385 or
permission. To provide the basic concepts of
turbulence theory required to understand the
physical processes in the ocean and atmosphere
(taught as MAR 685).
665.
Oceanographic Data Analysis. 3 hrs.
Prerequisites: MAR 561 or 562 or permission
of instructor. Analysis techniques with applications
to physical oceanographic time series data.
Topics will include correlation, spectral, and
principal component analyses.
668.
Applied Ocean
Acoustics. 3 hrs. Prerequisite: Permission
of instructor. Fundamentals of sound propagation
in the sea as applied to bathymetric surveys
for the determining the shape of the ocean bottom.
669.
Wave-Current Interactions with Applications
to Remote Sensing. 3 hrs. An introductory
study of different approaches to wave-current
interactions, their underlying assumptions and
their effects on remote sensing and on upper
ocean dynamics.
670.
Coastal
Dynamics . 3 hrs. Prerequisites:
MAR 561 and MAR 562 or permission of instructor.
Dynamic circulation of continental shelves;
includes steady and time-varying flows, pressure
gradients, wind stress, bottom friction and
oceanic forcing.
671.
Introduction
to Geophysical Fluid Dynamics.
3 hrs. Prerequisites: PHY 351, MAT 385 or permission
of instructor. The course will provide basic
concepts required to understand oceanic and
atmospheric processes.
672.
Advanced
Ocean Dynamics. 3 hrs. Prerequisite:
PHY 351 and MAT 385 or permission. An examination
of the basic physical mechanisms controlling
ocean circulation (taught as MAR 685).
685.
Special Topics in Physical Oceanography.
1-9 hrs. Prerequisite: permission. Study of
a selected area in physical marine science.
GEOLOGICAL
OCEANOGRAPHY
581.
Geological
Oceanography. 3 hrs. Prerequisite:
GLY 101, 103 or permission of instructor. Study
of the formation and deformation of the oceanic
crust and the distribution and character of
marine sediments.
581L.
Geological
Oceanography Laboratory. 1 hr.
Pre- or Corequisite: MAR 581. Examination and
interpretation of marine geological samples
and data.
582.
Coastal Marine Geology. 3 hrs. Prerequisites:
12 credit hours in geology. A study of inshore
and nearshore geological processes, sedimentation
patterns and landform development. May be taken
as GLY 531.
620.
Marine Sediments
and Sedimentary Environments. 3
hrs. Prerequisites: GLY 501 and MAR 581 or permission
of instructor. Principal marine sedimentary
environments characterized by constituents,
facies, and depositional processes.
684.
Special Topics in Geological Oceanography.
1-9 hrs. Prerequisite: permission. Study of
a selected area in geological marine science.
May be repeated.
XXX.
Physical Properties of Fine-Grained Sediments.
3 hrs. Prerequisite: MAR 581 or permission.
Processes affecting and geotechnical properties
of fine-grained sediments in nearshore and estuarine
environments (taught as MAR 684).
XXX.
Foraminiferida. 3 hrs. Prerequisite:
permission. Systematics and taxonomy of Foraminiferida
(taught as MAR 684).
XXX.
Marine Micropaleontology.
3 hrs. Prerequisite: permission. Survey of the
biology, distribution, deposition, evolution,
paleoceanography and biostratigraphy of benthic
and planktonic foraminifers, radiolarians, calcareous
nannofossils, and marine diatoms (taught as
MAR 684).
XXX.
Paleoceanography. 3 hrs. Prerequisite:
permission. Methods and approaches used in the
study of history of the oceans, detailed exploration
of selected critical events in ocean history
during the Cenozoic and Mesozoic Periods (taught
as MAR 684).
XXX.
Marine Geophysics. 3 hrs. Prerequisite:
permission of instructor. Acquisition and interpretation
of marine seismic data (taught as MAR 684).
XXX.
Geology
of Marshes. 4
units. Geology of marshes including geomorphology;
processes of aggradation, progradation, and
erosion; marshes of contrasting environmental
settings; marshes of major climate zones;
geologic history including affects of sea level
change; micropaleontology of marshes including
stratigraphy, affects of bioturbation, groundwater,
vegetation, elevation, salinity and pollution.
