SPRING 2009 COURSE AND CURRICULUM
REVISED 12/23/08
Classes Begin: January 20, 2009
Classes End: May 1, 2009
Final Exams: May 6 – May 13, 2008
APPLIED MARINE PHYSICS
| COURSE | SEC | COURSE NAME | CR | DAYS | TIME | ROOM | INSTR. |
| AMP 509 | Q | Coastal Physics and Engineering | 3 | 12:30pm-1:45pm | MPC102 (main campus) | Reniers, A. and Van de Kreeke | |
| AMP 531 | O | Ocean Measurements | 3 | TR | 10:30 am – 11:45 am | MSC 125 | DeFerrari, H. |
| AMP 535 | Q | Intro to Underwater Acoustics | 3 | TR | 1:30pm – 2:45pm | MSC 125 | Hahn, T. |
| AMP 650 | 01 | Coastal Ocean Circulation | 3 | MW | 9:00am – 10:30am | MSC 329 | Haus, B. Reniers, A. Kourafalou, V. |
| AMP 672 | FG | Advanced Underwater Acoustics | 3 | W | 1:00pm – 3:30pm | MSC 125 | Hahn, T. |
| AMP 690 | S | Mechanics and Thermodynamics of the Air-Sea Interface | 3 | TR | 3:00pm – 4:15pm | MSC 125 | Donelan, M. and Haus, B. |
| AMP 705 | 01 | Special Project | 1–6 | ARR | ARR | ARR | Drennan |
| AMP 710 | 01 | Master’s Thesis | 1–6 | ARR | ARR | ARR | Drennan |
| AMP 720 | 01 | Research in Residence | 0 | ARR | ARR | ARR | Drennan |
| AMP 730 | 01 | Doctoral Dissertation | 1–12 | ARR | ARR | ARR | Drennan |
| AMP 750 | 01 | Research in Residence | 0 | ARR | ARR | ARR | Drennan |
MARINE AND ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY
| COURSE | SEC | COURSE NAME | CR | DAYS | TIME | ROOM | INSTR. |
| MAC 605 | 01 | Chemical Oceanography | 3 | ARR | ARR | ARR | Fine, R. |
| MAC 670 | FY | Seminar in MAC | 1 | W | 1:30 – 2:30pm | Seminar Room | Fine, R. |
| MAC 705 | 01 | Special Report | 1–6 | ARR | ARR | ARR | Fine |
| MAC 710 | 01 | Master’s Thesis | 1–6 | ARR | ARR | ARR | Fine |
| MAC 720 | 01 | Research in Residence | 0 | ARR | ARR | ARR | Fine |
| MAC 730 | 01 | Doctoral Dissertation | 1–12 | ARR | ARR | ARR | Fine |
| MAC 750 | 01 | Research in Residence | 0 | ARR | ARR | ARR | Fine |
MARINE AFFAIRS AND POLICY
| COURSE | SEC | COURSE NAME | CR | DAYS | TIME | ROOM | INSTR. | |
| MAF 501 | Q | Political Ecology of Resource Management | 3 | T R | 1:30pm – 2:45pm | MAF Conf Room | Meltzoff | |
| MAF 504 | 01 | Fieldwork in Coastal Manangement | 3 | ARR | ARR | ARR | Suman | Travel dates: 3/13/09-3/22/09 Bocas del Toro, Panama |
| MAF 505 | 01 | Fieldwork in Coastal Cultures | 3 | ARR | ARR | ARR | Meltzoff | |
| MAF 506 | 01 | Advance Fieldwork in Coastal Cultures | 3 | ARR | ARR | ARR | Meltzoff | |
| MAF 510 | S | Environmental Policy & the Environmental Impact Statement | 3 | TR | 3:00pm – 4:15pm | S/A 114 | Suman | |
| MAF 513 | CD | Aquaculture Management II | 3 | M W | 10:30am – 11:45am | S/A114 | Benetti | |
