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NSU Oceanographic Center Fall 2013 Course Schedule Online registration opens May 6, 2013 and closes August 25, 2013
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NSU Oceanographic Center Fall 2013 Course Schedule

Online registration opens May 6, 2013 and closes August 25, 2013

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Fall 2013 Courses at a GlanceIn House Session 1

Fall 2013 Session 1 Session Dates: August 26- November 15, 2013Term Code CRN Subject Course # Section Course name Instructor Day Location Class Size Lab Fee

201420 23904 OCOR 5605 OD1 Marine Chemistry Dr. Curt Burney Monday Forman 100 20 $35201420 23905 OCOR 5602 OD2 Marine Ecosystems Dr. Ken Banks Tuesday Forman 100 20 $10

23906 OCOR 5603 OD123907 BCOR 5570 OD123908 OCOR 5603 OD223909 BCOR 5570 OD223910 CZMT 0685 OD123911 MEVS 5107 OD123912 OCMB 6315 OD123913 BCOR 5560 OD123914 OCMB 6510 OD123915 MEVS 5520 OD123916 BMME 6760 OD123917 CZMT 0688 OD123918 MEVS 5250 OD123919 OCMB 6323 OD1

201420 23920 OCMB 8020 OD1201420 23921 BMME 8010 OD1

23922 OCMB 6095 OD123923 BMME 8020 OD1

$10201420 Marine Physiology Dr. Tammy Frank Monday COE CRES Seminar 307 20

$10

Marine Genomics Dr. Jose Lopez Wednesday COE CRES Seminar 307 20 $10

201420 Population Ecology Dr. Bernhard Riegl Wednesday Forman Computer Lab/ Forman 120 20

$30

201420 Histology of Marine Organisms Dr. Pat Blackwelder Monday Forman 120 16 $325

201420 Marine Biodiversity Dr. Jim Thomas Wednesday Forman 100 20

$10

201420 Biostatistics I Dr. Patrick Hardigan Thursday Forman Computer Lab/ Forman 120 20 $10

201420 Biostatistics I Dr. Patrick Hardigan Tuesday Forman Computer Lab/ Forman 120 20

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Fall 2013 Courses at a GlanceIn House Session 2

Fall 2013 Session 2 Dates: November 18- December 13, 2013Term Code CRN Subject Course # Section Course name Instructor Day Location Class Size Lab Fee

23924 OCMB 6100 OD123925 CZMT 0639 OD123926 MEVS 5023 OD123927 BMME 6000 OD123928 OCMB 8550 OD123929 MEVS 5480 OD123930 CZMT 0715 OD123931 BCOR 5580 OD1

201420 23932 OCMB 9540 OD1 Deep Sea Coral Reefs Seminar Dr. Charles Messing Tuesday & Thursday COE CRES Seminar 307 20 $10

23933 MEVS 5160 OD123934 OCMB 6090 OD1

$10

201420 Fertilization Ecology Dr. Nicole Fogarty Monday & Wednesday

COE CRES Seminar 307 20 $30

201420Scientific Method and Experimental Design Dr. Richard Spieler

Tuesday & Wednesday Forman 100 20

201420Geographic Information

Systems (GIS) and Environmental Remote Sensing

Dr. Sam PurkisDecember 2-13, 2013

Monday-Sunday 9am-1pm

Forman Computer Lab 20 $100

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Fall 2013 Courses at a GlanceOnline Session 1

Distance EducationTerm Code CRN Subject Course # Section Course name Instructor

201420 23881 OCOR 5604 DE1 Marine Geology Dr. Bernhard Riegl

201420 23882 OCOR 5608 DE1 Introduction to Physical Oceanography

Dr. Kristi Foster

201420 23883 CZMT 0650 DE1 Environmental Toxicology Dr. Don McCorquodale23884 MCCC 530023885 MAMC 440023886 CZMT 094523887 MAMC 494523888 MAMC 461223889 CZMT 0612

201420 23890 CZMT 0664 DE1 Internship in Coastal Policy Dr. Steffen Schmidt23891 CZMT 067223892 OCMB 621523893 MAMC 430023894 CZMT 0300

