MASC 201 — Introductory Oceanography
Marine and Fisheries Sciences · University of Ghana
History of oceanography. Oceanography as a science. Geologic and evolutionary history of the Earth. Internal structure of the Earth, isostasy and plate tectonics. Origin and structure of the ocean basins. The climatic seasons. Shape of the Earth and location systems. Bathymetric and physiographic charts. Hydrologic cycle. Seas and oceans. Seawater – composition, physical and chemical properties. Distribution of heat in the oceans. Motion in the ocean – wind patterns, surface currents, waves and tides. Life in the oceans. Environmental issues in oceanography.
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Level 200
- Semester
- Semester One
Other courses on this programme
- FISH 201 — Introduction to Fisheries Science
- FISH 202 — Principles of Aquaculture
- FISH 203 — Introduction to Limnology
- FISH 323 — Fish Diseases and Pathology
- MASC 202 — Marine Resources and Man
- MASC 203 — Aquatic Ecology
- FISH 312 — Fish Physiology
- FISH 314 — Principles of Fisheries Management
- FISH 316 — Fishing Technology
- FISH 317 — Introductory Research Methods
- FISH 318 — Inland Fisheries
- FISH 321 — Ichthyology
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Start freeCourse details from University of Ghana Volume 3 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Sciences (2017).