OCEA0001-3 : Oceanology and underwater biology

Study Programmes 2016-2017

OCEA0001-3

Oceanology and underwater biology

Duration :

30h Th

Number of credits :

Master in biology of organisms and ecology (120 ECTS)		3

Lecturer :

Sylvie Gobert

Language(s) of instruction :

French language

Organisation and examination :

Teaching in the second semester

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents :

The biological oceanography investigates the ecology of marine organisms in the context of the physical, chemical, and geological characteristics of their ocean environment. It is closely aligned with marine biology, though the latter has more emphasis on the biology of individual marine organisms.
Outline contents:

Introduction
The Oceanography at the University of Liege
Definitions and topography: oceans , sea
Caractéristiques physiques et chimiques des océans (température, lumière, salinité, courants...); variations bathymétriques, saisonnières, spatiales
Fisheries

Learning outcomes of the learning unit :

....

Prerequisite knowledge and skills :

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :

Organisation:
*Half of the courses are dedicated to theoretical aspects, the other one dedicated to tutorial classes (study of documents, video).
*A visit to the museum and to tha aquarium.

The course is given in french, if necessary some suppementary explanation can be done in englihs to help the international students.

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :

Courses in face-to-face.
The attention of the student is regularly requested during tutorial classes, visits of museum.