201420 DE1 Marine Flora and Fauna Dr. Dave Kerstetter

201420 DE1 Coastal Policy Dr. Steffen Schmidt

201420 DE1 Biology of Sharks and Rays Dr. Brad Wetherbee

201420 DE1 Climate Change: The Scientific Basis

Dr. Heather Hill

201420 DE1 Marine Protected Areas Dr. Nick Funicelli

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Fall 2013 Courses at a GlanceOnline Session 2 (4‐week Courses)

Distance EducationTerm Code CRN Subject Course # Section Course name Instructor

201420 23895 CZMT 0735 DE1 Oil Pollution and the Marine Environment

Dr. Don McCorquodale

201420 23896 CZMT 0725 DE1 Ocean Debris Science Dr. Steffen Schmidt

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Fall Term InformationTuition   $ 999 per credit hourRegistration Fee  $ 25 per termLate Registration Penalty  $ 50

Student Services Fee$300 per term for students enrolled in four or more credits $150 per term for students enrolled in 1‐3 credits

ADD/DROPFor Session I : • Before the end of the 1st week  100% • Before the 2nd class meeting (end of 2nd week for online students)  75% • Before the 3rd class meeting (end of 3rd week for online students)  50% • After 3rd meeting or week  0% 

For Session II: • Before session II begins  100% • Before the end of the 1st week of session II  75% • After the 1st week of session II  0%

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Fall Term InformationOnline registration opens May 6, 2013 and closes August 25, 2013

Students must register for both sessions of the Fall term during this registration period. 

Session 1 (12 weeks) runs from August 26 – November 15, 2013Session 2 (4 weeks) runs from  November 18 – December 13, 

2013Please note there is one course that falls outside of this schedule – It is marked in yellow with its scheduled dates.

Course Code KeyOCOR – Marine Sciences Cores OCMB – Marine Biology MajorBCOR – Biological Sciences Cores CZMT – Coastal Zone Management MajorBMME – Biological Sciences Major MEVS – Marine Environmental Sciences MajorMAMC – MA Marine & Coastal Studies

Registration for online elective courses will open for in‐house students on May 20thRegistration for online core courses will open for in‐house students on August 12th

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In‐House Course InformationSession 1

August 26 – November 15, 2013

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Fall Session 1 CoursesCORE COURSE – MARINE CHEMISTRY

Instructor: Curt Burney Couse Subject/#/CRNMeets: Mondays, 6:30‐9:30pm OCOR/5605/23904 Forman 100LAB FEE: $10 Class Size Limit: 20

A study of the properties, composition, and origin of seawater; the importance, distribution, relationships, and cycling of the major inorganic nutrients, dissolved gases, trace metals, and organic compounds; and the use of radiotracers for water mass dating.

Textbook(s) (Required): • Millero, F.J.  (2006). Chemical Oceanography, 3rd Ed. Taylor and Francis Group. ISBN 0‐8493‐

2280‐4

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Fall Session 1 CoursesCORE COURSE – MARINE ECOSYSTEMS

Instructor: Ken Banks Couse Subject/#/CRNMeets: Tuesdays, 6:30‐9:30pm OCOR/5602/23905 Forman 100LAB FEE: $10 Class Size Limit: 20

This class focuses on marine ecological processes and functions. It presents an overview of the basic concepts of marine ecology along with more detailed elements of the discipline including the diversity of marine ecosystems, trophic relationships, ecological roles, and nutrient cycling and biogeochemistry.

Textbook(s) (Required): • None

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Fall Session 1 CoursesCORE COURSE – BIOSTATISTICS I OD1

Instructor: Patrick Hardigan Couse Subject/#/CRNMeets: Tuesdays, 6:30‐9:30pm OCOR/5603/23906 Forman Computer Lab & Forman 120 BCOR/5570/23907 LAB FEE: $10 Class Size Limit: 20

This is a basic course on the practical applications of descriptive and inferential statistics. Emphasis will be on the presentation of statistical theory, and the methodology of summarizing and analyzing biological data. It is designed for students who have never had a statistics course in college. (Students who have previously had statistics in college should plan on taking OCOR‐5606: Biostatistics‐II.) The use of software to facilitate computations will be presented. Specifically, statistical analysis utilizing Microsoft Excel® and PHStat2.5 for Excel® will be used in class. Measures of central tendency, dispersion, and variability testing will be discussed along with basic concepts of probability, continuous distributions, confidence intervals, one‐sample and two‐sample hypothesis testing.

