Investigate the deepest parts of our world’s oceans.

Free and online
Six-week interactive course

The University of Southampton with FutureLearn is pleased to announce its first Massive Open Online Course in Oceanography – Exploring our Oceans.

In this free six-week course starting 3 February, we invite our audience to investigate the deepest parts of our oceans, exploring an underwater world that has been unknown for most of human history.

This course will:

Show how the ocean depths are no longer out of reach and connected to our everyday lives
Engage the learner in our most recent expedition findings & share our knowledge on the least touched areas of our oceans
Look at the animals that swim in these dark waters, the creatures on the seabed and the makeup of the underwater environment they live in.

Who is this course for?

This course is for anyone who is interested in our world’s oceans and how they affect our everyday lives. Whether you are a student wanting a taster of our oceanography degrees or a lifelong learner with a passion for our oceans, we’ll introduce this exciting science to you in an accessible way.

We look forward to you joining us online for six weeks of deep ocean exploration. Join the global debate!

Doug Green says:

February 3, 2014 at 8:45 am

Hi Tamsyn

Looking forward to starting tonight, where do I go and what time please?

Doug

Josh says:

February 3, 2014 at 8:59 am

Hi Doug

you can go to the URL here if you haven’t signed up to FutureLearn. Alternatively if you have an account and are signed up to the course, go to your list of courses and it should take you to the first week of activities. You can start the activities anytime, they went live at 00:01 today.

1. Doug Green says:
  
  February 3, 2014 at 9:04 am
  
  Hi Josh
  
  OK I think I get it, are you saying the course is fully on-line based with no requirement to attend physical lectures?
  
  Rgds
  
  Doug
  
  1. Josh says:
    
    February 3, 2014 at 12:36 pm
    
    Hi Doug,
    
    Yes everything is online and can be done from home in your own time.

Shirleyann Hillier says:

January 31, 2014 at 3:09 pm

Hi,

I too am looking forward to learning something about our oceans. I’ve no experience, but I’m fascinated by the mysteries of the oceans and concerned about pollution and over fishing; also what the future holds if steps aren’t taken to address the problems.

Shirleyann

Tamsyn Smith says:

January 31, 2014 at 3:51 pm

Hi Shirleyann. I think we’ll have have great mix of students on the course, with some people who have an academic background in the area, others with personal experience and possibly some people who’ve been brought up in a land-locked area and who’ve never seen the sea, which should make for some interesting discussions. Week 6, in particular, focuses on environmental concerns and the future of our oceans. I hope you enjoy the course.

Tamsyn Smith says:

January 31, 2014 at 9:19 am

Hi Sue! Thanks for your message. Unfortunately, I can’t answer your question as our sign up figures are confidential, but I can confirm that it will definitely meet the criteria for a MOOC as the numbers are MASSIVE!

Sue wells says:

January 31, 2014 at 8:56 am

Hi..looking forward to this…..and am wondering how many people have signed up for this course so far ?

Investigate the deepest parts of our world’s oceans.

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