Learn from experts in marine, coastal and ecological fields, giving you practical skills to make a difference to our world. Our coastal and marine environments face issues like climate change, pollution and urbanisation. By understanding these ecological, physical, conservation, societal and management issues, we can help find solutions to these problems.

You will engage in contemporary issues in the marine environment from day one. Our program features skills-based courses and extensive fieldwork opportunities and integrates subjects like biology, ecology and management of the coastal zone into your program.

You will experience relevant field-based scenarios and engage with managers and policymakers from industry, government and the not-for-profit sectors. This will enable students to progress into a career that spans all sectors of the coastal and marine space. Courses that you will study could include:

• chemistry
• food science
• plant biology
• sustainability
• environmental science
• animal biology

Core:

Complete the following core courses to fulfil the requirements of this program.

• Coastal Environments and Processes
• Ecology
• Experimental design and analysis in ecology
• Integrated Coastal Ecosystems
• Marine Biology
• Multidisciplinary Laboratories
• Our Oceans
• Spatial Science
• Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture
• Weather and Waves
• Work Integrated Learning in the Environmental and Development Sectors

These are courses currently available in "Core", for full requirements and availability always refer to the handbook.

• Mathematics Course List
• Statistics Course List

2024 Program Handbook:

The courses shown above are a guide, and don't reflect the exact year-by-year structure of the program, you should always refer to the program handbook for details of the complete program structure, course requirements and availability.

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Our skills-orientated courses provide students with strong expertise in conducting fieldwork using both traditional and novel techniques. Our graduates are equipped with recognised certifications that are attractive to employers (e.g., boat license, radio operator license, and drone and ROV operation).

The flexible structure of this degree allows students to pursue careers that span all sectors of the marine and coastal industry.

Professional Outcomes:

• Waterways and Coastal Officer
• Fisheries Research Assistant
• Environmental Compliance Officer
• Ecologist
• Coastal and Marine Park Governance Officer
• Marine Biologist

Admission to our undergraduate degree programs usually requires successful completion of a senior secondary school qualification similar to the Higher School Certificate (HSC).

TOEFL paper-based test score of 500;

TOEFL internet based score of 60;

IELTS (Academic) score of 6.0;

PTE GSE score of 50;

Cambridge English: Advanced score of 52.