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Oct 23, 2026
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NATS 1002 - Oceanography
Credits: 3
Catalog Description
This course provides an introduction to the geological, physical, chemical, and biological processes that influence Earth’s oceans and explores humanity’s evolving relationship with them. This course is intended for non-science majors.
Recommended Skills, Abilities, or Coursework: College-level reading and writing skills
Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) Goal Area(s) fulfilled: Goal 03: Natural Sciences, Goal 10: People and the Environment
Additional fee to student: No
Learner Outcomes
- Explain how geological processes, such as the theory of plate tectonics, influence bathymetric features.
- Determine how the chemical properties of seawater vary globally, and understand how these measurements are made.
- Investigate the physical forces responsible for motion in the oceans, such as currents, waves, and tides.
- Analyze how the geological, chemical, and physical controls on ocean environments influence the organisms living there.
- Examine how anthropogenic climate change impacts global oceans.
- Identify various ways people rely on, modify, and exploit marine environments and resources.
Major Areas of Course Content
- Geological Oceanography
- Chemical Oceanography
- Physical Oceanography
- Biological Oceanography
- Climate Change
- Human-Ocean Interactions
Credit for Prior Learning Options
No credit for prior learning option is available for this course.
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