Oceanography

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Overview

Subject area

GEOL

Catalog Number

521

Course Title

Oceanography

Description

This class provides middle and high school teachers with background information about the earth's oceans that encompasses: the history of oceanography and sea-floor exploration; the evolution of the oceans and atmosphere; Plate Tectonics; ocean sedimentation; properties and chemistry of ocean waters; ocean/atmosphere interactions and their effects on climate; coasts; life in the oceans; marine resources and environmental concerns.

Typically Offered

Fall, Spring

Academic Career

Graduate

Liberal Arts

Yes

Credits

Minimum Units

3

Maximum Units

3

Academic Progress Units

3

Repeat For Credit

No

Components

Name

Lecture

Hours

4

Course Schedule