Marine Science
Faculty of Life & Earth Sciences
MODULE: Marine Science
Program delivered by distance learning higher education up to a maximum of 27 credits. This module may be combined or completed with other online university courses from this faculty.
DESCRIPTION:
This program emphasizes the principles that govern the oceans, the sea currents, the water composition and marine life. It deals with aspects of physical, geological, and chemical oceanography as well as their relation with the marine ecosystems and the organisms that inhabit them. It also explores how organisms interact within their individual marine ecosystems, including the human activity impact on oceans, pollution, oceanic dead zones, and coral reefs.
Courses list (each subject accounts for 3 credits):
1 BIU Earned Credit = 1 USA Semester Credit (15 hours of learning) = 2 ECTS Credit (30 hours of study).
Oceanography
Marine Science Marine Biology Phycology Marine Life Marine Zoology Ichthyology Aquatic Toxicology Coastal & Marine Ecosystems
Academic Supervisor: María del Mar Sánchez Conde
More information about this supervisor and online university course instructors at BIU Human Network.
This module is applicable to Specialist, Expert, Bachelor's, Master's and Ph.D. (Doctor) Programs. This distance learning degree program is designed at the postgraduate level – Master’s or Doctoral. This module may be easily adapted to complete the Specialist, Expert or Bachelor’s adult degree program requirements. A further option is the enrollment into the online university courses listed in this module.
* University Course (3 credits): Select 1 subject from this module.
* Specialist Diploma (15 credits): First 5 subjects or select 5 subjects from this module.
* Expert Diploma (21 credits): First 7 subjects or select 7 subjects from this module.
* Bachelor's Degree (130 credits): The Admission certificate issued after submission of the application for admission will show the amount of credit transferred and validated from previous education and experience, and the amount of credits required to complete this undergraduate program's major. Additional courses from other modules of this faculty will be assigned in case that the credits displayed on this module are not enough to complete the bachelor's required credits.
* Master's Degree (35 credits): Select from 3 to 9 subjects from this module depending on the amount of credits transferred from previous education and experience. Add 13 credits corresponding to a final project to the selected subjects.
* Ph.D. (Doctor) (45 credits): Select from 3 to 9 subjects from this module depending on the amount of credits transferred from previous education and experience. Add 18 credits corresponding to a final thesis to the selected subjects.
BIU issues an admission certificate after receiving your complete application for admission. This document will show the amount of credits transferred and validated from previous education and experience, and the amount of credits required to complete the degree program's major. BIU can not perform this evaluation without the complete application for admission.
Courses Description (each subject accounts for 3 credits):
Oceanography
Oceans cover seventy percent of the Earth’s surface, regulating our climate and maintaining our atmosphere. They also contain virtually all the known chemical elements. This course deals with the aspects of geology, chemistry, physics, climatology, environmental science and biology as they apply to the oceans. It covers topics like underwater volcanoes, the greenhouse effect, the El Niño phenomenon and its link to droughts and floods, and the global view of ocean properties.
Instructor: María del Mar Sánchez Conde
Marine Science
This course emphasizes the principles that govern the oceans, the sea currents, the water composition and marine life. It deals with aspects of physical, geological, and chemical oceanography as well as their relation with the marine ecosystems and the organisms that inhabit them. It also explores how organisms interact within their individual marine ecosystems, including the human activity impact on oceans, pollution, oceanic dead zones, and coral reefs.
Instructor: María del Mar Sánchez Conde
Marine Biology
This course deals with the biological aspects of marine communities from coastal estuaries to deep ocean trenches. It integrates marine biology with aspects of physical, geological, and chemical oceanography in relationship to the marine ecosystems and the organisms that inhabit them.
Instructor: María del Mar Sánchez Conde
Phycology
This course reviews the identification, physiology, ecology, and evolution of marine and freshwater algae.
Instructor: María del Mar Sánchez Conde
Marine Life
This course reviews the physiology, reproductive biology, anatomy, taxonomy, and ecology of the marine life. It also studies the marine organisms and their relationships to the marine environment with emphasis on human interaction with marine ecosystems.
Instructor: María del Mar Sánchez Conde
Marine Zoology
This course explores the natural history, functional morphology, ecology, distribution, habitat, adaptation, trophic interrelationships, and evolution of marine animals. It shows comparative morphology and biology of marine invertebrates, as well as the morphological, physiological, behavioral, and ecological diversity of fishes of the world.
Instructor: María del Mar Sánchez Conde
Ichthyology
This course reviews the taxonomy, morphology, physiology, and ecology of fishes, considering the aspects of distribution, ecology, physiology, adaptation, and evolution of fishes; It also explores fish diversity, as the largest and most diverse group of vertebrates that inhabit virtually all aquatic environments.
Instructor: María del Mar Sánchez Conde
Aquatic Toxicology
This course examines the sources, cycling, and impacts of toxicants in aquatic systems, including acid rain, ground water, fresh water rivers and lakes, estuaries, and the ocean. It deals with processes at the air-water interface, and the properties of toxic chemicals that influence biogeochemical cycles and their toxicity to aquatic organisms and humans.
Instructor: Luis Fontanet Sallán
Coastal & Marine Ecosystems
This course describes the major ecological impacts, processes and management regimes that are associated with marine, coastal and near-shore ecosystems. It reviews laws, programs, policy initiatives, marine organisms and their relationships to the environment, and human interaction with coastal and marine ecosystems.
Instructor: María del Mar Sánchez Conde
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Professionally recognized and validated degrees.
Accredited (Non USA CHEA). International legalization available.
