The Marine Science course is an introduction to Oceanography and Marine Biology. The first semester focuses on Oceanography with an emphasis on the formation, structures and physical environments of the Earth's oceans. In the second semester, the course content will shift to Marine Biology and the study of the unique organisms of the marine environment. The course will highlight the environmental, ecological and evolutionary relationships between the life forms in the sea and the marine biome. The history of ocean exploration as well as recent discoveries in the marine sciences will be presented throughout the course. This course will also examine the effects of human activity on the ocean environment. Supplemental course work will include off-campus field trips and independent research projects.