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marshes, and dunes, with emphasis on the
morphology, taxonomy, and natural history
of seaweeds and vascular planes. (2
lecture, 6 lab or field hours)
135. Physiology of Marine Algae (4)
Prerequisites: M Sci 103, 131,144. Develops
physiological basis fot understanding
the adaptation of marine algae (seaweeds
and microalgae) to their environment. Studems
will learn modern methods in physiological
research, covering areas such as
phocosynthesis, respiration, enzyme activity,
and biochemical composition. (2 lecrure,
6 lab hours)
141. Geological Oceanography (4)
Prerequisite: M Sci 142 Ot 143 or concurrently.
Structures, physiography, and sediments
of the sea bottom and shoreline. (2
lecture, 6 lab or field hours)
142. Physical Oceanography (4)
Prerequisite: college algebra; college physics
recommended. An introduction to the
nature and causes of various oceanic motions
including currents, waves, tides and
mixing, and the physical properties of seawater
including transmission ofsound and
light; does not require calculus. (3 lecture,
3 lab or field hours)
143. Chemical Oceanography (4)
Prerequisite: one year ofcollege chemistry.
An introduction to the theoretical and
practical aspects of the chemistry of the
oceans, including major salts, dissolved
gases, nutrient ions, carbonate system, transient
tracers, and shipboard sampling techniques.
(2 lecrure, 6 lab and field hours)
144. Biological Oceanography (4)
Prerequisites: general biology and general
chemistry. The ocean as an ecological system.
Emphasis is on the complexity of
organismal-environmenral interaction of
the plankton, the transferoforganicmauer
between trophic levels and nutrient cycles.
Laboratory includes methods in sampling,
shipboard techniques, identification of
plankton, and currentanalyrical techniques.
(2 lecture, 6 lab or field hours)
161. Marine Fisheries (4)
Prerequisite: college mathematics, M Sci
104, or permission of instructor; M Sci
103 recommended. An introduction to
fishery biology, including the concepts of
stock, recruitment, and yield; emphasizing
the parameters abundance, age, growth,
and mortality; discussion of hydrography
and fishery ecology, management prob-lems,
world fisheries and mariculture; and
collection and analysis of fishery data. (2
lecture, 6 lab or field hours)
173T. Topics in Marine Biology (1-4)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. The
study of a selected area in marine biology
(morphology, physiology, ecology, etc.).
Subjects will vary depending on student
demand and availabil ity ofinstfUccors. (Lecrure
and/or laboratory)
174T. Topics ill Oceanography (1-4)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. The
study of selected areas in oceanography;
subject varies dependingon srudent demand
and availability of instructors. (Lecture
and/or laboratory)
175T. Topics in Marine Science (1-4)
The study of a selected area in the marine
sciences. The subjecrs vary depending on
studentdemand and availability ofi nstructors.
(Lecture and/or laboratory)
177. Microscopic Techniques (3)
Prerequisites: one semeSter college physics
and permission of instructor. Principles
and techniques of light and electron microscopy;
consideration of brightfield,
darkfield, phase contrast, and interference
contrast light microscopy; episcopic and
diascopic illumination systems; photomicrography;
preparation ofmaterials for and
operation of the scanning electron microscope.
(2 lecture, 3 lab hours)
180. lndependenr Study
(1-4; max toral 6)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Facuhy
directed study of selected problems;
open to undergraduate students with adequate
preparation. Approved for SPgtading.
GRADUATE COURSES
(See Coum Numb"ing System.)
