Course Syllabuses

This is a collection of Scripps course syllabuses.  The syllabuses are archived by the academic year.  Each syllabus is listed under the format ([term offered] [instructor]).  Please note that not all courses are taught on an annual basis.

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CourseCourse Title2024-25

 

2025-26                              

 
SIO 1The Planets   
SIO 3Life in the OceansW25 Aburto  
SIO 10The EarthSP 25 Borsa  
SIO 12History of the Earth and Evolution   
SIO 15Natural DisastersFA 24 LaskeF25 Laske 
SIO 16Geology of the National ParksSP 25 Stegman  
SIO 20The AtmosphereFA 24 Russell (REMOTE)FA25 Russell (remote) 
SIO 25Climate Change and SocietyFA 24 HildebrandFA 25 Hildebrand 
SIO 30The Oceans FA25 Gille 
SIO 35WaterSP 25 Driscoll  
SIO 40Life and Climate on EarthFA 24 Barbeau  
SIO 45VolcanoesW25 Cook  
SIO 50Introduction to Earth and Environmental Sciences

FA 24 Cook

SP 25 Cook

FA25 Cook 
SIO 60Experiences in Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences   
SIO 65Geosciences SeminarW25 Cook  
SIO 73Dynamics of the Atmosphere and Climate   
SIO 75Geological History of EarthSP 25 R Norris  
SIO 87First-year Seminars

