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  • MAR 330: Chemical Oceanography

    4.00 Credits
    Rider University

    4 credits Introduction to the chemical aspects of the oceans and their influence on marine ecosystems and Earth processes. Emphasis is placed on chemical and physical properties of seawater, atmosphere-ocean interactions, biogeochemical cycles with marine components, production and destruction of marine organic matter, chemical ecology, and marine pollution. During the lab portion of this course, students gain hands-on experience in analyzing ocean water samples, experimental design, and interpreting marine chemical data. Three hours of lecture and one threehour lab per week. Weekend field trips and independent projects may be required. Prerequisites: CHE-121, CHE-122; MAR-120, MAR-121 or permission of instructor.
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  • MAR 340: Marine Processes and Environments:Seminar

    3.00 Credits
    Rider University

    3 credits This course is designed as a seminar course. Therefore, students will learn to lead class discussions, to analyze and critique peerreviewed journal articles, and to enhance their writing skills using current literature sources. Students will interpret graphical, spatial, and numerical data to support their positions. Content will emphasize the interactions among marine processes, biological features, and geologic landforms. Prerequisites: MAR-120, GEO-306.
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  • MAR 360: Plankton Ecology

    4.00 Credits
    Rider University

    4 credits Examines the diversity, physiology, and ecology of marine phytoplankton and zoo-plankton. Students will survey the dominant plankton groups, their distribution, nutritional requirements, growth kinetics, and behavior. Planktonic predator/prey interactions and food web dynamics will be discussed. Students will also examine the interdisciplinary nature and role of plankton in biogeochemical cycles. Three hours of lecture and one three-hour lab per week. Prerequisites: MAR-120, MAR-121 or BIO-116.
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  • MAR 380: The Learning and Teaching of Marine Science

    4.00 Credits
    Rider University

    4 credits Field course provides K-12 educators and others an integration of practical experience in marine science with pedagogical concepts and applications. Students will become familiar with marine science content and scientific methodology through specially designed inquiry-based scientific exercises. During these activities, students will address the process of applying college-level content to their own classroom settings, considering national and state standards. Hands-on, field-based, scientific exercises will provide experience with a diversity of marine habitats and biological, geological, hydrological, chemical, and physical processes that influence them. Visited habitats will include rocky intertidal, salt marsh, tidal flat, beach and channel sand bars. As a result, students will develop field and laboratory skills in marine science and use them in designing materials for their own classroom.
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  • MAR 401: Marine Ecology

    4.00 Credits
    Rider University

    4 credits Survey of environmental influences from the microstructure of skeletons to large-scale ecosystems. Correlation of invertebrate skeletal mineralogy and shape with environmental parameters. Reconstruction of population dynamics from organismal size-frequency data. Acclimation to abiotic limiting factors, and their influence on species distribution, growth, and reproduction. Evaluation of mutualistic, competitive and predatory interactions between species. Community structure and succession in rocky intertidal-subtidal, salt marsh, beach, mudflat, estuarine, shelfal and reefal habitats. Three hours of lecture and one three-hour lab per week. Prerequisites: BIO-272, BIO-272L or permission of instructor.
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  • MAR 410: Physical Oceanography

    3.00 Credits
    Rider University

    3 credits Introduction to the physical aspects and processes of the oceans and their influence on marine ecosystems and Earth processes. Topics include distribution of salinity and water temperature and their effect on water movement, the oceanic heat budget, atmospheric and oceanic interactions, ocean currents including surface and deep water circulation, waves, tides, and medium- to small-scale circulation features. Throughout the course, emphasis is placed on how these physical processes affect the biology of the ocean. Three hours of lecture per week. Weekend field trips may be required. Prerequisites: MAR-120.
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  • MAR 429: Advanced Field Marine Studies

    3.00 Credits
    Rider University

    3 credits Diurnal (day-night) and tidal cycles involving physiochemical variables are established for shallow marine habitats from spring to neap tides. Corresponding behavioral and physiological rhythms in algae and invertebrates are correlated with abiotic cycles. Microgradients in substrate texture, composition, porosity and permeability, illumination, desiccation, and/or wave-exposure along vertical and horizontal surfaces are established. Biotic gradients, including distribution, size, abundance, and morphology of associated species, are correlated with abiotic variations. Additional course costs defray field work at the marine station for seven-14 days in January prior to the spring semester, with periodic required meetings in the following spring semester. Prerequisites: BIO-272, BIO- 272L, MAR-227 or MAR-228 or MAR-229, MAR-330. Spring.
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  • MAR 480: Senior Thesis

    3.00 Credits
    Rider University

    3 credits A senior thesis is optional for marine sciences majors. However, a senior thesis is required for eligibility to graduate with honors in marine sciences. The topic for investigation will be chosen by the student in consultation with the faculty of the department of geological, environmental, and marine sciences. The student must initiate consideration of a proposal to the department. The proposal must contain a discussion of the proposed project and a timetable to be followed in the study. A departmental committee consisting of a major and minor advisor will evaluate the written paper submitted at the conclusion of the study. An oral presentation before the department at the conclusion of the semester in which the study is completed is required. Proposals must be submitted in final form no later than the end of the ninth week of the semester prior to the semester in which the study is undertaken. Prerequisites: senior standing in the marine sciences major and permission of department chair. Fall and spring.
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  • MAR 491: Internship in Marine Sciences

    4.00 Credits
    Rider University

    1-4 credits A supervised work experience in an approved organization where qualified students gain real-world knowledge and utilize their academic training in a professional environment. Placements may be in private, public, nonprofit, or governmental organizations. These can include consulting firms, regulatory agencies, advocacy groups, and educational or research institutions. Normally, 50 hours of internship per credit is required. A mutually agreed upon method of evaluation will be formalized prior to the approval of the internship by the sponsoring faculty and could include a term paper or project report and a poster presentation. Prerequisite: 2.5 GPA or permission of instructor.
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