| MAF 516 | O | Ocean Policy and Development and Analysis | 3 | T R | 10:30am – 11:45am | S/A 114 | McManus, Liana | |
| MAF 518 | T | Coastal Zone Management | 3 | TR | 4:30pm – 5:45pm | S/A 114 | Suman | |
| MAF 526 | T | Marine Cultural Resource Management | 3 | T R | 4:30pm – 5:45pm | MAF Conf Room | Gifford | |
| MAF 530 | HJ | Port Operations and Policy | 3 | MW | 4:30pm – 5:45pm | S/A 114 | Ketchum, Jennifer (Cmdr) | |
| MAF 562 | BC | Intro to Spatial Analysis | 3 | M W | 9:00am – 10:15am | NCORE Conf Rm | Villanueva | |
| MAF 610 | GH | International Ocean Law | 3 | M W | 3:00pm – 4:15pm | S/A114 | Moreno | |
| MAF 705 | 01 | M.A. Internship | 1–6 | ARR | ARR | ARR | Villanueva | |
| MAF 710 | 01 | Master's Thesis | 1–6 | ARR | ARR | ARR | Villanueva | |
| MAF 720 | 01 | MS Research in Residence | 0 | ARR | ARR | ARR | Villanueva | |
| MAF 725 | 01 | Master’s Study | 0 | ARR | ARR | ARR | Villanueva |
MARINE BIOLOGY AND FISHERIES
| COURSE | SEC | COURSE NAME | CR | DAYS | TIME | ROOM | INSTR | ||
| MBF 514 | 01 | Tropical Marine Biology : A field course Poster | 3 | ARR | ARR | ARR | Gruber | Special Dates: Jan 6–15, 2009 Lab fee $645 | |
| MBF 518 | Q | Ecology and Physiology of Coral Reef Systems | 3 | TR | 1:30pm – 2:45pm | S/A 114 | Baker, A. and Glynn, P. | ||
| MBF 574 | FG | Graduate Physiology | 3 | MW | 1:30pm – 2:45pm | S/A 114 | Oleksiak, et al | ||
| MBF 602 | GZ | Biological Oceanography Seminar | 1 | F | 2:00pm – 3:00pm | Seminar Room | Fieber | ||
| MBF 610 | O | Physical Environment of Marine Organisms | 3 | T R | 10:30am – 11:45am | S/A 120 | Bakun | ||
| MBF 613 | N | Marine Population Dynamics | 3 | TR | 9:00am – 10:15am | S/A 114 | Die and Ehrhardt | ||
| MBF 705 | 01 | Special Projects | 1–6 | ARR | ARR | ARR | Grosell | ||
| MBF 710 | 01 | Master’s Thesis | 1–6 | ARR | ARR | ARR | Grosell | ||
| MBF 720 | 01 | Research in Residence | 0 | ARR | ARR | ARR | Grosell | ||
| MBF 730 | 01 | Doctoral Dissertation | 1–12 | ARR | ARR | ARR | Grosell | ||
| MBF 750 | 01 | Research in Residence | 0 | ARR | ARR | ARR | Grosell | ||
MARINE GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS
| COURSE | SEC | COURSE NAME | CR | DAYS | TIME | ROOM | INSTR. | |
| MGG 514 | FG | Geophysics | 3 | MW | 1:30pm – 2:45pm | MGG Conf Room | Becker | |
| MGG 583 | 01 | Scanning Electron Microscopy | 2 | F | 1:30pm – 3:30pm | GC campus | Blackwelder | |
| MGG 601 | 01 | Seminar in MGG | 1 | T | 12:00pm – 1:00pm | CIMAS Conf Room | Reid/Ginsburg | |
| MGG 622 | CE | Geophysical Inverse Theory | 3 | W | 10:30am – 1:00pm | MGG Conf Room | Amelung | |
| MGG 661 | 01 | Sedimentary Petrology | 3 | T | 1:30pm – 5:45pm | MGG Conf Room | Reid | |