FA 24 Drugs From Sea -  Gerwick

FA 24 Language of Ocean - Jensen

FA 24 87 Minerals - Cook

FA 24 87 Volcanoes - Cook

FA 24 Wright

FA 24   J. Norris

W25 Cook Minerals and Gems

W25 Aburto

SP 25 Language of the Ocean

SP 25 Volcanoes Cook

SP 25 Rocks Cook

SP 25 Physics in Surfing Morzfeld

FA 25 Norris, J 
SIO 90Undergraduate SeminarSP 25 Shipp  
SIO 100Introduction to Field MethodsFA 24 Norris & OdlumFA25 Odlum 
SIO 101California Coastal OceanographyFA 24 Aluwihare 24   
SIO 102Introduction to GeochemistryW25 Day  
SIO 103Introduction to GeophysicsFA 24 Parnell TurnerF25 Parnell Turner 
SIO 104Paleobiology and History of Life   
SIO 105Sedimentology and StratigraphyFA 24 Driscoll  
SIO 106Introduction to Hydrogeology   
SIO 108Introduction to PaleoclimatologyFA 24 Aarons  
SIO 109Bending Curve: Climate Change   
SIO 110Introduction to GIS and GPS for ScientistsFA 24 Batchelor  
SIO 111Introduction to Ocean WavesSP 25 Feddersen  
SIO 113Introduction to Computational Earth Science   
SIO 115Ice and the Climate SystemSP 25 Fricker  
SIO 116Climate Change & Global HealthW25 Benmarhnia  
SIO 117The Physical Basis of Global WarmingFA 24 Keeling  
SIO 119Physics and Chemistry of the OceansW25 Andersson  
SIO 120Introduction to MineralogyW25 Cook  
SIO 121Biology of the Cryosphere   
SIO 122Ecological Development Biology   
SIO 123Microbial Environmental Systems BiologyW25 A. Allen  
SIO 124Marine Natural Products F25 Lukowski 
SIO 125Biomechanics of Marine LifeSP25 Taylor  
SIO 126Marine MicrobiologyW25 Palenik  
SIO 127Marine Molecular Ecology   
SIO 128Microbial Life in Extreme Environments   
SIO 131Parasitology   
SIO 132Introduction to Marine BiologyFA 24 Kacev  
SIO 133Marine Mammal BiologyW25 Bauman Pickering  
SIO 134Introduction to Biological Oceanography   
SIO 135Satellite Remote SensingSP 25 Fricker & Sandwell  
SIO 136Marine Biology LaboratoryFA 24 KacevFA 25 Shipp/Kacev 
SIO 137Ecosystems and Fisheries   
SIO 138The Coral Reef Environment   
SIO 139Current Research in Marine Biology   
SIO 141Chemical Principles of Marine Systems   
SIO 143Ocean AcidificationSP 25 Anderssen  
SIO 144Introduction to Isotope GeochemistryW25 Day  
SIO 145Introduction to Field Methods of  the Biological Ocean  SP 25 Choy
SIO 147Applications of Phylogenetics   
SIO 152Petrology and PetrographySP 25 Chin   
SIO 153GeomorphologySP 25 Capaldi  
SIO 155Whole Earth Geochemistry   
SIO 160Introduction to TectonicsSP 25 Fialko  
SIO 161Seismology    
SIO 162Structural GeologyW25 Wright  
SIO 164Introduction to Marine Archeology   
SIO 166Introduction to Environmental Archaeology   
SIO 167Introduction to Geoarcheology   
SIO 170Introduction to VolcanologyFA 24 Cook  
SIO 171Introduction to Physical OceanographyFA 24 RudnickFA25 Rudnick 
SIO 172Introduction to Atmospheric ScienceW25 Norris  
SIO 173Dynamics of the Atmosphere and ClimateSP 25 Xie  
SIO 174Chemistry of the Ocean and AtmosphereSP 25 Aluwihare & Russell  
SIO 175Analysis of Oceanic and Atmospheric DataFA 24 Merrifield  
SIO 176Observational Physical OceanographySP 25 S Merrifeld  
SIO 177Fluid Mechanics FA 24 Becker FA25 Becker 
SIO 178Geophyiscal Fluid DynamicsW25 Becker  
SIO 179Ocean Instruments and SensorsFA 24 Martz  
SIO 180Communicating Science to Informal Audiences   
SIO 181Marine BiochemistrySP 25 Tresguerres  
SIO 182Environmental and Exploration Geophysics   
SIO 183Phycology: Marine Plant Biology   
SIO 184Marine InvertebratesSP 25 Rouse  
SIO 186Microbiomes Across Environments   
SIO 187Statistical Methods in Marine Biology   
SIO 188Biology of FishesFA 24 Arcila  
SIO 189Pollution, Environment and Health   
SIO 190Special Topics in Earth SciencesW25 Sandin  
SIO 192Senior Seminar on Oceans and Human Health    
SIO 299Graduate Thesis Research and Professional Development FA 25 Frasier 
SIOC 200AComputational Ocean Acoustics and Signal Processing I   
SIOC 200BOcean Acoustics and Signal Processing II   
SIOC 200COcean Acoustics and Signal Processing IIIW25 Lin  
SIOC 201Geological Record of Climate Change   
SIOC 202AFundamentals of Wave PhysicsW25 Hao&Lin  
SIOC 202BFundamentals of Wave PhysicsSP 25 Stramski  
SIOC 203AIntroduction to Applied Mathematics IFA 24 BeckerFA25 Becker 
SIOC 203BIntroduction to Applied Mathematics IIW25 Smith  
SIOC 203CIntroduction to Applied Mathematics III   
SIOC 204Acoustics   
SIOC 205Estuarine and Coastal Processes   
SIOC 207AFundamentals of Digital Signal ProcessingFA 24 Meyer  
SIOC 207BDigital Signal Processing IW25 Meyer  
SIOC 207CDigital Signal Processing II   
SIOC 207DArray Processing   
SIOC 208Seminar in Applied Ocean Sciences

