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Oceanography

Meta-Major

STEM

Credits

3

Allow Pass/No Pass

No

Lecture Hours

54

CalGETC Areas

Area 5A - Physical Science

Transfer Status

UC and CSU

Course Description

The geological, physical, chemical and biological aspects of the ocean environment. It includes the origin of the oceans, nature of the ocean basins, plate tectonics, causes and effects of currents, coastal geology, waves, tides and tidal currents, as well as the biological and environmental aspects of the oceans.