Graduate Programs
Fall 2012 Course and Curriculum
REVISED 9/14/2012
Classes begin August 22, 2012
Classes end Fri., Nov. 30, 2012
Final exams December 5–12, 2012
APPLIED MARINE PHYSICS
| COURSE | SEC | COURSE NAME | CR | DAYS | TIME | ROOM | INSTR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMP575 | 02 | Applied Ocean Hydrodynamics | 3 | MW | 1:30pm–2:45pm | AMP Conf Room | Willemsen |
| AMP576 | 03 | Wave Propagation in the Ocean Environment | 3 | TR | 10:30am–11:45am | AMP Conf Room | Romeiser |
| AMP601 | 04 | Analytical Methods in Marine Physics | 3 | MW | 9:00am-10:15am | AMP Conf Room | Brown, M. |
| AMP694 | 03 | Poroelastic Media | 3 | ARR | ARR | AMP Conf Room | T.Yamamoto |
| AMP710 | 01 | Master’s Thesis | 1–6 | ARR | ARR | ARR | Olascoaga |
| AMP720 | 01 | Research Residence | 0 | ARR | ARR | ARR | Olascoaga |
| AMP730 | 0 1 | Doctoral Residence | 1–12 | ARR | ARR | ARR | Olascoaga |
| AMP750 | 0 1 | Research in Residence | 0 | ARR | ARR | ARR | Olascoaga |
MARINE AND ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY
| COURSE | SEC | COURSE NAME | CR | DAYS | TIME | ROOM | INSTR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAC503 | 04 | Principles of Marine and Atmospheric Chemistry | 3 | M W | 1:30pm–2:45pm | S/A 236 | Millero | |
| MAC584 | 01 | SPECIAL TOPICS: Ross Sea Dynamics | 1 | F | 1-3pm | S/A 236 | Hansell | |
| MAC620 | 34 | Marine Physical Chemistry | 3 | MW | 3:00pm–4:15pm | S/A 236 | Millero | |
| MAC670 | 11 | Seminar in MAC | 1 | W | 1:30 pm–2:30pm | Seminar Room | Fine | |
| MAC710 | 0 1 | Master’s Thesis | 1–6 | ARR | ARR | ARR | Fine | |
| MAC720 | 0 1 | Research in Residence | 0 | ARR | ARR | ARR | Fine | |
| MAC730 | 0 1 | Doctoral Dissertation | 1–12 | ARR | ARR | ARR | Fine | |
| MAC750 | 0 1 | Research in Residence | 0 | ARR | ARR | ARR | Fine | |
MARINE AFFAIRS AND POLICY
| COURSE | SEC | COURSE NAME | CR | DAYS | TIME | ROOM | INSTR. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAF502 | 09 | Economics of Natural Resources | 3 | TR | 1:30pm–2:45pm | MAF Conf Room | Letson |
| MAF512 | 09 | Aquaculture Management | 3 | MW | 10:30am–11:45am | S/A 114 | Benetti |
| MAF514 | 01 | Field Techniques in Prehistoric Underwater Archaeological Excavation | 3 |
Th: 11/15 Tu:11/20 Tu:11/27 Th:11/29 |
5:00pm–6:15pm | MAF Conf Room | Gifford |
| MAF515 | 04 | Techniques of Marine Archaeological Survey and Recording | 3 | TR | 10:30am–11:45am | MAF Conf Room | Gifford |
| MAF520 | 32 | Environmental Law | 3 | TR | 3:00pm–4:15pm | MSC 343 | Suman |
| MAF525 | 05 | Fisheries Socioeconomics and Management | 3 | TR | 9:00am–10:15am | S/A 114 | Agar, Juan |
| MAF560 | 06 | Intro to Marine GIS | 3 | M | 9:00am–10:15am | MSC 343 | Estevanez |
| MAF561 | 01 | Intro to Marine GIS — Lab | 0 | W | 10:30am–11:45am | MAF Conf Room | Estevanez |
| MAF561 | 04 | Intro to Marine GIS — Lab | 0 | W | 9:00am–10:15am | MAF Conf Room | Estevanez |
| MAF576 | 20 | Marine Conservation Biology | 3 | T R | 12–1:15pm | MSC 343 | Hammerschlag |
| MAF620 | 34 | Coastal Law | 3 | M W | 3:00pm–4:15pm | S/A 114 | Grubman |
