Oceanography
3 courses · Palomar College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Classes: Fall 2026 · Spring 2027
OCN 100 Oceanography Lecture
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3.00 hours lecture
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
An introductory course designed to acquaint the student with general oceanography. Topics treated include the history and scope of oceanography, properties of sea water, ocean currents, ocean waves and tides, submarine morphology and geology, marine sediments, life in the sea, and the significance of the oceans to man.
OCN 100L Oceanography Laboratory
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- 3.00 hours lab
- Prerequisite
- (Completion of, or concurrent enrollment in): OCN 100
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
Laboratory and field investigations of marine environments including geologic, physical, chemical, and biological aspects of the ocean and coastal area. The course emphasizes changing physical factors and man's activities as they affect the oceans.
OCN 295 Directed Study in Oceanography
- Units
- 1-3
- Hours
- 3.00-9.00 hours lab
- Prerequisite
- OCN 100 and OCN 100L
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
Individual study in field, library, or laboratory for interested students.