Offered By	ANU College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences and ANU College of Medicine, Biology and Environment
Academic Contact	Dr Michael Ellwood (RSES)

The Marine Science major is a multidisciplinary science program at the ANU that is encompasses many fields, in particular, biology, chemistry, geology and physics, with an emphasis on understanding the coastal and open ocean environment through field, laboratory and modelling approaches.This program aims at equipping students with the tools to understand and monitor coastal and oceanic processes and interactions between the atmosphere, biosphere and geosphere under an ever changing climate that may affect marine resources.

Requirements

A major in Marine Science will consist of a minimum of 42 units of courses.  A double major in Marine Science will consist of a minimum of 60 units of courses, including 36 units Group C.

(a) at least 12 units from these courses:

• EMSC1006 Blue Planet
• CHEM1101 Chemistry 1
• CHEM1201 Chemistry 2
• BIOL1009 Diversity of Life

Students are also advised to take STAT1003 Statistical Techniques

(b) at least 12 units from these courses:

• BIOL2012 Marine Biology
• EMSC2015 Chemistry of the Earth and Oceans
• EMSC2019 Marine Palaeontology and Evolution of Life
• ENVS2004 Weather, Climate and Fire
• PHYS2016 Electromagnetism
• MATH2305 Differential Equations and Applications
  

(c) at least 18 units for Single or 36 units for Double:

• BIOL3116 Marine Ecology
• BIOL3138 Special Topics
• EMSC3023 Global Cycles II The Modern Oceans
• EMSC3019 Coral Reef Field Studies
• EMSC3027 Global Cycles and Palaeoceanography
• EMSC3029 Ocean and Atmosphere Modelling
• EMSC3050 Special Topics in Geology
• PHYS3034 Physics of Fluid Flow
• PHYS3042 Research Topics in Physics
• ENVS3013 Climatology
• ENVS3010 Independent Research Topic.
  

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