Universidad del Mar  
   
     
 
 
 
BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN OCEANOLOGY
Department Chair
M.C. Antonio López Serrano
oceanologia@angel.umar.mx
Oceanología
   
Graduate Profile
 
 Graduates of Oceanology will have the knowledge and ability to allow them:
  • to analyze and interpret the information derived from the observation of phenomena which occur in oceans and their surroundings.
  • the capacity to resolve problems relating to the exploration, administration, regulation and sustainable use of renewable and non-renewable marine resources.
  • to propose ecological projects in coastal and marine zones at a specific level as well as global.
  • to create research projects concerning global phenomena, such as global warming, cycles of nutrients, climate change etc.
  • to create research projects concerning pollution, possible solutions and prevention in coastal and marine zones.
  • to create research projects on the prospection of energy resources, such as minerals, gas, oil and methane hydrate.
  • to create and direct businesses and consultancy firms relating to the management and exploitation of marine resources.
  • the capacity to form human resources, at a university level as well as a technical level.
  • to encourage the culture of respect and care for the coastal and marine zones at different levels of society.
  • to manage sampling techniques, processing and analysis of samples on a personal level as well as the leader of a team.
  • to handle tools and technology for the processing of oceanographic data.
   
Course of Action
 
 Owing to the multi-disciplined training, the oceanographer can enter distinct sectors of society, such as in private businesses, government institutions, research institutions, university and non-government organizations.
 Likewise, they are able to create and manage micro-companies.
   
Study Plan
 
FIRST SEMESTER

 Differential Calculus
 Linear Algebra
 General Chemistry
 Marine botany
 Geology I
 History of Philosophical Thought
SECOND SEMESTER

 Integral Calculus
 Physics I
 Zoology of Marine Invertebrates
 General System Theory
 Statistics
THIRD SEMESTER

 Vectorial Calculus
 Organic Chemistry
 Physics II
 Zoology of Marine Vertebrates
 Geology II
FOURTH SEMESTER

 Programming
 Ordinary Differential Equations
 Biochemistry
 Physics III
 General Ecology
 Topography
FIFTH SEMESTER

 Numerical Methods
 Chemical Analysis
 Physical-chemistry
 Marine Ecology I
 Physical Oceanography I
 Geological Oceanography
SIXTH SEMESTER

 Marine Ecology II
 Carbonated Sedimentary Environments
 Methodology and Climatology
 Physical Oceanography II
 Chemical Oceanography
SEVENTH SEMESTER

 Biogeochemistry
 Marine Geophysics
 Economy of Marine Resources
 Constitution of Estuaries and Coastal Lagoons
 Biological Oceanography
 Coastal Oceanography
EIGHTH SEMESTER

 Marine Culture
 Paleo-oceanography
 Administration of Marine Resources
 Biochemistry of Estuaries and Coastal Lagoons
 Elective I
NINTH SEMESTER

 Marine Contamination and Eco-toxicology
 Formulation and Evaluation of Projects
 Instrumentation and Processing of Oceanographic data
 Scientific Communication
 Elective II
TENTH SEMESTER

 Management of Marine and Coastal resources
 Strategic Planning of Projects
 Scientific Communication II
 Elective III
OPTATIVAS
 Variable Compleja
 Oceanografía Satelital
 Zooquímica
 Micropaleontología
 Oceanografía Regional
 
   
 
 
 
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