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MACS 0665 – Environmental Sustainability
This web-based distance education course highlights more than 25 years of international
discussion, debate and ideas, with regard to the state of the environment and our actions
towards it. Key considerations and voices are included, from both North and South. This
unusual and challenging course avoids the usual categorizations, and instead examines in
a cross-cutting approach the environmental and social issues that affect our lives.
MACS 0667 – Coastal Zone Interpretation
This is a web-based course that offers an exploration of communication and experiential
learning theories and their application to the interpretation of coastal zone environments.
This course provides the student with learning opportunities that will require them to, "go
outside, sniff around," explore the coastal zone and thereby be engaged in hands-on
interpretive experiences.
MACS 0672 – Biology of Sharks and Rays: Part 1: Form and Function
In this course, we will explore the general biology of sharks and rays by examining topics
concentrating on their anatomy, physiology and biochemistry with the goal of
understanding how exquisitely adapted these animals are to their environment.
MACS 0673 – Biology of Sharks and Rays: Part 2: Ecology and Evolution
In this course, we will survey the evolution and diversity of past and present sharks and
rays and also examine distributions, environments inhabited, ecological roles,
interactions within and among species, and review the life history characteristics of
sharks and rays I relation to their occurrence and sustainability in fisheries with the
overall goal of understanding the diversity of sharks and rays, their role in marine
ecosystems and their interactions with humans (other than in terms of shark attack).
MACS 0676 – Chemical Biology of Coastal Zn.
Chemical Biology of Coastal Zones: This course deals with the application of chemistry to
the biology of coastal zones. It consists of 10 units, 10 quizzes, 1 written assignment and
a final exam. Each unit is followed by a quiz.
MACS 0677 – Coastline Environmental Security
Traditional terrorist targets include human assets (such as political leaders and foreign
diplomatic staff), physical assets (such as aircraft, buildings, factories, power stations),
and institutional assets such as legislatures and courts of law. However, we seek here to
expand the notion of threat beyond these traditional determinants to include activities
which target the natural environment. Although we may consider Eco-Terrorism (people
and organizations which target the built environment and act in the defense of nature),
this course will concentrate on the natural environment as a target. In this time of global
instability, where people sacrifice themselves by strapping on explosives and where
civilian aircraft are used as missiles, we must force ourselves to look beyond traditional
threats and evaluate the risk confronting our greatest asset, our environment. This
involves particular considerations for those who are concerned with maintaining and
managing the sustainability and health of the coastal zone. For S1 level students only.
MACS 0686 – Ocean Observing
The Ocean Observing course sets the stage for this new program. It is intended to give
students a broad view to how the physical and biological factors are governing the
distribution of the marine life and how the ocean influences climate variability. Human
activities impact the orderly functioning of the ocean (and other components of the Earth
system) by altering cycling rates and disturbing the equilibrium of biochemical cycles.
Students will learn how society is attempting to minimize these impacts, remediate past
