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Bachelor of Marine Science

Faculty:
Faculty of Science
Department:
Department of Biological Sciences
Award:
Bachelor of Marine Science (BMarSc)
General requirements:
Minimum number of credit points for the degree 68
Minimum number of credit points at 200 level or above 38
Minimum number of credit points from Science designated units 42
Minimum number of credit points at 300 level or above 18
Completion of a designated People unit
Completion of a designated Planet unit
Completion of other specific minimum requirements as set out below

In order to graduate students must ensure that they have satisfied all of the general requirements of the degree: see the general requirements listed above.

Marine Biology

MARS01

Specific minimum requirements:

Credit points

100 level

Required
3
Evolution and Biodiversity (3)
Required
3
The Thread of Life (3)
Required
3
Marine Geoscience (3)
Required
3
Introductory Statistics (3)

200 level

Required
3
Introduction to Marine Science (3)
Required
3
Ecology (3)
Required
3
Climate Change (3)

300 level

Capstone
3
Marine Science Project (3)
Required
3
Temperate Marine Biology (3)
Required
9cp from
9
BIOL units at 300 level
Required
3cp from
3
Science units at 300 level

Balance of credit points required:

 
 
29
Electives

TOTAL CREDIT POINTS REQUIRED FOR THIS PROGRAM

68

Marine Geoscience

MARS02

Specific minimum requirements:

Credit points

100 level

Required
3
Evolution and Biodiversity (3)
Required
3
Marine Geoscience (3)
Required
3
Introductory Statistics (3)
Required
either
or
 
The Planet Earth (3)
3
Earth Dynamics (3)
Required
3
Biophysical Environments (3)

200 level

Required
3
Introduction to Marine Science (3)
Required
3
Ecology (3)
Required
3
The Atmospheric Environment (3)
Required
3
Marine Depositional Environments (3)
Required
6cp from
 
Palaeontology (3)
 
Earth Surface Processes (3)
 
Climate Change (3)
 
Introduction to Geophysics (3)
 
Field and Laboratory Studies in Geoscience (3)
 
Introduction to Field Geology (3)
 
Geographic Information Systems (3)
6
Scientific Modelling (3)

300 level

Capstone
3
Marine Science Project (3)
Required
3
Dynamic Coastal Environments (3)
Required
3cp from
 
Climate Change, Coasts and Oceans (3)
 
Advanced Atmospheric and Oceanographic Science (3)
3
Liquid Fuels and Energy Security: An Introduction to Basin Analysis (3)
Required
9cp from
9
300 level BIOL, ENVE or GEOS units

Balance of credit points required:

 
 
17
Electives

TOTAL CREDIT POINTS REQUIRED FOR THIS PROGRAM

68