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Rannikko-oseanografia
Coastal Oceanography
Coastal Oceanography
ATM340
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-Which degree programme is responsible for the course?
Master's Programme in Atmospheric Sciences
-Which module does the course belong to?
ATM300 Advanced Studies in Atmospheric Sciences (optional for Study Track in Geophysics of the Hydrosphere)
-Is the course available to students from other degree programmes?
Yes
Master’s level, degree programmes in medicine, dentistry and veterinary medicine = secondcycle
degree/EQF level 7
Doctoral level = third-cycle (doctoral) degree/EQF level 8
-Does the course belong to basic, intermediate or advanced studies (cf. Government Decree
on University Degrees)?
Advanced studies
-The recommended time for completion may be, e.g., after certain relevant courses have
been completed.
Basics in oceanography (FYS2075 Meritieteen peruskurssi or equivalent) is the prerequisite.
-The course may be offered in the autumn or spring term or both. Spring term.
-If the course is not offered every year, this must be indicated here. Every 2nd year (even years).
-Specification of the teaching period when the course will be offered. III
The course is offered in spring term every 2nd year in period III.
5 cr
-Description of the learning outcomes provided to students by the course
- See the competence map (https://flamma.helsinki.fi/content/res/pri/HY350274).
The course helps to build a clear understanding of shelf sea physical processes. After completing the course the students can
-Will the course be offered in the form of contact teaching, or can it be taken as a distance
learning course?
-Description of attendance requirements (e.g., X% attendance during the entire course or
during parts of it)
-Methods of completion
-Description of the courses or modules that must be completed before taking this course or
what other prior learning is required
BSc in natural sciences
FYS2075 Basics in Oceanography
-What other courses are recommended to be taken in addition to this course?
-Which other courses support the further development of the competence provided by this
course?
-What kind of literature and other materials are read during the course (reading list)?
-Which works are set reading and which are recommended as supplementary reading?
Required literature: Simpson J. & Sharpless J. (2012) Introduction to the Physical and Biological Oceanography of Shelf Seas
Recommended reading: Tomczak M. (1998) Shelf and Coastal Oceanography; Bowden K.F. (1983) Physical Oceanography of coastal waters
-See the competence map (https://flamma.helsinki.fi/content/res/pri/HY350274).
-Student activities
-Description of how the teacher’s activities are documented
Lectures, exercises, reporting and presentation.
-See the competence map (https://flamma.helsinki.fi/content/res/pri/HY350274).
-The assessment practices used are directly linked to the learning outcomes and teaching
methods of the course.
Activity, exercises, exam, report and presentation. Grading 1-5.
English