GC 390 - Oceanography

Offered Fall: No Offered Winter: No Offered Summer: No Offered Other: Contact department for information.

2 Credits
Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 2-0-0
This course introduces students to the field of oceanography, an interdisciplinary science focusing on ocean formation, bathymetry, ocean circulation, currents, tides, chemistry, plants and animals, and issues of ocean pollution and cleanup. Students will also explore the effects of solar energy, gravitational forces and atmospheric circulation that help to define the unique historical, chemical and physical aspects of the world’s oceans and seas.