BSc – Marine Biology Major
Handbook year | Information valid for students commencing in 2023 |
Major code | BSC-MBY |
Credit point value | 24 credit points |
Owner | Academy |
College | Science and Engineering |
Major Structure (Except as second major with Aquaculture Science and Technology, Zoology and Ecology, and Molecular and Cell Biology)
CORE SUBJECTS
Level 1
BS1007:03 Introduction to Biodiversity
BS1001:03 Introduction to Biological Processes
Level 2
BS2460:03 Fundamentals of Ecology
BS2470:03 Evolution
MB2050:03 Functional Biology of Marine Organisms
Level 3
MB3050:03 Biological Oceanography
MB3190:03 Coral Reef Ecology or MB3270:03 Wetland and Estuarine Ecosystems
MB3210:03 Life History and Evolution of Reef Corals or MB3160:03 Evolution and Ecology of Reef Fishes
Major Structure (Second major with Zoology and Ecology)
CORE SUBJECTS
Level 2
MB2050:03 Functional Biology of Marine Organisms
Level 3
MB3050:03 Biological Oceanography
MB3190:03 Coral Reef Ecology or MB3270:03 Wetland and Estuarine Ecosystems
MB3210:03 Life History and Evolution of Reef Corals or MB3160:03 Evolution and Ecology of Reef Fishes
OPTIONS
Select 6 credit points of subjects from List 1 (Breadth Subjects)
PLUS Select 3 credit points of any Level 1, 2, 3 or 5 subjects
PLUS 3 credit points of any Level 2, 3 or 5 subjects
Note: Students studying this as a second major in conjunction with the Zoology and Ecology Major have subject overlaps. Subject content contained in BS1007, BS1001, BS2460 and BS2470 is completed as part of the Zoology and Ecology Major and thishas been taken into account in your study plan.
Major Structure (Second major with Aquaculture Science and Technology)
CORE SUBJECTS
Level 2
MB2050:03 Functional Biology of Marine Organisms
BS2460:03 Fundamentals of Ecology
Level 3
MB3050:03 Biological Oceanography
MB3190:03 Coral Reef Ecology or MB3270:03 Wetland and Estuarine Ecosystems
MB3210:03 Life History and Evolution of Reef Corals or MB3160:03 Evolution and Ecology of Reef Fishes
OPTIONS
Select 6 credit points of subjects from List 1 (Breadth Subjects)
PLUS
Select 3 credit points of any Level 1, 2, 3 or 5 subjects
Note: Students studying this as a second major in conjunction with the Aquaculture Science and Technologies Major have subject overlaps. Subject content contained in BS1007, BS1001 and BS2470 is completed as part of the Aquaculture Science and Technologies Major and thishas been taken into account in your study plan.
Major Structure (Second major with Molecular and Cell Biology)
CORE SUBJECTS
Level 1
BS1007:03 Introduction to Biodiversity
Level 2
BS2460:03 Fundamentals of Ecology
BS2470:03 Evolution
MB2050:03 Functional Biology of Marine Organisms
Level 3
MB3050:03 Biological Oceanography
MB3190:03 Coral Reef Ecology or MB3270:03 Wetland and Estuarine Ecosystems
MB3210:03 Life History and Evolution of Reef Corals or MB3160:03 Evolution and Ecology of Reef Fishes
OPTION
Select 3 credit points of subjects from List 1 (Breadth Subjects)
Note: Students studying this as a second major in conjunction with the Molecular and Cell Biology Major have a subject overlap. Subject content contained in BS1001 is completed as part of the Molecular and Cell Biology Major and thishas been taken into account in your study plan.
List 1 (Breadth Subjects)
BM1000:03 Introductory Biochemistry and Microbiology* (already core in the Molecular and Cell Biology Major)
CH1001:03 Chemistry: A Central Science
CH1002:03 Chemistry: Principles and Applications
CP1401:03 Fundamentals of Problem Solving and Programming I
CP1404:03 Programming II
EA1110:03 Evolution of the Earth
EG1000:03 Engineering 1
EV1005:03 Environmental Processes and Global Change
MA1000:03 Mathematical Foundation
MA1003:03 Mathematical Techniques
MA1580:03 Foundations of Data Science
PH1005:03 Advanced Stream Physics 1
PH1007:03 Advanced Stream Physics 2