EXPLORATIONS OF ATMOSPHERIC AND OCEANIC SCIENCES
Exploration of a field within atmospheric and oceanic sciences. Exposure to scientific principles, current findings, and career routes as it applies to topics such as meteorology, weather systems and weather forecasting, climate and climate change, atmospheric satellite remote sensing, oceanography, and professional careers in the discipline.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: ATM OCN 100 , 101 , 141 , ATM OCN/GEOSCI 105 , 140 , SOIL SCI/ATM OCN/BSE 132 , ATM OCN/ENVIR ST 171 , or ATM OCN/ENVIR ST/GEOSCI 102 Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness Breadth - Physical Science Level - Elementary L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completions Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe the basic scientific principles behind the concepts being explored and skills needed to further explore the topic Audience: Undergraduate 2. Interpret how scientific articles, media stories, and reports advance our understanding of the topic Audience: Undergraduate 3. Conduct and evaluate interviews of practitioners in the topic on their roles and professional development to understand future careers in this topic Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe the basic scientific principles behind the concepts being explored and skills needed to further explore the topic Audience: Undergraduate 2. Interpret how scientific articles, media stories, and reports advance our understanding of the topic Audience: Undergraduate 3. Conduct and evaluate interviews of practitioners in the topic on their roles and professional development to understand future careers in this topic Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027