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Southampton College, Long Island University
239 Montauk Highway
Southampton, NY - 11968-4196
Phone 631-283-4000 | Fax 631-287-8125
Email info@southampton.liu.edu
 
SEAmester East Curriculum
 
Navigation and Seamanship, MS 105A (Required) Literature of the Sea, ENGL 242A Maritime History, HIST 124A
This course is required of all students on SEAmester. The basic skills of seamanship necessary to operate a large sailing vessel on an extensive voyage will be practiced. Skills in coastal piloting, dead reckoning and celestial navigation will be taught. Students will stand watch and become an integral part of the crew.
4 Credits
A survey of maritime literature exploring the relationship between man and the sea and the symbolism involved. Authors may include Joseph Conrad, Herman Melville, Richard Henry Dana, Ernest Hemingway.
4 Credits
A topical survey of American and Caribbean history from colonial days to present. The course is unified by lectures, readings, field trips and oral reports based on student research. Emphasis is placed on the lore of ships and the influence of economic patterns on the establishment of a maritime nation.
4 Credits

Biology of Plankton (Zooplankton), BIOL 231 Coastal Geology, GEL 207 Biological Survey of the Atlantic and Caribbean Coast, MS 209H
A study of the major groups of zooplankton (larvae and protozoa) and their position in the food web. Emphasis will be on observations of samples collected in the field off the SEAmester vessel. Both temperate and tropical seas will be surveyed.
Prerequisites: Two Biology 100 searies
4 Credits
A study of the geological and oceanographic processes that shape coastlines and form beaches. Course will survey several types of coasts, including barrier islands, lagoons, estuaries, rocky headlands, and coral reef structures while considering the impact of sea level change, storms and human variables.
4 Credits
A descriptive survey of flora and fauna of temperate and tropical seas and coasts. Lecture and field studies of coral reefs; mangrove forests; strand, scrub-thorn and turtle grass communities, salt marshes; sandy beaches and rocky coasts will stress function, behavior and life histories. Collection and observational techniques will be emphasized. Course designed for liberal arts majors.
4 Credits

 
SEAmester West Curriculum
 
Navigation and Seamanship, MS 105P Biological Survey of the Pacific Coast and the Sea of Cortez, MS 211P
Literature of the Sea, ENGL 242P
Maritime History, HIST 124P
Field Work in Coastal Ecology (Pacific), MS 210P
Prerequisites: BIOL 101, 102 or 105 and Chemistry.
4 Credits

Physical Oceanography, MS 309
An introduction to the physical properties of sea water, heat budgets, water masses, oceanic circulation, tides and waves.

Prerequisites: MAT 201, PHYS 201 or permission of instructor.
4 Credits