Upon successful completion of this course , the students will be able to:

• Define, explain and summarize the human activities that lead to the degradation of the oceans
• Adapt new technologies to estimate the impact of the human activities to the oceans
• Discuss and compile methods for the management of these effects.

• Data retrieval, analysis and synthesis of data and information through the use of new information technologies
• Individual work
• Team work
• Work in a multidisciplinary environment
• Respect for the natural environment.
• Promotion of free, creative and inductive way of thinking 

Theory and laboratory

• Marine pollution and water pollutants.
• Typology of pollutants
• Sources of marine pollutants
• Marine litter
• Physical and Biological parameters of pollutants
• Effects of pollutants to the oceans. Examples in national and international level
• Methodologies for the evaluation of the marine pollution

• Use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) (power point) in teaching
• Support of Learning Process and Dissemination of educational material through the e_class  platform.

Ι. Theory

Final Exam, written, of increasing difficulty, which may include Multiple choice test, Questions of brief answer, Questions to develop a topic, Judgment questions and Exercise solving.

Students are obliged to attend all scheduled laboratory classes and to deliver all the laboratory exercises, during the semester in order to be able to participate to the final exams.

Marking Scale: 0-10.

Minimum Passing Mark: 5.

ΙΙ. Laboratory

Students are obliged to attend all laboratory classes and to deliver the results of all exercises.

Books :

1. «Περιβαλλοντική Ωκεανογραφία», Εκδόσεις Πανεπιστημίου Πατρών

Relative scientific journals:

1. Marine Pollution Bulletin, Environmental Earth Sciences