Marine Science
Marine Biology
Requirements
- Minimum number of credit points - 68
- Maximum number of credit points at 100 level - 30
- Minimum number of credit points at 200 level or above designated in the Schedule of Undergraduate Units as science units - 34
- Minimum number of credit points at 300 level or above designated in the Schedule of Undergraduate Units as science units - 18, which must include the following approved coherent study:
- MAR303
- BIOL373
- 9 credit points from 300-level BIOL units
- 3 credit points from 300 level science units
Note: Students are advised to check that they will have the 100- and 200-level units required as prerequisites. They are also strongly encouraged to seek academic advice at least annually.
Recommended Units
C = compulsory unit
100 Level
- BIOL114 Evolution and Biodiversity (3cp, C)
- BIOL115 DNA - The Thread of Life (3cp)
- CBMS101 (3 cp) & CBMS103 (3cp) Introductory Chemistry A & B (formerly CHEM101/103)
- STAT170 Introductory Statistics (3cp) or STAT171 Statistical Data Analysis (3cp) C
- GEOS116 Marine Geoscience (2cp, C)
- ISYS123 Introduction to Information Systems & Technologies (3cp) (formerly COMP123)
- MATH13* 100-level Maths unit (3cp) or
- PHYS1** 100-level Physics unit (3cp)
200 Level
- MAR201 Introduction to Marine Science (3cp, C)
- BIOL227 Ecology (3cp, C)
- Plus 9 cp or more from BIOL2** units (especially BIOL235 Biostatistics, BIOL245 Tropical Marine Ecosystems)
- Plus 3cp chosen from 200-level science units such as CHEM2** (3cp) or GEOS2** (3cp)
300 Level
- MAR303 Marine Science Project (3cp, C)
- BIOL373 Temperate Marine Biology (3cp, C)
- Plus 9cp from BIOL3** especially BIOL368 Ecology & Evolution (3cp), BIOL369 Vertebrate Evolution (3cp), BIOL372 Marine Birds & Mammals (3cp), BIOL374 Biodiversity & Conservation (4cp)
- Plus 3cp from 300-level science unit
400 Level
- GEOS451 Coral Reef Dynamics (3cp)
