Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
This online course covered topics including: an introduction to oceanography, ocean currents and marine biology.
4 weeks, 3 hours per week
Professor Rachel Mills
Dean of the Faculty of Natural and Environmental Sciences
University of Southampton
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Evaluate the degree to which humans have mapped the deep ocean and its habitats
- Identify key controls on seawater composition and circulation
- Assess the distribution of salt in the ocean
- Interpret Collector's Curves to estimate numbers of undiscovered new species
- Explain some adaptations to life in deep ocean habitats
- Reflect on personal effectiveness in limiting potential impacts on deep ocean environments
Syllabus
- History of ocean exploration
- Modern mapping of the oceans
- The movement of ocean currents
- The composition of the ocean
- Ocean biodiversity
- Characteristics of life in the deep sea
- Deep ocean resources and ownership
- Human impacts on the deep ocean
Issued on 20th September 2018
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