2010 Course Handbook
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
200 level
Required
one of
Introduction to Marine Science (3)
Marine Environmental Issues (3)
3
Marine Environmental Issues (3)
300 level
Required
3 cp from
Biology Special Interest Project (3)
Marine Science Project (3)
BIOL units at 300 level
Liquid Fuels and Energy Security (3)
3
Marine Science Capstone (3)
Required
3cp from
3
Science units at 300 level
Balance of credit points required:
32
Electives
TOTAL CREDIT POINTS REQUIRED FOR THIS PROGRAM
68
Marine Geoscience
MARS02
Specific minimum requirements:
Credit points
100 level
200 level
Required
6cp from
Palaeontology (3)
Palaeontology: The History of Life (3)
Geographic Information Systems (3)
Climate Change (3)
Earth Surface Processes (3)
Climate Change (3)
Introduction to Geographic Information Science (3)
Earth Surface Processes (3)
Introduction to Geophysics (3)
Field and Laboratory Studies in Geoscience (3)
Introduction to Field Geology (3)
6
Scientific Modelling (3)
Required
one of
Introduction to Marine Science (3)
Marine Environmental Issues (3)
3
Marine Environmental Issues (3)
300 level
Required
3 cp from
BIOL units at 300 level
Biology Special Interest Project (3)
Temperate Marine Biology (3)
Liquid Fuels and Energy Security (3)
Marine Science Capstone (3)
3
Marine Science Project (3)
Required
either or
Coastal and Marine Biophysical Modelling (3)
3
Global Climates (3)
Required
3cp from
Global Climates (3)
Advanced Atmospheric and Oceanographic Science (3)
Climate Change, Coasts and Oceans (3)
3
Liquid Fuels and Energy Security (3)
Balance of credit points required:
17
Electives
TOTAL CREDIT POINTS REQUIRED FOR THIS PROGRAM
68