Section Info: GEOL-226-01

Course Title: Oceanography & Marine Science
Start Date: 01/27/2026 End Date: 05/12/2026
Term: Spring Semester 2026
Description: Most of earth's surface is covered by oceans, giving our "blue marble" a unique look. Oceanic waters make it both nice and dangerous to live near the coasts. We will learn here about oceans by means of key questions. Where did all this water come from? What can we learn about the nature of the seas and their inhabitants? How have these creatures changed oceans through time? How do geology and tectonics determine the depth of an ocean basin? How do marine currents, the Coriolis effect, and strange ice-like substances in the sea floor influence global climate? In this course, we will gain a much-needed, more complete view of our global home.
Distribution(s): II - Math & Sciences
Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate     Credits:4.00    

Faculty         Phone         Email address        
Mark McMenamin   413-538-2280   mmcmenam@mtholyoke.edu  

Meeting Dates         Method         Meeting days         Meeting times         Building name         Room     Frequency    
01/27/2026 - 05/12/2026   Lecture   Tuesday and Thursday   09:00AM - 10:15AM   CLAP - Clapp Laboratory   300   Weekly

REGISTRATION DETAILS

Requisite Courses        
None                    

Comments        
Additional Comments        
Course Tags        
ENVST-CRSE   ENVST-EL: Env Studies Electives   This course is an approved elective for the Environmental Studies major and minor.  
ENVST-NS   ENVST-NS: Env Studies pre-2024 Minor - Natural Science   This course has been approved to count towards the Environmental Studies minor Natural Science area.  
GEOL0001   GEOL-1: Geology major and minor   This course counts toward the Geology major and minor.  
GEOG0001   GEOG-1: Geography major   This course counts toward the Geography major and minor.  
GEOG0001   GEOG-1: Geography minor   This course counts toward the Geography major and minor.  

Cross-listed Sections        
None  

Course Availability
Section status: Waitlisted     Capacity: 20     Enrollment: 19     Available: 0     Waitlist: 3
Please note: The "Available" count will equal 0 in a Waitlisted course where spaces in the course have recently opened and students have not yet been moved into them from the waitlist.

BOOK INFORMATION

Book List         Required         Publisher Full Price        
To be determined.                    

Additional Book Comments        
This is NOT the complete book list for this class.