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Master of Science in Mariculture:
Internship (Non-Thesis) Option

The Master of Science in Mariculture requires a minimum of thirty-six (36) Semester Credit Hours (SCH). The current Graduate Catalog contains a description of the Mariculture Program and Its Courses. Students choose the internship option if they prefer exposure to a wide range of areas in mariculture. This option develops a student's managerial skills and mariculture techniques through a broad internship experience. Courses are listed below; a semester-by-semester schedule is also available.


Important Note: Laboratory Safety Seminar (SMTE 0091) is a co-requisite course for all courses in the Department of Life Sciences that have a laboratory component.

Mariculture Courses, Internship Option (5000-sequence):

Course # Course Title SCH
MARI 5102 Graduate Research Seminar 1
MARI 5312 Mariculture Techniques 3
MARI 5314 Aquatic Animal Nutrition 3
MARI 5315 Diseases and Parasites of Aquatic Organisms 3
MARI 5322 Aquaculture Economics 3
MARI 5370 Mariculture 3
MARI 5398 Internship (offered in 3-hr blocks; taken 3 times) 9
MARI 5421 Chemistry of Natural Waters 4
MARI 5436 Marine Ecological Processes 4
Approved Support Course 3

The following elective courses are highly encouraged to give the student an even stronger knowledge base. Suggested electives from which to choose include:

Mariculture Electives (5000-sequence):

Course # Course Title SCH
MARI 5432 Aquatic System Design 4
MARI 5590 Selected Topics 1-5
MARI 5596 Directed Independent Study 1-5

Graduate Biology Electives (5000-sequence):

The current university catalog contains descriptions of the Graduate Biology Program and Its Courses.

Course # Course Title SCH
BIOL 5202 Coral Reef Field Studies 2
BIOL 5301 Coral Reef Systems 3
BIOL 5335 Aquatic Microbiology 3
BIOL 5409 Field and Laboratory Methods 4
BIOL 5412 Ecology of Fresh Waters 4
BIOL 5415 Biology of Estuarine Organisms 4
BIOL 5417 Microbial Ecology 4
BIOL 5431 Phycology 4
BIOL 5432 Biology of Fishes 4
BIOL 5437 Ecology of Marine Plants 4
BIOL 5590 Special Topics 1-5

Other courses in related fields may be selected with consent of the major advisor(s).

Elective courses are subject to change and some may not be offered every semester.

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