EEMB 7101 — Seminar in Marine Sciences
2 semester hoursGraduateSeminarusually offered: falltypical days: ThNahantTraditional
Offers students an opportunity to lead critical discussions of recent and classic papers from primary and secondary literature in marine sciences. Discusses the important scientific paradigms and addresses strengths and weaknesses of these papers from the perspective of scientific communication, including design and presentation of data in figures and tables; the role of synthesis in justifying new concepts; and how terminology and jargon evolve in scientific subdisciplines. Students write occasional reviews of these papers as if they had just been submitted to a journal for consideration.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 37% | 12.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 50% | 10.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 0% · T 0% · W 0% · Th 59% · F 0%
Common patterns: R (59% of sections), async (41% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Brian Helmuth (100% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
Official catalog (EEMB course descriptions) · All EEMB courses · Plan it at numap.app