Duration
Theory and practice : 30h Th, 15h Pr
Field work trips : 3d FW
Number of credits
| Master in oceanography (120 ECTS) | 6 crédits |
Lecturer
Theory and practice : Jean-Marie Beckers
Field work trips : Jean-Marie Beckers
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Theory and practice
Ocean water properties. Description of ocean basins and associated general circulations.
Temporal and spatial variability of the major physical properties.
Modelling of the marine environment. Dynamics of ocean currents withour and with friction. Surface waves. Tides.
Introduction to meteorology dedicated to first year students in oceanography.
General introduction : orders of magnitude, characteristic lengths and times.
Application to thermostatics. Radiation and energetic balance. Introduction to air dynamics. Processes of saturation and condensation. Large scale circulation.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Theory and practice
The aim of the lecture is to provide the student with the basic dynamical laws allowing him to understand the major caracteristics of ocean water and circulations, tides and surface waves as well as atmospheric processes
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Theory and practice
Mathematics, physics, chemistry of a bacheler in science, applied sciences, agronome.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Theory and practice
A personal work on the hydrodynamics of a regional sea will allow each students to use the concepts seen during the theoretical lectures
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Theory and practice
15 lectures of 2 h followed by 30' exercises 2h general exercise
Recommended or required readings
Theory and practice
Material will be distributed during the first lecture.
Assessment methods and criteria
Theory and practice
written exam with open book
evaluation of the work on regional seas
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Theory and practice
Schedule on Infomaster
Contacts
Theory and practice
JM.Beckers@ulg.ac.be
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session
Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning
Assessment subjects
Assessment methods
Contacts
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session
Assessment subjects
same as before
Assessment methods
Oral session.