Graduate Studies in Marine Science
Graduate Courses
UNH offers a diverse array of marine-related graduate courses in numerous departments throughout the university. This listing provides a summary of those courses directly focused on marine issues. Additional information on these courses and on ancillary non-marine courses that may be of interest to graduate students is available from the graduate catalog and departmental and academic affairs web sites.
CHE 872 - Physicochemical Processes for Water and Air Quality Control
Credits: 4.00
Origin and characterization of pollutants. Controls, including filtration, sedimentation, coagulation and flocculation, absorption and adsorption. Applied fluid mechanics, mass transfer, and kinetics. Thermal pollution, chemical treatment, oil spills on water, and aeration. Lab. (Not offered every year.)
CHE 913 - Advanced Fluid Mechanics
Credits: 3.00
Basic equations describing behavior of static and dynamic fluid systems. The equations of motions and application to laminar and turbulent flow. Momentum and energy equations for advanced problems associated with flow inside conduits. Flow of compressible fluids and boundary layer phenomena.
CIE 841 - Open Channel Flow
Credits: 3.00
Energy and momentum principles in open channel flow; flow resistance; channel controls and transitions; unsteady open channel flow; and basic modeling techniques. Prereq: fluid mechanics or permission.
CIE 847 - Introduction to Marine Pollution and Control
Credits: 3.00
Introduction to the sources, effects, and control of pollutants in the marine environment. Dynamic and kinetic modeling; ocean disposal of on-shore wastes, shipboard wastes, solid wastes, dredge spoils, and radioactive wastes; and oil spills. Prereq: fundamental aspects of environmental engineering or permission.
CIE 857 - Coastal Engineering and Processes
Credits: 3.00
Introduction to small amplitude and finite amplitude wave theories. Wave forecasting by significant wave and wave spectrum method. Coastal processes and shoreline protection. Wave forces and wave-structure interaction. Design of coastal structures. Introduction to mathematical and physical modeling. Prereq: CIE 642 or permission. (Also offered as ME 857 and OE 857.)
ECE 845 - Environmental Acoustics I: Air and Water
Credits: 4.00
Sound and vibration; simple harmonic oscillators; characteristics and measurements of sound sources and receivers; acoustic wave equation (1D, 2D, 3D); sound reflection, transmission, refraction, and absorption in various media; room acoustics; basic sonar equation. Lab. (Also listed as OE 845.)
ECE 885 - Environmental Acoustics II: Air and Water
Credits: 4.00
Sound and vibration; simple harmonic oscillators; characteristics and measurements of sound sources and receivers; acoustic wave equation (1D, 2D, 3D); sound reflection, transmission, refraction, and absorption in various media; room acoustics; basic sonar equation. Lab. (Also listed as OE 845.)
EOS 817 - Macro-Scale Hydrology I
Credits: 4.00
Focus on the numerous roles of water in the Earth System. Topics include the global water cycle, impacts of the greenhouse effect and other anthropogenic disturbances, hydrologic modeling, soil-vegetation-atmosphere transfer schemes, water quality, GIS and water-related remote sensing tools. Based on extensive reading of current scientific literature, the students and instructors jointly select a research topic in macro-scale hydrology which will result in the preparation of a manuscript for publication in a refereed scientific journal. Course designed to be taken two consecutive semesters (fall and spring). Prereq: principles of hydrology or permission. (Also offered as ESCI 817.)
EOS 818 - Macro-Scale Hydrology II
Credits: 4.00
A continuation of EOS 817. Students and instructor jointly select a research topic in macro-scale hydrology to be analyzed in-depth during the course of the semester. A primary goal is the preparation of a manuscript for publication in a refereed scientific journal. Extensive library research, reading of recent and relevant scientific literature, technical analysis, writing. Course designed to be taken two consecutive semesters (fall and spring). Prereq: macro-scale hydrology I. (Also offered as ESCI 818.) (Alternate years only.)
