EESC2206

Environmental Systems: Oceans

The oceans cover 70% of the earth's surface and are home to much of its life. The oceans are critical to the earth's biogeochemical cycling of energy and mass. Ocean currents play a key role in climate through redistribution and exchange of heat with the atmosphere and storage of CO2. Coastal areas, the narrow interface between land and ocean, represent some of the most productive, populated, and vulnerable regions on earth. The course provides an introduction to the ocean's role in earth processes and explores topics and challenges facing a changing planet through case studies and critical and analytical thinking.

Course overview

Department
Earth and Environmental Sciences
School
MCAS
Credits
0

Requirements fulfilled

No source-backed degree requirement is attached to this course yet.

Official evaluation summary

3.58 / 5

Based on 137 aggregate responses from BC Avalanche/Blue evaluations.

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-07-23. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

Sections

  • Section 01
    Fall 2026 · Hilary I Palevsky · Devlin Hall 201 TuTh 01:30PM-02:45PM · Offered
  • Section 02
    Fall 2026 · Hilary I Palevsky · Devlin Hall 201 Tu 03:00PM-05:00PM · Offered
  • Section 03
    Fall 2026 · Hilary I Palevsky · Devlin Hall 201 Tu 05:30PM-07:30PM · Offered