MASC 437 — Introductory Coastal Engineering
Marine and Fisheries Sciences · University of Ghana
The coastal environment, history of coastal settlements, coastal zone management and coastal defence principles. Coastal morphology. Coastal system behavior, factors influencing coastal systems. Wave theory, surf zone process. Tidal theory, coastal water level variations. Coastal transport process. Field measurements, physical and numerical models. Design concepts and philosophy. Coastal structures – harbours, jetties, marina, underground cables, pipelines, etc.
- Credits
- 2
- Level
- Level 400
- Semester
- Semester One
Other courses on this programme
- FISH 414 — Fish Processing and Utilization
- FISH 417 — Fisheries Data Management
- FISH 418 — Current Research in Fisheries Acquaintance with current research in
- FISH 421 — Fisheries and Higher Vertebrate Interactions
- FISH 424 — Fish Trade and Marketing
- FISH 425 — Fish Stock Assessment
- FISH 426 — Fisheries Governance and Institutional Framework
- FISH 429 — Fisheries Economics
- MASC 402 — Marine Pollution
- MASC 411 — Marine Plankton Ecology
- MASC 412 — Marine Ecology
- MASC 413 — Marine Benthic Ecology
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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).