Three semester hours credit. One semester hour credit. An introductory course in physical oceanography that describes the different types of motions observed in the ocean and on its surface. It includes a study of ocean currents and waves starting with the basic principles of physics. Three semester hours credit.
Estuaries are an interface between the continents and the oceans.
As such, they are critical to the life cycles of many organisms and are sensitive to human activity. This course will survey the physical, geological, chemical, and biological aspects of estuaries, drawing on both current information as well as fundamental principles. Three semester hours credit. Systematics and taxonomy of Foraminiferida emphasizing suborders, selected superfamilies, and families. Review of common abyssal, bathyal, and neritic species of the Pliocene and Quaternary.