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11:628:110
Topics in Marine Sciences [MAST] (P/NC)
Offered in cooperation with the Marine Academy of Science and Technology at Sandy Hook, an introduction to marine biology, chemistry, and mathematical physics, with opportunities for field and laboratory experience.
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11:628:111
Topics in Marine Sciences [BCC I] (P/NC)
Offered in cooperation with Brookdale Community College, an introduction to oceanography.
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11:628:115*
Oceanography in Schools (3)
Introductory oceanography content is taught in an inquiry, hands-on fashion. In addition, one hour of class time will focus on the learning and teaching of ocean science content. This course is appropriate for students interested in learning oceanography and those interested in educational topics.
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11:628:120*
Introduction to Oceanography (3)
Plate tectonics, properties and motion of the ocean (waves, tides, currents), ocean resources (food, energy, minerals), and related marine environmental issues changing our understanding of the planet and its impact on our lives.
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11:628:125*
Exploring and Understanding the World's Oceans (3)
Online introductory oceanography course.
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11:628:201-203, 205-210
Topics: Marine Sciences (1.5)
Courses taught in fall and spring by COOL room faculty depend on research expanding ocean observation technologies especially those using autonomous underwater vehicles. Class meets weekly and, in addition, students participate in weekly out-of-class group meetings. Each group presents their work at the end of the semester. These classes may be counted toward the marine sciences major or minor elective requirement, or to fulfill the hands-on research requirement in the major.
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11:628:204*
The Water Planet (3)
Characteristics of water: hydrologic cycle; runoff and erosion; river systems; past and present climates. Environmental impact; resources of water; political and economic aspects of water.
Credit not given for both this course and 01:460:204.
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11:628:211
Topics in Marine Sciences [BCC II] (P/NC)
Offered in cooperation with Brookdale Community College, an introduction to marine biology or coastal zone management.
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11:628:221*
Human Interactions with the Coastal Ocean (3)
Study of the processes governing change in the oceans, with emphasis on basic scientific principles.
Does not require strong background in mathematics, chemistry, physics, geology, or biology.
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11:628:296
Honors Seminar (3)
The topic for each semester addresses current issues
from the perspectives of the humanities, sciences, and social sciences.
Open only to honors students (SEBS Honors Program, SAS Honors Program, and Honors College) or by permission of instructor.
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11:628:300 through 310
Topics in Marine and Coastal Sciences (2-4 each)
Offered each semester by faculty members in the Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences. Topics, prerequisites, schedule, and credits vary with the topic/instructor.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
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11:628:309
Fishery Science (3)
Marine and freshwater, commercial and recreational fisheries; behavior of fish populations, fishers, and management institutions as well as the emergent properties of the entire system.
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.
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11:628:317
Aquaculture (3)
Aquaculture production methods, fish and shellfish growth and reproduction, nutrition, genetics, disease control, economics, environmental consequences, and public policy issues.
Prerequisites: 01:119:115-116,117 (formerly 01:119:101-102); 01:160:161-162. Class meets intensively for 10 days in January at the Haskin Shellfish Research Lab at Bivalve, in Port Norris, New Jersey. This intensive class may be counted toward the major research requirement or as a marine science elective.
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11:628:320
Dynamics of Marine Ecosystems (4)
Fundamental processes in the marine environment, with emphasis on interdisciplinary linkages in the functioning of marine ecosystems: dynamics in the physics, chemistry, and biology of the oceans.
Three 80-min. lecs. Prerequisites: CALC 1 and any ONE of the following courses in biology, chemistry or physics: 01:119:116 (formerly 01:119:102); 01:109:103; 01:160:162; 01:750:194; 01:750:202; 01:750:204.
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11:628:321
Ichthyology (4)
The biology of fish with emphasis on functional morphology, ecology, and behavior.
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11:628:340
Identification of Marine Invertebrates (2)
Lectures, intensive daily laboratories, a field trip, and collection of invertebrates.
Class initially meets at the JCNERR Education Center in Tuckerton for one week in January. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. This intensive class may be counted toward the major research requirement or as a marine science elective.
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11:628:341
Hydrothermal Vents (3)
Composition and dynamics of deep-sea hydrothermal vent communities and the geology of seafloor spreading centers.
Prerequisites: 01:119:116 (formerly 01:119:102) and CALC 1.
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11:628:342
Marine Conservation (3)
Heterogeneity, complexity, and diversity of coastal ecosystems and their increasingly concentrated human populations. Conservation issues and tools. Linkages between science and policy. Case studies examined and developed.
Prerequisite: 11:628:320 or 11:704:351 or equivalent.
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11:628:352
Ocean, Coastal, and Estuarine Circulation (3)
Major coastal and estuarine processes, coastal upwelling, wave and tidal effects, currents, climatic effects. Types of estuaries. Coastal modification, development, and management.