Textbook(s) (Required): • Wheater, P.C. & Cook, P.A. (2000). Using Statistics to Understand the Environment. Routledge. 

ISBN 0‐415‐19888‐7

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Fall Session 1 CoursesCORE COURSE – BIOSTATISTICS I OD2

Instructor: Patrick Hardigan Couse Subject/#/CRNMeets: Thursdays, 6:30‐9:30pm OCOR/5603/23908 Forman Computer Lab & Forman 120 BCOR/5570/23909 LAB FEE: $10 Class Size Limit: 20

This is a basic course on the practical applications of descriptive and inferential statistics. Emphasis will be on the presentation of statistical theory, and the methodology of summarizing and analyzing biological data. It is designed for students who have never had a statistics course in college. (Students who have previously had statistics in college should plan on taking OCOR‐5606: Biostatistics‐II.) The use of software to facilitate computations will be presented. Specifically, statistical analysis utilizing Microsoft Excel® and PHStat2.5 for Excel® will be used in class. Measures of central tendency, dispersion, and variability testing will be discussed along with basic concepts of probability, continuous distributions, confidence intervals, one‐sample and two‐sample hypothesis testing.

Textbook(s) (Required): • Wheater, P.C. & Cook, P.A. (2000). Using Statistics to Understand the Environment. 

Routledge. ISBN 0‐415‐19888‐7

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Fall Session 1 CoursesELECTIVE COURSE – MARINE BIODIVERSITY

Instructor: Jim Thomas Couse Subject/#/CRNMeets: Wednesdays, 6:30‐9:30pm CZMT/0685/23910 OCMB/6315/23912Forman 100 MEVS/5107/23911  BCOR/5560/23913LAB FEE: $30 Class Size Limit: 20

Globally, biodiversity is being dramatically altered by human activities. This is especially evident in the marine environment. Because many species remain undiscovered, and ecological roles of existing species are poorly understood, the magnitude of these changes is difficult to evaluate.This course will discuss multiple aspects of marine biodiversity including: definition and importance of marine biodiversity to marine conservation issues; threats to marine biodiversity including non‐indigenous species introductions; impediments to marine conservation; scientific constraints; developing tools and forums for conserving marine biodiversity, and evaluating existing marine biodiversity initiatives currently in place and planned. Management approaches such as marine protected areas, no‐take or completely protected reserves, and special management areas will be discussed and evaluated.

Textbook(s) (Required): • None

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Fall Session 1 CoursesELECTIVE COURSE – HISTOLOGY OF MARINE ORGANISMS

Instructor: Pat Blackwelder Couse Subject/#/CRNMeets: Mondays, 6:30‐9:30pm OCMB/6510/23914 BMME/6760/23916Forman 120 MEVS/5520/23915 LAB FEE: $325 Class Size Limit: 16

This is an introductory course on the procedures and techniques of tissue preparation for histology. Lectures and laboratory exercises will be utilized to teach tissue processing, embedding, sectioning, and staining. Through light microscopy, students will examine and evaluate coral samples for normal and impaired tissue structure. Although the course will be taught in the context of coral anatomy and tissue structure, histology techniques are generally applicable to other marine organisms.

Textbook(s) (Required): • None

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Fall Session 1 CoursesELECTIVE COURSE – POPULATION ECOLOGY

Instructor: Bernhard Riegl Couse Subject/#/CRNMeets: Wednesdays, 6:30‐9:30pm OCMB/6323/23919 CZMT/0688/23917Forman Computer Lab& Forman 120 MEVS/5250/23918 LAB FEE: $10 Class Size Limit: 20

The course explores the theoretical framework of population and community ecology expressed in mathematical terms. Students learn to read formulae, graphs and to write their own code in Matlab that develops basic modeling and data evaluation/projection skills.

Textbook (Required): • Owen‐Smith, N. (2007). E‐Book Introduction to Modeling in Wildlife Rescue Conservation. 

