Marine Science is an interdisciplinary study of the earth’s oceans, the largest single environment on earth. Students will gain a fundamental understanding of the world’s oceans with an emphasis on the role of the ocean in relation to the physical, chemical, geological, and biological aspects as well their relevance to the Earth System.

Course Syllabus

Principles of Marine Science
   • The Sea Floor
   • Chemical and Physical Properties
Organisms of the Sea
   • Marine Invertebrates
   • Marine Vertebrates
   • Marine Mammals
Structure and Function of Marine Ecosystems
   • Ecology
   • Intertidal Communities
   • Life on the Continental Shelf
   • Coral Reefs
   • The Ocean Depths

Reading Assignments
See Google Classroom

Study Guides
Final Practice Questions

Google Earth
Argo Drifter
Google Ocean
Honshu Tsunami
NOPP Drifter
Sediment Deposition

Links
Atmospheric and Oceanic Circulation
Careers in Marine Sciences
Florida Museum of Natural History Ichthyology
MarineBio Conservation Society
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution