MSC at University of Miami

Gateway courses

Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate MSC coursework.

• MSC 215Chemical Oceanographyopens 7 courses (5.3 directly)
• BIL 160Evolution and Biodiversityopens 5 courses (1 directly)
• MSC 217Physical and Chemical Processes in Coastal Ecosystemsopens 4 courses (1.7 directly)
• MBE 230Introduction to Marine Biologyopens 3 courses (2.5 directly)
• MSC 301Introduction to Physical Oceanographyopens 3 courses (2.5 directly)
• MTH 108Precalculus Mathematics II.opens 3 courses (2 directly)

The map

Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate MSC work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.

Showing the 64 MSC and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 29 more MSC courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.

Concentration routes

The concentrations and majors that build on MSC, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.

Tracks

Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.

The longest ladders

The deepest prerequisite chains in MSC. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.

• 4 courses deep, ending at MSC 325

  1. BIL 150General Biology
  2. BIL 160Evolution and Biodiversity
  3. MBE 230Introduction to Marine Biology
  4. MSC 325Biological Oceanographic Techniques

• 4 courses deep, ending at MSC 387

  1. MTH 107Precalculus Mathematics I.
  2. MTH 108Precalculus Mathematics II.
  3. ATM 103Survey of Modern Meteorology

• 4 courses deep, ending at MSC 402

  1. CHM 121Principles of Chemistry
  2. MSC 215Chemical Oceanography
  3. MSC 216Chemical Oceanography Laboratory

• 4 courses deep, ending at MSC 461

  1. CHM 121Principles of Chemistry
  2. MSC 215Chemical Oceanography
  3. MSC 440Environmental Governance

Grade medians

Professors

No section schedule with instructor names for MSC yet.

Clubs & organizations

No clubs or organizations on record under MSC yet.

Clubs students here join

Department events

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