Bachelor of Marine Science - 2009 Course Handbook @ UOW

2009 Course Handbook

2009 Undergraduate Courses

2009 Postgraduate Courses

Bachelor of Marine Science
Bachelor of Marine Science Advanced

Testamur Title of Degree:	Bachelor of Marine Science, Bachelor of Marine Science Advanced
Abbreviation:	BMarSc, BMarScAdv
Home Faculty	Science
Duration:	Three years, Four years
Total Credit Points:	144 or 192
Delivery Mode:	Face-to-face
Starting Session(s):	Autumn
Location:	Wollongong
UOW Course Code:	789, 789A
UAC Code:	757622, 757623
CRICOS Code:	039553A

Overview

The Bachelor of Marine Science is a coursework degree with a broad emphasis on the marine sciences taught jointly by the School of Biological Sciences and the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences. The program consists of core subjects in each of the three years plus a flexible range of optional subjects.

At second year students choose to specialise in the Marine Biology or Marine Geosciences strands or a combination of these strands. Subjects from across the ranges of relevant disciplines have been included together with a number of specially designed marine subjects.

Entry Requirements / Assumed Knowledge

Bachelor of Marine Science (789): New South Wales HSC University Admission Index (UAI) of 85 (or equivalent). The UAI is reviewed each year.

Bachelor of Marine Science Honours Advanced (789A): New South Wales HSC University Admission Index (UAI) of 90 (or equivalent). The UAI is reviewed each year.

Assumed Knowledge: Four units of Science (including Biology or Chemistry) or four units comprising Science and Mathematics. Students who have not completed Biology and/or Chemistry at the HSC are strongly recommended to enrol in bridging courses offered in February each year. Students without at least HSC Mathematics Band 4 (or equivalent) are required to take a Mathematics subject (usually MATH151) in the first year.

Course Requirements

Bachelor of Marine Science (789):

This is a prescribed program of study comprising core and optional subjects as set out below.

Bachelor of Marine Science Advanced (789A):

Students who are eligible for this degree fulfil all of the same requirements as Bachelor of Marine Science candidates but are also eligible for additional benefits and challenges, and proceed directly to a fourth Honours year. For further information refer to the Bachelor of Science Advanced (741A) and consult the Degree Coordinator.

