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Marine Science Honors Seminar

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Course Information

Subject code

MARS

Subject Code Description

Marine Science

Course Number

4500

Course Title

Marine Science Honors Seminar

Catalog Subject and Course Number

MARS 4500

Catalog Title

Marine Science Honors Seminar

Course Description (Combined)

Prerequisite: MARS 4050 (concurrent enrollment allowed); and BIOL 3090 (concurrent enrollment allowed).

Course Restrictions: Restricted to students in the Bachelor of Science in Marine Biology program or Bachelor of Science in Oceanography program.

Marine Science Honors Seminar prepares students to conduct marine research for Marine Science Honors Research, MARS4600. The course focuses on the critical reading of the scientific literature to identify relevant research questions, and on the development of testable hypotheses. Students develop the experimental design to investigate their own research questions, which they will test in the Marine Science Honors Research course, MARS4600.

Credit: 1