OCEA& 101 - Introduction to Oceanography w/ Lab

6 CR

Introduces physical and chemical oceanography, marine biology, and plate tectonics. Students also discuss environmental issues. Format includes lab work and/or field studies. Note: Fulfills laboratory science course requirement at BC.

Course Outcomes

Enumerate and describe key historic milestones in the development of the science of oceanography.
Describe the processes that have shaped, and continue to shape the seafloor, including plate tectonics and sedimentation.
Describe the processes that have shaped, and continue to shape coastlines and beaches.
Define the terms temperature, salinity, and density, and diagram the normal vertical profiles of these variables in the ocean.
Summarize the major forces that produce ocean currents, waves, and tides, and be able to describe the resultant water motions.
Explain the concepts of energy and matter flow through marine ecosystems, including trophic pyramids and food webs.
Explain the concept of the marine biological community, and describe the types of species interactions that take place in such communities.
Analyze the impact of human activities, historically and currently, on ocean ecosystems.

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