OCE 1002C - Oceanography II: a Multidisciplinary Science- aa

Institution:

Florida SouthWestern State College

Subject:

Marine Science

Description:

3 class hours 3 Credits Oceanography is a true science, but not a traditional science. Oceanography is amultidisciplinary field which encompasses the traditional fields of biology, geology, chemistry and physics. The beauty of oceanography is that it actually incorporates specific subsets of information from each of these disciplines in an integrated fashion. This course provides an overview of each of these fields is provided with the ocean environment as a general model. The marine environment of Southwest Florida provides an excellent laboratory setting to accomplish the overall objective of the course enabling students to see connections between the disciplines of biology, chemistry, physics, meteorology, economics and other disciplines traditionally viewed as separate. OCE 1002C covers the most important aspects of biological oceanography (= marine biology). This course can be taken in any order with OCE 1001C.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.fsw.edu

Phone Number:

(239) 489-9300

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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