{"id":14546,"date":"2019-01-31T16:45:41","date_gmt":"2019-01-31T16:45:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/?p=14546"},"modified":"2024-10-21T17:09:36","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T00:09:36","slug":"marine-biology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/undergraduate\/minors\/marine-biology","title":{"rendered":"Minor in Marine Biology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The interdisciplinary Minor in Marine Biology is a tri-campus minor <\/strong>open to UW students at all campuses with an interest in exploring life in the marine environment. Coursework in the minor includes exciting hands-on learning opportunities, such as field trips, internships, research, courses at UW\u2019s marine field station, Friday Harbor Laboratories<\/strong><\/a>, and study abroad programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We encourage students to declare the marine biology minor during their freshmen or sophomore years and immediately join a community of researchers and students interested in marine organisms, ecosystems, and conservation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Declaring the minor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Marine Biology minor has no prerequisites<\/strong>, and any undergraduate student\u2014including pre-major students\u2014may declare the minor at any time!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contact your pre-major advisor or the academic advisor for your major at any time to declare the Marine Biology minor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Find your advisor on Navigate<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Program requirements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Visit the UW Seattle Marine Biology page<\/strong><\/a> for a description of the minor requirements and course options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UW Bothell course options<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Currently, most courses for this minor must be taken at UW Seattle or Friday Harbor labs. However, some courses may be taken at UW Bothell to fulfill specific requirements:<\/p>\n\n\n\n