EOS 824 - Introduction to Ocean Remote Sensing
Credits: 3.00
Introduction to a wide range of remote sensing techniques and applications in oceanography. Surveys a variety of different sensors including satellite imaging systems that operate in the visible and infrared spectral range, both passive and active microwave systems, and airborne remote sensors. The goal is to provide students with an understanding of the physical basis for remote sensing measurements, exposure to image and data analysis techniques, and the variety of remote sensing applications that exist in oceanography. Research on future remote sensing techniques and applications discussed. (Offered every other year.)
EOS 844 - Biogeochemistry
Credits: 4.00
Examines the influence of biological and physical processes on elemental cycling and geochemical transformations from the molecular to the global scale, involving microorganisms, higher plants and animals and whole ecosystems; factors that regulate element cycles including soils, climate, disturbance and human activities; interactions among the biosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, and atmosphere; transformations of C, N, S, and trace elements. Prereq: one semester each of biology and chemistry. (Also offered as NR 844.)
EOS 850 - Biological Oceanography
Credits: 4.00
Biological processes of the oceans, including primary and secondary production, trophodynamics, plankton diversity, zooplankton ecology, ecosystems and global ocean dynamics. Field trips on R/V Gulf Challenger and to the Jackson Estuarine Laboratory. Prereq: one year of biology or permission of instructor. (Also offered as ZOOL 850, ESCI 850.) Special fee. Lab. (Not offered every year.) May be repeated.
EOS 895. Climate and Fisheries
Credits: 3.00
This course reviews the mechanisms by which variation in year-class strength of exploited fish and invertebrates may be connected to fluctuations in climate on interannual and interdecadal time scales. Linkage may be mediated directly by changes in circulation or hydrography or indirectly by ecosystem variation in planktonic production and predator fields determining growth and mortality of early life history stages. The course content includes examination of biological and physical processes controlling recruitment and plankton productivity, climate-mediated changes in ocean circulation and temperature in the North Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, monitoring programs for long time series of biological and physical oceanographic data, examples of climate-zooplankton-fish linkage, modeling approaches and ecosystem-based management strategies.
EOS 895 - Dynamics of Global Marine Ecosystems
Credits: 3.00
This course provides an overview of the marine ecosystem dynamics, with considerable emphasis on the physical forcings and biological responses. It is now known that to adequately understand the geographic and temporal variability in the marine ecosystems one must accurately describe biological and physical interactions over a multitude of scales. Processes will be highlighted at different scales from less than a kilometer to global scales, and biogeographic methods will be considered in detail to illustrate the transfer of processes across the scales considered. Considerable use will be made of satellite data from different sources as a means of observing and understanding the distribution and dynamics of specific biological-physical interactions in the ocean.
EOS 940 - Physics of Fluids
Credits: 3.00
Basic principles of fluid dynamics including a review of thermodynamics, hydrostatic equilibrium and convective stability, continuity/momentum/energy equations, viscosity, vorticity, and magnetohydrodynamics. Selected applications of these principles to topics including the dynamics of Earth's atmosphere, discontinuities and shocks, surface water waves, the solar wind, turbulence, acoustic-gravity waves, magnetic structuring of the Sun's atmosphere, and/or the solar magnetic dynamo. (Also offered as PHYS 940.) (Alternate years only.)
ESCI 817 - Macro-scale Hydrology I
Credits: 4.00
Focus on the numerous roles of water in the Earth System. Topics include the global water cycle, impacts of the greenhouse effect and other anthropogenic disturbances, hydrologic modeling, soil-vegetation-atmosphere transfer schemes, water quality, GIS and water-related remote sensing tools. Based on extensive reading of current scientific literature, the students and instructor jointly select a research topic in macro-scale hydrology which will result in the preparation of a manuscript for publication in a refereed scientific journal. Course designed to be taken two consecutive semesters (fall and spring). Prereq: principles of hydrology or permission. (Also offered as EOS 817.)
