Autumn Marine Studies (AMS)

Course Details

  • Acronym

    IFE - FHL 375, FHL/MARBIO 470, FHL/BIOL 471, FHL 495

  • Instructor(s)

    Marjorie Wonham, Adam Summers, Deborah Giles,

  • Quarter

    Autumn 2025

  • Credits

    15-17

  • Fulfills

    IFE and 2-3 Marine Biology Electives

  • Prerequisites

    Application to FHL (see below)

Course Description

For the AMS Program, students participate in 3 of the 4 listed required courses, plus optional Marine Sciences Seminar, for a total of 15 to 17 credits:

  • Marine Mammals of the Salish Sea (FHL 375, 5 credits)
    • Biodiversity elective credit
  • Research in Marine Biology (FHL/MARBIO 470, 6 credits)
    • Integrative Field Experience (IFE) credit
  • Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of Marine Organisms (FHL/BIOL 471, 5 credits)
    • Organismal Processes elective credit
  • Behavioral Ecology of Marine Invertebrates (FHL 495, 5 credits)
    • Integrative field experience or Ecology and Ecosystems Elective {can only fulfill one requirement}
  • (optional) Marine Sciences Seminar (FHL 490, 1 credit)
    • Other Marine Biology Elective

Prerequisites: This is an upper-level program and it is assumed that all students have a solid background in introductory biology (e.g. either FISH 270/OCEAN 270/MARBIO 270 or a minimum grade of 3.4 in either BIOL 180, B BIO 180, or T BIOL 120). Successful completion of Foundations in Ecology (Biol 356) and Marine Biology (Biol 250) is recommended.