Familiarizes students with traditional seafaring in the Pacific with focus on the sea Marshall Islands, the Micronesian Region and the Pacific. Introduces the methods of navigation and cultural importance of canoes. The participation of women as ri-meto will also be discussed.
Prerequisite: MART 130 – Introduction to Engine Room Watchkeeping
Continues development of students’ abilities to contribute to a watch in a manned engine room or perform duties in a periodically unmanned engine room. The focus is on carrying out basic operations using hand tools and assisting in the maintenance of marine diesel engines and associated auxiliary machinery in accordance with established procedure and safety/statutory requirements. Students will be required to spend two months on board a training vessel.
Pre-requisites:
ENG 090s or Placement in Credit English
Introduces students to a conceptual approach to fundamental principles of chemistry including chemical calculations, elementary atomic theory, and fundamental laws and theories of chemistry with emphasis on chemical substances and reactions.
Prerequisite: English Placement Test
This course prepares students with an intermediate level of skills for academic reading and writing. Emphasis is on building intermediate level of academic and content vocabulary through reading and writing. Students will interpret relationships between words and ideas, improve reading comprehension, and write multi-paragraph pieces.
Pre-requisites:
PADI Open Water or Internationally recognized equivalent Swim 200 yards Float for 10 minutes
This course prepares students to become PADI advanced scuba certified divers with scientific diving skills. They will experience five different dive types and practice skills necessary for scientific dives. Upon successful completion, students will receive PADI certified Advanced Open Water certificate and will be a proficient scientific diver.
Pre-requisites:
Swim 200 yards Float for 10 minutes
Teaches students PADI scuba diving techniques and issues relative to certification. Introduces first aid, safety and compressor techniques, tools for dive tank inspection and scuba diving equipment maintenance. Upon successful completion, students will receive PADI Open Water certificate
Pre-requisites:
8 credits towards the MSC Permission of Internship Advisor PADI Open Water or Internationally recognized equivalent
Provides students with a hands-on experience working with a business or a government agency involved in marine-related projects. Includes weekly discussions with the internship advisor, maintaining a journal or work experience and a final report analyzing the project.
Pre-requisites:
8 credits towards the MSC Permission of Internship Advisor
Provides students with a hands-on experience working with a business or a government agency involved in marine-related projects Includes weekly discussions with the internship advisor, maintaining a journal or work experience and a final report analyzing the project. The duration of the internship and hours of work per week for the specific project should equal a total of 240 hours.
Pre-requisites:
8 credits towards the MSC Permission of Internship Advisor
Provides students with a hands-on experience working with a business or a government agency involved in marine-related projects Includes weekly discussions with the internship advisor, maintaining a journal or work experience and a final report analyzing the project. The duration of the internship and hours of work per week for the specific project should equal a total of 192 hours.
Pre-requisites:
8 credits towards the MSC Permission of Internship Advisor
Provides students with a hands-on experience working with a business or a government agency involved in marine-related projects Includes weekly discussions with the internship advisor, maintaining a journal or work experience and a final report analyzing the project. The duration of the internship and hours of work per week for the specific project should equal a total of 144 hours.
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