Chương trình đào tạo ngành Hải dương học khóa 2024

1. General information

1.1. Program name:

Vietnamese: Hải dương học
English: Oceanology

1.2. Major code: 7440228

1.3. Degree training: Bachelor

1.4. Program name: Bachelor of Science in Oceanology

1.5. Type of education: Regular

1.6. Learning time: 4 years

1.7. Name of diploma after graduation:

Vietnamese name: Cử nhân Hải dương học
English name: Bachelor of Science in Oceanology

1.8. Language of instruction: Vietnamese

1.9. Locations:

Campus 1: 227 Nguyen Van Cu, Cho Quan Ward, Ho Chi Minh City
Campus 2: National University-HCM City, Dong Hoa Ward, Ho Chi Minh City

2. Training goals

2.1. General objective

The Oceanology training program aims to train human resources and foster talent development in the fields of Oceanology, Meteorology and Hydrology. Students have the ability to research and apply basic knowledge of Earth Sciences, have all the necessary knowledge and skills to apply in science and life, have the ambition to serve the country and have the skills to ability to live.

3. Program structure

3.1. Stage 1: General and Foundation of Oceanology

Semester(s)	Code	Title	Credit	Part number			Module type
Semester(s)	Code	Title	Credit	Theory	Practice	Exercise	Module type
1	BAA00004	General law	3	45	0	0	Compulsory
	CHE00001	General Chemistry 1	3	30	0	30	Compulsory
	MTH00003	Calculus 1B	3	45	0	0	Compulsory
	MTH00081	Calculus Laboratory 1B	1	0	30	0	Elective
	PHY00001	General Physics 1 (Mechanics - Thermodynamics)	3	45	0	0	Compulsory
	OMH00001	Introduction to Oceanology, Meteorology and Hydrology	3	15	60	0	Compulsory
	ADD00031	English 1	3	30	30	0
	CSC00003	Introduction to Informatics	3	15	60	0	Compulsory
	BAA00021	Gymnastics 1	2	15	30	0	Compulsory
	BAA00030	National Defense Education	4				Compulsory
TOTAL SEMESTERS 1			21
2	BAA00101	Marxist-Leninist Philosophy	3	45	0	0	Compulsory
	BAA00102	Marxist–Leninist Political Economy	2	30	0	0	Compulsory
	BIO00001	Fundamental Biology 1	3	45	0	0	Elective
	BIO00002	Fundamental Biology 2	3	45	0	0	Elective
	MTH00004	Calculus 2B	3	45	0	0	Compulsory
	MTH00082	Calculus Laboratory 2B	1	0	30	0	Elective
	MTH00030	Linear Algebra	3	45	0	0	Compulsory
	PHY00002	General Physics 2 (Electromagnetic - Optics)	3	45	0	0	Compulsory
	OMH10003	Application Programming	3	30	30	0	Compulsory
	ADD00032	English 2	3	30	30	0
	BAA00022	Gymnastics 2	2	15	30	0	Compulsory
TOTAL SEMESTERS 2			25
3	BAA00103	Scientific Socialism	2	30	0	0	Compulsory
	BAA00104	History of Vietnamese Communist Party	2	30	0	0	Compulsory
	BAA00003	Ho Chi Minh ’s Ideology	2	30	0	0	Compulsory
	MTH00040	Probability and Statistics	3	45	0	0	Compulsory
	CHE00002	General Chemistry 2	2	30	0	0	Elective
	BAA00005	Basic Economics	2	30	0	0	Elective
	BAA00007	Creative Methodology	2	30	0	0	Elective
	BAA00006	Psychology	2	30	0	0	Elective
	ENV00001	Fundamental of Environment Science	2	30	0	0	Compulsory
	OMH10001	Computational Methods	3	30	30	0	Compulsory
	PHY10001	Functions of a Complex Variable	2	30	0	0	Compulsory
	ADD00033	English 3	3	30	30	0	Compulsory
TOTAL SEMESTERS 3			24
4	PHY00081	Labwork on General Physics	2	0	60	0	Compulsory
	PHY10004	Mathematical Methods for Physics	3	45	0	0	Compulsory
	OMH10004	Fluid Mechanics	3	45	0	0	Compulsory
	OMH10006	Introduction to Oceanography	2	30	0	0	Compulsory
	OMH10007	Introduction to Meteorology	2	30	0	0	Compulsory
	OMH10008	Introduction to Hydrology	2	30	0	0	Compulsory
	OMH10009	Random Data Measurement and Analysis	3	30	30	0	Compulsory
	ADD00034	English 4	3	30	30	0
TOTAL SEMESTERS 4			20

