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