Quantitative ecological comparisons of zoogeographical abundance and distribution with population, metabolic, and growth parameters.

Research instruction/participation in marine science. Laboratory and field activity with emphasis on faculty contact.

Study of seafloor mineral resources, including problems and policies related to exploration, mining, environmental concerns, assessment, and industrial development.

Independent study in marine ecology, literature research, and comprehensive writing. Report required.

Selected topics and problems concerning the depositional processes, controls, and distribution of marine sediments.

Study of the processes controlling the chemistry of natural waters, the oceans as a chemical system, and the impact of human activities on these systems.

The use of isotopes (stable, radiogenic, uranium series, and anthropogenic) in the study of marine science.

Uses the interdisciplinary nature of marine science to focus on inquiry-based instruction, constructivist-oriented teaching strategies, and field explorations.

Physiology of major organ systems of marine fishes, with emphasis on adaptations to marine environments. Includes osmoregulation, nutrition, circulation, excretion, reproduction, sensory physiology, and endocrine control.