Master Study Courses

Common Block

Module 1- General Knowledge and Skills

• Experimental Design(36h)

• Mathematical Methods in Data Analysis(36h)

• Scientific Writing and Oral Presentation(36h)

• Intro. to Chinese Culture(36h)

Module 2- Basics in Marine Sciences

• Physical Oceanography(54h)

• Marine Chemistry(54h)

• Marine Biology and Fisheries(54h)

• Marine Geology(54h)

Module 3- Applied Marine Sciences

• Global Changes and Marine Systems(36h)

• Geographical Information System and Remote Sensing(36h)

• Coastal Engineering(36h)

• Law of Environment and Resources(36h)

• Marine Technology(36h)

• Integrated Coastal Zone Management(36h)

Major Block

Module 4- Major Subjects

Module 4-1 Environmental Science 1

• Environmental Science(36h)

• Marine Biogeochemistry(54h)

• Marine Ecology and Modelling (54h)

• Atmospheric Chemistry(36h)

• Water Source and Pollution Control(54)

• Special Topics (air-sea exchanges, C/N cycling in coastal zone) (36h)

Module 4-2 Environmental Science 2

• Environmental Science(36h)

• Marine Biogeochemistry(54h)

• Marine Ecology and Modelling (54h)

• Marine Ecotoxicology(54h)

• Environmental Biology(36h)

• Theory and Technology of Bio-remend(36h)

Module 4-3 Marine Biology and Fisheries

• Marine Botany; n Marine Zoology;

• Marine microbiology;

• Fisheries Biology;

• Aquaculture;

• Aquaculture Field Practice;

• Literature Seminar

Module 4-4 Marine Ecology

• Marine Ecology;

• Benthic Ecosystem;

• Biological Oceanography;

• Molecular Ecology;

• Literature Seminar

Module 4-5 Molecular Biology and Genetics

• Genetics;

• Molecular Biology /Biotechnology;

• Application of Biotechnology;

• Advances in Genomics and Bioinformatics;

• Literature Seminar

Module 4-6 Physical Oceanography

• Geophysical Fluid Dynamics (54-h, Cushman's textbook) (joint course with meteoro. student)

• Ocean General Circulation (54-h)

• Satellite Oceanography (54-h, Prof. Yuguang LIU's book)

• Waves in the Ocean (54-h)

• Ocean-Atmosphere Interaction (Chunzai Wang's book; Earth's Climate: The Ocean-Atmosphere Interaction) (joint course with meteoro. student)

Module 4-7 Meteorology

• Geophysical Fluid Dynamics (54-h, Cushman's textbook) (joint course with oceanography student)

• Atmospheric Dynamics (54-h, Holton's book)

• Synoptic Meteorology and Modeling (54-h)

• Meso-scale Meteorology (54-h)

• Ocean-Atmosphere Interaction (Chunzai Wang's book, Earth's Climate: The Ocean-Atmosphere Interaction) (joint course with oceanography student)

Module 4-8 Geodynamics

• Tectonics of Asia and West Pacific Ocean (45h)

• Dynamics of Seafloor and Subduction Factory (54h)

• Marginal Sea Dynamics and Basin Analysis (54h)

• Petrochemistry (45h)

Module 4-9 Marine Sedimentary Environment

• Marine Sedimentary Processes (45h)

• Global Change and Regional Response from Sedimentary Record (54h)

• Sedimentary Dynamics of Estuary and Coastal Zone (54h)

• Engineering Geology and Disaster (45h)

Module 4-10 Marine Chemistry

• Marine Organic Chemistry (36h)

• Marine Biogeochemistry (36h)

• Marine Sediment Chemistry (36h)

• Analytical Chemistry of Seawater (36h)