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11:628:317 (S odd years) AQUACULTURE (3 cr) syllabus

Prerequisites: A solid background in the basic science. Special permission number required to register.  Additionally, the course requires attending daily lectures and labs at the Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory 120 miles south of New Brunswick during the first two weeks of January prior to the official start of the semester.

Learning Goals: 1, 3, 5

This course stresses the role of science in aquaculture. Lectures cover aquaculture production methods, fish and shellfish growth and reproduction, nutrition, genetics, disease control, economics, environmental consequences of aquaculture and public policy issues. Laboratory exercises involve experimental and observational studies of molluscan and fish larvae and adults, and techniques used for water chemistry and disease-diagnostics. Field trips to aquaculture sites and facilities, student-led discussions of research papers, and video or slide presentations of individual cultured species complete the course. Lectures, discussion sessions, and laboratory exercises occupy the entire day, every day. Class meets daily from 8 am to 5 pm for the entire period at the Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory in Bivalve, New Jersey – about 120 miles south of New Brunswick on Delaware Bay. A fee of $200 will be charged to cover dormitory cost.

Oceanographic Methods & Data Analysis
11:628:364

11:628:364 (S) OCEANOGRAPHIC METHODS AND DATA ANALYSIS: PHYSICAL PROCESSES (3 cr) syllabus

Prerequisites: 11:628:320

Learning Goals: 1, 2

This course focuses on basic techniques to collect, analyze, and report oceanographic and marine science data. This will include interactive lectures, team-based hands-on field sampling, writing reports, presenting results, and writing a scientific paper. Teamwork is required for this course. This course will require some travel, work outdoors, and work aboard research vessels.