| MAF705 | 01 | MA/MPS Internship | 1–6 | ARR | ARR | ARR | Estevanez |
| MAF710 | 01 | Masters Thesis | 1–6 | ARR | ARR | ARR | Estevanez |
| MAF720 | 01 | Research in Residence (MS) | 0 | ARR | ARR | ARR | Estevanez |
MARINE BIOLOGY AND FISHERIES
| COURSE | SEC | COURSE NAME | CR | DAYS | TIME | ROOM | INSTR. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MBF504 | 03 | Biology of Marine Mammals | 3 | F | 10:00am–1:00pm | SA 114 | Gerstein require permission of instructor to register |
| MBF507 | 12 | Marine Mammal Applied Behavior Analysis and Managed Care | 3 | F | 2pm–5pm | S/A 114 | Turner, Ted |
| MBF508 | 10 | Biometrics in Marine Science | 3 | MW | 1:30pm–2:45pm | S/A 114 | Ehrhardt |
| MBF515 | 01 | Tropical Marine Ecology | 3 | TR | 1:30pm–2:45pm | MSC 343 | Langdon, Lirman, Baker |
| MBF515 | 09 | Tropical Marine Ecology | 3 | TR | 1:30pm–2:45pm | MSC 343 | Langdon, Lirman, Baker |
| MBF590 | 20 | Fish-Plankton Acoustics | 3 | MW | 12:30pm–1:45pm | CIMAS 209 | Thomas |
| MBF602 | 01 | Biological Oceanography Seminar | 1 | F | 1:00pm–2:00pm | Seminar Room | Fieber |
| MBF604 | 04 | Biological Oceanography | 3 | MW | 10:30am–11:45am | S/A 120 | Brand |
| MBF614 | 05 | Population Modeling and Management | 3 | TR | 9:00am–10:15am | S/A 120 | Ault |
| MBF690 | 04 | Advanced Acoustics | 3 | TR | 10:30am–11:45am | CIMAS 301 | Thomas |
| MBF705 | 0 1 | MPS internship | 1–6 | ARR | ARR | ARR | Richardson |
| MBF710 | 0 1 | Master’s Thesis | 1–6 | ARR | ARR | ARR | Oleksiak |
| MBF 720 | 0 1 | Research in Residence | 0 | ARR | ARR | ARR | Oleksiak |
| MBF730 | 0 1 | Doctoral Dissertation | 1–12 | ARR | ARR | ARR | Oleksiak |
MARINE GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS
| COURSE | SEC | COURSE NAME | CR | DAYS | TIME | ROOM | INSTR. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MGG501 | 03 | Oceanography I (Geological) | 2 | TBA | TBA | TBA | Natland | |
| MGG513 | 03 | Intro to Geochemistry | 3 | TR |
10:30am-11:45am *first class meets Sept. 4 at 10am |
MGG Conf Room | Pourmand | |
| MGG525 | 11 | Applied Environmental Geophysics | 3 | W |
1:30pm–3:00pm 3:00pm–4:15pm |
MGG Conf Room / Field Work | Grasmueck | |
| MGG579 | 32 | Plate Tectonics | 3 | TR | 3:00pm–4:15pm | MGG Conf Room | Harrison | |
| MGG584 | 21 | Intro to Seismology | 3 | MW | 12:00pm–1:15pm | MGG Conf Room | Lin | |
| MGG585 | 01 | Special Topics: Petroleum Geology | 3 | TBA | TBA | TBA | Dolson | |
| MGG650 | 01 | Stable Isotopes | 3 | M | 9:00am–11:50am | MGG Conf Room | Swart | |
| MGG661 | 01 | Sedimentary Petrography | 3 | MW | TBA | MGG Microscope Room | Reid | |
| MGG682 | 32 | Crustal Deformation | 3 | W | 9:00am–12:00pm | MGG Conf Room | Amelung | |
| MGG710 | 0 1 | Master’s Thesis | 1–6 | ARR | ARR | ARR | Becker | |
| MGG720 | 0 1 | Research in Residence | 0 | ARR | ARR | ARR | Becker | |
| MGG730 | 0 1 | Doctoral Dissertation | 1–12 | ARR | ARR | ARR | Becker | |
METEOROLOGY AND PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY
| COURSE | SEC | COURSE NAME | CR | DAYS | TIME | ROOM | INSTR. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPO502 | 03 | Oceanography I (Physical) | 2 | MW | 1:30pm–2:45pm | Library Rare Book Room | Van Leer |