Course Program


Subjects		Session	Credit Points
Common First Year
Core
EESC102	Earth Environments and Resources	Spring	6
EESC103	Landscape Change and Climatology	Autumn	6
BIOL103	Molecules, Cells and Organisms	Spring	6
BIOL104	Evolution, Biodiversity and Environment	Autumn	6
CHEM101	Chemistry 1A: Introductory Physical and General Chemistry	Autumn	6
CHEM102	Chemistry 1B: Structure and Reactivity of Molecules for Life	Spring	6
MATH151	General Mathematics 1A (if required)	Autumn or Summer	6
Options
Select one or two of the following to total 48 credit points at first year:
EESC101	Planet Earth	Autumn	6
EESC104	The Human Environment	Spring	6
PHYS233	Introduction to Environmental Physics	Autumn	6
STS112	Revolutions in Science: History, Philosophy and Politics of Science	Spring	6
STS116	Environment in Crisis: Technology and Society	Spring	6
MATH111	Applied Mathematical Modelling I	Spring	6
MGMT110	Introduction to Management	Autumn or Spring	6
Or one or two elective 100 or 200 level subjects chosen from the Science or General Schedule in consultation with the Coordinator.
Recommended Option:
SCIE103	Climate Change	Spring	6
At second year students choose either a single strand in Marine Biology or Marine Geosciences or a combination of these specialisations. Any variations on the strands and pathways listed below require approval by the degree coordinator. Note that optional subjects selected in second year must be chosen to satisfy prerequisites required for third year subjects.
Second Year	Marine Biology Strand - Marine Ecology Pathway
Core
MARE200	Introduction to Oceanography	Autumn	6
EESC204	Introductory Spatial Science	Autumn or Spring	6
BIOL241	Biodiversity: Classification and Sampling	Spring	6
BIOL251	Principles of Ecology and Evolution	Autumn	6
BIOL240	Functional Biology of Plants and Animals	Autumn	6
STAT252	Statistics for the Natural Sciences	Spring	6
Options
Plus one of the following two subjects:
EESC201	Earth's Inferno	Autumn	6
EESC203	Biogeography and Environmental Change	Autumn	6
Plus one of the following three subjects:
CHEM214	Analytical and Environmental Chemistry	Spring	6
EESC208	Environmental Impact of Societies	Spring	6
EESC250	Field Geology	Summer	6
Third Year	Marine Biology Strand - Marine Ecology Pathway
Core
MARE300	Fisheries and Aquaculture	Spring	8
BIOL351	Conservation Biology: Marine and Terrestrial Populations	Autumn	8
BIOL355	Marine and Terrestrial Ecology	Spring	8
BIOL332	Ecological and Evolutionary Physiology	Autumn	8
Options
Plus one of the following three subjects:
EESC305	Remote Sensing of the Environment	Autumn	8
MARE393	Advanced Marine Science Project	Autumn, Spring or Summer	8
STAT355	Sample Surveys and Experimental Design (with project)	Autumn or Spring	8
Plus one of the following four subjects:
EESC302	Coastal Environments: Process and Management	Spring	8
EESC304	Geographic Information Science	Spring	8
MARE357	Advances in Molluscan Biology	Summer	8
MARE393	Advanced Marine Science Project	Autumn, Spring or Summer	8
Or other subjects approved by the Coordinator
Second Year	Marine Biology Strand - Biotechnology Pathway
Core
MARE200	Introduction to Oceanography	Autumn	6
BIOL213	Principles of Biochemistry	Autumn	6
BIOL214	The Biochemistry of Energy and Metabolism	Spring	6
BIOL215	Introductory Genetics	Spring	6
BIOL241	Biodiversity: Classification and Sampling	Spring	6
BIOL251	Principles of Ecology and Evolution	Autumn	6
BIOL240	Functional Biology of Plants and Animals	Autumn	6
STAT252	Statistics for the Natural Sciences	Spring	6
Third Year	Marine Biology Strand - Biotechnology Pathway
Core
MARE300	Fisheries and Aquaculture	Spring	8
BIOL355	Marine and Terrestrial Ecology	Spring	8
Options
Plus three of the following four subjects
BIOL303	Biotechnology: Applied Cell and Molecular Biology	Autumn	8
BIOL320	Molecular Cell Biology	Autumn	8
BIOL351	Conservation Biology: Marine and Terrestrial Populations	Autumn	8
BIOL332	Ecological and Evolutionary Physiology	Autumn	8
Plus one of the following four subjects
BIOL321	Infection and Immunity	Spring	8
CHEM320	Bioinformatics: From Genome to Structure	Spring	8
MARE357	Advances in Molluscan Biology	Summer	8
MARE393	Advanced Marine Science Project	Autumn, Spring or Summer	8
Or other subjects approved by the Coordinator
Second Year	Marine Geosciences Strand
Note: It is possible to take a double major (Marine Biology-Marine Geosciences) in the Marine Geosciences Strand.
BIOL251	Principles of Ecology and Evolution	Autumn	6
EESC201	Earth's Inferno	Autumn	6
EESC203	Biogeography and Environmental Change	Autumn	6
MARE200	Introduction to Oceanography	Autumn	6
BIOL241	Biodiversity: Classification and Sampling	Spring	6
EESC204	Introductory Spatial Science	Autumn or Spring	6
STAT252	Statistics for the Natural Sciences	Spring	6
Plus one of the following three subjects
CHEM214	Analytical and Environmental Chemistry	Spring	6
EESC208	Environmental Impact of Societies	Spring	6
EESC250	Field Geology	Summer	6
Third Year	Marine Geosciences Strand
Core
EESC305	Remote Sensing of the Environment	Autumn	8
EESC302	Coastal Environments: Process and Management	Spring	8
Options
Plus two of the following four subjects:
BIOL351	Conservation Biology: Marine and Terrestrial Populations	Autumn	8
EESC301	Plate Tectonics, Macrotopography and Earth History	Autumn	8
EESC303	Fluvial Geomorphology and Sedimentology	Autumn	8
MARE393	Advanced Marine Science Project	Autumn, Spring or Summer	8
Plus two of the following seven subjects:
BIOL355	Marine and Terrestrial Ecology	Spring	8
EESC304	Geographic Information Science	Spring	8
EESC306	Resources and Environments	Spring	8
EESC308	Environmental and Heritage Management	Spring	8
MARE300	Fisheries and Aquaculture	Spring	8
MARE357	Advances in Molluscan Biology	Summer	8
MARE393	Advanced Marine Science Project	Autumn, Spring or Summer	8
Or other subjects approved by the Coordinator

Honours

Students may apply to enrol in an Honours degree, Bachelor of Marine Science Honours (789M) after the requirements of the Pass degree have been fulfilled, normally at the prescribed academic standard. This standard is normally an average of at least credit level for the 300-level subjects in the major study. Admission to Honours is by recommendation of the Degree Coordinator and approval of the Dean or Associate Dean.