EEMB 2700 — Marine Biology

4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath NDNUpath WIusually offered: springtypical days: M/W/ThBostonTraditional

Examines biological aspects of natural ocean ecosystems and the physical processes that regulate them. Covers distributions, abundances, and interactions of marine organisms; interactions between organisms and the transformation and flux of energy and matter in marine ecosystems; and aspects of physiology related to marine species distributions, abundances, and roles. Students generate, evaluate, discuss, and present data from primary research and apply their knowledge of the scientific method and biological concepts through the creation of a written grant proposal.

Prerequisites

all of:
- one of:
  - BIOL 1107 (min D-)
  - BIOL 1111 (min D-)
  - BIOL 1115 (min D-)
  - EEMB 1101 (min D-)
- one of:
  - ENGL 1111 (min C)
  - ENGL 1102 (min C)
  - ENGW 1111 (min C)
  - WRIT 201M
  - ENGW 1102 (min C)

Corequisites (same term)

EEMB 2701

Offering history

Term	Sections	Enrolled	Capacity	Full	Open seats/section
Spring 2024	1	46	57	81%	11.0
Spring 2025	1	45	48	94%	3.0
Spring 2026	1	48	48	100%	0.0

Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.

Meeting times

Share of recent sections by weekday: M 100% · T 0% · W 67% · Th 67% · F 0%

Common patterns: MWR (67% of sections), M (33% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday

Professors

Spring

Tara Duffy (65% of students) · reviews
Lauren Chacho (35% of students) · reviews

Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.

Unlocks

EEMB 5510, EEMB 5542, EEMB 5546

Courses that list EEMB 2700 in their prerequisites.

Links

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