BIOL 128 TV
The Oceanography: Marine Environment telecourse is an introduction to the geological, physical, chemical, biological and environmental processes which occur in the oceans. Among the vital topics addressed are the historical perspectives of oceanography, the intertidal zones, plate tectonics, islands, plankton and nekton, marine mammals and pollution.

Course outcomes/goals and objectives

1. To investigate the marine environment in terms of basic scientific concepts.
2. To present information in areas of scientific interest & public concern regarding the ocean.
3. To emphasize the interaction of the living world and the physical environment.

Course details (subject to change without notice)

Orientation meeting on the Wenatchee campus, the Omak campus and at the Lake Chelan Center.

F 2002: Saturday, 9/28
W 2003: Saturday, 1/4
Sp 2003: Saturday, 4/5

30 video lessons, 5 exams, research paper

Rob's Oceanography Telecourse Website

WVC Library Oceanography links

Rob Fitch
Biology Department
rfitch@wvc.edu
(509) 662-1651, ext. 2012
or 2017
FAX: (509) 664-2538

I am a full-time biology professor here at Wenatchee Valley College. I have been here since the fall of 1989. I received my B.A. in Marine Biology from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1980 and my M.Sc. in Biology from the University of British Columbia in 1986. Prior to arriving at WVC, I worked for 3 years as the Program Director for Catalina Island Marine Institute, an outdoor education facility in Southern California. In addition to teaching at WVC, I teach in the summers at Walla Walla College’s marine station at Rosario Beach in the San Juan Islands of Washington. Marine biology and oceanography are my first loves in Biology. During this course, I hope you will gain the same passion for the ocean world as I have!