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11:628:363
Oceanographic Methods and Data Analysis: Biology and Chemistry (3)
Basic techniques to collect, analyze, report, and interpret
biological and chemical oceanographic data.
Pre- or corequisite: 11:628:320.
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11:628:364
Oceanographic Methods and Data Analysis: Physical Processes (3)
A field and laboratory course in the analytical tools of oceanography, focusing on navigation, GPS, instrumentation for in situ and remote collection of physical and chemical properties of the ocean.
Lec./lab./field. Prerequisite: 11:628:320.
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11:628:401
Science in Shoreline Management (3)
Examination of coastal environments based on the use of science in the management of shoreline resources, culminating in a student project evaluating the conversion of shoreline by direct and indirect human action.
Prerequisite: Open only to juniors and seniors who have completed a course in biology, earth science, or environmental science. This class fulfills the SEBS junior/senior colloquium requirement.
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11:628:404
Fungi and Ecosystems (3)
Ecophysiology of fungi and their role in the processes of decomposition, pathogenicity, and plant nutrient acquisition. Growth habit; colonization ability; resource availability and requirements; and community structure in terrestrial, aquatic, and marine ecosystems.
Prerequisites: 01:119:115-116 (formerly 01:119:101-102). Recommended: 01:447:390, 11:375:453.
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11:628:405
Molecular Oceanography (3)
This course focuses on recent research on the activity, diversity, and evolution of microbial genes and links them to key ocean ecosystem and biogeochemical processes. It is cross-listed with several graduate course offerings.
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11:628:410
Biophysical Interactions: From Barnacles to Jellyfish (3)
Focuses on understanding how organisms interact with and are affected by their physical fluid environment, including life at low Reynolds numbers, biomechanics, benthic boundary layers, diffusion, and dispersal. Many principles that are relevant for algae and benthic invertebrates also apply to microbes, terrestrial plants and animals, and chemical tracers.
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11:628:411
Earth System Science (3)
Earth system science considers the interactions between the Earth's "spheres" (atmosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, geosphere, pedosphere, biosphere) and the impact of humans on these components.
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11:628:451
Physical Oceanography (4)
Principles of ocean physics. Mass, momentum, heat, and freshwater
conservation and atmospheric exchange. Influence of Earth's rotation.
The ocean's role in climate. Tides, waves, and currents. Effects of
ocean circulation on its biology and chemistry.
Two 80-min. lecs., one 55-min. rec. Prerequisite: 01:750:204.
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11:628:452
Geophysical Data Analysis (3)
Quantitative analysis and display of spatial and time series data, filters, spectral analysis, covariance, coherence, confidence intervals, goodness-of-fit, optimal interpolation of unequally spaced data, empirical orthogonal functions, harmonic analysis. Practical exercises in Matlab analysis. Individual projects and presentations.
Prerequisites: 01:640:152, 250, and 252.
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11:628:461
The Biology of Living in the Ocean: Water Column Ecosystems and Processes (3)
Processes that regulate the
biology of the plankton and fish, which drives the community ecology for ocean
ecosystems. It covers
ecological themes such as the acquisition and transformation of energy and
materials, population regulation, competition/predation dynamics, population
connectivity, and marine food webs.
Also highlights approaches and technologies used to make
measurements in the ocean.
Prerequisite: 11:628:320.
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11:628:462
The Biology of Living in the Ocean: Boundary Ecosystems and Processes (3)
Processes that regulate the biology, productivity, populations, and communities of organisms at ocean boundaries, including intertidal zones, estuaries, salt marshes, coral reefs, hydrothermal vents, and the sea floor. This course covers ecological themes such as the acquisition and transformation of energy and materials, population regulation, competition/predation dynamics, population connectivity, and marine food webs.
Prerequisites: 01:119:116, 01:640:135, 11:628:320.
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11:628:472
Chemical Oceanography (3)
Chemical description of the sea and how the distributions of chemical species in the world ocean are related to physical, chemical, biological, and geological processes.
Two 80-min. lecs., one 55-min. rec. Prerequisites: 01:160:161-162, 01:640:151-152, 11:628:320.
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11:628:476
History of the Earth System (3)
The Earth as an evolving physical/biological system; physical and biogeochemical processes that have shaped the environment over geologic time.
Prerequisites: Any three of the following: 01:119:116 (formerly 01:119:102), 01:160:162, 01:460:101, 01:750:204; or permission of instructor.
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11:628:497 (Fall), 498 (Spring)
Special Problems in Marine and Coastal Sciences (BA,BA)
Practical field/laboratory experience with faculty in the Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
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*Credit given for only one introductory oceanography course out of 11:628:115, 11:628:120, 11:628:125, 11:628:204, and 11:628:221.
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