Coursework
In this section we highlight interesting marine-related courses that are not part of the required or elective coursework, but may be of interest to you as a marine and coastal management student. Required and elective coursework are contained in the advising checklist (available for download below). Also listed here are study abroad opportunities.
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Spring 2010
Biology and Management of Finfish (NST314) Prerequisite: One year of course work in Biological Sciences. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ENST314 or NRMT314. Formerly NRMT314. Fundamentals of individual and population dynamics; theory and practice of sampling fish populations; management schemes.
Marine Geophysics (GEOL455 )
Prerequisite: GEOL100 or GEOL120, MATH140, MATH141; or permission of department. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: GEOL455 or GEOL489E. Formerly GEOL489E. Plate tectonics, earthquakes and faulting, isostasy and gravity, heat and mantle dynamics, ocean ridges and transform faults, hydrothermal vents, trenches and oceanic islands, subduction zones, accretionary and erosion wedges, sedimentary basins and continental rifts. Exploration of the oceans using geophysical methods.
Fall 2009
Prerequisite: ANSC101 and ANSC103; or an introductory biology course. Introduces the art and science of rearing aquatic animals and the essential principles of aquaculture. Students receive hands-on training in the methods required for successful husbandry and management of aquatic animals in their water environment.
Physical Oceanography (AOSC670)
Prerequisite: permission of department. Also offered as GEOL670. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: GEOL670 or AOSC670. Formerly METO670. Ocean observations. Water masses, sources of deep water. Mass, heat, and salt transport, gochemical tracers. Western boundary currents, maintenance of the thermocline. Coastal and estuarine processes. Surface waves and tides. Ocean climate.
Special Topics in Biology: Marine Biology (BSCI338B)
Land Margin Interactions (MEES610)
Broad overview of the components and biogeochemistry of the coastal zone(atmosphere, land, streams, wetlands, estuaries) and the time and space scales on which interactions occur between components. Includes 4 h of classes per week with readings from the literature, field trips, a term paper, and a forum. Course is taught on the Interactive Video Network.
Biological Oceanography (MEES621)
Population and community ecology of estuarine and marine systems; coastal and estuarine processes are emphasized in the context of oceans in general. Field and lab trips required. Course is taught at the Horn Point Laboratory and on the Interactive Video Network.
Summer 2009
Special Topics in Environmental Science and Technology: Algae of the Chesapeake (ENST499K & 689K)
Prerequisite: BIOL106 or equivalent.An ecological and taxonomic survey of algal groups found in the estuarine portion of the Chesapeake Bay. This is a field-oriented course with all day trips to different locations on the bay for collecting algae and learning about algal habitats. Lab/lecture sessions follow field trips for examination and discussion of the collections made during the trips. Emphasis is on the macroalgal flora of the Chespeake Bay and its watershed, but all algal life forms will be covered in the course.
Cornell University -- Remote Sensing Training Program
Those of you who have taken the introductory remote sensing course at UMD may have noticed the course's focus on the terrestrial environment. If you are interested in learning more about remote sensing of the marine and coastal environment, Cornell University offers a 2-week Remote Sensing Training Program that focuses primarily on Ocean Color Data.
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Study Abroad
Summer 2009
Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS)
CORAL REEF ECOLOGY (field course)
July 2009- Bermuda
The Coral Reef Ecology summer course at BIOS exposes the student to the reef ecosystem at all organizational levels, from physiological ecology through population biology, community structure to ecosystem dynamics, and ends with consideration of human impacts and climate change. The course has a large practical component, and the field surveys along with complementary laboratory analysis provide training in many techniques commonly used on coral reef research.
SCHOLARSHIPS AND FINANCIAL AID ARE AVAILABLE.
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