Marine Science and Management
Units of study table
Errata
| item | Errata | Date |
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| 1. |
The following units now require Department permission for enrolment: |
20/2/2018 |
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Core Units |
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| Students in the Graduate Certificate must complete 12 credit points of core units of study, i.e. MARS5001 and MARS5004. | |||
| Students in the Graduate Diploma and Master's degree must complete 24 credit points of core units of study, i.e. ENVI5904, MARS5001, MARS5004 and MARS5009. | |||
| Students in the Master's degree research pathway must complete an additional 24 credit points of core units of study, i.e. MARS5507 and MARS5508. | |||
| MARS5009 Topics in Australian Marine Science |
6 | Semester 1 |
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Marine Geosciences / Coastal Engineering |
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| MARS5001 Coastal Processes and Systems |
6 | A This unit assumes a sound understanding of scientific principles, HSC level mathematics and understanding of basic statistics. |
Semester 1 |
Environmental Management / Sustainability |
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| MARS5004 Coastal Management Field School |
6 | Intensive October |
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Marine Biology / Biological Oceanography |
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| ENVI5904 Methods in Applied Ecology |
6 | Semester 2 |
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Additional Core Units: Master's Research Pathway Only |
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| MARS5507 Marine Research Project A |
12 | P 24 credit points of Marine Science and Management core units with a 75% average or above N MARS5005 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Students taking MARS5507 must take MARS5508 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| MARS5508 Marine Research Project B |
12 | P 24 credit points of Marine Science and Management core units with a 75% average or above N MARS5005 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Students taking MARS5507 must take MARS5508 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Electives |
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Marine Biology / Biological Oceanography |
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| ENVI5705 Ecological Principles |
6 | A This unit assumes a sound understanding of scientific principles, HSC level Mathematics and understanding of basic statistics. |
Semester 1 |
| MARS5006 Coral Reefs, Science and Management |
6 | A This unit assumes a sound understanding of scientific principles, HSC level mathematics and understanding of basic statistics. Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |
| WILD5001 Australasian Wildlife: Introduction |
6 | Intensive July |
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| WILD5002 Australasian Wildlife: Field Studies |
6 | Intensive September |
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| WILD5006 Ex Situ Wildlife Management |
6 | Intensive February |
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Marine Geosciences / Coastal Engineering |
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| GEOG5001 Geographic Information Science A |
6 | A This unit assumes a sound understanding of scientific principles, HSC level mathematics and understanding of basic statistics. |
Semester 1 |
| GEOG5004 Environmental Mapping and Monitoring |
6 | A This unit assumes a sound understanding of scientific principles, HSC level mathematics and understanding of basic statistics. |
Semester 2 |
| MARS5007 Coral Reefs and Climate Change |
6 | Semester 1a |
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Physical Oceanography / Marine Engineering |
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| CIVL9612 Fluid Mechanics |
6 | A CIVL9201 AND CIVL9611 AND (ENGG9802 OR CIVL9802). This unit of study follows on from Fluid Mechanics CIVL9611, which provides the essential fundamental fluid mechanics background and theory, and is assumed to be known and fully understood. |
Semester 1 |
| CIVL5670 Reservoir, Stream and Coastal Engineering |
6 | A CIVL3612 and MATH2061. |
Semester 1 |
Environmental Management / Sustainability |
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| AFNR5801 Climate Change: Process, History, Issues |
6 | A A basic understanding of climate change processes and issues. |
Semester 2 |
| ENVI5809 Environmental Simulation Modelling |
6 | A This unit assumes a sound understanding of scientific principles, HSC level Mathematics and understanding of basic statistics. |
Semester 2a |
| ENVI5903 Sustainable Development |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment This unit of study involves additional costs. |
Intensive July |
| PHYS5032 Techniques for Sustainability Analysis |
6 |
Minimum class size of 5 students. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| PHYS5033 Environmental Footprints and IO Analysis |
6 |
Minimum class size of 5 students. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| SUST5005 Law, Policy and Sustainability |
6 | C SUST5001 This unit of study involves essay-writing. Academic writing skills equivalent to HSC Advanced English or significant consultation via the Writing Hub is assumed. |
Intensive October |
Important Note:
- It is a requirement of the master's program that students undertake units of study in a minimum of three of the four available areas of knowledge.
- It is a requirement of the Graduate Diploma that students undertake units of study in a minimum of two of the four available areas of knowledge.