Blackwell Publishing. ISBN 1‐4051‐4439‐4

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Fall Session 1 CoursesELECTIVE COURSE – MARINE GENOMICS

Instructor: Jose Lopez Couse Subject/#/CRNMeets: Wednesdays, 6:30‐9:30pm OCMB/8020/23920 COE CRES Seminar 307 BMME/8010/23921 LAB FEE: $10 Class Size Limit: 20

The primary goal of this course is to describe the latest advances in molecular biology, genomics computational biotechnology, and their interrelationships through classroom and computer laboratory exercises. Discussions will also place these topics in a marine and evolutionary context.  We will study the milestone discoveries, which led to the rise of genomics, characteristics of the wide spectrum of different genomes (prokaryotic, eukaryotic and organellar), innovative molecular techniques and computational tools used to study these genomes, and the impact of genomics on current biological issues and problems.

Textbook(s) (Required): • Brown, T.A. (2006) Genomes. 3rd Ed. Taylor & Friends. ISBN 9‐780‐8153‐4138‐3• Gibson, G. & Muse, S.V. (2009). A Primer of Genome Science. 3rd Ed. Sinauer Associates, 

Incorporated. ISBN 1‐6053‐5012‐5

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Fall Session 1 CoursesELECTIVE COURSE – MARINE PHYSIOLOGY

Instructor: Tammy Frank Couse Subject/#/CRNMeets: Mondays, 6:30‐9:30pm OCMB/6095/23922 COE CRES Seminar 307 BMME/8020/23923 LAB FEE: $10 Class Size Limit: 20

This course examines various aspects of the functional biology of marine animals, including physiology, feeding, locomotion, morphology and sensory biology.  Basic functional biology and physiological concepts will be taught, and then expanded upon to identify how animals have adapted to deal with major biological challenges found in the marine environment, such as pressure and temperature extremes, large salinity fluctuations, extremely low light levels, buoyancy, etc.

Textbook(s) (Recommended): • Willmer, P., Stone, G. & Johnston, I. (2004). Environmental Physiology of Animals. 2nd Ed. 

Massachusetts: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated. ISBN 1‐4051‐0724‐3

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In‐House Course InformationSession 2

November 18 – December 13, 2013

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Fall Session 2 CoursesELECTIVE COURSE – GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS 

(GIS) AND ENVIRONMENTAL REMOTE SENSINGInstructor: Sam Purkis Couse Subject/#/CRN

Meets: Monday‐Sunday December 2‐13, 2013 OCMB/6100/23924 CZMT/0639/23925Forman Computer Lab, 9am‐1pm BMME/6000/23927   MEVS/5023/23926LAB FEE: $100 Class Size Limit: 20

This course assumes that you have an interest in Remote Sensing and large‐scale Earth observation. It is not intended to matter whether you consider yourself a chemist, physicist, biologist, geologist or geographer. The intention is to present Remote Sensing (RS) and Geographic Information System (GIS) as a tool for studying the Earth and its processes. The course is designed to be accessible to anyone with a reasonable grounding in the Earth Sciences and is tuned to give a general induction to a wide scope of relevant topics. Nonetheless, you must be prepared to grapple with some basic ideas of Physics. The syllabus introduces electromagnetic radiation principles in the context of Earth observation and presents an overview of the current status of both active and passive air‐ and space‐borne RS systems. Having followed a typical processing‐stream required to extract quantitative information from satellite imagery, the student is introduced to the field of GIS through specific environmental case‐studies. Image calibration, geo‐rectification and classification are dealt with by providing a grounding in the theory underlying image processing. Remote Sensing is not about interesting pictures of the Earth's surface, although there are some spectacular images to be discovered. It is really about careful, precise measurements of surface parameters, including the techniques and methodology, the scientific principles behind the techniques and the 'real‐world' application of the technology.