FA 24 Merrifield

W25 Merrifield

  
SIOC 209Special Topics: Fall Quarter   
SIOC 209Special Topics: Winter Quarter

W25 Benmarhnia

W25 Siegelman

  
SIOC 209Special Topics: Spring QuarterSP 25 Hao  
SIOC 210Physical Oceanography   
SIOC 211AOcean Waves IW25 Mackinnon  
SIOC 211BOcean Waves IISP 25 Feddersen  
SIOC 212AGeophysical Fluid Dynamics IW25 Eisenman  
SIOC 212BGeophysical Fluid Dynamics IISP 25 Cessi  
SIOC 213Turbulence and Mixing   
SIOC 214AIntroduction to Fluid MechanicsFA 24 GiddingsF25 Giddings 
SIOC 214BEnvironmental Fluid Dynamics   
SIOC 216Introduction to the Physics of Complex Systems   
SIOC 217AAtmospheric and Climate Sciences IFA 24 Evan  
SIOC 217BAtmospheric and Climate Sciences IIW25 Norris  
SIOC 217CAtmospheric and Climate Sciences IIISP 25 Lutsko  
SIOC 217DAtmospheric and Climate Sciences IVW25 Keeling  
SIOC 218AObservational MethodsSP 25 Send  
SIOC 218BPractical Methods at Sea   
SIOC 219Special Topics in Physical Oceanography: Fall Quarter   
SIOC 219Special Topics in Physical Oceanography: Winter QuarterW25 Mackinnon & Young  
SIOC 219Special Topics in Physical Oceanography: Spring Quarter   
SIOC 219Observational Oceanography Seminar   
SIOC 220Observations of Large-Scale Ocean Circulation   
SIOC 221AAnalysis of Physical Oceanographic Data (A)FA 24 MacKinnon  
SIOC 221BAnalysis of Physical Oceanographic Data (B)W25 Gille  
SIOC 221CData Analysis Laboratory   
SIOC 223Proposal WritingW25 Merrifield&Send  
SIOC 224Numerical Modeling of the Climate System   
SIOC 225Ice Sheet-Ocean Interactions   
SIOC 235Ocean Atmosphere InteractionSP 25 Xie  
SIOC 237AIntroduction to Ocean Optics   
SIOC 237BOcean Color Remote SensingW25 Stramski  
SIOC 241Advanced Signal Processing   
SIOC 250Advanced Atmospheric DynamicSP 25 J Norris  
SIOC 251Radiation in the Atmosphere   
SIOC 261Nearshore Physical Oceanography   
SIOC 267Biogeochemistry   
SIOC 293Ocean and Atmosphere Processes and Climate   
SIOC 296Special Topics: Climate Science & Policy Forum   
SIOG 200CGeophysics Research Skills IIIFA 24 Constable  
SIOG 221Plate Tectonics in Practice   
SIOG 222Introduction to Industry Seismic Reflection Methods and Applications   
SIOG 223AGeophysical Data Analysis IFA 24 Morzfeld  
SIOG 223BGeophysical Data Analysis II   
SIOG 224Internal Constitution of the Earth   
SIOG 225Physics of Earth Materials FA25 Fialko 
SIOG 227AIntroduction to Seismology   
SIOG 227BAdvanced Seismology I   
SIOG 228Research SeminarFA 24 Hechinger  
SIOG 229Fundamentals of Gravity and Geodesy W25 Borsa  
SIOG 230Introduction to Inverse TheorySP 25 C Constable  
SIOG 231Geomagnetism and Electromagnetism    
SIOG 232Ethical and Professional ScienceSP 25 Constables  
SIOG 233Introduction to Computing at SIO   
SIOG 234Geodynamics   
SIOG 235 Computational Inverse Problems   
SIOG 236Satellite Remote Sensing   
SIOG 237Space Geodesy SeminarW25 Fialko  
SIOG 239Special Topics in Geophysics: Fall Quarter   
SIOG 239Special Topics in Geophysics: Winter Quarter   
SIOG 239Special Topics in Geophysics: Spring Quarter   
SIOG 240Marine GeologyFA 24 Parnell TurnerFA 25 Parnell Turner 
SIOG 242Geochronologic Methods and Applications   
SIOG 249Special Topics in Marine Geology FA25 Norris, R 
SIOG 251Whole Earth Geochemistry   
SIOG 252AIntroduction to Isotope Geochemistry   
SIOG 253Interactions of Oceanic Plates and the California Margin   
SIOG 255Paleobiology and History of Life   
SIOG 260Marine Chemistry   
SIOG 261Introduction to Rheology of Solid Earth   
SIOG 263Aqueous Chemistry   
SIOG 268Seminar in Geochemistry and Marine Chemistry   
SIOG 267Marine Chemistry lab

