DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY
Category I
(B.A. Honours in Geography in three years)
SEMESTER-IV
DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC CORE COURSE – OCENOGRAPHY (DSC 10)
Duration (Hrs per week)
Course title & Eligibility
Credits Prerequisite
Code Practical/ Criteria
Lecture Tutorial
Practice
OCEANOGRAPHY Class
4 3 1 0 NIL
12th
Learning Objectives:
The Learning Objectives of this course are as follows:
• To enable the learner to understand the basics of oceanography.
• To enable the learner to explain the configuration of the ocean bottom
• To enable the learner to discuss ocean water and its unique ecosystem
• To equip the learner to appreciate and elaborate the problems and policies for
sustainable oceans
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Learning Outcomes:
The Learning Outcomes of this course are as follows:
• The students would be able to comprehend and establish the relationship between
human action and global ocean conditions. They would be able to explain the ocean
as a regulator of global climate.
• Illustrate the dynamic ocean bottom topography and appreciate the circulation of cold
and warm Ocean currents.
• Discuss the salinity and temperature distribution of ocean water on a three-
dimensional spatial perspective.
• Elaborate the marine ecosystems as well as explain the problems and address the
policies to resolve them.
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Course Outline:
UNIT 1: Introduction to Oceanography: (8 hrs)
• Significance of Oceanography, Human actions and the Oceans, Challenges to
Sustainability of Marine Ecosystems, Role ofSea surface Temperature (SST) as Global
Climate Regulator
UNIT 2: Geomorphological Oceanography: (8 hrs)
• Ocean Bottom Topography – Relief ofOcean Floor with Global examples
UNIT 3: Physical and Chemical Oceanography: (9 hrs)
• Properties of Ocean Water: Salinityand Temperature (Horizontal and Vertical
Distribution); Oceanic currents
UNIT 4: Biological Oceanography: (10 hrs)
• Marine Ecosystems: Coral Reef, Mangrove, Openand Deep Sea
UNIT 5: Sustainability of Oceans- Problems and Policies: (10 hrs)
• Marine Challenges andManagement, Marine Policy: Integrated Coastal Zone
Management (ICZM) with reference to India and SDG 14; Life Below Water
Readings
• Basu S.K. (2003). Hand Book of Oceanography. Global Vision, Delhi.
• Davis, R. J.A. (1996). Oceanography: An Introduction to the Marine Environment. Brown
Co, Lowa.
• Garrison, T. (2016). Oceanography: An Invitation to Marine Science. 9th ed, Cengage
Learning, Boston.
• Lal. D.S. (2003) Oceanography. Sharada Pustak Bhavan, Allahabad.
• Pinet, P.R. (2014). Invitation to Oceanography. 7th ed, Jones and Barlett Publishers,
Burlington.
• Sharma, R. C. and Vatal, M. (2018) Oceanography for Geographers. Surjeet Publications,
Delhi.
• Singh, S. (2015). Oceanography. Pravalika Publication, Allahabad,
• Sverdrup K. A. and Armrest, E. V. (2008). An Introduction to the World Ocean. McGraw
Hill, Boston.
Readings (Hindi)
• Gautam, A. (2005) Jalwayu Evam Samudra Vigyan. Rastogi Publication, Meeruth.
• Kulshrestha, K.P. (2004). Samudra Vigyan. Kitab Ghar, Kanpur.
• Singh, S. (2015). Samudra Vigyan. Pravalika Publication, Allahabad.
• Tiwari, R. K. (2016). Bhautik Bhugol. Rajsthan Hindi Granth Academy, Jaipur.
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