ESCI 818 - Macro-scale Hydrology II
Credits: 4.00
Students and instructors jointly select a research topic in macro-scale hydrology to be analyzed in depth during the course of the semester. A primary goal is the preparation of a manuscript for publication in a refereed scientific journal. Extensive library research, reading of recent and relevant scientific literature, technical analysis, writing. Course designed to be taken two consecutive semesters (fall and spring). Prereq: macro-scale hydrology I. (Also offered as EOS 818.) (Alternate years only.)
ESCI 847 - Aqueous Geochemistry
Credits: 4.00
Processes that determine the geochemical characteristics of water bodies. Emphasis on the geochemical continuum of terrestrial water and its geochemical evolution. Topics include the influence of cyclic salts, the nature of weathering reactions, the CO2-CACO3 system, the formation and dissolution of salts and authigenic mineral formation. Prereq: one year of chemistry or geochemistry;/ or permission. Lab.
ESCI 850 - Biological Oceanography
Credits: 4.00
Biological processes of the oceans, including primary and secondary production, trophodynamics, plankton diversity, zooplankton ecology, ecosystems and global ocean dynamics. Field trips on R/V Gulf Challenger and to the Jackson Estuarine Laboratory. Prereq: one year of biology or permission of instructor. (Also offered as ZOOL 850, EOS 850.) Special fee. Lab. (Not offered every year.)
ESCI 852 - Chemical Oceanography
Credits: 3.00
Water structure, chemical composition, and equilibrium models; gas exchange; biological effects on chemistry; trace metals; and analytical methods. Prereq: permission. Optional 1 credit lab (see ESCI 852L).
ESCI 852L - Chemical Oceanography Lab
Credits: 1.00
Optional lab for ESCI 852. Includes short cruise aboard R/V Gulf Challenger. Coreq: ESCI 852. Special fee. Co-requisites: ESCI 852
ESCI 854 - Sedimentology
Credits: 4:00
This course focuses on modern sedimentary processes and ancient sedimentary records through the examination, identification, and interpretation of sediments and sedimentary rocks. Topics such as sediment transport mechanisms, depositional environments, and time in sedimentary records will provide a strong framework for any student studying Earth processes and sedimentary systems. Special fee.
ESCI 858 - Introduction to Physical Oceanography
Credits: 3.00
A descriptive treatment of atmosphere-ocean interaction; general wind-driven and thermohaline ocean circulation; waves and tides; continental shelf and near-shore processes; instrumentation and methods used in ocean research. Simplified conceptual models demonstrate the important principles. Prereq: college physics; introduction to oceanography;/ or permission.
ESCI 859 - Geological Oceanography
Credits: 4.00
Major geological features and processes of the ocean floor; geological and geophysical methods; plate tectonics. Prereq: permission. Lab.
ESCI 870 - Fundamentals of Ocean Mapping
Credits: 4.00
An introduction to the principles and practice of hydrography and ocean mapping. Methods for the measurement and definition of the configuration of the bottoms and adjacent land areas of oceans, lakes, rivers, estuaries, harbors and other water areas, and the tides or water levels and currents that occur in those bodies of water. (Also listed as OE 870.) Prereq: college physics. Lab.
ESCI 871 - Geodesy and Positioning for Ocean Mapping
Credits: 3.00
The science and technology of acquiring, managing, and displaying geographically referenced information; the size and shape of the earth, datums and projections; determination of precise positioning of points on the earth and the sea, including classical terrestrial-based methods and satellite-based methods; shoreline mapping, nautical charting and electronic charts. Prereq: one year of calculus and one year of college physics. (Also offered as OE 871.)
ESCI 895 - Topics
Credits: 1.00 to 4.00
Study on an individual or group basis in geologic, hydrologic, or oceanographic problems, under members of the graduate staff. Topics include: geochemistry, geomorphology, geophysics; glaciology; groundwater, structural, and regional geology; crystallography, mineralogy; petrology; thermodynamics; ore deposits; earth resource policy; paleontology; sedimentation; stratigraphy; water resources management; chemical, physical, and geological oceanography; earth systems; earth science teaching methods. Prereq: permission of staff concerned. May be repeated.
