Course Overview

earth imageIn this oceanography course, you will take a journey through our ocean world. The planet earth is approximately 71% ocean water so it is time you learned about the amazing ocean. Oceanography is a discipline of science that records and describes the features of the oceans. Unlike your typical science of geology, biology, chemistry, and physics, oceanography uses a different approach and is a combination of these four sciences in the ocean realm. However, oceanography also involves engineering to develop devices that will take scientists to the depths and everywhere underwater.

In this online course, you will gain an understanding of oceanography through media-rich interactivities, videos, collaborative discussions, hands-on applications, scientific investigations, and real-world projects. Some of the topics you will explore include:

  • The field of oceanography
  • The history of oceanography
  • Geology
  • Bathymetry
  • Marine ecology
  • Commercial fishing
  • Salinity
  • Ocean structure
  • Water movement
  • Organisms in the ocean
  • Pollution in the ocean environmnet
  • Technology devices and apparatus

Enjoy your journey through this wonderful world of water!