3 credits
Fall 2025 Distance Learning Lecture Credit By ExaminationLower DivisionScienceData from last updated 8/18/2025
Fall 2025
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Origin of the oceans and marine life. Seafloor spreading and marine geology; currents, waves, and tides; marine organisms and ecology; beaches and nearshore life. Man's use and abuse of the sea, including contemporary problems and future opportunities. The role of oceans in climate and evolution of the biosphere.
Learning Outcomes1Understand ocean and coastal processes.
2Understand potential future impacts of ocean and other environmental changes.
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