Marine Sciences (M Sci)
202. Marine Instrumental Analysis (4)
Prerequisites: M Sci 142, 143. Theory and
use ofadvanced instrumentation; advanced
field and laboratory techniques for the
interpretation of data collected in marine
science research. (2 lecture, 6 lab or field
hours)
204. Sampling and
Experimeoral Design (4)
Prerequisites: M Sci 103, 104. Basic design
ofexperimenes and field sampling, including
random sampling, systemic sampling,
subsampling, survey techniques, and de-
Biology-
sign ofsingle and multifactor experiments
using randomized and block experimental
designs. (Formerly M Sci 285T section)
211. Ecology of Marine Birds
and Mammals (4)
Prerequisites: M Sci 103, 104, 112. Community
approach to the ecology of marine
birds and mammals using experimental
and sampling methodology. Examines the
distribution, abundance, trophic ecology,
and behavior of birds and mammals 111
Elkhorn Slough and Monrerey Bay. (2
lecrure, 6 lab hours)
212T. Advanced Topics
in Marine Vertebrates (1-4)
Prerequisites: MSci 1120r 113and permission
ofinstructor. Advanced considerarions
of the ecology, physiology, and phylogeny
of fishes, birds, or mammals; emphasizing
currem literature and research. (Lecture
and/or laboratory)
niT. Advanced Topics
in Marine Invertebrates (1-4)
Prerequisites: M Sci 124 and permission of
instructor. Advanced considerations of the
ecology, physiology, and phylogeny of rhe
various invertebrate phyla emphasizing
current literature and research. (Lecture
and/or laboratory)
222. Biology of the Mollusca (4)
Prerequisites: M Sci 124 and permission of
instructor. Systematics, functional morphology,
ecology, and physiology of
mollusca with emphasis on marine forms.
(2 lecrure, 6 lab or field hours)
231. Biology of Seaweeds (4)
Prerequisite: M Sci 131 or permission of
instructor. Lectures-discussions on marine
macroalgaJ biology with extensive reading
oforiginal literature. Ecologically oriented
individual research projects involvinglaborawry
culture and field experimenration.
(2 lecture, 6 lab or field hours)
233T. Advanced Topics
in Marine Ecology (1-4)
Prerequisites: M Sci 103 and permission of
instructor. Selected topics and current issues
in marine ecology; subjects vary depending
on student demand and availability
of instructors. (Lecture and/or
laboratory)
234. Advanced
Biological Oceanography (4)
Prerequisite: M Sci 144 or permission of
instrucwr. Experimental techniques in biological
oceanography with emphasis on
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| Title | 1998-99 General Catalog |
| Creator | California State University, Fresno |
| Format | PDF Document |
| Date of publication | 1998-05 |
| Subjects | California State University, Fresno. Curricula. Catalogs |
| Object type | Document |
| Location | Fresno, California |
| Language | eng |
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| Title | Page 373 |
| Full Text Search | marshes, and dunes, with emphasis on the morphology, taxonomy, and natural history of seaweeds and vascular planes. (2 lecture, 6 lab or field hours) 135. Physiology of Marine Algae (4) Prerequisites: M Sci 103, 131,144. Develops physiological basis fot understanding the adaptation of marine algae (seaweeds and microalgae) to their environment. Studems will learn modern methods in physiological research, covering areas such as phocosynthesis, respiration, enzyme activity, and biochemical composition. (2 lecrure, 6 lab hours) 141. Geological Oceanography (4) Prerequisite: M Sci 142 Ot 143 or concurrently. Structures, physiography, and sediments of the sea bottom and shoreline. (2 lecture, 6 lab or field hours) 142. Physical Oceanography (4) Prerequisite: college algebra; college physics recommended. An introduction to the nature and causes of various oceanic motions including currents, waves, tides and mixing, and the physical properties of seawater including transmission ofsound and light; does not require calculus. (3 lecture, 3 lab or field hours) 143. Chemical Oceanography (4) Prerequisite: one year ofcollege chemistry. An introduction to the theoretical and practical aspects of the chemistry of the oceans, including major salts, dissolved gases, nutrient ions, carbonate system, transient tracers, and shipboard sampling techniques. (2 lecrure, 6 lab and field hours) 144. Biological Oceanography (4) Prerequisites: general biology and general chemistry. The ocean as an ecological system. Emphasis is on the complexity of organismal-environmenral interaction of the plankton, the transferoforganicmauer between trophic