| Course ID: | MARS 4750/6750. 3 hours. |
| Course Title: | Scientific Diving II |
Course
Description: | An advanced-level course designed to teach students the
fundamentals of scuba diving and underwater scientific research
methods. At the end of the course, students will be eligible to
earn advanced open water certification and be prepared to
participate in a scientific diver research program (assuming all
other certification requirements are satisfied). |
| Oasis Title: | Scientific Diving II |
| Nontraditional Format: | Will have a field work component for the remaining credit hour. |
| Undergraduate Pre or Corequisite: | MARS 4740L/6740L |
| Graduate Pre or Corequisite: | MARS 4740L/6740L |
Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | The students will learn about advanced scuba diving skills, such
as mapping shipwrecks, deep water diving, underwater navigation,
and limited visibility or night diving. The students will be
required to participate in off-campus diving trips to complete
designated advanced dives and perform tasks related to the
course topics. Earning the advanced open water certification
will depend on the student’s performance. In addition, the
student will be qualified to participate in advanced underwater
research through a scientific diving program (with the addition
of cpr, first aid and oxygen administration certifications, and
a satisfactory physical exam). |
| Topical Outline: | Topics to include:
Introduction to Advanced SCUBA diving
Wreck diving
-Underwater mapping
-Archaeology
-Site documentation
Deep water diving
-nitrogen limitations
-no decompression limits
-thermoclines
Underwater navigation
-navigation aids
-navigation patterns
Limited visibility/night diving
-dealing with low visibility |