Course Content
The Bachelor of Marine and Antarctic Science requires the completion of 300 credit points comprising:
- 100 credit point Major
- 100 credit points of Core units
- 100 credit points of Elective units
Core units
Year 1
- Introduction to Marine and Antarctic Science A
- Introduction to Marine and Antarctic Science B
- Mapping the Oceans
(choose 1)
- Data Handling and Statistics 1
- Physics 1A
Year 2
- Introduction to Oceanography
- Marine Resource Management and Conservation
- Marine and Antarctic Ecosystems
(choose 1)
- Data Analysis and Presentation
- Data Handling and Statistics 2
Major (choose 1)
Marine Biology
Year 1
- Ecology
- Biology of Animals
Year 2
- Population and Community Ecology
- Functional Biology of Animals
Year 3
- Marine Ecology
- Quantitative Methods in Biology
(choose 2)
- Antarctic Ecology
- Birds and Mammals of the Southern Ocean
- Aquatic Botany
Marine Resource Management
Year 1
- Sustainable Marine Food Production
- Biology of Animals
Year 2
- Marine Resource Economics
- Seafood Safety and Quality Control
Year 3
- Fisheries Assessment
- Marine Protected Area Management
- Fishing Technology
- Fisheries Biology and Population Dynamics
Marine and Antarctic Governance
Year 1
- Introduction to International Relations
- Introduction to Politics and Policy
Year 2
- Marine Resource Economics
- Governing Antarctica
Year 3
- International Cooperation
- Public Policy
- International Marine Management
(choose 1)
- Environmental Justice, Politics and Policy
- Governing the Antarctic and Oceans
Oceanography
Year 1
- Mathematics 1A
- Mathematics 1B
Year 2
- Calculus and Applications 2
- Linear Algebra and Differential Equations
Year 3
- Our Changing Climate
- Advanced Oceanography
- Oceanographic Methods
- Dynamical Oceanography
Sustainable Aquaculture
Year 1
- Sustainable Marine Food Production
- Biology of Animals
Year 2
- Aquaculture Production
- Aquaculture Hatchery Production
Year 3
- Aquatic Animal Feeds and Nutrition
- Aquatic Animal Health
- Aquatic Animal Physiology and Behaviour
- Aquatic Molecular Biology
Elective unit
2 electives are normally selected in Years 1 and Year 2 and 4 electives in Year 3. In your Elective component you can choose from any units marked as "Student Electives" which you meet the pre-requisites for, at any level, from across the university.
