MARINE SCIENCES
STUDENTS LEARNING OUTCOMES
By Allain Bourgoin, PhD
January 2004
Upon completion of the COM-FSM Marine
Sciences requirements, the student will be able
to:
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MARINE SCIENCE
PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
Upon completion of the COM-FSM Marine
Sciences requirements, students will be
sufficiently skilled in or be able to do the
following:
Demonstrating knowledge and use of the
scientific method
Demonstrate, in written and oral forms, a
Expressing the fundamental notions of
detailed knowledge regarding the function geological physical, chemical and biological
of the world’s oceans and seas and the
oceanography and exploring these concepts to
closely human induced interactions with
interpret the marine sciences
the marine environment. This can be
Characterizing the major environments
achieved by:
of the world oceans in a general manner
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Expressing the fundamental
(biologically, chemically, ecologically)
notions of geological physical, chemical
Linking the interaction between
and biological oceanography and
humans and the world ocean, weighing both
exploring these concepts to interpret
resource utilization needs and human induced
the marine sciences;
degradation of the marine environment

Describing the major environments
Demonstrate a fundamental
of the world oceans (from the
understanding of the biology and ecology of
nearshore to offshore and from the
the major marine taxa
shallow to deep water) and the
Demonstrate the ability to conduct
interactions with the living forms that
literature
searches and use reference materials
inhabit each respective ecosystems
to
aid
in
understanding
and applying scientific
within this major water basin;
principles

Linking the interaction between the
Demonstrate knowledge of science
humans with the world ocean in
concepts
both orally and in writing
detailing the knowledge acquired on
Further their science background in a
the one hand, in resource utilization
bachelor’s program if they so desire
which covers the fisheries and
mariculture; and on the other hand,
the human induced degradation of the
marine environment and its
counterbalance, the examination of the
conservation and enhancement
measures taken towards the marine
environment.