The Marine Ecology course studies the scope and development of marine ecology including; characteristics of marine ecosystems, ocean zoning, interactions between biotic and abiotic factors in ocean ecosystems, energy flow and material cycles in marine ecosystems, marine community structure, population dynamics of marine organisms, human interactions with the ocean and problems in the use of marine resources and conservation efforts. The product or output of the marine ecology course is a marine ecology practicum report. Lecture presentations are carried out in the form of theoretical studies, presentations, discussions and practicums in the field and in the laboratory.