GESC 3303 - Oceanography

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Prerequisite: six to eight hours of introductory lab science, including a three- or four-hour course in geology or earth science, or permission of instructor. History of oceanography; origin and distribution of oceans; geology of the sea floor and coastal land forms; physical and chemical characteristics of seawater; currents, waves and tides; coastal waters; biology of marine environments; marine resources and pollution. Spring of odd years.