| MGG 672 | 01 | Basin Analysis and Seismic Interpretation | 3 |
M R |
10:30am-11:45am 2:00pm-3:15pm |
MGG Conf Room | Eberli | |
| MGG 676 | O | Paleoclimatology | 3 | TR | 10:30am – 11:45am | MGG Conf Rm | Peterson | |
| MGG 700 | 01 | Practical Training and Internship | 1 –6 | ARR | ARR | ARR | Harrison | |
| MGG 705 | 01 | Special Report | 1 –6 | ARR | ARR | ARR | Harrison | |
| MGG 710 | 01 | Master’s Thesis | 1–6 | ARR | ARR | ARR | Harrison | |
| MGG 720 | 01 | Research in Residence | 0 | ARR | ARR | ARR | Harrison | |
| MGG 730 | 01 | Doctoral Dissertation | 1–12 | ARR | ARR | ARR | Harrison | |
| MGG 750 | 01 | Research in Residence | 0 | ARR | ARR | ARR | Harrison | |
METEOROLOGY AND PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY
| COURSE | SEC | COURSE NAME | CR | DAYS | TIME | ROOM | INSTR |
| MPO 531 | S | Physical Meteorology | 3 | TR | 3:00pm – 4:15pm | MSC 343 | Zuidema |
| MPO 561 | T | Tropical Meteorology | 3 | TR | 4:30pm – 5:45pm | MSC 343 | Chen |
| MPO 601 | GY | Seminars in Meteorology and Physical Oceanography | 1 | W | 3:00pm-5:00pm | Seminar Room | Mapes |
| MPO 611 | FG | Geophysical Fluid Dynamics II | 3 | MW | 1:30pm – 2:45pm | MSC 329 | Kamenkovich |
| MPO 612 | Q | Large Scale Ocean Circulation: Models and Observations | 3 | T R | 1:30pm – 2:45pm | MSC 329 | Johns |
| MPO 623 | N | Statistical Analysis of Geophysical Data | 3 | TR | 9:00am – 10:15am | MSC 329 | Leaman |
| MPO 624 | DE | Statistical Modeling of Geophysical Fields | 3 | MW | 12:00pm – 1:15pm | MSC 343 | Mariano |
| MPO 650 | 01 | Coastal Ocean Circulation | 3 | MW | 9:00am – 10:30am | MSC 329 | Kourafalou, V. Haus, B. Reniers, A. |
| MPO 665 | CD | General Circulation of the Atmosphere | 3 | M W | 10:30am – 11:45am | MSC 329 | Nolan |
| MPO 705 | 01 | Special Project | 1 – 6 | ARR | ARR | ARR | Ozgokmen |
| MPO 710 | 01 | Master’s Thesis | 1–4 | ARR | ARR | ARR | Ozgokmen |
| MPO 720 | 01 | Research in Residence | 0 | ARR | ARR | ARR | Ozgokmen |
| MPO 730 | 01 | Doctoral Dissertation | 1–12 | ARR | ARR | ARR | Ozgokmen |
| MPO 750 | 01 | Research in Residence | 0 | ARR | ARR | ARR | Ozgokmen |
RSMAS GENERAL COURSES
| COURSE | SEC | COURSE NAME | CR | DAYS | TIME | ROOM | INSTR. |
| RSM 520 | OP | Climate and Society | 3 | M | 10:30am – 1:00pm | S/A 120 | Broad, K. Clement, A. |
| RSM 600 | 01 | Research Ethics | 0 | ARR | ARR | ARR | Goodman |
| RSM 620 | CD | Object Oriented Programming and Agent Based Modelling for Marine Scientists | 3 | MW | 10:30am – 11:45am | NCORE 1st floor CIMAS | McManus, John |
| RSM 671 | 01 | Lagrangian Fluid Dynamics and Predictability | 3 | ARR | ARR | ARR | Olascoaga, J. and Mariano, A. |