| MPO503 | 03 | Physical Oceanography | 3 | TR | 10:30am–11:45am | MSC 343 | Beal |
| MPO511 | 09 | Geophysical Fluid Dynamics I | 3 | T R | 1:30pm–2:45pm | MSC 329 | Ozgokmen |
| MPO542 | 32 | Physics of Remote Sensing I: Passive Systems | 3 | MF | 3:00pm–4:15pm | MSC 125 | Minnett/ Graber/Romeiser |
| MPO551 | 04 | Introduction to Atmospheric Science | 3 | MW | 10:30am–11:45am | MSC 343 | Clement |
| MPO561 | 03 | Tropical Atmosphere and Ocean | TR | 1:30pm–2:45pm | MSC 365 | Zhang | |
| MPO583 | 32 | Ocean Monitoring Systems and Implementation Strategies | 3 | TR | 3:00pm–4:15pm | MSC 343 | Cherubin |
| MPO585 | 33 | Advanced Weather Forecasting | 3 | W | 7pm–9:30pm | S/A 114 | Berardelli,J. |
| MPO621 | 05 | Waves and Tides I | 3 | TR | 9:00am–10:15am | MSC 343 | Leaman |
| MPO631 | 32 | Air-Sea Interaction | 3 | TR | 3:00pm–4:15pm | MSC 329 | Shay |
| MPO662 | 21 | Computer Models of Fluid Dynamics | 3 | MW | 12:00pm–1:15pm | MSC 329 | Iskandarani |
| MPO664 | 03 | Atmospheric and Oceanic Turbulence | 3 | TR | 10:30am–11:45am | MSC 365 | Ozgokmen |
| MPO672 | 06 | Spectral & Finite Element Methods in computational fluid dynamics | 06 | MW | 9:00am–10:15am | MSC 329 | Iskandarani |
| MPO675 | 04 | Mesocale Oceanography | 3 | MW | 10:30am–11:45am | MSC 329 | Kamenkovitch/Mariano/Olson |
| MPO705 | 01 | MPS internship | 1–6 | ARR | ARR | ARR | Clement |
| MPO710 | 01 | Master’s Thesis | 1–6 | ARR | ARR | ARR | Clement |
| MPO730 | 01 | Doctoral Dissertation | 1–12 | ARR | ARR | ARR | Clement |
RSMAS GENERAL COURSES
| COURSE | SEC | COURSE NAME | CR | DAYS | TIME | ROOM | INSTR. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSM500 | 01 | Research Diving | 3 |
MW MW F |
9:00–11:00am 4:30pm–6:30pm 7:00am–12:30pm |
Pool Lecture-MSC 343 Open Water Dives |
Gomez |
| RSM500 | 02 | Research Diving | 3 |
T MW W Su |
9:00–11:00am 4:30pm–6:30pm 8:30pm–10:30pm 7:00am–12:30pm |
Pool Lecture-MSC 343 Pool Open Water Dives |
Gomez |
| RSM512 | 34 | Statistics for Environmental Management | 3 | MW | 3:00pm–4:15pm | MSC 343 | Babcock, Elizabeth |
| RSM565 | 03 | Fish Ecology and Oceanography | 3 | TR | 10:30am–11:45am | S/A 120 | Bakun, Cowen |
| RSM572 | 01 | Motorboat Operator Certification Course (MOCC) | 1 | ARR | ARR | ARR | Coy |
| RSM600† | 01 | Research Ethics | 0 | Fri Sept 14 | 9:30am-4:30pm | Auditorium | Cushman |
| RSM600† | 01 | Research Ethics | 0 | Fri Sept 28 | 9:30am-4:30pm | Auditorium | Cushman |
† If attending please email by Sept 1, 2012: vtejeda@rsmas.miami.edu
RCR Course (Res. Ethics course)
Research Ethics Course — Part 1 & Part 2 Break for lunch.
Mandatory attendance provided by Instructor: Dr. Reid Cushman.
Students attending the all day RCR course must complete the online CITI program prior to attending class. After completing the online course, print a completion Report and bring it to the live class. NO ONE will be admitted to the live class prior to completing the online CITI RCR course. Instructions for Citi Program see PDF.
