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MACS 0806 – Coastal Pollution & Env. Toxic
The course deals with various forms of environmental pollution as they affect both the
land and maritime environment. The emphasis is on the coastal zone manager's
understanding of pollution sources, relative risk and potential effects on human and
marine life. Sources, measurement, and control of pollution in marine and coastal
environments are discussed. It examines the fate of chemicals and their biological effects
on marine organisms. We will discuss environmental toxicology and the general
mechanisms of transport and transformation of chemicals in water/sediment systems and
within marine organisms.
MACS 0915 – Environmental Science
This course is intended to give students an overview of the physical environment, its
relationship within the biosphere, and the human impacts upon natural systems. Topics
include environmental sustainability; air, water and land ecosystems; biological
resources; global atmospheric changes; pollution and waste management; and energy
conservation.
MACS 0945 – Marine Protected Areas: Science, Siting and Monitoring
The online course consists of several power point presentations with voice-over as well as
discussion topics and class interactive hypothetical scenarios. Lectures will address the
logic of Marine Protected Areas (MPA) and their advantages and disadvantage. The
science of MPA will be presented as well an overview of traditional approaches to
fisheries management. The importance of ecological principles when creating an MPA will
be emphasized. An overview of sampling theory and need for empirical data to document
the success or failure of MPA will be presented.
MACS 0955 – Archaeological Oceanography: Reefs and Wrecks
Archaeological Oceanography: Reefs and Wrecks will examine human interest in the
tension of natural and cultural treasures. Students explore the dynamics of ocean
systems, human systems, natural and artificial reefs. Legal, ethical and preservation
considerations will be examined. Mapping, navigation through time and tools and
technology through time will be featured as well as present day conservation of artifacts,
archives and the nature of evidence. A self-selected student project will be a
requirement. For the Oceanography major, the student project will focus on ocean
science and/or engineering. For the Coastal Zone Management major, Certificate
Program or Education Degree student, the focus for the student project can be from a
broad range of relevant topics.
MACS 0957 – Archaeological Oceanography: Reefs and Wrecks; Field Experience
Component
This distance learning and field-based course will examine human interest in the tension
of natural and cultural treasures. Students will experience the dynamics of ocean
systems and human systems, as well as natural and artificial reefs, within the context of
legal, ethical and preservation considerations. Present day conservation of artifacts,
archives and the nature of evidence will be highlighted. The distance learning portion of
the course will be for delivery of on-line learning materials as well as dialogue with
students/faculty prior to the field-based component and afterwards.
MACS 0960 – Alaska Coastal Ecology
This course takes place at a remote field laboratory at the southern tip of the Kenai
Peninsula along the south central coast of Alaska. Each day will consist of a combination
of lectures and lab exercises at the laboratory and field trips to the surrounding bays,
beaches, glaciers and riparian environments. Topics include zooplankton productivity,