ESCI 952 - Advanced Chemical Oceanography
Credits: 3.00 or 4.00
Readings on physical, chemical, and biological processes that affect the distribution of chemical components in estuaries and the open ocean. Lab includes projects investigating selected processes. Prereq: ESCI 852 or permission.
ESCI 973 - Seafloor Characterization
Credits: 3.00
Remote characterization of seafloor properties using acoustic (echo sounders, sub-bottom profilers, side-scan, multibeam and interferometric sonars) and optical (video and laser linescanner) methods. Models of sound interaction with the seafloor will be explored as well as a range of possible geologic, geotechnical, morphologic, acoustic, and biologic descriptors. Prereq: permission. (Also listed as OE 973.)
ESCI 993 - Advanced Seminar
Credits: 1.00
Focused seminar in a discipline of earth sciences: earth, ocean, atmosphere, or hydrology. May be repeated.
ME 807 - Analytical Fluid Dynamics
Credits: 4.00
Kinematics of flow; constitutive relationships; development of the Navier-Stokes equations; vorticity theorems; potential flow. Prereq: fluid dynamics.
ME 909 - Viscous Flow
Credits: 3.00
Exact solutions of the Navier-Stokes equations; laminar boundary layers; wakes and jets; Stoke's flow; stability of parallel flows and boundary layers; transition to turbulence. Prereq: analytical fluid dynamics or permission.
ME 812 - Waves in Fluids
Credits: 3.00
Linear and nonlinear dynamics of hyperbolic and dispersive wave systems with application to acoustic waves, surface and internal gravity waves, Rossby waves, and capillary waves. Key physical concepts include wave-generation mechanisms, wavelength and amplitude dispersion, group velocity and energy propagation, steady streaming, and mode interactions. Prereq: Fluid dynamics; or permission.
ME 910 - Turbulence
Credits: 3.00
Modern analysis of turbulent flow: the governing equations; stationary random functions and the various averaging techniques; empirical results on turbulence; homogenous turbulence; the Kolmogorov theory for isotropic turbulence; upper bound theory; turbulence in the atmosphere and oceans; applications to problems in science and engineering. Prereq: ME 807 or permission.
ME 911 - Theory of Hydrodynamic Stability
Credits: 3.00
Equations of hydrodynamics in general coordinates; general instabilities caused by gravitational, surface tension, and hydromagnetic influences; instability of parallel viscous flows including the Orr-Sommerfeld equation and Tollmein-Schlicting waves; instability of free-surface waves; instability of stratified flows; instabilities in porous media. Prereq: ME 807 or permission.
MICR 807 - Marine Microbiology
Credits: 5.00
Qualitative and quantitative evaluation of the physiological activities of microorganisms that influence the state of carbon, nitrogen, sulfur, iron, manganese, phosphorous, hydrogen, oxygen, and other elements in the sea and its sediments. Provides an understanding of the interrelationships between marine microorganisms and their surroundings by integrating microbiological phenomena with known aspects of physical, chemical, and biological oceanography. Introduces students to the primary scientific literature in marine microbiology, teaches each student how to think provocatively and concertedly, and convey those thoughts clearly and concisely in both oral and written form. Prereq: general microbiology.
MICR 895 - Special Topics
Credits: 1.00 to 4.00
Advanced studies in specific areas. Prereq: permission. May be repeated to a maximum of 8 credits.
NR 820 - International Environmental Politics and Policies for the 21st Century
Credits: 4.00
Students examine policies for managing human activities to sustain the health of regional ecosystems and planetary life-support systems. Selected problems of the international commons (oceans, marine resources, atmosphere, migratory migratory species); global and regional carrying capacity (population, resource consumption), internationally shared ecosystems (transboundary watersheds, waterbodies, tropical forests); and the relevant international institutions and politics for policy formation, conflict resolution, and implementation. Using a policy-analytic framework, students develop case studies to assess international policies and institutional arrangements to achieve the objectives of Agenda 21--Earth Summit Strategy to Save the Planet. Prereq: permission.
