Course list for the Coastal and Ocean Science Extended Major

Information valid for students commencing 2021

Coastal and Ocean Science (Extended Major)

For the extended major in Coastal and Ocean Science, students must complete 24 units comprising —
    - 2 units for Level 1 Coastal and Ocean Science extended major compulsory course; and
    - 2 units for Level 2 Coastal and Ocean Science extended major compulsory course; and
    - 8 units from Level 2 Coastal and Ocean Science extended major elective courses; and
    - 12 units from Level 3 Coastal and Ocean Science extended major elective courses.
Students should complete the 4 units of Level 1 prerequisite courses for the extended major.

Prerequisite courses for the Coastal and Ocean Science extended major

Complete these 4 units —

Course Code Units Course Title
ERTH1000 2 Planet Earth: The Big Picture
GEOM1000 2 Fundamentals of Geographic Information & Technologies

Level 1 Coastal and Ocean Science extended major compulsory courses

Complete these 2 units —

Course Code Units Course Title
MARS1001 2 Living Oceans

Level 2 Coastal and Ocean Science extended major compulsory courses

Complete these 2 units —

Course Code Units Course Title
MARS2001 2 Applied Marine Science

Level 2 Coastal and Ocean Science extended major elective courses

Choose 8 units from —

Course Code Units Course Title
ENVM2002 2 Marine & Coastal Environmental Protection
ENVM2003 2 Aquatic Environments
ENVM2203 2 Environmental Impact Assessment
ERTH2003 2 Sedimentology & Ancient Environments
GEOM2000 2 Introduction to Earth Observation Sciences (EOS)
GEOM2001 2 Geographical Information Systems
GEOS2100 2 Environmental Systems

Level 3 Coastal and Ocean Science extended major elective courses

Choose 12 units from —

Course Code Units Course Title
BIOL3215 2 Coral Reef Ecology & Conservation
ENVM3200 2 Coastal Processes & Management
ENVM3201 2 Catchment Processes & Management
ERTH3110 2 Marine Geoscience
ERTH3212 2 Coral Reefs: Past, Present & Future
ERTH3222 2 Environmental Geochemistry
GEOM3001 2 Earth Observation: Image Processing & Modelling
GEOM3002 2 Spatial Analysis & Modelling
MARS3012 2 Physical-biological Oceanography
MARS3013 2 Marine Biogeochemistry