Courses

MARS4500: Lab & Field Methods in Oceanography

 The purpose of this course is to introduce undergraduate students to common oceanographic field methods and laboratory sampling techniques. Students will receive background information in sampling approaches during lectures, and hands-on training during guided lab activities and field trips.  This course is a required component of the UGA Ocean Science Major (B.S.) and the Semester of Skidaway program, offered in the Fall semester for 3-4 credits.

BINF 7960/8960: Software Carpentries for Scientific Programming

1-credit graduate level introduction to foundational programming techniques, data organization, and computational analysis approaches using Unix, Git, and R. This course uses open source lessons and curricula developed by The Carpentries organization. Students will gain an understanding of the command-line interface and how this can be used to manipulate files and perform data analysis tasks.