Microbes in a Changing Ocean

Course Details

  • Acronym

    OCEAN 432

  • Instructor(s)

    Robert Morris

  • Quarter

    Winter 2026

  • Credits

    3

  • Fulfills

    Organismal processes elective

  • Gen Ed Credits

    NSc

  • Prerequisites

    OCEAN 330; recommended: introductory college-level coursework in all three of, or advanced college-level coursework in two of, biology, oceanography, or microbiology

Course Description

Covers the major groups of marine bacteria and archaea, and their viruses, and the range of activities and interactions that enable microbes to thrive in a changing ocean.

Registration restrictions: OCEAN, MARBIO majors only Period 1; OCEAN, MARBIO majors only Period 2

Major requirements: Organismal processes elective, Other marine biology elective, 400-level elective

Minor requirements: Oceanography elective