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General Oceanography

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Course Information

Subject code

MARS

Subject Code Description

Marine Science

Course Number

3000

Course Title

General Oceanography

Catalog Subject and Course Number

MARS 3000

Catalog Title

General Oceanography

Course Description (Combined)

Prerequisite: BIOL 2052 or CHEM 2052.

An introduction to geological, physical and chemical oceanography. Topics include: earth history, plate tectonics, geophysics, geochemistry, marine sediments, physical properties of salt water, major and minor components of seawater, ocean-atmosphere interactions, weather and climate, ocean circulation, waves, tides, and coastal oceanography.

Credit: 3