3 hours of lecture and 3 hours of lab per week.
Readings will be assigned from scientific literature
(taught as MAR 684).
INTER-DISCIPLINARY
AND GENERAL COURSES
502.
Marine Environmental Science. 3hrs.
A study of the problems that affect the coastal
and nearshore environments of the Gulf of Mexico.
585.
Microcomputer Applications in Marine Science
Instrumentation. 3 hrs. Introduction
to programming and hardware concepts relevant
for marine science applications.
590.
Special Problems in Marine Science.
1-6 hrs. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Independent research.
591.
Special Topics in Marine Science. 1-6
hrs. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Directed study in area for which no formal courses
are offered.
602.
Remote Sensing of the Ocean. 3 hrs.
Prerequisite: MAR 501 and 561 or permission
of instructor. Basic principles of ocean
remote sensing with emphasis placed on applications
useful to biological oceanographers. The course,
however, will be generally applicable to all
marine science students interested in remote
sensing applications.
655.
Estuaries.
3 hrs. Prerequisite: MAR core courses or permission
of instructor. An introduction to estuary processes
and ecology with discussion of the impact of
human activities.
689.
Seminar in
Marine Science. 1 hr. Prerequisite:
Permission of instructor. Current topics in
marine science explored via student discussion
and presentation. May be repeated.
691.
Directed Research in Marine Science.
1-16 hrs. Prerequisite: permission. Independent
research conducted under the direction of a
faculty member. May be repeated.
697.
Independent Study and Research. Hours
arranged. Not to be counted as credit toward
a degree. Students actively working on a thesis,
consulting with the major professor and/or using
other resources of the University may enroll
in this course. Students who are not in residence
and are not enrolled in, at least, 3 hours of
thesis but who are actively working on a thesis,
consulting with the major professor, and/or
using other resources of the University must
enroll in this course for at least 3 hours each
semester.
698.
Thesis. 1-6 hrs. Prerequisite: Permission
of instructor.
791.
Directed Research in Marine Science.
1-12 hrs. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
797.
Independent Study and Research. Hours
arranged. Not to be counted as credit toward
a degree. Students actively working on a dissertation,
consulting with the major professor and/or using
other resources of the University may enroll
in this course. Students who are not in residence
and are not enrolled in, at least, 3 hours of
dissertation but who are actively working on
a dissertation, consulting with the major professor,
and/or using other resources of the University
must enroll in this course for at least 3 hours
each semester.
898.
Dissertation. 12 hrs. Prerequisite:
Approval of major professor.
COURSES
FOR SCHOOL TEACHERS
556.
Techniques in Marine Science Education.
3 hrs. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Designed to acquaint teachers with the marine
resources of the Mississippi Coastal Zone. May
be taken as SME 556.
557.
Marine Science for Teachers. 3 hrs.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Emphasis
will be placed on measurements and analysis
of the marine habitat and ecological relationships.
May be taken as SME 557.
558.
Marine Science for Elementary Teachers.
3 hrs. Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
Designed to acquaint teachers with marine science
concepts. May be taken as SME 535.
559.
Coastal Ecology for Teachers. 3 hrs.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Corequisite:
MAR 559L. Designed to provide teachers with
a background in basic coastal ecology. May be
taken as SME 559.
559L.
Coastal Ecology for Teachers Laboratory.
1 hr. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Corequisite: MAR 559. May be taken as SME 559L.
686.
Oceanography and Coastal Processes for Teachers.
2 hrs. Corequisite: MAR 686L. This course for
K-8 teachers will encompass the following topics:
physical processes, plate tectonics, marine
and aquatic habitats and resources, deep-sea
research and pollution.
686L.
Oceanography and Coastal Processes for Teachers
Laboratory. 1 hr. Corequisite: MAR
686. A laboratory designed to accompany MAR
686.
687.
Global Environmental Education for Teachers.
3 hrs. Corequisite: MAR 687L. This course for
5-9 teachers will involve the following topics:
sea level rise, acid rain, pollution, ozone
depletion, biodiversity, population, deforestation,
and greenhouse effects.
687L.
Global Environmental Education for Teachers
Laboratory. 1 hr. Corequisite: MAR
687. A laboratory designed to accompany MAR
687.
