OCEANOGRAPHY
| Title | ΩΚΕΑΝΟΓΡΑΦΙΑ / OCEANOGRAPHY |
| Code | ΒΟ.ΕΝΒ.6.26 |
| Faculty | Sciences |
| School | Biology |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Spring |
| Coordinator | Paraskevi Malea |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 40001677 |
Programme of Study: PPS Tmīma Viologías (2017-sīmera)
Registered students: 25
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moriakī Viología, Genetikī kai Viotechnología | Elective Courses | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| Perivallontikī Viología | Elective Courses | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| Genikī | Elective Courses | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Weekly Hours | 2 |
| Class ID | 600286131
|
Course Type 2021
Specific Foundation
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
- Skills Development
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600286131
- At the Website of the School: https://www.bio.auth.gr/course/okeanografia
- Other: Multimedia Application CD-ROM Ωκεανοί και Θάλασσες http://www.bio.auth.gr/sites/default/files/oceans_setup.zip
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
The current programm of studies of the school of Biology AUTH (2012) does not have prerequisite courses. The teachers suggest that the students should have knowledge provided in courses like General Ecology and Plant physiology and Environmental Plant Physiology, Phycology.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, undergraduate students will a) know and understand the physical, chemical, biological and geological processes in the oceans and seas as well as their interactions, focusing on the most recent and important achievements of Oceanography, b) know how to apply basic knowledge with a systemic approach in order to be able to interpret and assess changes at different scales, c) have acquired the ability to identify marine photosynthetic organisms and to measure and estimate their primary productivity, d) have acquired fluency in the use of foreign bibliography and in presenting topics relevant to the course, acting independently or in collaboration at a group level, and f) have become aware of issues related to the protection and management of marine ecosystems.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Respect natural environment
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Development of the science of oceanography, the most important achievements. Geological processes and characteristics of the oceans and seas: Formation and classification of coasts, coastal landforms, marine sedimentogenesis, marine sediments (composition, origin, classification), remote sensing of the ocean floor. Topics of physical oceanography: ocean circulation, currents, waves, tides. Physical and chemical properties of seawater. Topics of chemical oceanography: World ocean and climate (greenhouse effect, sea level rise, acid rain, climate change), chemical processes: transport and fate of pollutants in the marine environment (petroleum hydrocarbons, halogenated hydrocarbons, radioactivity, metals). Biological processes: Productivity, global productivity patterns, biological carbon pump, benthic habitats and biocommunities, Coastal habitats (Mangroves, coral reefs, estuarine systems), food webs, planktonic outcrops, energy food pyramid, oceanic habitats – biozones. Marine angiosperms: Ecosystem services, blue carbon pools, biogeography, meadow mapping and diversity, abundance and productivity, food webs, threats and resilience of meadows, biomonitoring, management. Decade of Ocean Science. Marine literacy. Principles and concepts in marine angiosperms.
Measurement of primary productivity of dominant marine angiosperm species of the Mediterranean (leaf scar method in the species Cymodocea nodosa and lepidochronology method in Posidonia oceanica). Preparation of assignments, in groups, on topics related to marine angiosperms.
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Multimedia
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Description
Presentations in Power point as well as email communication with students.
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 30 | 1.2 | ✓ | ||
| Laboratory Work | 22 | 0.9 | ✓ | ||
| Reading Assigment | 38 | 1.5 | ✓ | ||
| Tutorial | 6 | 0.2 | ✓ | ||
| Project | 20 | 0.8 | |||
| Written assigments | 6 | 0.2 | ✓ | ||
| Exams | 3 | 0.1 | ✓ | ||
| Total | 125 | 5 |
Student Assessment
Description
Written Examination, Oral Presentation of current science topics, Report for laboratory exercise.
1. Laboratory exercises are examined in writing with projects performed in small groups. The average of the degree of the laboratory exercises is taken into account 15% of the overall score.
2. Oral presentation with power point or written projects, individually or in groups, on current topics mainly in biological oceanography, which is based on the analysis and synthesis of information from review articles and is included in the final score with a percentage (15%).
3. The examination of the course is done by written examination, with short answers to questions or test development of essays to questions for the entire material or a combination thereof. For the final grade, their performance in the laboratories is included 15% and their performance in the presentation of assignments is included 15%.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Summative)
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
- Oral Exams (Formative)
- Performance / Staging (Formative)
- Labortatory Assignment (Formative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
1. ΣΕΡΑΦΕΙΜ Ε. ΠΟΥΛΙΟΣ (2021).ΕΙΣΑΓΩΓΗ ΣΤΗΝ ΩΚΕΑΝΟΓΡΑΦΙΑ Η ΩΚΕΑΝΟΛΟΓΙΑ, ΕΚΔΟΣΕΙΣ ΔΙΣΙΣΜΑ
2. Pinet P.(2017).Εισαγωγή στην Ωκεανογραφία, ΕΚΔΟΣΕΙΣ ΠΑΡΙΣΙΑΝΟΣ
3.ΘΕΟΔΩΡΟΥ Α.ΩΚΕΑΝΟΓΡΑΦΙΑ (2017). ΕΙΣΑΓΩΓΗ ΣΤΟ ΘΑΛΑΣΣΙΟ ΠΕΡΙΒΑΛΛΟΝ, ΕΚΔΟΣΕΙΣ UNIBOOKS ΙΚΕ
4. ΑΛΜΠΑΝΑΚΗΣ Κ.(1999).ΜΑΘΗΜΑΤΑ ΩΚΕΑΝΟΓΡΑΦΙΑΣ, UNIVERSITY STUDIO PRESS
Additional bibliography for study
1.Μαλέα Π. (2025). Σημειώσεις για το μάθημα Ωκεανογραφία,Τμήμα Βιολογίας ΑΠΘ και
2. Διαλέξεις Π. Μαλέα σε ψηφιακή μορφή αναρτημένες στην πλατφόρμα e-learning του μαθήματος.
3. Out of the Blue- THE VALUE OF SEAGRASSES
TO THE ENVIRONMENT AND TO PEOPLE (2020), World Seagrass Association, United Nations Environment Programme, UNEP, ISBN: 978-92-807-3780-6.
4. Moυστάκα Γούνη Μ. (1997). Ωκεανογραφία, Μία Βιολογική Προσέγγιση.
Last Update
23-09-2025
