Instructor	GE Credit	Course	Course Title	Units
CMA		CRU 190*	Basic Safety Training	1 sem.
CMA		CRU 195*	Introduction to Marine Operations	1 sem.
Griffith	B3 & B4	ASTR 112	Introduction to Stars & Galaxies	4
Griffith		PHYS 123 or 133	College Physics	4
Griffith	B5	PSC 201	Introduction to Physical Oceanography	4
Griffith	F	PSC 320	Energy and the Environment	4

* Mandatory for all Cal Poly students.

Course Descriptions
CRU 190 - Basic Safety Training - 1 semester credit
This course is a primer for visiting students and staff in basic shipboard safety awareness and provides basic training in lifesaving and firefighting procedures and is modeled after the Coast Guard and IMO approved BST matrix. It includes both knowledge-based topics and laboratory demonstrated proficiencies in lifesaving and firefighting equipment usage and personal safety techniques.

CRU 195 - Introduction to Marine Operations - 1 semester credit
An introductory course for visiting programs designed to introduce nontraditional maritime students to various shipboard operational requirements necessary to make modern seagoing vessels function efficiently.

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ASTR 112 - Introduction to Stars and Galaxies (B3 & B4) - 4 units
A study of the Sun, stars, galaxies, and larger structures in the Universe, including their formation, structure, motions, and evolution. Cosmological models for the formation and expansion of the Universe, and the roles played by dark matter and dark energy. Laboratory activities include shipboard observation of stars and constellations, celestial navigation, tracking the motions of the Sun, Moon, and planets, and selected other activities. Not open to students who have completed or are taking Astr 102, Astr 301, Astr 302, or Phys 132. Astr 101 is not a prerequisite. 3 lectures, 1 activity.

ASTR 112 is the same course as ASTR 102 but it carries lab credit (which some students need for GE purposes) because part of the time is spent in activities rather than lecture. Activities will include the use of a "Desktop Planetarium" disk that comes with the textbook and - of course - many nights star gazing under the balmy tropical skies during which you'll learn to recognize stars, planets, and constellations, including the Southern Cross and other constellations of the southern hemisphere.

PHYS 123 - College Physics III - 4 units
Continuation of PHYS 121 and 122. Electrostatics, electric current, magnetic fields and induction. Elements of modern physics. Not open for credit to students having a grade of C- or better in PHYS 133. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: PHYS 121. Recommended: PHYS 122.

PSC 201 - Introduction to Physical Oceanography (B5) - 4 units
Ocean origin, evolution, and sea floor features. Sediments, sea water, the ocean and our climate. Ocean surface and deep currents, waves and tides, the coastal ocean. Marine life, food production, organisms, environments and lifestyles. Coastal development, pollution and food. Ocean resources and law. Shipboard activities include investigations of water samples, currents, winds and weather, navigation, and possible participation in oceanographic experiments with other universities and agencies. 4 lectures.

PSC 320 Energy and the Environment for the New Millennium (F) - 4 units
Science and technology of current and future energy sources along with associated environmental problems. Energy production, consumption, efficient usage, fossil fuels, nuclear, solar, other renewables. Risks, benefits, planning, economics. 3 lectures, 1 activity. Prerequisite: Completion of GE Area B, and junior standing.

PSC 320 is a GE Area F class examining one of today's most important issues - energy and the environment. We'll look at how the U.S. and other countries get and use energy, the environmental consequences (including global warming), and at alternative energies such as wind and solar. This class does use numbers and simple calculations at the level of high-school algebra, so be sure to pack a calculator.