This course consists of four sections, with the following objectives: Chemical Oceanography: Principal chemical oceanography of the ocean system (emphasis on physico-chemical properties and composition of seawater) and major processes dominating spatio-temporal distributions of conservative and non-conservative chemicals in the ocean system. Physical Oceanography: Basic understanding of the major physical processes in the oceans, dynamics of waves and currents, and basin scale circulation features. Marine Biology and Fisheries: Primary and secondary production and enzyme kinetics of nutrients uptake, seasonality and succession of organisms, spatial and temporal variability of production. Marine Geology and Geophysics: History of ocean basins, geological processes, rocks and sediments; methods for studying sea floor topography, rocks, sediments and sub-bottom stratigraphy.