OCGY 210 Research Methodologies in Marine Science
3 Credits

This course is grounded in coastal Lands and Waters now called British Columbia emphasizing respectful, place-based learning. Learners will engage in a combination of field-based and laboratory-based research designs, experiments, and methods in marine science, while considering the relationships between ocean systems and the communities that depend on them. Through hand-on activities learners will develop fundamental skills to support career pathways in oceanography, environmental and marine technical trades. Topics include benthic and aquatic surveying techniques; marine micro- and macro-invertebrate diversity assessment; marine sediment profiling and analysis techniques; designing laboratory-based experiments; assessing and forecasting the impacts of pollution and climate change on marine biological communities; and applications of GIS as a tool. In parallel, this course introduces the foundations of research statistics, data interpretation, and data presentation.

Prerequisites
Two UC physical or natural science courses (BIOL, CHEM, GEOG, OCGY or PHYS).

Transfer Credits
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