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Concentration in Marine Sciences
Marine Science Option with a Major in Earth and Environmental Sciences
and Minor in Biology or a Major in Biology and Minor in EES
Wilkes University is a member of the Wallops Island Marine Science Consortium, an association of both state and private institutions that oversee the operation of a marine field station located in southeastern Virginia. Through its membership in the Consortium, Wilkes offers to its students the full range of courses in the marine sciences and oceanography regularly taught at the Station each summer. Interested students in GeoEnvironmental Sciences may formally pursue a marine science option concentration in a four-year program that is fully integrated into their E. &E.S. major and a minor in Biology. On a less formal basis, students who meet course prerequisites may complement regular course work with these unique summer field experiences in oceanography.
Courses taken at Wallops Island Marine Science Station typically carry three credits and involve three weeks of intensive field and laboratory study at the Marine Station and related field sites (e.g. Florida Keys and Honduras). Facilities at the Station include dormitory space, cafeteria, labs, lecture halls, a variety of field and laboratory equipment (including 1 large oceanographic vessel and 3 inshore vessels), and a range of inshore, offshore, and estuarine field sites. To participate in the marine option concentration or to enroll in individual courses, students must first contact the coordinators of the Wallops Island Program (prior to the spring semester) and then register for the appropriate course through the Wilkes University Registrar.
Courses regularly offered at the Station include:
MS 110 Introduction to Oceanography
MS 211 Field Methods Oceanography
MS 221 Marine Invertebrates
MS 241 Marine Biology
MS 250 Wetland Ecology
MS 260 Marine Ecology
MS 300 Behavior of Marine Organisms
MS 330 Tropical Invertebrates
MS 331 Chemical Oceanography
MS 342 Marine Botany
MS 343 Marine Ichthyology
MS 345 Ornithology
MS 352 Modeling Environmental and Biological Sciences
MS 362 Marine Geology
MS 390 Undergraduate Research in Marine Science
MS 394 Physiology of Marine Organisms
MS 431 Ecology of Marine Plankton
MS 432 Marine Evolutionary Ecology
MS 433 Advanced Methods in Coastal Ecology
MS 450 Coastal Geomorphology
MS 451 Coastal Environmental Oceanography
MS 464 Biological Oceanography
MS 470 Research Diver Methods
MS 471 Scanning Electron Microscopy: Marine Applications
MS 490 Marine Aquaculture
MS 491Coral Reef Ecology
MS 492 Marine Mammals
MS 493 Behavioral Ecology
MS 500 Problems in Marine Science
See Coordinators of the Wallops Island Program for outlines of individual course and for detailed information on the structure of the Marine Sciences Option. A student can major in EES and Minor in Biology as shown below. Or, click on this link to see how a student can Major in Biology and Minor in EES. In either case, the Marine Option content is identical and both approaches lead to a 4 year BS degree.
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1st SEMESTER
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2nd SEMESTER
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BIO-121
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Modern Biology I
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4
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BIO-122
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Modern Biology II
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4
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FF
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Freshman Foundations
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3
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ENG-101
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Composition
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4
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MTH-111
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Calculus I
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4
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MTH-112
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Calculus II
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4
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CHM-115
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Elements and Compounds
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4
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CHM-116
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The Chemical Reaction
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4
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15
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16
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3rd SEMESTER
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4th SEMESTER
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GES-230
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Ocean Science
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4
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GES-211
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Physical Geology
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4
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BIO-225
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Population & Evolutionary Bio
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4
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Computer Science Elective
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3
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ME-180
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CADD Lab
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1
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GES-240
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Principles of Environmental Science
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4
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Distribution Req.
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6
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BIO-226
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Cellular & Molecular Biology
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4
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15
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15
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MS ___
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Summer College MSC (BIO Course)2
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3
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5th SEMESTER
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6th SEMESTER
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PHY-171
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Classical & Modern or
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4
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PHY-174
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Classical & Modern Physics or
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4
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PHY-201
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Introductory Physics I
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PHY-202
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Introductory Physics II
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GES-251
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Synoptic Meteorology
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4
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GES/BIO 343
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Marine Ecology1, 3
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3
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GES-394
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Field Study
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1
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GES-244
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Instrumental Analysis
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3
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GES/ENV
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Elective
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3
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GES-302
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Literature Methods
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1
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Distribution Req.
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3
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GES-304
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Environmental Data Analysis
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2
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15
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MTH-150
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Statistics
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3
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16
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MS ___
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Summer College MCS (BIO Course)2
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3
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7th SEMESTER
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8th SEMESTER
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GES-391
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Senior Projects I
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1
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GES-392
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Senior Projects II
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2
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GES/ENV
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Electives
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6
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GES/ENV
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Electives
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6
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Distribution Req.
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3
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Distribution Requirement
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6
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Free Electives
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6
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Free Electives
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3
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16
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17
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Note 1: GES/BIO 343 counts toward both GES degree and BIO
minor.
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Note 2: BIO minor includes 2 MS courses (biology content)
at MSC Wallops Island, but not MS 110 or MS 260.
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Note 3: 22 minimum credits for BIO Minor includes BIO/GES
343
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Summary of Requirements:
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GES Course Credits (GES 230, 211, 240, 251, 394, 343,
244, 302, 304, 391, 392 & Wilkes GES electives 15
credits) = 44
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BIO Minor Credits (BIO 121, 122, 225, 226, 343, and 2 MS)
= 25
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Other Science, Math and Free Elective Credit = 40
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Core and Distribution Credits = 25
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Minimum Program Credits = 131
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Recommended Course Sequences for Marine Option
Concentration with
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Major in Earth & Environmental Sciences
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