Textbook(s) (Required): • Purkis S.J., & Klemas, V. (2011) Remote Sensing and Global Environmental Change. Wiley‐Blackwell, Oxford. ISBN 978‐1‐

4051‐8225‐6

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Fall Session 2 CoursesELECTIVE COURSE – SCIENTIFIC METHOD AND 

EXPERIMENTAL DESIGNInstructor: Richard Spieler Couse Subject/#/CRNMeets: Tuesdays & Wednesdays  OCMB/8550/23928   CZMT/0715/23930Forman 100 BCOR/5580/23931     MEVS/5480/23929LAB FEE: $10 Class Size Limit: 20

This course provides a broad historical overview of biological sciences since Aristotle through Darwin with emphasis on both the experimental design of seminal studies as well as the evolving philosophical approaches to the acquisition of knowledge from methodological naturalism to critical rationalism, Karl Popper and the hypothetico‐deductive model for scientific method.

Textbook(s) (Required): • None

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Fall Session 2 CoursesELECTIVE COURSE – DEEP SEA CORAL REEFS SEMINAR

Instructor: Charles Messing Couse Subject/#/CRNMeets: Tuesdays & Thursdays OCMB/9540/23932 COE CRES Seminar 307LAB FEE: $10 Class Size Limit: 20

The course deals with colonial azooxanthellate coral build‐ups found in deep and cold waters, their ecology, biology, geology, and resource status. Students will read and discuss seminal and current primary literature, and each student will deliver a presentation on some aspect of deep‐reef science.

Textbook(s) (Required): • None

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Fall Session 2 CoursesELECTIVE COURSE – FERTILIZATION ECOLOGY

Instructor: Nicole Fogarty Couse Subject/#/CRNMeets: Mondays & Wednesdays, 6:30‐9:30pm OCMB/6090/23934COE CRES Seminar 307 MEVS/5160/23933LAB FEE: $30 Class Size Limit: 20

This course gives a general overview of fertilization ecology focusing in marine free‐spawning invertebrates and fish.  Students will compare the many obstacles to reproductive success in free‐spawning marine organisms (i.e., distance, dilution, timing, egg location, species specificity, competition, prevention of polyspermy) to the potential benefits of this reproductive strategy.  Topics covered in this course include: sperm chemotaxis, gamete recognition proteins, sperm competition, sperm motility, polyspermy, Allee Effect, gamete aging, fertilization models and the effect of hydrodynamics on fertilization.  This course will consist of lecture, discussions, and laboratory experiments. 

Textbook(s) (Required): • None

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Fall Room SchedulesSession 1

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Fall Room Schedules Session 2

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Online Course InformationSession 1

August 26 – November 15, 2013

Registration for online elective courses will open for in‐house students on May 20thRegistration for online core courses will open for in‐house students on August 12th

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Fall Session 1 CoursesCORE COURSE– MARINE GEOLOGY*

Instructor: Bernhard Riegl Couse Subject/#/CRNClass Size Limit: 20 OCOR/5604/23881*Non CZM majors must contact [email protected] to be put on a waitlist.  Online CORE classes open to non‐CZM majors on August 12th.  

The objectives of the course are (1) to enable students to examine the structure, evolution and stratigraphy of the ocean basins and continental margins, and (2) to provide an understanding of the dynamic processes that shape the surface of the earth under the ocean surface.

Textbook(s) (Required): • None

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Fall Session 1 CoursesCORE COURSE– INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL 

OCEANOGRAPHY*Instructor: Kristi Foster Couse Subject/#/CRNClass Size Limit: 20 OCOR/5608/23882*Non CZM majors must contact [email protected] to be put on a waitlist.  Online CORE classes open to non‐CZM majors on August 12th.  

This course is intended to give students insight to how wind, radiation, gravity, friction, and the Earth's rotation determine the ocean's temperature and salinity patterns and currents. Some important processes we will study include heat budget of the oceans, exchange of heat with the atmosphere and the role of the ocean in climate, surface mixed layer, waves in the ocean, geostrophy, Ekman transport, Rossby waves. Students will learn how to explain physical features of the ocean ranging from microscopic turbulence to global circulation.Textbook(s) (Required): • Open University Course Team. (2001). Ocean Circulation. 2nd Ed. Butterworth‐Heinemann. 

ISBN 0‐7506‐5278‐0• Open University Course Team. (2000). Waves, Tides and Shallow Water Processes. 2nd Ed. 

