Bachelor of Science Pre-2021 - Marine Science Major
Program requirements
The program requirements (course list and program rules (PDF, 180KB)) set out the courses and rules you must follow to successfully complete this program.
You must also comply with UQ’s University Policies and Procedures.
What do the different requirements mean?
- Compulsory - all students must complete this course
- Prerequisite for major - a course required for this major
- Required for Major - a course required for this major
- Recommended - a course which complements the major, but can be substituted for an elective
- Elective - an elective course from the course list, or as permitted by the program rules
Course Code & Title | Requirements |
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SCIE1000 Theory & Practice in Science | Compulsory |
BIOL1020 Genes, Cells & Evolution2 | Prerequisite for major |
BIOL1030 Global Challenges in Biology | Prerequisite for major |
Elective | Elective |
Course Code & Title | Requirements |
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STAT1201 Analysis of Scientific Data | Compulsory |
CHEM1221 General, Organic & Biological Chemistry1,2 | Prerequisite for major |
ERTH1000 Planet Earth: The Big Picture | Prerequisite for major |
BIOL1040 Cells to Organisms | Recommended |
- Students without Queensland Senior Chemistry should complete CHEM1090 before taking any other chemistry course.
- Students are encouraged to complete both BIOL1020 and CHEM1221 as prerequisites for this major; however, you may elect to complete only one.
Choose a study plan
Marine Biology & Ecology
Semester | Required for Major | Recommended |
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1 | MARS2014 Marine Science BIOL2006 Biostatistics & Experimental Design Choose at least 2 units from: |
Choose courses from the BSc course list |
2 |
BIOL2201 Evolution |
MICR2000 Microbiology & Immunology SCIE3050 Science Industry Placement (summer semester)1 |
- Students may apply to undertake this course as an elective, or participate in other summer placement or research opportunities, at the end of second or third year during the summer semester.
Semester | Required for Major | Recommended |
---|---|---|
1 | Choose at least 8 units from:
[ BIOL3211 Marine Invertebrates |
BIOL3207 Animal Behaviour |
2 |
BIOL3023 Tropical Marine Ecosystems |
BIOL3000 Conservation BIOL3205 Physiological & Experimental Zoology BIOL3236 Climate Change Biology BIOL3320 Vertebrate Diversity & Evolution Choose courses from the BSc course list |
Marine Geoscience
Semester | Required for Major | Recommended |
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1 | MARS2014 Marine Science BIOL2006 Biostatistics & Experimental Design Choose at least 2 units from: [ ERTH2050 Field Geology |
Choose courses from the BSc course list |
2 | SCIE3050 Science Industry Placement (summer semester)1 Choose courses from the BSc course list |
- Students may apply to undertake this course as an elective, or participate in other summer placement or research opportunities, at the end of second or third year during the summer semester.
Semester | Required for Major | Recommended |
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1 | ERTH3110 Marine Geology | Any Level 3 course from the Marine Science major course list |
2 | BIOL3023 Tropical Marine Ecosystems ERTH3212 Geology of Coral Reefs MARS3012 Physical-biological Oceanography |
Any Level 3 course from the Marine Science major course list |
Coastal Environments
Semester | Required for Major | Recommended |
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1 | MARS2014 Marine Science BIOL2006 Biostatistics & Experimental Design Choose at least 2 units from: [ BIOL2010 Ecology |
Any Level 2 course from the Marine Science major course list |
2 |
ENVM2002 Marine & Coastal Env Protection |
SCIE3050 Science Industry Placement (summer semester)1 Any Level 2 course from the Marine Science major course list |
- Students may apply to undertake this course as an elective, or participate in other summer placement or research opportunities, at the end of second or third year during the summer semester.
Semester | Required for Major | Recommended |
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1 | ENVM3200 Coastal Processes & Management
|
Any Level 3 course from the Marine Science major course list |
2 | BIOL3023 Tropical Marine Ecosystems ERTH3212 Geology of Coral Reefs MARS3012 Physical-biological Oceanography |
Any Level 3 course from the Marine Science major course list |