Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

MSE 202 — Introductory Oceanography II

MSE department course · Nigerian universities

What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

• Explain the basic knowledge on chemical and biological oceanography
• state the diversity and characteristic features of marine organisms and identify various marine organisms
• describe the processes that govern the distribution and abundance of marine organisms; and
• explain marine ecological principles – maintaining or restoring native species, habitat diversity and heterogeneity, adaptation and interdependence

Course contents

Chemical and biological properties of the oceans: chemical and biochemical characteristics of seawater; seawater composition: elements present, dissolved gases, salts and so on. Properties and distribution of seawater. Fluxes and transformation of chemicals in the ocean.Chemical interactions of seawater with the atmosphere and seafloor.

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study MSE 202.

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