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ATM OCN 903

RESEARCH ADVANCES IN THE ATMOSPHERIC AND OCEANIC SCIENCES

1 credit.

Discussions on philosophy of science, literature review, development of ideas in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, training in proposal writing, and preparation for Ph.D. dissertation proposal in advance of preliminary exam.

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Requisites: Graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Appraise original papers of on atmospheric and oceanic sciences research to understand the evolution of approaches to solve problems Audience: Graduate 2. Articulate unresolved research problems and formulate ideas beyond the current boundaries of knowledge within the atmospheric and oceanic sciences Audience: Graduate 3. Formulate science problems and research questions and use these to evaluate experimental designs resources required to answer them Audience: Graduate 4. Prepare dissertation proposals that meets criteria for department preliminary examination Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Appraise original papers of on atmospheric and oceanic sciences research to understand the evolution of approaches to solve problems Audience: Graduate 2. Articulate unresolved research problems and formulate ideas beyond the current boundaries of knowledge within the atmospheric and oceanic sciences Audience: Graduate 3. Formulate science problems and research questions and use these to evaluate experimental designs resources required to answer them Audience: Graduate 4. Prepare dissertation proposals that meets criteria for department preliminary examination Audience: Graduate

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