Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 5A · IGETC Area 5B · IGETC Area 5A · CSU GE Area B2 · CSU GE Area B1DescriptionThis course is an introduction to the geological, chemical, physical, and biological aspects of the world’s oceans and the interactions of these different aspects. Topics include the history of oceanography; historic and modern oceanographic instruments; plate tectonics and marine geology; the marine-land interface; ecological problems of the local bay, estuary, delta and state-wide water resources; the ocean's role as a dominant influence on the earth, its climate, and the lives of its inhabitants; food, drug, mineral and energy resources from the sea; global and local ocean resource management, aquacultural techniques and practices; preservation of marine environments; and the deep sea, its properties, animals and their adaptations.Usually HeldMon Wed 12:45pm–2:10pm, Tue 6:00pm–7:25pm, Tue Thu 2:30pm–3:55pm, Mon Wed 11:10am–12:35pm 