BIO113
Marine Science
Biology
BC
Subject code
BIO
Course Number
113
Department(s)
Instructor(s)
Department/Program Faculty
Course Long Title
Marine Science
Cross Listed Courses
Description
An integrated, interdisciplinary marine science overview encompassing physical, biological, and social aspects of the marine environment. Oceanography topics encompass origins and geological history of the oceans, structure of basins and sediments, ocean chemistry, as well as currents, waves, and tides. Biological subjects include diversity, physiology, and behavior of marine organisms, ecology of major marine communities, and global change biology. Social considerations include human impacts on marine environments (including fisheries) and conservation.
Modes of Inquiry
Quantitative and Formal Reasoning [QF], Scientific Reasoning [SR]
Writing Credit
No writing credit
GEC This Course Belongs To
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