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Dec 26, 2024
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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog
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GEOL 0111 - General Oceanography with Laboratory
Credits: 4
A broad introductory survey of oceanography with a focus on modern geological and chemical oceanography. The course provides a comprehensive exposure to the scientific method in an interdisciplinary format, including topics from biology, chemistry, geology, and physics. The course will also expose students to the current state of scientific knowledge in the field of oceanography, management of natural resources, and technological and societal implications. Topics include earth history, plate tectonics, geophysics, geochemistry, marine sediments, the hydrosphere, physical properties of salt water, seawater chemistry, ocean-atmosphere interactions, coastal processes, marine biology, human impact, and management of natural ocean resources. The course offers laboratory experience and may include a weekend (one day) optional field trip to nearby coastal regions. Students may receive credit for either this course or GEOL 0108 , but not for both. Three hours lecture, two hours laboratory per week.
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