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MACS 303: Integrated Marine Science Core: Marine Ecological Processes

Marine & Coastal Science · 5 credits

Marine science questions can only be fully understood through approaches that integrate knowledge from multiple disciplines. This course focuses on the biological and ecological aspects of marine science, as well as how ecological concepts inform and are informed by geology, chemistry and physics. In this course you will gain understanding of the chemical, physical and biological processes that govern the distribution and abundance of marine organisms. These processes will be explored across various marine ecosystems. Labs will focus on understanding how environmental variability affects population growth and organismal metabolic rates, and evaluating marine biodiversity.

Offered in 6 of the 26 listed terms (Spring 2022 to Spring 2027).

Prerequisites

BIOL 204 and MACS 210

Prerequisite tree

Each course's own prerequisites, down to the first courses in the chain.

From Banner's catalog for Spring 2027. Banner lists only the requisites it enforces, so check the catalog entry too.

Required by (16)

BIOL 403, BIOL 405, BIOL 406, BIOL 432, BIOL 465, BIOL 497J, BIOL 497S, BIOL 497T, ESCI 412, ESCI 432, ESCI 445, ESCI 491, MACS 424, MACS 426, MACS 452, MACS 493

What it leads to

Courses that list it as a prerequisite, then the courses that list those, 2 levels deep.

Syllabi and course websites

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Instructors

InstructorSectionsTerms
Olson, Brady5Spring 2022 to Spring 2026
Arellano, Shawn1Spring 2027

Every offering in the listed terms (6 sections)

TermSecCRNTypeMeetsInstructorEnrolledDelivery
Spring 2027121633Lecture/LabMW 1:00pm-2:20pm · IS 410
F 1:00pm-3:50pm · IS 410
Arellano, Shawn0/30Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2026121832Lecture/LabMW 11:00am-12:20pm · IS 410
F 11:00am-1:50pm · IS 410
Olson, Brady32/30Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2025122045Lecture/LabMW 11:00am-11:50am · IS 410
F 11:00am-1:50pm · IS 410
Olson, Brady28/30Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2024122492Lecture/LabMW 11:00am-11:50am · FI 238
F 11:00am-1:50pm · IS 410
Olson, Brady26/30Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2023122819Lecture/LabMW 11:00am-11:50am · ES 413
F 11:00am-1:50pm · IS 410
Olson, Brady16/30Face to Face Instruction
Spring 20221
Marine Ecological Processes
23351Lecture/LabMW 11:00am-11:50am · CF 316
F 11:00am-1:50pm · IS 410
Olson, Brady23/27Face to Face Instruction