BIO 168 Field Methods in Geosciences and Oceanography
This course introduces students to field work, environmental data collection, and data analysis in a week-long experiential course on Catalina Island. Students will dorm and use the laboratories at the University of Southern California Wrigley Marine Science Center. Students will be introduced to the importance of long-term data-sets, metadata and data curation. Students will be trained in a combination of field sensors, data loggers, and laboratory techniques to sample the local environment. Prerequisites: a grade of C- or above in BIO 1/BIO 1L.