USF Marine Science Program

USF 1999-2000 Undergraduate Catalog - Pages 96

Marine Science (MSC)

Although the department does not offer an undergraduate degree, graduate courses in the Department of Marine Science are open to advanced undergraduates in other natural science disciplines. In addition, the Department of Marine Science has recently increased the number of courses specifically geared for undergraduates; consult the Schedule of Classes for course titles currently being offered. Some Department of Marine Science courses are available on all campuses by means of distance learning.

The Department of Marine Science (DMS) at the University of South Florida offers M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Marine Science. The student may emphasize biological, chemical, geological, or physical oceanography, or develop an interdisciplinary program in Oceanography through course work and thesis or dissertation research. More than 100 students are currently pursuing degrees under the direction of 26 full-time faculty. Study areas range from estuarine and near-shore systems to remote areas of the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans, as well as the Arctic and Antarctic. Additional information on faculty research and departmental facilities is available from the department upon request.

The department's location on St. Petersburg's Bayboro Campus allows immediate access to Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. Bayboro Harbor is home port to the R/V Bellows (71 ft.) and the R/V Suncoaster (110 ft.). These vessels are operated by the Florida Institute of Oceanography (FIO) for the entire State University System. The department's principal building is shared with FIO and is adjacent to the Florida Marine Research Institute (FMRI), the research arm of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. A newly occupied research building is shared by DMS and FMRI and houses a remote-sensing, satellite data-acquisition center. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) center for Coastal Geology and Regional Studies, the office of the Tampa Bay National Estuary Program, FMRI, and the Department of Marine Science are all located on the Bayboro Campus. Consequently, St. Petersburg is home to one of the largest concentrations of marine scientists in the southeastern United States; many of these scientists serve on advisory committees of DMS graduate students.

USF 1999-2000 Undergraduate Catalog - Page 110

Marine Science Faculty

Chairperson: P. R. Betzer; Professors: N. J. Blake, K. L. Carder, L. J. Doyle, K. A. Fanning, P. Hallock-Muller, A. C. Hine, T. L. Hopkins, J. H. Paul, J. J. Torres, E. S. Van Vleet, G. A. Vargo, R. H. Weisberg; Distinguished Research Professors: R. H. Byrne, J. J. Walsh; Professors Emeriti: J. C. Briggs, H. J. Humm; Associate Professors: P. G. Coble, B. Galperin, M. E. Luther, F. Muller-Karger, D. F. Naar, J. B. Rose; Assistant Professors: B. Flower, P. A. Howd, G. Mitchum, S. F. Tebbens; Courtesy Professors: R. A. Davis, B. Halley, C. W. Holmes, G. Litman, W. R. Parker, A. Sallenger, S. Schott, A. C. Smith, Y. Tardy; R. Wollast; Courtesy Associate Professors: R. C. Baird, S. B. Gallagher, G. E. Rodrick, K. A. Steidinger; Courtesy Assistant Professor: A. B. Meylan, R. G. Muller, E. C. Peters, J. E. Reynolds, S. G. Tolley; Courtesy Lecturers: S. Gallagher, S. Schott.

USF 1999-2000 Undergraduate Catalog - Page 144

Marine Science Courses

OCE 2001 INTRODUCTION TO OCEANOGRAPHY -NS (3)

Overview of biological, chemical, geological, and physical oceanography. (Also listed under Geology.)

OCE 4930 SELECTED TOPICS IN MARINE SCIENCE (1-4)

Selected topics in the marine sciences including marine biology, marine chemistry, marine geology, physical oceanography, and interdisciplinary topics relating to marine environments.

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Effective Date: Semester I, 1999

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