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.

For course descriptions, either click on the course number or visit the UCSD Catalog.

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CourseCourse Title2023-242024-25  
SIO 1The Planets    
SIO 3Life in the OceansW24 AburtoW25 Aburto  
SIO 10The EarthSP24 BorsaSP 25 Borsa  
SIO 12History of the Earth and EvolutionFA23 Peach   
SIO 15Natural DisastersFA23 LaskeFA 24 Laske  
SIO 16Geology of the National ParksSP24 GeeSP 25 Stegman  
SIO 20The AtmosphereW24 RussellFA 24 Russell (REMOTE)  
SIO 25Climate Change and Society FA 24 Hildebrand  
SIO 30The OceansFA23 Aarons/Gille   
SIO 35Water SP 25 Driscoll  
SIO 40Life and Climate on EarthFA23 BarbeauFA 24 Barbeau  
SIO 45VolcanoesW24 CookW25 Cook  
SIO 50Introduction to Earth and Environmental Sciences

FA23 Cook

SP24 Cook

FA 24 Cook

SP 25 Cook

  
SIO 60Experiences in Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences    
SIO 65Geosciences Seminar W25 Cook  
SIO 73Dynamics of the Atmosphere and ClimateSP24 Lutsko   
SIO 75Geological History of EarthSP24 NorrisSP 25 R Norris  
SIO 87First-year Seminars

FA23 Cook Minerals

FA23 Cook Volcano

FA23 Norris

W24 Aburto

SP24 Morzfeld/Feddersen

SP24 Cook Volcanoes

SP24 Cook Rocks

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

  
SIO 90Undergraduate Seminar SP 25 Shipp  
SIO 100Introduction to Field MethodsFA23 NorrisFA 24 Odlum  
SIO 101California Coastal Oceanography FA 24 Aluwihare 24   
SIO 102Introduction to Geochemistry W25 Day  
SIO 103Introduction to GeophysicsFA23 ParnellTurnerFA 24 Parnell Turner  
SIO 104Paleobiology and History of Life    
SIO 105Sedimentology and StratigraphyFA23 DriscollFA 24 Driscoll  
SIO 106Introduction to Hydrogeology    
SIO 108Introduction to Paleoclimatology FA 24 Aarons  
SIO 109Bending Curve: Climate Change    
SIO 110Introduction to GIS and GPS for Scientists FA 24 Batchelor  
SIO 111Introduction to Ocean WavesW24 FeddersenSP 25 Feddersen  
SIO 113Introduction to Computational Earth ScienceSP24 May   
SIO 115Ice and the Climate SystemW24 FrickerSP 25 Fricker  
SIO 116Climate Change & Global Health W25 Benmarhnia  
SIO 117The Physical Basis of Global WarmingFA23 KeelingFA 24 Keeling  
SIO 119Physics and Chemistry of the Oceans W25 Andersson  
SIO 120Introduction to MineralogyW24 CookW25 Cook  
SIO 121Biology of the Cryosphere    
SIO 122Ecological Development Biology    
SIO 123Microbial Environmental Systems Biology W25 A. Allen  
SIO 124Marine Natural ProductsFA23 Jensen   
SIO 125Biomechanics of Marine Life SP25 Taylor  
SIO 126Marine MicrobiologyW24 PalenikW25 Palenik  
SIO 127Marine Molecular Ecology    
SIO 128Microbial Life in Extreme EnvironmentsSP24 Bartlett   
SIO 131Parasitology    
SIO 132Introduction to Marine Biology FA 24 Kacev  
SIO 133Marine Mammal Biology W25 Bauman Pickering  
SIO 134Introduction to Biological Oceanography    
SIO 135Satellite Remote SensingSP24 FrickerSP 25 Fricker & Sandwell  
SIO 136Marine Biology Laboratory FA 24 Kacev  
SIO 137Ecosystems and FisheriesFA23 Petrik   
SIO 138The Coral Reef Environment    
SIO 139Current Research in Marine BiologyW24 Palenik   
SIO 141Chemical Principles of Marine Systems    
SIO 143Ocean AcidificationSP24 AnderssonSP 25 Anderssen  
SIO 144Introduction to Isotope GeochemistryW24 DayW25 Day  
SIO 145Introduction to Field Methods of  the Biological Ocean  SP 25 Choy
SIO 147Applications of PhylogeneticsFA23 Rouse   
SIO 152Petrology and PetrographySP24 ChinSP 25 Chin   
SIO 153GeomorphologySP24 CapaldiSP 25 Capaldi  
SIO 155Whole Earth Geochemistry    
SIO 160Introduction to Tectonics