levels and nutrient cycles. Laboratory includes methods in sampling, shipboard techniques, identification of plankton, and currentanalyrical techniques. (2 lecture, 6 lab or field hours) 161. Marine Fisheries (4) Prerequisite: college mathematics, M Sci 104, or permission of instructor; M Sci 103 recommended. An introduction to fishery biology, including the concepts of stock, recruitment, and yield; emphasizing the parameters abundance, age, growth, and mortality; discussion of hydrography and fishery ecology, management prob-lems, world fisheries and mariculture; and collection and analysis of fishery data. (2 lecture, 6 lab or field hours) 173T. Topics in Marine Biology (1-4) Prerequisite: permission of instructor. The study of a selected area in marine biology (morphology, physiology, ecology, etc.). Subjects will vary depending on student demand and availabil ity ofinstfUccors. (Lecrure and/or laboratory) 174T. Topics ill Oceanography (1-4) Prerequisite: permission of instructor. The study of selected areas in oceanography; subject varies dependingon srudent demand and availability of instructors. (Lecture and/or laboratory) 175T. Topics in Marine Science (1-4) The study of a selected area in the marine sciences. The subjecrs vary depending on studentdemand and availability ofi nstructors. (Lecture and/or laboratory) 177. Microscopic Techniques (3) Prerequisites: one semeSter college physics and permission of instructor. Principles and techniques of light and electron microscopy; consideration of brightfield, darkfield, phase contrast, and interference contrast light microscopy; episcopic and diascopic illumination systems; photomicrography; preparation ofmaterials for and operation of the scanning electron microscope. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours) 180. lndependenr Study (1-4; max toral 6) Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Facuhy directed study of selected problems; open to undergraduate students with adequate preparation. Approved for SPgtading. GRADUATE COURSES (See Coum Numb"ing System.) Marine Sciences (M Sci) 202. Marine Instrumental Analysis (4) Prerequisites: M Sci 142, 143. Theory and use ofadvanced instrumentation; advanced field and laboratory techniques for the interpretation of data collected in marine science research. (2 lecture, 6 lab or field hours) 204. Sampling and Experimeoral Design (4) Prerequisites: M Sci 103, 104. Basic design ofexperimenes and field sampling, including random sampling, systemic sampling, subsampling, survey techniques, and de- Biology- sign ofsingle and multifactor experiments using randomized and block experimental designs. (Formerly M Sci 285T section) 211. Ecology of Marine Birds and Mammals (4) Prerequisites: M Sci 103, 104, 112. Community approach to the ecology of marine birds and mammals using experimental and sampling methodology. Examines the distribution, abundance, trophic ecology, and behavior of birds and mammals 111 Elkhorn Slough and Monrerey Bay. (2 lecrure, 6 lab hours) 212T. Advanced Topics in Marine Vertebrates (1-4) Prerequisites: MSci 1120r 113and permission ofinstructor. Advanced considerarions of the ecology, physiology, and phylogeny of fishes, birds, or mammals; emphasizing currem literature and research. (Lecture and/or laboratory) niT. Advanced Topics in Marine Invertebrates (1-4) Prerequisites: M Sci 124 and permission of instructor. Advanced considerations of the ecology, physiology, and phylogeny of rhe various invertebrate phyla emphasizing current literature and research. (Lecture and/or laboratory) 222. Biology of the Mollusca (4) Prerequisites: M Sci 124 and permission of instructor. Systematics, functional morphology, ecology, and physiology of mollusca with emphasis on marine forms. (2 lecrure, 6 lab or field hours) 231. Biology of Seaweeds (4) Prerequisite: M Sci 131 or permission of instructor. Lectures-discussions on marine macroalgaJ biology with extensive reading oforiginal literature. Ecologically oriented individual research projects involvinglaborawry culture and field experimenration. (2 lecture, 6 lab or field hours) 233T. Advanced Topics in Marine Ecology (1-4) Prerequisites: M Sci 103 and permission of instructor. Selected topics and current issues in marine ecology; subjects vary depending on student demand and availability of instructors. (Lecture and/or laboratory) 234. Advanced Biological Oceanography (4) Prerequisite: M Sci 144 or permission of instrucwr. Experimental techniques in biological oceanography with emphasis on 373 |
