Oceanography - BS, Ocean Observing Science and Technology Track
This track in Oceanography provides students with an interdisciplinary education and training in Ocean Observing Science and Technology (OOST). All students will gain skill in handling, evaluating and analyzing large datasets.
The BS in Oceanography curriculum: 1) Provides students with an interdisciplinary understanding of the oceans and the processes affecting them for use in careers in marine science or other related fields; 2) Provides students with the skills to retrieve, evaluate, and analyze large oceanographic datasets such as those generated from long term oceanographic studies and observing systems; and 3) Emphasizes critical thinking and problem solving skills.
Students planning on attending graduate school are encouraged to also complete a minor in a STEM field. Many graduates will obtain jobs in in a variety of fields including marine technical support, energy and transportation industries, insurance industries, hazard mitigation, marine operations, homeland security, oil spill response, etc.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Semester Credit Hours | |
| CHEM 119 | Fundamentals of Chemistry I | 4 |
| ENGL 104 | Composition and Rhetoric | 3 |
| GEOS 101 | Introduction to the Geosciences | 1 |
| MATH 151 | Engineering Mathematics I 1 | 4 |
| OCNG 251 & OCNG 252 | Oceanography and Oceanography Laboratory | 4 |
| Semester Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| CHEM 120 | Fundamentals of Chemistry II | 4 |
| MATH 152 | Engineering Mathematics II 1 | 4 |
| PHYS 206 & PHYS 226 | Newtonian Mechanics for Engineering and Science and Physics of Motion Laboratory for the Sciences | 4 |
| American history | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| BIOL 111 | Introductory Biology I | 4 |
| OCNG 203 | Communicating Oceanography Laboratory | 1 |
| OCNG 404 | Ocean Observing Systems | 3 |
| STAT 211 | Principles of Statistics I | 3 |
| American history | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| BIOL 112 | Introductory Biology II | 4 |
| COMM 203 or COMM 205 | Public Speaking or Communication for Technical Professions | 3 |
| PHYS 207 & PHYS 227 | Electricity and Magnetism for Engineering and Science and Electricity and Magnetism Laboratory for the Sciences | 4 |
| STAT 212 | Principles of Statistics II | 3 |
| Semester Credit Hours | 14 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| OCNG 410 | Physical Oceanography | 3 |
| OCNG 420 | Biological Oceanography | 3 |
| OCNG 456 or OCNG 469 | MATLAB Programming for Ocean Sciences or Python for Geosciences | 3 |
| Creative arts | 3 | |
| Track elective 2 | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| GEOS 470 & GEOS 471 | Data Analysis Methods in Geosciences and Data Methods in Geosciences Laboratory | 4 |
| OCNG 430 | Geological Oceanography | 3 |
| OCNG 440 | Chemical Oceanography | 3 |
| Government/Political science | 3 | |
| Track elective 2 | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| OCNG 303 | Professional Communication in Oceanography | 3 |
| OCNG 443 | Oceanographic Field and Laboratory Methods | 3 |
| OCNG 481 | Seminar | 1 |
| Social and behavioral sciences | 3 | |
| Technical elective 3 | 3 | |
| Track elective 2 | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| OCNG 461 | Advanced Oceanographic Data Analysis and Communication | 3 |
| Government/Political science | 3 | |
| Language, philosophy and culture | 3 | |
| Technical elective 3 | 2 | |
| Track elective 2 | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 14 | |
| Total Semester Credit Hours | 120 | |
| 1 | A grade of C or better is required. |
| 2 | Select from ATMO 201, ATMO 203, ATMO 251; GEOG 361; OCNG 350, OCNG 456, OCNG 469; STAT 407. |
| 3 | Select from OCNG 400-499, ATMO 201, ATMO 203, ATMO 251, ATMO 300-499; BIOL 213, BIOL 214, BIOL 300-399; BICH 300-499; CHEM 300-499; CVEN 221; GENE 300-499; GEOG 442/GEOS 442, GEOG 361, GEOG 370/MARS 370, GEOG 390; GEOS 442/GEOG 442, GEOS 444; MATH 251; MATH 300-499; PHYS 221; PHYS 300-499; OCEN 300-499; STAT 212, STAT 400-499. |