NR 821 - Ecology of Polluted Waters
Credits: 4.00
Impact of various water quality problems (e.g., excessive nutrient loading, organic matter loading, contamination by trace organic compounds) on the ecology of fresh waters, including microorganisms, aquatic invertebrates, algae, and fish. Design of impact assessment studies and data interpretation. Prereq: applied statistics, watershed water quality management. Special fee. Lab/field trips.
NR 844 - Biogeochemistry
Credits: 4.00
Examines the influence of biological and physical processes on elemental cycling and geochemical transformations from the molecular to the global scale, involving microorganisms, higher plants and animals and whole ecosystems; factors that regulate element cycles including soils, climate, disturbance and human activities; interactions among the biosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, and atmosphere; transformations of C, N, S, and trace elements. Prereq: one semester biology and two semesters chemistry or permission. (Also offered as EOS 844.)
NR 997 - Advanced Fish Population Dynamics and Stock Assessment - NEW SPRING 2006
Credits: 2.00
This is a new class that will have four sections: (1) Fish Population Dynamics; (2) Exploratory Data Analysis; (3) Parameter Estimation and Sampling Techniques; and (4) Stock Assessment Models and Model Selection. For information contact Dr. Andy Rosenberg at 862-2020.
OE 810 - Ocean Measurements Laboratory
Credits: 4.00
Measurements of fundamental ocean processes and parameters. Emphasis on understanding typical offshore measurements, their applications, and the use of the acquired data. The latter is in terms of the effects on structures and processes in the ocean.
OE 844 - Corrosion
Credits: 4.00
The course is split into three parts: (1) reviews and develops basic concepts of electrochemistry, kinetics, and measurement methods; (2) covers the details of specific corrosion mechanisms and phenomena including passivity, galvanic corrosion, concentration cell corrosion, pitting and cervice corrosion, and environmentally induced cracking; and (3) focuses on the effects of metallurgical structure on corrosion, corrosion in selected environments, corrosion prevention methods, and materials selection and design. Prereq: general chemistry, introduction to materials science or permission. (Also offered as MS 844.) Special fee. Lab.
OE 845 - Environmental Acoustics I: Air and Water
Credits: 4.00
Sound and vibration; simple harmonic oscillators; characteristics and measurements of sound sources and receivers; acoustic wave equation (1D, 2D, 3D); sound reflection, transmission, refraction, and absorption in various media; room acoustics; basic sonar equation. Prereq: Physics II; Differential Equations w/Linear Algebra; Engineering Analysis, or permission. Lab. (Also listed as ECE 845.)
OE 854 - Ocean Waves and Tides
Credits: 4.00
Introduction to waves: small-amplitude, linear wave theory, standing and propagating waves, transformation in shallow water, energy and forces on structures, generation by wind and specification of a random sea, long waves with rotation, and internal waves. Introduction to tides: description of tides in ocean tidal generation forces, equilibrium tide, and tidal analysis. Lab/project: field and lab measurements with computer analysis. Prereq: general physics; differential equations;/ or permission. (Also offered as EOS 854.) Lab.
OE 856 - Principles of Naval Architecture and Model Testing
Credits: 4.00
Fundamentals of naval architecture presented including hydrostatics, basics of resistance and propulsion, sea keeping and scaling. Concepts applied in experiments utilizing the tow/wave tank and associated instrumentation. Prereq: fluid dynamics, mechanics III, or equivalent. Lab.
OE 857 - Coastal Engineering and Processes
Credits: 3.00
Introduction to small-amplitude and finite-amplitude wave theories. Wave forecasting by significant wave method and wave spectrum method. Coastal processes and shoreline protection. Wave forces and wave structure interaction. Introduction to mathematical and physical modeling. Prereq: fluid dynamics or permission. (Also offered as CIE 857 and ME 857.)