3.2. Stage 2: Specialization

3.2.1. Specialization of Oceanography

Semester(s)	Code	Title	Credit	Part number			Module type
Semester(s)	Code	Title	Credit	Theory	Practice	Exercise	Module type
5	OMH10005	General Astronomy	2	30	0	0	Compulsory
	OMH10010	Introduction to Ocean-Atmosphere Interaction	2	30	0	0	Compulsory
	OMH10011	Introduction to Geophysical Fluid Dynamics	3	45	0	0	Compulsory
	OMH10012	Numerical Modeling for Geophysical Flows	2	15	30	0	Compulsory
	OMH10013	Methods of Data Mining 1	2	15	30	0	Elective
	OMH10014	Remote Sensing and GIS	3	30	30	0	Compulsory
	OMH10015	Practical Oceanography, Meteorology and Hydrology	1	0	30	0	Compulsory
	OMH10017	Data mining in Earth Science	2	15	30	0	Elective
	OMH10102	Introduction to Marine Geomorphology and Geology	2	30	0	0	Elective
	OMH10118	Biogeochemical Cycles	2	15	30	0	Elective
TOTAL SEMESTERS 5			17
6	OMH10016	Environmental Pollution	2	15	30	0	Compulsory
	OMH10103	Introduction to Estuaries	2	30	0	0	Elective
	OMH10104	Oceanic Currents and Water Circulation	2	15	30	0	Compulsory
	OMH10105	Water Wave Mechanics	2	15	30	0	Compulsory
	OMH10106	Tides	2	15	30	0	Compulsory
	OMH10107	Special Topics in Oceanography	2	15	30	0	Elective
	OMH10108	Practical Oceanography	4	0	120	0	Compulsory
	OMH10115	Marine Physics	2	30	0	0	Elective
	OMH10116	Ocean Surface Waves	2	30	0	0	Elective
	OMH10120	Data Management and Analysis in Oceanology, Meteorology and Hydrology	2	15	30	0	Elective
	OMH10415	Marine Biogeochemical Processes	2	15	30	0	Elective
	OMH10420	Coastal and Marine Geography	2	15	30	0	Elective
TOTAL SEMESTERS 6			13
7	OMH10109	Modelling Tools for Oceanographers	2	15	30	0	Elective
	OMH10110	Sediment Transport	2	15	30	0	Elective
	OMH10111	Chemical Oceanography	2	15	30	0	Elective
	OMH10112	Marine Ecosystem	2	30	0	0	Elective
	OMH10113	Physical Oceanography in The East Sea	2	30	0	0	Elective
	OMH10114	Marine Governance and Marine Economics	2	30	0	0	Elective
	OMH10117	Marine Environmental Resources and Climate Change	2	30	0	0	Elective
	OMH10119	Data Mining Method 2	2	15	30	0	Elective
	OMH10411	Special subjects of natural risk and environmental assessment	2	30	0	0	Elective
	OMH10412	Advanced Data Mining Techniques And Applications	2	15	30	0	Elective
	OMH10413	Application of Advanced Technology in Agro-Meteorology	2	15	30	0	Elective
	OMH10414	Global chalenges in intergrated coastal zone management	2	30	0	0	Elective
	OMH10422	Applied statistics and machine learning in geosciences	2	30	0	0	Elective
	OMH10423	Application of AI in Earth Science	2	30	0	0	Elective
TOTAL SEMESTERS 7			14
8	OMH10395	Graduation Thesis	10	Perform thesis: 300 (part number)			Compulsory
	OMH10396	Graduation Seminar	6	Perform thesis: 180 (part number)			Compulsory
	OMH10121	Special Topics in Ocean-Atmosphere Interaction	2	15	30	0	Elective
	OMH10202	An Introduction to Dynamic Meteorology	3	45	0	0	Elective
	OMH10203	Synoptic Meteorology	2	30	0	0	Elective
	OMH10204	Climatology and Climate in Vietnam	2	30	0	0	Elective
	OMH10218	Data analysis and weather prediction by statistical methods	2	15	30	0	Elective
	OMH10301	River Dynamics	2	30	0	0	Elective
	OMH10304	Hydrological Topics	2	15	30	0	Elective
	OMH10306	Geography and Hydrogeology	2	30	0	0	Elective
	OMH10307	Estuarine Hydro-Ecology	2	30	0	0	Elective
	OMH10409	Integrated Coastal Zone Management	2	30	0	0	Elective
	OMH10410	Coastal Processes Along the Mekong Delta	2	30	0	0	Elective
TOTAL SEMESTERS 8			10

