Courses - Spring 2024
MEES484
Marine Microbial Ecology
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Jointly offered with: MEES684.
The primary goal of this course is to become familiar with the diversity, ecology, and biogeochemical roles of Bacteria, Archaea, microbial Eukaryotes, viruses, and fungi in the marine environment. The course will also cover the latest discoveries in molecular microbial ecology. Each main topic will begin with a lecture and will be followed by a paper discussion. For the paper discussions, each student will present selected papers specified in the syllabus (or by consensus with the course instructors). Students will also participate in class discussions.
Offered synchronously to all MEES partner institutions via video. Please contact the instructor(s) for access and logistical information as needed.
MEES498T
Topics in Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences; Marine and Environmental Biotechnology
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Cross-listed with MEES698T. Credit only granted for MEES498T or MEES698T. Taught at Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology (IMET) and over the Interactive Video Network (IVN).
MEES601
Applied Environmental Science
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Credit only granted for: MEES601 or MEES609A.
Formerly: MEES609A.
Designed to promote an appreciation of interdisciplinarity in natural and social sciences and to provide exposure to how science can influence and inform ongoing policy and management debates. The course addresses the role of science and scientists in providing information to policy makers and managers on complex environmental challenges.
Offered synchronously to all MEES partner institutions via video. Please contact the instructor(s) for access and logistical information as needed.
MEES609B
Professional Development in Marine Estuarine Environmental Science; Scientific Job Skills 101
Credits:
1
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Offered synchronously to all MEES partner institutions via video. Please contact the instructor(s) for access and logistical information as needed.
MEES609E
Professional Development in Marine Estuarine Environmental Science; Machine Learning in Python for Environmental Science
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Offered synchronously to all MEES partner institutions via video. Please contact the instructor(s) for access and logistical information as needed.
MEES612
Applied Bayesian Statistics
Credits:
1
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Recommended: MEES 698B or equivalent course, students are encouraged to discuss with the instructor.
Credit only granted for: MEES 608R or MEES612.
Formerly: MEES608R.
This seminar will explore the advanced practices of Bayesian network and graphical model to high dimensional inter-disciplinary environmental data. Through hands-on experience and real studies from Bayesian perspectives, students will learn the basics of evaluating Bayesian network and graphical analyses, and interpreting and communicating the results. Case studies involving ecological and environmental science will be used to illustrate Bayesian analyses. The statistical programming language R and software packages such as OpenBUGS, JAGS, and STAN will be used in illustrating Bayesian models.
Offered synchronously to all MEES partner institutions via video. Please contact the instructor(s) for access and logistical information as needed.
MEES617
Hydrological Effects of Land Use Change
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud, S-F
Prerequisite: Statistics course and hydrology course or permission of instructor.
Detailed examination of the catchment-scale hydrological effects attributable to major land use and land cover alterations, including both anthropic and non-anthropic disturbances.
MEES621
Biological Oceanography
Credits:
4
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud, S-F
Population and community ecology of estuarine and marine systems; coastal and estuarine processes are emphasized in the context of oceans in general. Field and lab trips required.
Offered synchronously to all MEES partner institutions. Please contact the instructor(s) for access and logistical information as needed.
MEES631
Fish Ecology
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, S-F
Restriction: Permission of instructor.
Study of the interrelationships between individuals, their communities and environment. Explores the environmental biology of fish, feeding ecology, energetics and growth, population biology, reproduction and life history, and population and community interactions.
MEES684
Marine Microbial Ecology
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
The primary goal of this course is to become familiar with the diversity, ecology, and biogeochemical roles of Bacteria, Archaea, microbial Eukaryotes, viruses, and fungi in the marine environment. The course will also cover the latest discoveries in molecular microbial ecology. Each main topic will begin with a lecture and will be followed by a paper discussion. For the paper discussions, each student will present selected papers specified in the syllabus (or by consensus with the course instructors). Students will also participate in class discussions.
Offered synchronously to all MEES partner institutions via video. Please contact the instructor(s) for access and logistical information as needed.
MEES687
Next Generation Sequence and Analysis
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Credit only granted for: MEES618C or MEES687.
Formerly: MEES618C.
Additional information: Offered synchronously to all MEES partner institutions via video. Please contact the instructor(s) for access and logistical information as needed.
Provides a general background to sequence analysis and then move through a series of student-directed tutorials, mostly on the command line, working with datasets for the final thesis. Students who do not have data will be provided with comparable sequence files to gain fluency. The goal is to provide students with hands-on experience with Next-Generation sequence datasets and tailor the instruction to further enhance research.
MEES698T
Special Topics in Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences; Marine and Environmental Biotechnology
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Cross-listed with MEES498T. Credit only granted for MEES498T or MEES698T. Taught at Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology (IMET) and over the Interactive Video Network (IVN).
MEES698U
Special Topics in Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences; Fire and Ecosystems
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Offered synchronously to all MEES partner institutions via video. Please contact the instructor(s) for access and logistical information as needed.
MEES698Y
Special Topics in Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences; Science for Environmental Management
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
MEES699
Special Problems in Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences
Credits:
1 - 3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
MEES699C
Special Problems in Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences; Readings in Chesapeake Bay Biogeochemistry
Credits:
1
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Offered synchronously to all MEES partner institutions via video. Please contact the instructor(s) for access and logistical information as needed.
MEES708T
Advanced Topics in Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Science; Science Visualization
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
MEES713
Environmental Statistics II
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Credit only granted for: MEES708M or MEES713.
Formerly: MEES708M.
Additional information: Offered synchronously to all MEES partner institutions. Please contact the instructor(s) for access and logistical information as needed.
Students will extend statistical training to advanced topics of time series analysis and spatial statistics. After taking this course, students will be familiar with a variety of state-of-the-art approaches for qualitative analysis of time- and space-dependent data. Students will become competent users of these methods by practicing them in class and in their homework assignments using the statistical programming language R.
MEES718W
Study Groups on Issues in Marine Estuarine Enviornmental Sciences; Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Environmental Science
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
MEES799
Masters Thesis Research
Credits:
1 - 6
Grad Meth:
S-F
MEES898
Pre-Candidacy Research
Credits:
1 - 8
Grad Meth:
Reg
MEES899
Doctoral Dissertation Research
Credits:
6
Grad Meth:
S-F
Flagship Institution of the University System of Maryland
University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
/
Phone:
301.405.1000
Copyright
© 2025 University of Maryland
/
Privacy /
Web Accessibility
Contact us
with comments, questions and feedback
/