08-09 Graduate Catalog/w pics - University of Louisiana at Monroe

136 THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE
MARINE SCIENCE
(MNSC)
For Undergraduates and Graduates
401. MARINE BOTANY. 4 cr. Study of marine and coastal algae and vascular plants, including
classification, morphology, life cycles, and ecology; emphasis on field and laboratory studies.
Prerequisites: 12 hours botany including BIOL 438; Permission of Instructor. Offered summer
only. Five weeks at a Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium coastal laboratory.
410. MARINE ECOLOGY. 4 cr. Relationships of marine and estuarine organisms to environmental
factors; interactions among organisms; ecological processes of energy and materials flow; field
studies of communities and ecosystems of the Louisiana coastal zone. Prerequisite: 204, 205,
330, 332; CHEM 107, 109; Permission of the Instructor. Offered summer only. Five weeks at a
Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium coastal laboratory.
420. MARINE MICROBIOLOGY. 4 cr. Introduction to the estuarine and marine microbes, especially
bacteria and fungi; classification, methodology, role in marine ecosystems, biogeochemical
cycles, and diseases of marine animals. Prerequisites: 12 hours of biology, including 214, 215;
Permission of Instructor. Offered summer only. Five weeks at a Louisiana Universities Marine
Consortium coastal laboratory.
450. MARINE INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY. 4 cr. General study of the classification, structure,
function, and ecology of marine and estuarine invertebrates; emphasis on field studies of
invertebrates of the Louisiana Gulf Coast. Prerequisites: 8 semester hours of zoology and
Permission of Instructor. Offered summer only. Five weeks at a Louisiana Marine Consortium
coastal laboratory.
455. MARINE VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY. 4 cr. Field and laboratory studies of marine vertebrates
with particular emphasis on the fishes, including classification, structure, function, and ecology.
Prerequisites: 16 semester hours of zoology and Permission of Instructor. Offered summer only.
Five weeks at a Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium coastal laboratory.
460. COASTAL MARINE GEOLOGY. 4 cr. Geomorphologic features of estuarine, coastal, and
continental shelf environments; erosional, depositional, and geochemical processes; field and
laboratory methods. Prerequisites: physical and historical geology; general chemistry or
mineralogy; and Permission of Instructor. Offered summer only. Five weeks at a Louisiana
Universities Marine Consortium coastal laboratory.
470. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY. 4 cr. Chemical composition of the oceans; chemical,
biological, and geological interactions. Prerequisites: 16 semester hours of chemistry and
Permission of Instructor. Offered summer only. Five weeks at a Louisiana Universities Marine
Consortium coastal laboratory.
480. MARINE SCIENCE FOR TEACHERS. 4 cr. Survey of the marine sciences; field and classroom
techniques for the teaching of marine science at the elementary and secondary school levels.
Credit can be applied only to degrees in education. Offered summer only. Five weeks at a
Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium coastal laboratory or participating state university.
For Graduates Only
501. TOPICS IN MARINE SCIENCE. 1-6 cr. Maximum, 6 cr. Advanced lecture, laboratory, and field
work on a selected topic in the marine sciences at a coastal laboratory of the Louisiana
Universities Marine Consortium. By arrangement.
591. SPECIAL PROBLEMS IN MARINE SCIENCE. 1-6 cr. Maximum, 6 cr. Directed research and
study at a coastal laboratory of the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium. By arrangement.
MARKETING
(MRKT)
For Graduates Only
501. SEMINAR. 3 cr. Study in depth of a different major topic each semester such as consumer
behavior, physical distribution, price strategy, promotion, or marketing theory. Course content
will be tailored to the background and interests of students enrolled. Prerequisite: 301 or the
permission of the graduate coordinator.