3.2.2. Specialization of Meteorology

Semester(s)	Code	Title	Credit	Part number			Module type
Semester(s)	Code	Title	Credit	Theory	Practice	Exercise	Module type
5	OMH10005	General Astronomy	2	30	0	0	Compulsory
	OMH10010	Introduction to Ocean-Atmosphere Interaction	2	30	0	0	Compulsory
	OMH10011	Introduction to Geophysical Fluid Dynamics	3	45	0	0	Compulsory
	OMH10012	Numerical Modeling for Geophysical Flows	2	15	30	0	Compulsory
	OMH10013	Methods of Data Mining 1	2	15	30	0	Elective
	OMH10014	Remote Sensing and GIS	3	30	30	0	Compulsory
	OMH10015	Practical Oceanography, Meteorology and Hydrology	1	0	30	0	Compulsory
	OMH10017	Data mining in Earth Science	2	15	30	0	Elective
	OMH10201	Introduction to Thermodynamics of the Atmosphere	2	30	0	0	Compulsory
TOTAL SEMESTERS 5			17
6	OMH10016	Environmental Pollution	2	15	30	0	Compulsory
	OMH10202	An Introduction to Dynamics Meteorology	3	45	0	0	Compulsory
	OMH10203	Synoptic Meteorology	2	30	0	0	Compulsory
	OMH10206	Practical Meteorology	3	0	90	0	Compulsory
	OMH10120	Data Management and Analysis in Oceanology, Meteorology and Hydrology data	2	15	30	0	Elective
	OMH10204	Climatology and Climate in Vietnam	2	30	0	0	Elective
	OMH10205	Special Topics in Meteorology	2	15	30	0	Elective
	OMH10208	Introduction to Boundary Layer Meteorology	2	30	0	0	Elective
	OMH10212	Tropical Meteorology	2	30	0	0	Elective
	OMH10216	Statistical Methods in Climate	2	15	30	0	Elective
TOTAL SEMESTERS 6			14
7	OMH10117	Marine Environmental Resources and Climate Change	2	30	0	0	Elective
	OMH10119	Data Mining Method 2	2	15	30	0	Elective
	OMH10209	Numerical Prediction	2	30	0	0	Elective
	OMH10210	Agricultural Climate	2	30	0	0	Elective
	OMH10211	Aeronautical Meteorology	2	30	0	0	Elective
	OMH10212	Tropical Meteorology	2	30	0	0	Elective
	OMH10213	Weather Prediction by Numerical Methods	2	15	30	0	Elective
	OMH10214	Introduction to Ocean Climate and Air-Sea Interaction	2	30	0	0	Elective
	OMH10215	Microclimatology	2	30	0	0	Elective
	OMH10217	Atmospheric Convection	2	30	0	0	Elective
	OMH10411	Special subjects of natural risk and environmental assessment	2	30	0	0	Elective
	OMH10412	Advanced Data Mining Techniques And Applications	2	15	30	0	Elective
	OMH10413	Application of Advanced Technology in Agro-Meteorology	2	15	30	0	Elective
	OMH10418	Weather Forecast and Atmospheric Model	2	15	30	0	Elective
	OMH10421	Environmental Engineering for Climate Change	2	15	30	0	Elective
	OMH10422	Applied statistics and machine learning in geosciences	2	15	30	0	Elective
	OMH10423	Application of AI in Earth Science	2	30	0	0	Elective
TOTAL SEMESTERS 7			14
8	OMH10395	Graduation Thesis	10	Perform thesis: 300 (part number)			Compulsory
	OMH10396	Graduation Seminar	6	Perform thesis: 180 (part number)			Compulsory
	OMH10103	Introduction to Estuaries	2	30	0	0	Elective
	OMH10104	Oceanic Currents and Water Circulation	2	15	30	0	Elective
	OMH10106	Tides	2	15	30	0	Elective
	OMH10121	Special Topics in Sea – Air Interaction	2	15	30	0	Elective
	OMH10218	Data Analysis and Weather Prediction By Statistical Methods	2	15	30	0	Elective
	OMH10301	River Dynamics	2	30	0	0	Elective
	OMH10304	Hydrological Topics	2	15	30	0	Elective
	OMH10306	Geography and Hydrogeology	2	30	0	0	Elective
	OMH10307	Estuarine Hydro-Ecology	2	30	0	0	Elective
	OMH10409	Integrated Coastal Zone Management	2	30	0	0	Elective
	OMH10410	Coastal Processes Along the Mekong Delta	2	30	0	0	Elective
TOTAL SEMESTERS 8			10