Boston: Butterworth‐Heinemann.  ISBN 0‐7506‐4281‐5 Prerequisites: Recommend Algebra & Physics

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Fall Session 1 CoursesELECTIVE COURSE– ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY

Instructor: Don McCorquodale Couse Subject/#/CRNClass Size Limit: 20 CZMT/0650/23883

The course examines the fate of chemicals and their biological effects on marine organisms. We will discuss environmental toxicology and the general mechanisms of transport and transformation of chemicals in water/sediment systems and within marine organisms. 

Textbook(s) (Required): • Landis, W.G. & Ming‐Ho, Y. (2003). Introduction to Environmental Toxicology: Impacts of 

Chemicals Upon Ecological Systems. 3rd Ed. CRC Press. ISBN 1‐5667‐0660‐2

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Fall Session 1 CoursesELECTIVE COURSE– CLIMATE CHANGE: THE SCIENTIFIC BASISInstructor: Heather Hill Couse Subject/#/CRNClass Size Limit: 20 MCCC/5300/23884

MAMC/4400/23885

Understanding the physical basis of the climate system is necessary in order to make sound predictions about future climate variability and its potential impacts on society. This course, which is one of the two required (core) courses for the Graduate Certificate in Marine and Coastal Climate Change, will examine climate change from the scientific side. Students will learn how the climate system works, how climate has changed throughout Earth's history, and how this information is used to predict the response of climate to both natural and anthropogenic forcing in the future. The course will be placed in the context of the marine and coastal environment. 

Textbook(s) (Required): 

• Henson, R. (2011). The Rough Guide to Climate Change. 2nd Ed. Rough Guides, Ltd. ISBN 1‐8582‐8105‐9

• Ruddiman, W. (2008). Earth’s Climate: Past and Future. Freeman, W.H. & Company. ISBN 0‐7167‐3741‐8 

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Fall Session 2 CoursesELECTIVE COURSE– MARINE PROTECTED AREAS

Instructor: Nick Funicelli Couse Subject/#/CRNClass Size Limit: 20 CZMT/0945/23886

MAMC/4945/23887

This online course consists of several power point presentations with voice‐over as well as discussion topics and class interactive hypothetical scenarios. Lectures will address the logic of Marine Protected Areas (MPA) and their advantages and disadvantages. The science of MPA will be presented as well as an overview of traditional approaches to fisheries management. The importance of ecological principles when creating an MPA will be emphasized. An overview of sampling theory and need for empirical data to document the success or failure of MPA will be presented. 

Textbook(s) (Required): • None

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Fall Session 1 CoursesELECTIVE COURSE– COASTAL POLICY

Instructor: Steffen Schmidt Couse Subject/#/CRNClass Size Limit: 20 CZMT/0612/23889

MAMC/4612/23888

This web‐based distance education course explores the issues, problems, and potential political and public policy solutions to the challenges of achieving smart, sustainable stewardship of the seashores. Primary emphasis is on the United States experience. Students read two outstanding books and participate in on‐line activities including original case studies, on‐line tests, and selected interactive discussion with each other, the professor, and guests.

Textbook(s) (Required): • Dean, C. (2001). Against the Tide. Columbia University Press. ISBN 0‐2310‐8419‐6

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Fall Session 1 CoursesELECTIVE COURSE– INTERNSHIP IN COASTAL POLICY

Instructor: Steffen Schmidt Couse Subject/#/CRNClass Size Limit: 20 CZMT/0664/23890Permission and approval of supervising Professor is required before you enroll in this class. 

Students enrolled in this course are expected to invest the equivalent of 3 hours per week for 14 weeks (i.e. at least 42 hours) in their internship. This can be done at a research organization, private company or consulting firm; local, county, state or federal agency; or other approved venue that is related to coastal zone activities. In addition to hands‐on work, each intern will also keep an academic journal of internship activities. The journal will be submitted for review for the final grade. The student's supervisor at the internship venue will also evaluate the student. 

