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2019-2020 Catalog 
    
    May 05, 2024  
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PHS 113 - Oceanography

Prerequisite: ENG 099 RDG 095 or appropriate score on the placement test AND MAT 099 , MAT 095 , MAT 090 or appropriate score on the placement test.  
(4 Credits)
The course examines the world’s ocean from an earth system perspective. The content in this course emphasizes (1) water and energy flow and transformations into and out of the ocean, (2) properties of seawater (3) ocean circulation, (4) marine life, (5) interactions between the hydrosphere, atmosphere, geosphere, and biosphere, and (6) the human/societal impacts on these interactions. * Biological/Physical Science and Lab Approved General Education Course. Laboratory fee required.  Total of 45 hours of lecture and 45 hours of lab.



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