Duration
20h Th, 2d FW
Number of credits
| Master in oceanography (120 ECTS) | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
English language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The global biogeochemical cycles of the major chemical elements in the oceans entering the organic matter (C, O, N, P, Si ...) are presented together with anthropogenic perturbations.
We will address the carbon cycle, how the oceans contribute to the uptake of CO2 emitted from human activities and recent geo-engineering techniques aiming to increase the ocean capacity to uptake atmospheric CO2. We will also discuss one of the consequences of this uptake, the so-called ocean acidification. We will also address specifically the nitrogen, phosphate, silicium, oxygen cycles.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
To understand the main marine biogeochemical cycles and their pertubation by anthropogenic activities
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
A correct knowledge in biology and chemistry
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Mostly lectures, but at least one session of tutorial work, and regular quizz.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Blended learning
Additional information:
Most modules are face to face and some display online.
10 classes of 2h during the 1st semester.
Recommended or required readings
see e-campus
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
oral exam
Additional information:
Oral exam January 2024
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Bring a device to access (computer, tab, smartphone) to the internet during the lectures.
Contacts
Bruno Delille Bruno.Delille@ulg.ac.be
Odile Crabeck ocrabeck@uliege.be