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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:	3 years full-time or part-time equivalent, 4 years full-time or part-time equivalent
Total Credit Points:	144 or 192
Delivery Mode:	On campus (Face-to-face)
Starting Session(s):	Autumn
Location:	Wollongong
UOW Course Code:	789, 789A
UAC Code:	757622, 757623
CRICOS Code:	039553A, 059835C

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 & Environmental Sciences. The program consists of core subjects in each of the three years plus a flexible range of optional subjects. 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): Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) of 85 (or equivalent). The ATAR is reviewed each year.

Bachelor of Marine Science Advanced (789A): Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) of 90 (or equivalent). The ATAR 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
First Year
Core
BIOL103	Molecules, Cells and Organisms	Spring	6
BIOL104	Evolution, Biodiversity and Environment	Autumn	6
BIOL105	Functional Biology and Animals and Plants	Autumn	6
CHEM101	Chemistry 1A: Introductory Physical and General Chemistry	Autumn	6
CHEM102	Chemistry 1B: Structure and Reactivity of Molecules for Life	Spring	6
EESC102	Earth Environments and Resources	Spring	6
Plus ONE Autumn session subject from the following subjects:
EESC101	Planet Earth	Autumn	6
EESC103	Landscape Change and Climatology	Autumn	6
Plus ONE Spring session subject from the following subjects:
Option 1: The following subject is strongly recommended if MATH151 is required (to be completed in Second Year):
STAT252	Statistics for the Natural Sciences	Spring	6
Option 2: If MATH151 is not required
EESC104	The Human Environment	Spring	6
MATH111	Applied Mathematical Modelling I	Spring	6
MGMT110	Introduction to Management	Autumn or Spring	6
SCIE103	Climate Change	Spring	6
STAT252	Statistics for the Natural Sciences	Spring	6
STS 112	The Scientific Revolution	Spring	6
STS 216	Environment in Crisis	Spring	6
Second Year
Core
BIOL240	Biodiversity of Marine and Freshwater Organisms	Autumn	6
BIOL251	Principles of Ecology and Evolution	Autumn	6
EESC204	Introductory Spatial Science	Autumn or Spring	6
EESC216	Sediments and Fuels	Spring	6
MARE200	Introduction to Oceanography	Autumn	6
MATH151	General Mathematics 1A (if required)	Autumn	6
STAT252	Statistics for the Natural Sciences*	Spring	6
	*If not completed in First Year
Options
Select from the following subjects to complete 48 credit points in Second Year:
BIOL213	Principles of Biochemistry	Autumn	6
BIOL215	Introductory Genetics	Spring	6
BIOL241	Biodiversity of Terrestrial Organisms	Spring	6
CHEM214	Analytical and Environmental Chemistry	Spring	6
EESC201	Earth's Inferno	Autumn	6
EESC203	Biogeography and Environmental Change	Autumn	6
EESC208	Environmental Impact of Societies	Spring	6
EESC250	Field Geology	Summer	6
PHYS233	Introduction to Environmental Physics	Autumn	6
STS 216	Environment in Crisis	Spring	6
Third Year
Core
BIOL351	Conservation Biology: Marine and Terrestrial Populations	Autumn	8
BIOL355	Marine and Terrestrial Ecology	Spring	8
EESC302	Coastal Environments: Process and Management	Spring	8
EESC305	Remote Sensing of the Environment	Autumn	8
MARE300	Fisheries and Aquaculture	Spring	8
Options
Plus one of the following subjects:
BIOL303	Biotechnology: Applied Cell and Molecular Biology	Autumn	8
BIOL332	Ecological and Evolutionary Physiology	Autumn	8
EESC301	Plate Tectonics, Macrotopography and Earth History	Autumn	8
EESC303	Fluvial Geomorphology and Sedimentology	Autumn	8
EESC304	Geographic Information Science	Spring	8
EESC306	Resources and Environments	Spring	8
MARE357	Advances in Molluscan Biology	Not offered in 2011
MARE393	Advanced Marine Science Project	Autumn, Spring or Summer	8
STAT355	Sample Surveys and Experimental Design (with project)	Autumn	8
Or other subjects approved by the Coordinator

Honours

Students may apply to enrol in an Honours degree, Bachelor of Marine Science Honours (741_3) 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.