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SIO 60Experiences in Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences

4 units · SIO · UC San Diego

Oceanic and atmospheric sciences are introduced through a series of modules where students learn basic principles in the classroom and then have hands-on experiences demonstrating these principles. The course will include trips to the beach, the Ellen Browning Scripps Memorial Pier, and laboratories at Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

Before you enroll

Prerequisites

From the catalog: “none.”

Where it fits

Where it sits in degree plans

Suggested plans most often put it in Year 2 · Spring (1 program).

Required in (1)

  • Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences (B.S.)
What it opens up

Courses that list SIO 60 as a prerequisite (2)

  • SIO 107 Water Pollution
  • SIO 113 Computing and Data Analysis in Geosciences