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2025-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
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ESSC 220 - Oceanography Credits: 3

Comprehensive study of the ocean and surroundings. Main topics include origin of the ocean basins; water of the sea; physiography of the sea floor; plate tectonics; marine sediments; chemical properties of the sea; ocean circulation; waves, tides, beach, and shoreline processes; estuaries and life of the ocean.

Prerequisite(s): ESSC 110   or CHEM 103   or CHEM 105   or HONR 244   or HONR 196   or permission of instructor


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