OE 867 - Interactive Data Visualization
Credits: 3.00
Detailed discussion of how an understanding of human perception can help us design better interactive displays of data. Topics include: color, space perception, object perception and interactive techniques. Students write interactive programs, give presentations and undertake a project designing and evaluating a novel display technique. Prereq: Introductory level C or C++ programming course. (Also listed as CS 867.)
OE 870 - Introduction to Ocean Mapping
Credits: 4.00
An introduction to the principles and practices of hydrography and ocean mapping. Methods for the measurement and definition of the configuration of the bottoms and adjacent land areas of oceans, lakes, rivers, estuaries, harbors and other water areas, and the tides or water levels and currents that occur in those bodies of water. Prereq: college physics. (Also listed as ESCI 870.) Lab.
OE 871 - Geodesy and Positioning for Ocean Mapping
Credits: 3.00
The science and technology of acquiring, managing, and displaying geographically referenced information; the size and shape of the earth, datums and projections; determination of precise positioning of points on the earth and the sea, including classical terrestrial-based methods and satellite-based methods; shoreline mapping, nautical charting and electronic charts. Prereq: one year of calculus and one year of college physics. (Also listed as ESCI 871.)
OE 885 - Environmental Acoustics II: Air and Water
Credits: 4.00
General sonar equation: active, passive; sound generation, source level, directivity, calibration methods; sound propagation, rays and normal modes, acoustic waveguides; transmission loss, reverberation, scattering; ambient noise characteristics and measurements; sound reception and processing. Prereq: Environmental Acoustics I: Air and Water or permission. Lab. (Also listed as ECE 885.)
OE 954 - Ocean Waves and Tides II
Credits: 4.00
Continuation of ocean waves and tides. Topics include nonlinear wave theory, long wave (tidal) equations with Coriolis acceleration and friction, turbulence, Reynold's stress, and estuarine fronts. Random seas studied with consideration of wave spectra, generation of random seas for numerical and physical modeling, and the response of marine vehicles and structures to wave loading. Prereq: OE 854.
OE 956 - Dynamics of Moored Systems
Credits: 4.00
Dynamic response to floating and submerged moored systems to currents and wave spectra studied. Examples include buoys, moored platforms, and ocean net pens. Prereq: OE 856 or permission.
OE 972 - Hydrographic Field Course
Credits: 4.00
A lecture, lab, and field course on the methods and procedures for the acquisition and processing of hydrographic and ocean mapping data. Practical experience in planning and conducting hydrographic surveys. Includes significant time underway (day trips and possible multi-day cruises) aboard survey vessel(s). Prereq: Introductory Hydrography, Geodesy Positioning for Ocean Mapping; or permission. Special fee. (Also listed as ESCI 972.)
OE 973 - Seafloor Characterization
Credits: 3.00
Remote characterization of seafloor properties using acoustic (echo sounders, sub-bottom profilers, side-scan, multibeam and interferometric sonars) and optical (video and laser linescanner) methods. Models of sound interaction with the seafloor will be explored as well as a range of possible geologic, geotechnical, morphologic, acoustic, and biologic descriptors. Prereq: permission. (Also listed as ESCI 973.)
OE 990 - Ocean Seminars I
Credits: 1.00
Various topics, including marine systems design, marine vehicle operation, data collecting and processing, and marine law.
OE 991 - Ocean Seminars II
Credits: 1.00
See description for OE 990.
OE 998 - Independent Study
Credits: 1.00 to 4.00
PBIO 821 - Microscopic Algae
Credits: 4.00
Survey of phytoplankton and periphyton in local marine and freshwater habitats. Identification, systematics, and evolution. Class and individual collection trips. Prereq: principles of biology II, or introductory botany, or evolution of plants. Lab. (Not offered every year.)