3.2.3. Specialization of Hydrology

Semester(s)	Code	Title	Credit	Part number			Module type
Semester(s)	Code	Title	Credit	Theory	Practice	Exercise	Module type
5	OMH10005	General Astronomy	2	30	0	0	Compulsory
	OMH10010	Introduction to Ocean-Atmosphere Interaction	2	30	0	0	Compulsory
	OMH10011	Introduction to Geophysical Fluid Dynamics	3	45	0	0	Compulsory
	OMH10012	Numerical Modeling for Geophysical Flows	2	15	30	0	Compulsory
	OMH10013	Methods of Data Mining 1	2	15	30	0	Elective
	OMH10014	Remote Sensing and GIS	3	30	30	0	Compulsory
	OMH10015	Practical Oceanography, Meteorology and Hydrology	1	0	30	0	Compulsory
	OMH10017	Data mining in Earth Science	2	15	30	0	Elective
	OMH10101	Physical Geography	2	30	0	0	Elective
	OMH10301	River Dynamics	2	30	0	0	Compulsory
TOTAL SEMESTERS 5			17
6	OMH10016	Environmental Pollution	2	15	30	0	Compulsory
	OMH10120	Data Management and Analysis in Oceanology, Meteorology and Hydrology data	2	15	30	0	Elective
	OMH10302	Hydraulic	3	45	0	0	Elective
	OMH10303	Watershed Hydrology	2	30	0	0	Compulsory
	OMH10304	Hydrological Topics	2	15	30	0	Elective
	OMH10305	Practical Hydrology	3	0	90	0	Compulsory
	OMH10306	Geography and Hydrogeology	2	30	0	0	Elective
	OMH10307	Estuarine Hydro-Ecology	2	30	0	0	Compulsory
	OMH10309	Hydrological Agriculture and Urban	2	30	0	0	Elective
	OMH10410	Coastal Processes Along the Mekong Delta	2	15	30	0	Elective
	OMH10420	Coastal and Marine Geography	2	15	30	0	Elective
TOTAL SEMESTERS 6			14
7	OMH10117	Marine Environmental Resources and Climate Change	2	30	0	0	Elective
	OMH10119	Data Mining Method 2	2	15	30	0	Elective
	OMH10308	Hydrological Modelling Tools	2	15	30	0	Elective
	OMH10310	Computational Hydrology	2	15	30	0	Elective
	OMH10311	Prediction of Hydrology	2	15	30	0	Elective
	OMH10312	Hydrological and Hydrolics Models	2	15	30	0	Elective
	OMH10313	Hydrologic Measurement	2	15	30	0	Elective
	OMH10314	Environmental Hydrology	2	15	30	0	Elective
	OMH10315	River Engineering	2	30	0	0	Elective
	OMH10316	Management of Water Resources	2	30	0	0	Elective
	OMH10411	Special subjects of natural risk and environmental assessment	2	30	0	0	Elective
	OMH10412	Advanced Data Mining Techniques And Applications	2	15	30	0	Elective
	OMH10414	Global chalenges in intergrated coastal zone management	2	30	0	0	Elective
	OMH10419	Groundwater Hydrology	2	30	0	0	Elective
	OMH10422	Applied statistics and machine learning in geoscience	2	30	0	0	Elective
	OMH10423	Application of AI in Earth Science	2	30	0	0	Elective
TOTAL SEMESTERS 7			14
8	OMH10396	Graduation Thesis	6	Perform thesis: 300 (part number)			Compulsory
	OMH10390	Graduation Seminar	4	Perform thesis: 180 (part number)			Compulsory
	OMH10103	Introduction to Estuaries	2	30	0	0	Elective
	OMH10104	Oceanic Currents and Water Circulation	2	15	30	0	Elective
	OMH10106	Tides	2	15	30	0	Elective
	OMH10107	Special Topics in Oceanography	2	15	30	0	Elective
	OMH10121	Special Topics in Sea – Air Interaction	2	15	30	0	Elective
	OMH10202	An Introduction to Dynamics Meteorology	3	45	0	0	Elective
	OMH10203	Synoptic Meteorology	2	30	0	0	Elective
	OMH10204	Climatology and Climate in Vietnam	2	30	0	0	Elective
	OMH10205	Special Topics in Meteorology	2	15	30	0	Elective
	OMH10218	Data Analysis and Weather Prediction By Statistical Methods	2	15	30	0	Elective
	OMH10409	Integrated Coastal Zone Management	2	15	30	0	Elective
	OMH10415	Marine Biogeochemical Processes	2	15	30	0	Elective
TOTAL SEMESTERS 8			10

