Graduate Scientific Diving

Catalog description

This course requires 100-hours of field-based diving experience to achieve Scientific Diver Certification and PSAI specialty certifications. The course covers theoretical and practical topics as well as skills required to safely conduct scientific research utilizing SCUBA techniques. This course will emphasize skills and knowledge utilized by regional researchers, public institutions, and companies requiring scientific divers. Specific examples of biological and hydrological research using these SCUBA techniques from peer-reviewed scientific journals will be used to further illustrate the relevance of these skills to real-world scientific inquiries.