FA23 Fialko

SP24 Odlum

SP 25 Fialko  
SIO 161Seismology W24 Fan   
SIO 162Structural GeologyW24 WrightW25 Wright  
SIO 164Introduction to Marine Archeology    
SIO 166Introduction to Environmental Archaeology    
SIO 167Introduction to Geoarcheology    
SIO 170Introduction to VolcanologyFA23 CookFA 24 Cook  
SIO 171Introduction to Physical Oceanography FA 24 Rudnick  
SIO 172Introduction to Atmospheric ScienceW24 NorrisW25 Norris  
SIO 173Dynamics of the Atmosphere and Climate SP 25 Xie  
SIO 174Chemistry of the Ocean and AtmosphereSP24 AluwihareSP 25 Aluwihare & Russell  
SIO 175Analysis of Oceanic and Atmospheric DataFA23 MerrifieldFA 24 Merrifield  
SIO 176Observational Physical Oceanography SP 25 S Merrifeld  
SIO 177Fluid Mechanics FA23 BeckerFA 24 Becker   
SIO 178Geophyiscal Fluid DynamicsW24 BeckerW25 Becker  
SIO 179Ocean Instruments and SensorsFA23 MartzFA 24 Martz  
SIO 180Communicating Science to Informal Audiences    
SIO 181Marine BiochemistrySP24 TreguerresSP 25 Tresguerres  
SIO 182Environmental and Exploration GeophysicsW24 Constable   
SIO 183Phycology: Marine Plant BiologyW24 Smith   
SIO 184Marine InvertebratesW24 RouseSP 25 Rouse  
SIO 186Microbiomes Across EnvironmentsFA23 Gilbert/Knight/Allard   
SIO 187Statistical Methods in Marine Biology    
SIO 188Biology of Fishes FA 24 Arcila  
SIO 189Pollution, Environment and Health    
SIO 190Special Topics in Earth Sciences W25 Sandin  
SIO 192Senior Seminar on Oceans and Human Health SP24 Gerwick   
SIO 299Graduate Thesis Research and Professional DevelopmentW24 Multiple   
SIOC 200AComputational Ocean Acoustics and Signal Processing IFA23 Lin   
SIOC 200BOcean Acoustics and Signal Processing IIW24 Lin   
SIOC 200COcean Acoustics and Signal Processing III W25 Lin  
SIOC 201Geological Record of Climate Change    
SIOC 202AFundamentals of Wave PhysicsW24 Hao&LinW25 Hao&Lin  
SIOC 202BFundamentals of Wave PhysicsSP24 StramskiSP 25 Stramski  
SIOC 203AIntroduction to Applied Mathematics IFA23 BeckerFA 24 Becker  
SIOC 203BIntroduction to Applied Mathematics IIW24 SmithW25 Smith  
SIOC 203CIntroduction to Applied Mathematics III    
SIOC 204Acoustics    
SIOC 205Estuarine and Coastal ProcessesSP24 Giddings   
SIOC 207AFundamentals of Digital Signal Processing FA 24 Meyer  
SIOC 207BDigital Signal Processing I W25 Meyer  
SIOC 207CDigital Signal Processing II    
SIOC 207DArray Processing    
SIOC 208Seminar in Applied Ocean SciencesSP24 Merrifield

FA 24 Merrifield

W25 Merrifield

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

W25 Benmarhnia

W25 Siegelman

  
SIOC 209Special Topics: Spring Quarter SP 25 Hao  
SIOC 210Physical Oceanography    
SIOC 211AOcean Waves I W25 Mackinnon  
SIOC 211BOcean Waves II SP 25 Feddersen  
SIOC 212AGeophysical Fluid Dynamics IW24 EisenmanW25 Eisenman  
SIOC 212BGeophysical Fluid Dynamics IISP24 CessiSP 25 Cessi  
SIOC 213Turbulence and Mixing    
SIOC 214AIntroduction to Fluid Mechanics FA 24 Giddings  
SIOC 214BEnvironmental Fluid Dynamics    
SIOC 216Introduction to the Physics of Complex Systems    
SIOC 217AAtmospheric and Climate Sciences I FA 24 Evan  
SIOC 217BAtmospheric and Climate Sciences IIW24 NorrisW25 Norris  
SIOC 217CAtmospheric and Climate Sciences IIISP24 LutskoSP 25 Lutsko  
SIOC 217DAtmospheric and Climate Sciences IVW24 Russell&KeelingW25 Keeling  
SIOC 218AObservational MethodsSP24 SendSP 25 Send  
SIOC 218BPractical Methods at Sea    
SIOC 219Special Topics in Physical Oceanography: Fall Quarter    
SIOC 219Special Topics in Physical Oceanography: Winter Quarter W25 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)

