Course Descriptions: OCEANOGRAPHY

OCEN 100 OCEANOGRAPHY

Units (Grade Option) 3; Class Hours: Minimum of 48 lecture hours/semester; Recommended: Eligibility for READ 836, and ENGL 836 or ESL 400; Prerequisite(s): None. Description: Chemical and biological history of the oceans, currents, waves, tides and coastal processes are studied in this course. Origin and evolution of the oceans and ocean basins with emphasis on recent discoveries in continental drift and sea floor spreading are included. Transfer: CSU: B1, UC. (IGETC: 5A)

OCEN 101 OCEANOGRAPHY LAB

Units 1; Class Hours: Minimum of 48 lab hours/semester; Recommended: Eligibility for READ 836, and ENGL 836 or ESL 400; Prerequisite(s): None. Corequisite(s): Completion of, or concurrent enrollment in OCEN 100. Description: Introductory laboratory exercises in plate tectonics; the geography and sediments of the seafloor; the cause and effect of weather, waves, and currents; the physics and chemistry of seawater; marine life forms; marine resources, and the effect of humans on the sea. A field trip is required. Transfer: CSU: B3 (only if OCEN 100 is successfully completed prior to or concurrently with OCEN 101).