Marine and Coastal Science - MSCIS13458
Stream Summary
Faculty: SCI - Faculty of Science
School: School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences
Contact: [[http://www.bees.unsw.edu.au/||http://www.bees.unsw.edu.au/]]
Program: 3458 - Music / Advanced Science
Award(s):
Bachelor of Science (Advanced) (Major)
Stream Outline
Marine Science looks at all aspects of the marine environment, encompassing many sciences from biology to geology. Within the School of BEES, Marine Science can be studied with an emphasis on biology, earth sciences or oceanography. Marine Biologists look at life on the shore and in the oceans and estuaries, whereas Marine Geologists study the structure and topography of the ocean floor, ocean sedimentation and marine resources.
Stream Structure
A major in Marine and Coastal Science is comprised of 84 units of credit of courses as follows:
Stage 1
PLUS 6 UOC from:
Stage 2
Recommended electives (these courses are not required but are recommended as good complementary courses for this major):
- BIOS2011 Evolutionary & Physiol Ecology (6 UOC)
- GEOS2181 Earth Materials (6 UOC)
- GEOS2291 Ground and Surface Water (6 UOC)
- GEOS2711 Australian Climate &Vegetation (6 UOC)
- GEOS2811 Remote Sensing Applications (6 UOC)
- GEOS2821 GIS (6 UOC)
Stage 3
- BIOS3091 Marine and Aquatic Ecology (6 UOC)
- BIOS3681 Ocean to Estuarine Ecosys Adv (6 UOC)
- GEOS3731 Geomorphology (6 UOC)
- MSCI3001 Physical Oceanography (6 UOC)
Recommended electives (these courses are not required but are recommended as good complementary courses for this major):
- BIOS3111 Population & Community Ecology (6 UOC)
- BIOS3671 Conserv. Biol. & Biodiv. (Adv) (6 UOC)
- GEOS3281 Envi & Contaminant Geochem (6 UOC)
- GEOS3761 Environmental Change (6 UOC)
- GEOS3811 Adv. Techniques in Remote Sens (6 UOC)
- GEOS3911 E.I.A. (6 UOC)
- GEOS3921 Coastal Resource Management (6 UOC)
- MICR3071 Environmental Microbiology (6 UOC)
Honours
For further information on Honours in Marine Science, please see the Marine Science Honours entry in this Handbook.