Sustainable Oceans

Overview

1. Skills in Oceanography (research cruise)
2. Food from the Oceans
3. Deep Sea Exploration
4. Energy from the Oceans
5. Contemporary Skills in Animal Tracking

Learning Objectives

LO1: Develop a high critical judgement and confident grasp of fisheries management.
LO2: Exhibit a thorough and systematic knowledge and understanding of deep-sea exploration.
LO3: Demonstrate critical analysis of the methods relevant to contemporary oceanography.
LO4: Demonstrate the ability to critically evaluate contemporary research and scholarship in relation to energy from the oceans
LO5: Employ a critical understanding of the methods relevant to marine environmental impact assessment
LO6: Develop a marine monitoring programme utilising appropriate methods and showing awareness of their limitations.

Skills

Critical analysis, written and oral communication, field skills, marine megafauna tacking skills, Survival at Sea Certification (STCW95 industry standard).

Assessment