Textbook(s) (Required): • None

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Fall Session 1 CoursesELECTIVE COURSE– BIOLOGY OF SHARKS AND RAYS

Instructor: Brad Wetherbee Couse Subject/#/CRNClass Size Limit: 20 CZMT/0672/23891

OCMB/6215/23892

Although the study of sharks generally lags behind studies on bony fishes and many other animals, our understanding of the biology of sharks and rays has improved tremendously over the past several decades. Despite much of the interest in sharks stemming from the fact that they occasionally bite humans, sharks are fascinating animals in many respects and they are highly specialized inhabitants of the sea and possess a variety of unique characteristics that are integral to their having been around for the past 400 million years. In this course, we will explore the general biology of sharks and rays by examining topics concentrating on their anatomy, physiology and biochemistry with the goal of understanding how exquisitely adapted these animals are to their environment.

Textbook(s) (Required): • None

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Fall Session 1 CoursesELECTIVE COURSE– MARINE FLORA AND FAUNA

Instructor: Dave Kerstetter Couse Subject/#/CRNClass Size Limit: 20 CZMT/0300/23894

MAMC/4300/23893

An introductory overview of life in the sea and along its margins, including microorganisms, plankton, algae, plants, invertebrates, and vertebrates.  Treatment of major groups will include aspects of diversity, ecology, evolution, life histories and classification.  

Textbook(s) (Required): • None

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November 18 – December 13, 2013

Online Course InformationSession 2

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Fall Session 2 CoursesELECTIVE COURSE– OIL POLLUTION AND THE MARINE 

ENVIRONMENTInstructor: Don McCorquodale Couse Subject/#/CRNClass Size Limit: 20 CZMT/0735/23895

This course will cover the chemistry and environmental impacts of oil spills and pollution on the marine environment. Topics will include the effects of oil on various organisms and ecosystems. Current and historical oil spills and other major pollution events and their clean‐up will be analyzed and evaluated.

Textbook(s) (Required): • None

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Fall Session 2 CoursesELECTIVE COURSE– OCEAN DEBRIS SCIENCE

Instructor: Steffen Schmidt Couse Subject/#/CRNClass Size Limit: 20 CZMT/0725/23896

This class describes and analyzes coastal zone management and coastal policy through the analysis of human debris. Also called flotsam and jetsam, debris can be a valuable tool in the analysis of ecosystem degradation through human activity. The class will require each student to propose numerous concrete policy solutions to the problems of human garbage and debris in the coastal and ocean environments.

Textbook(s) (Required): • Ebbesmeyer, C. & Scigliano, E.(2009). Flotsametrics and the Floating World: How One Man’s 

Obsession with Runaway Sneakers and Rubber Ducks Revolutionized Ocean Science. HarperCollins Publsihers. ISBN 978‐0‐06‐155841‐2

• Moody, S. (2006). Washed Up: The Curious Journeys of Flotsam and Jetsam. Sasquatch Books. ISBN 978‐1‐57‐061463‐7

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MS Thesis, Capstone, and DIS CourseNumbers

How to find the right Course Reference Number (CRN):1. Choose full term (4‐credits)

or if you plan to finish your capstone/thesis in the first session: session 1  (3‐credits)2. Choose your major3. Choose your current track   (Thesis, Capstone, or DIS)4. Choose your major professor5. Select your CRN

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Full Term (4‐credit)MS Thesis, Capstone, and DIS 

Course Numbers

November 18 – December 13, 2013

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Full Term (4‐credit) MB Capstone Courses

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Full Term (4‐credit) MB Thesis Courses

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Full Term (4‐credit) MB DIS Courses

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Full Term (4‐credit) CZM Capstone, Thesis, & DIS Courses

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Full Term (4‐credit) MEVS Capstone, Thesis, & DIS Courses

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Full Term (4‐credit) BSCI Thesis, Capstone, & DIS Courses

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Session 1 MS Thesis and Capstone

Course Numbers

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Session 1(3‐credit) MB Capstone Courses

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Session 1(3‐credit) MB Thesis Courses

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Session 1(3‐credit) CZM Capstone & Thesis Courses

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Session 1(3‐credit) MEVS Capstone & Thesis Courses

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PhD Directed Study & Dissertation Credits

How to find the right Course Reference Number (CRN):1. Choose your current track   (Directed Study or Dissertation Credits)4. Choose your major professor5. Select your CRN

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Full Term PhD Courses


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