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Marine Science

 

Marine Biology

Requirements

See Bachelor of Marine Science and Marine Biology Undergraduate Coherent Study.

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)

Note: All students should confirm the above information with the official course handbook.