3.2.4. Specialization of Oceanology, Meteorology and Hydrology

Semester(s)	Code	Title	Credit	Part number			Module type
Semester(s)	Code	Title	Credit	Theory	Practice	Exercise	Module type
5	OMH10005	General Astronomy	2	30	0	0	Compulsory
	OMH10010	Introduction to Ocean-Atmosphere Interaction	2	30	0	0	Compulsory
	OMH10011	Introduction to Geophysical Fluid Dynamics	3	45	0	0	Compulsory
	OMH10012	Numerical Modeling for Geophysical Flows	2	15	30	0	Compulsory
	OMH10013	Methods of Data Mining 1	2	15	30	0	Elective
	OMH10014	Remote Sensing and GIS	3	30	30	0	Compulsory
	OMH10015	Practical Oceanography, Meteorology and Hydrology	1	0	30	0	Compulsory
	OMH10017	Data mining in Earth Science	2	15	30	0	Elective
	OMH10101	Physical Geography	2	30	0	0	Elective
TOTAL SEMESTERS 5			15
6	OMH10016	Environmental Pollution	2	15	30	0	Compulsory
	OMH10120	Data Management and Analysis in Oceanology, Meteorology and Hydrology data	2	15	30	0	Elective
	OMH10401	Dynamics of Marine Environment	2	15	30	0	Compulsory
	OMH10402	Coastal Processes	2	15	30	0	Elective
	OMH10403	Dynamics of Atmospheric Environment	2	15	0	30	Compulsory
	OMH10404	Marine Eco-hydrology Dynamics	2	15	30	0	Elective
	OMH10405	Special Topics in Oceanology, Meteorology, and Hydrology	3	30	30	0	Elective
	OMH10406	Practical Majors	4	0	120	0	Compulsory
	OMH10410	Coastal Processes Along the Mekong Delta	2	15	30	0	Elective
	OMH10115	Marine Physics	2	30	0	0	Elective
	OMH10116	Ocean Surface Waves	2	30	0	0	Elective
	OMH10420	Coastal and Marine Geography	3	30	30	0	Elective
TOTAL SEMESTERS 6			14
	OMH10114	Marine Governance and Marine Economics	2	30	0	0	Elective
	OMH10117	Marine Environmental Resources and Climate Change	2	30	0	0	Elective
	OMH10119	Data Mining Method 2	2	15	30	0	Elective
	OMH10210	Agricultural Climate	2	30	0	0	Elective
	OMH10211	Aeronautical Meteorology	2	30	0	0	Elective
	OMH10407	Modelling Tools	3	15	60	0	Elective
	OMH10408	Weather Forecast	2	15	30	0	Elective
	OMH10411	Special subjects of natural risk and environmental assessment	2	30	0	0	Elective
	OMH10412	Advanced Data Mining Techniques And Applications	2	15	30	0	Elective
	OMH10413	Application of Advanced Technology in Agro-Meteorology	2	15	30	0	Elective
	OMH10414	Global chalenges in intergrated coastal zone management	2	30	0	0	Elective
	OMH10417	Applied hydrodynamic models in Earth Science	3	15	60	0	Elective
	OMH10418	Weather Forecast and Atmospheric Models	2	15	30	0	Elective
	OMH10419	Groundwater Hydrology	2	30	0	0	Elective
	OMH10421	Environmental Engineering for Climate Change	2	30	0	0	Elective
	OMH10422	Applied statistics and machine learning in geosciences	2	30	0	0	Elective
	OMH10423	Application of AI in Earth Science	2	30	0	0	Elective
TOTAL SEMESTERS 7			15
8	OMH10395	Graduation Thesis	10	Perform thesis: 300 (part number)			Compulsory
	OMH10396	Graduation Seminar	6	Perform thesis: 180 (part number)			Compulsory
	OMH10103	Introduction to Estuaries	2	30	0	0	Elective
	OMH10107	Special Topics in Oceanography	2	15	30	0	Elective
	OMH10121	Special Topics in Sea – Air Interaction	2	15	30	0	Elective
	OMH10204	Climatology and Climate in Vietnam	2	30	0	0	Elective
	OMH10205	Special Topics in Meteorology	2	15	30	0	Elective
	OMH10218	Data Analysis and Weather Prediction By Statistical Methods	2	15	30	0	Elective
	OMH10304	Hydrological Topics	2	15	30	0	Elective
	OMH10306	Geography and Hydrogeology	2	30	0	0	Elective
	OMH10307	Estuarine Hydro-Ecology	2	30	0	0	Elective
	OMH10409	Integrated Coastal Zone Management	2	30	0	0	Elective
TOTAL SEMESTERS 8			10

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