The MMarineSt is an 18 month, 180-point programme. Students choose Option 1 or 2 and may begin their studies by enrolling in Semester One or Two for Option 1.
Option 1:
90 points of coursework (6 courses) and 90 point research thesis MARINE 794A/B.
Option 1A (for students starting in Semester One)
Semester One (year one)
- MARINE 701 - Current Issues in Marine Science, and
- MARINE 702 - Field Techniques in Marine Science
and two courses from:
- BIOSCI 724 - Marine Ecology
- BIOSCI 725 - Ecological Physiology
- BIOSCI 738 - Advanced Biological Data Analysis
- BIOSCI 739 - Dialogues in Biology
- EARTHSCI 720 Geochemistry of Our World
- ENVSCI 714 - Water Quality Science
- FOODSCI 703 - Food Processing
- GEOG 746 - Applied Coastal Geomorphology
Semester Two (year one)
- BIOSCI 727 - Aquaculture
- MARINE 707 Applied Estuarine Ecology
- MARINE 794A - Thesis in Marine Studies
Final semester
- MARINE 794B Thesis in Marine Studies
Option 1B (for students starting in Semester Two)
Semester Two (year one)
- BIOSCI 727 - Aquaculture
- MARINE 707 Applied Estuarine Ecology
and two courses from
- BIOSCI 729 - Evolutionary Biology
- BIOSCI 749 - Ecology of Microbial Interactions
- ENVMGT 742 - Social Dimensions of Global Environmental Change
- FOODSCI 708 - Advanced Food Science
- GEOG 748 - Current Issues in Coastal Management
Semester One (year two)
- MARINE 701 - Current Issues in Marine Science and
- MARINE 702 - Field Techniques in Marine Science
- MARINE 794A - Thesis in Marine Studies
Final semester
- MARINE 794B - Thesis in Marine Studies
Option 2
120 points of coursework (8 courses) and 60 point dissertation MARINE 792.
Semester One
- MARINE 701 - Current Issues in Marine Science and
- MARINE 702 - Field Techniques in Marine Science
and two courses from:
- BIOSCI 724 - Marine Ecology
- BIOSCI 725 - Ecological Physiology
- BIOSCI 738 - Advanced Biological Data Analysis
- BIOSCI 739 - Dialogues in Biology
- EARTHSCI 720 - Geochemistry of Our World
- ENVSCI 714 - Water Quality Science
- FOODSCI 703 - Food Processing
- GEOG 746 - Applied Coastal Geomorphology
Semester Two
- BIOSCI 727 - Aquaculture
- MARINE 707 Applied Estuarine Ecology
and two courses from
- BIOSCI 729 - Evolutionary Biology
- BIOSCI 749 - Ecology of Microbial Interactions
- ENVMGT 742 - Social Dimensions of Global Environmental Change
- ENVMGT 744 - Resource Management
- FOODSCI 708 - Advanced Food Science
- GEOG 748 - Current Issues in Coastal Management
Final semester
- MARINE 792 - Project in Marine Studies