Survey of basic concepts and interrelationships of physical, geological, chemical, and biological oceanographic and inshore ecosystems. Introduction to function and application of oceanographic equipment. (3-3-4)

Introduction to the physiology, morphology, taxonomy, and ecology of marine organisms and their role in oceanographic processes. (3-0-3)

Chemical composition and processes of seawater and coastal waters; methods and techniques employed in analyzing environmental parameters; carbonate buffering system of seawater, biogeochemical cycles. (3-0-3)

Survey of the major marine invertebrate taxa emphasizing function and special adaptations to coastal and marine environments. Practical emphasis on collection, preserving, sorting and classifying, especially local species. (3-0-3)

Evolution, classification, anatomy, physiology, and ecology of fishes. Includes methods for the collection, identification, maintenance, and study of southeastern coastal marine and estuarine species. (3-0-3)

Introduction to statistics with applications in the biological and health sciences. Covers measurement, data, variables, dispersion, variance, parameters and estimates, errors, hypothesis/significance testing, t-tests, ANOVA, chi-square, correlations and regression analyses, and the use of computers in statistical analyses. (3-0-3)

The practical study of organizing and presenting scientific and technical information through writing and oral presentation. Covers the key elements of effective oral communication and written communication in memoranda, letters, questionnaires, reports, articles, and abstracts. Introduces the application and practical capabilities of computers, word processing, and integrated software. (3-0-3)

Student participation in faculty-supervised research project. A manuscript and an oral presentation of research findings are required. (3-0-3)

Principles of ecology related to marine and estuarine ecosystems. Theoretical population dynamics, age distributions, competition, predation, ecology are studied using computer modeling. Results of practical experimental approach to the study of marine ecosystems are analyzed using computer simulation, modeling, and analysis. (3-0-3)

Global-scale considerations of biological features and process within oceanic environments including: marine biogeography, oceanographic nutrient cycles, food webs and energy flow, pelagic and abyssal zone community dynamics, oceanic food resources, plankton biology, mathematical modeling. (3-0-3)