Geological, Chemical, and Physical Oceanography

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Course Information

Subject code

MARS

Subject Code Description

Marine Science

Course Number

2060

Catalog Title

Geological, Chemical, and Physical Oceanography

Course Description

A rigorous and comprehensive introduction to geological, chemical, and physical oceanography. Topics include: earth structure and composition, plate tectonics, sediments, the hydrosphere, properties of water and seawater, salinity, gases, nutrients, atmosphere circulation, heat budgets, surface ocean circulation, themohaline circulation, waves, tides, and coastal oceanography.

Credit Hours Min

4

Restricted to the following student level(s)

UG - Undergraduate

Repeat Status

N - Course May Not Be Repeated