PBIO 822 - Marine Phycology
Credits: 4.00
Identification, classification, ecology, and life histories of the major groups of marine algae, particularly the benthonic marine algae of New England. Periodic field trips. Prereq: principles of biology or elementary botany or survey of the plant kingdom. Lab. (Not offered every year.)
PBIO 825 - Marine Ecology
Credits: 4.00
Marine environment and its biota, emphasizing intertidal and estuarine habitats. Includes field, laboratory, and independent research project. Prereq: general ecology; permission. Marine invertebrate zoology, oceanography, and statistics are desirable. (Also offered as ZOOL 825.) Special fee. (Not offered every year.)
PBIO 827 - Algal Physiology
Credits: 3.00
Survey of major topics in the physiology and biochemistry of marine and freshwater algae including nutrition, metabolic pathways, reproductive physiology, storage and extracellular products, cell inclusion, growth, and development. Prereq: introduction to biochemistry or permission. (Not offered every year.)
PBIO 847 - Aquatic Higher Plants
Credits: 4.00
Flowering plants and fern relatives found in and about bodies of water in the northeastern United States; extensive field and herbarium work, preparation techniques, and collections. Prereq: plant taxonomy or permission. Lab. (Not offered every year.)
ZOOL 810 - Ichthyology
Credits: 4.00
An introduction to the evolution, systematics, anatomy, physiology, and ecology of fishes, with an emphasis on New England species. Prereq: principles of biology or equivalent. Lab. (Offered alternate years.)
ZOOL 811 - Zooplankton Ecology
Credits: 4.00
Methods of sampling populations; factors regulating temporal and spatial distribution; trophic interactions of communities, role in nutrient cycles of lakes. Experimental techniques employed in field trips to freshwater habitats. Seminars examine current research in the primary literature. Prereq: general ecology and limnology, ZOOL/PBIO 817, or equivalent; permission. (Not offered every year.)
ZOOL 825 - Marine Ecology
Credits: 4.00
Marine environment and its biota, emphasizing intertidal and estuarine habitats. Includes field, laboratory, and an independent research project. Prereq: general ecology; permission. Marine invertebrate zoology, oceanography, and statistics are desirable. (Also offered as PBIO 825.) Special fee. (Not offered every year.)
ZOOL 850 - Biological Oceanography
Credits: 4.00
Biological processes of the oceans, including primary and secondary production, trophodynamics, plankton diversity, zooplankton ecology, ecosystems and global ocean dynamics. Field trips on R/V Gulf Challenger and to the Jackson Estuarine Laboratory. Prereq: one year of biology or permission of instructor. (Also offered as EOS 850, ESCI 850.) Special fee. Lab. (Not offered every year.)
ZOOL 872 - Fisheries Biology
Credits: 4.00
Principles of fisheries science, with emphasis on techniques used to assess the biological characteristics of exploited fish populations and the use of such information for fisheries management. Prereq: ZOOL 810; permission. Lab. (Not offered every year.)
ZOOL 873 - Physiology of Fish
Credits: 4.00
Investigation of the physiological processes responsible for maintaining homeostasis in fishes. Focus is on the function and regulation of the major organ systems during stress and environmental adaptation. Topics include reproduction, osmoregulation, digestion, endocrinology and sensory perception. Prereq: animal physiology or equivalent;/ or permission.
ZOOL 895 - Advanced Studies
Credits: 1.00 to 4.00
Independent study in various areas, including but not limited to: animal behavior; departmental biology; ecology; electron microscopy; evolution; genetics; histology; history of biology; invertebrate biology; neurobiology and behavior; physiology; teaching practices; underwater research; vertebrate biology; biological techniques. Course sections for advanced work, individual or group seminar. May include reading, laboratory work, organized seminars, and conferences. Prereq: permission of department chairperson and staff concerned.
ZOOL 896 - Advanced Studies
Credits: 1.00 to 4.00
See description for ZOOL 895.