Bachelor of Science in Marine Biology

Learning Outcomes

  1. Explain the relationships among structure, function, and process at different biological levels: molecular, cellular, organismal, population, community, and ecosystem.
  2. Describe the flow of genetic information and the principles of organismal evolution, including the role of natural selection, and the origin and maintenance of biodiversity.
  3. Design, conduct, and interpret hypothesis-driven experiments, and implement laboratory, field, quantitative, and/or computational methods used in biology.
  4. Locate, evaluate, synthesize, and communicate biological information from primary scientific literature and original or archived data.
  5. Recognize and implement ethical scientific practice, considering the impacts of science on humans and the environment and acknowledging historical and cultural biases in science.