FA 24 Martz

SP 25 Martz

  
SIOG 269Special Topics in Marine Chemistry: Fall Quarter   
SIOG 269Special Topics in Marine Chemistry: Winter Quarter   
SIOG 269Special Topics in Marine Chemistry: Spring Quarter   
SIOG 270The Archeology of Climate Change   
SIOG 275Paleoethnobotany   
SIOB 218Ocean & Coastal Law and PolicyFA 24 Murray  
SIOB 242AMarine Biotechnology I: Tools and Methods   
SIOB 242BMarine Biotechnology II: Applications   
SIOB 242CMarine Biotechnology III: Intro to Bioinformatics   
SIOB 243Marine PaleoecologySP 25 Gerwick  
SIOB 262Marine Chemical Biology SeminarSP 25 Gerwick  
SIOB 264Biosynthesis of Marine Natural Products   
SIOB 265Marine Chemical EcologyW25 Jensen  
SIOB 270AFisheries OceanographySP 25 Petrik  
SIOB 270Pelagic Ecology   
SIOB 271Marine Zooplankton   
SIOB 272Advanced Statistical TechniquesW25 Sandin  
SIOB 273Professional Ethics in Science   
SIOB 274Natural History Below the Tides   
SIOB 275ABenthic EcologyFA 24 Leichter  
SIOB 276Quantitative Theory of Populations and Communities   
SIOB 276LQuantitative Ecology Project LabW25 Sugihara  
SIOB 277Deep-Sea Biology   
SIOB 278Seminar in Ocean Biosciences: Fall Quarter   
SIOB 278Seminar in Ocean Biosciences: Winter Quarter   
SIOB 278Seminar in Ocean Biosciences: Spring Quarter

SP 25 A Allen

SP 25 Hechinger

  
SIOB 280Biological Oceanography   
SIOB 281Environmental Physiology and Biochemistry of Marine OrganismsFA 24  Tresguerres  
SIOB 282Phytoplankton DiversitySP 25 Palenik  
SIOB 283Phycology: Marine Plant Biology   
SIOB 284Marine Invertebrates   
SIOB 285Physical-Biological Interactions   
SIOB 286Topics in Marine Science, Economics and Policy   
SIOB 289Pollution, Environment, and Health   
SIOB 291Biology Graduate Research Presentations   
SIOB 292Communicating Science to Informal Audiences   
SIOB 294Biology of Fishes   
SIOB 296Special Topics in Marine Biology: Fall Quarter   
SIOB 296Special Topics in Marine Biology: Winter Quarter   
SIOB 296Special Topics in Marine Biology: Spring Quarter   
SIOB 298Special Studies in marine SciencesW25 Rouse  
SIO 295SIntroduction to Marine Biodiversity and Conservation—Seminar   
SIO 295LSIntroduction to Marine Biodiversity and Conservation—Lab   
MBC 258Marine Conservation and Communication Practicum 1   
ESYS 10Environmental Systems ProgramW25 Shipp  
ESYS 90Undergraduate Seminar   
ESYS 101Environmental BiologyFA 24 TaylorFA25 Taylor 
ESYS 102The Solid and Fluid EarthW25 Haase  
ESYS 103Environmental Challenges: Science and Solutions   
ESYS 187ASenior Internship ProjectFA 24 HetheringtonFA25 Shipp 
ESYS 187BSenior Internship Project II    
ESYS 187CEnvirmental Systems Senior SeminarSP 25 Hetherington  
CCS 101Carbon Neutrality Initiative at University of California   
CCS 102Research Perspectives on Climate Change   
CCS 123Policy/Politics Climate Change   
MBC 259Marine Biodiversity and ConservationW25 Murray