FA23 Alford

W24 Alford

FA 24 MacKinnon  
SIOC 221BAnalysis of Physical Oceanographic Data (B)W24 GilleW25 Gille  
SIOC 221CData Analysis Laboratory    
SIOC 223Proposal Writing W25 Merrifield&Send  
SIOC 224Numerical Modeling of the Climate SystemSP24 Eisenman   
SIOC 225Ice Sheet-Ocean Interactions    
SIOC 235Ocean Atmosphere InteractionSP24 XieSP 25 Xie  
SIOC 237AIntroduction to Ocean OpticsW24 Stramski   
SIOC 237BOcean Color Remote Sensing W25 Stramski  
SIOC 241Advanced Signal Processing    
SIOC 250Advanced Atmospheric Dynamic SP 25 J Norris  
SIOC 251Radiation in the AtmosphereSP24 Evan   
SIOC 261Nearshore Physical Oceanography    
SIOC 267Biogeochemistry    
SIOC 293Ocean and Atmosphere Processes and Climate    
SIOC 296Special Topics: Climate Science & Policy Forum    
SIOG 200CGeophysics Research Skills IIIFA23 ParnellTurnerFA 24 Constable  
SIOG 221Plate Tectonics in PracticeSP24 Parnell-Turner   
SIOG 222Introduction to Industry Seismic Reflection Methods and Applications    
SIOG 223AGeophysical Data Analysis IFA23 MorzfeldFA 24 Morzfeld  
SIOG 223BGeophysical Data Analysis II    
SIOG 224Internal Constitution of the Earth    
SIOG 225Physics of Earth MaterialsFA23 Fialko   
SIOG 227AIntroduction to Seismology    
SIOG 227BAdvanced Seismology I    
SIOG 228Research Seminar FA 24 Hechinger  
SIOG 229Fundamentals of Gravity and Geodesy  W25 Borsa  
SIOG 230Introduction to Inverse Theory SP 25 C Constable  
SIOG 231Geomagnetism and Electromagnetism W24 Constable   
SIOG 232Ethical and Professional ScienceSP24 ConstableSP 25 Constables  
SIOG 233Introduction to Computing at SIOFA23 Shearer   
SIOG 234GeodynamicsSP24 Sandwell   
SIOG 235 Computational Inverse ProblemsW24 Morzfeld   
SIOG 236Satellite Remote Sensing    
SIOG 237Space Geodesy Seminar W25 Fialko  
SIOG 239Special Topics in Geophysics: Fall QuarterSP24 May   
SIOG 239Special Topics in Geophysics: Winter QuarterW24 Shearer   
SIOG 239Special Topics in Geophysics: Spring Quarter    
SIOG 240Marine Geology FA 24 Parnell Turner  
SIOG 242Geochronologic Methods and Applications    
SIOG 249Special Topics in Marine Geology    
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 Policy FA 24 Murray  
SIOB 242AMarine Biotechnology I: Tools and Methods    
SIOB 242BMarine Biotechnology II: ApplicationsW24 Jenson&Moore   
SIOB 242CMarine Biotechnology III: Intro to Bioinformatics    
SIOB 243Marine Paleoecology SP 25 Gerwick  
SIOB 262Marine Chemical Biology Seminar

FA23 Jensen

SP24 Gerwick

SP 25 Gerwick  
SIOB 264Biosynthesis of Marine Natural Products    
SIOB 265Marine Chemical Ecology W25 Jensen  
SIOB 270AFisheries Oceanography SP 25 Petrik  
SIOB 270Pelagic Ecology    
SIOB 271Marine Zooplankton    
SIOB 272Advanced Statistical TechniquesW24 SandinW25 Sandin  
SIOB 273Professional Ethics in Science    
SIOB 274Natural History Below the Tides    
SIOB 275ABenthic Ecology FA 24 Leichter  
SIOB 276Quantitative Theory of Populations and Communities    
SIOB 276LQuantitative Ecology Project Lab W25 Sugihara  
SIOB 277Deep-Sea Biology    
SIOB 278Seminar in Ocean Biosciences: Fall QuarterFA23 Decima   
SIOB 278Seminar in Ocean Biosciences: Winter Quarter    
SIOB 278Seminar in Ocean Biosciences: Spring QuarterSP24 Arcila

SP 25 A Allen

SP 25 Hechinger

  
SIOB 280Biological Oceanography    
SIOB 281Environmental Physiology and Biochemistry of Marine Organisms FA 24  Tresguerres  
SIOB 282Phytoplankton Diversity SP 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 PresentationsSP24 Hechinger   
SIOB 292Communicating Science to Informal Audiences    
SIOB 294Biology of Fishes    
SIOB 296Special Topics in Marine Biology: Fall Quarter

FA23 Brazier

W24 Batchelor

SP24 Mongiardino

   
SIOB 296Special Topics in Marine Biology: Winter Quarter    
SIOB 296Special Topics in Marine Biology: Spring Quarter    
SIOB 298Special Studies in marine Sciences W25 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 Program W25 Shipp  
ESYS 90Undergraduate Seminar    
ESYS 101Environmental BiologyFA23 Allen/TaylorFA 24 Taylor  
ESYS 102The Solid and Fluid Earth W25 Haase  
ESYS 103Environmental Challenges: Science and Solutions    
ESYS 187ASenior Internship Project FA 24 Hetherington  
ESYS 187BSenior Internship Project II     
ESYS 187CEnvirmental Systems Senior Seminar SP 25 Hetherington  
CCS 101Carbon Neutrality Initiative at University of CaliforniaFA23 Polonik   
CCS 102Research Perspectives on Climate Change    
CCS 123Policy/Politics Climate ChangeW24 Corey   
MBC 259Marine Biodiversity and Conservation W25 Murray