Bachelor of Marine Studies (BMarSt) Study Planner

What will I study?

The Bachelor of Marine Studies program will give you the broad knowledge and skills you need to understand and interact with the marine environment and in-depth study in one of four areas of specialisation in marine studies.

What you study will depend on your area of specialisation. When you enrol you will need to select one field of study which you can nominate as a "plan" via mySI-net. You can find the link under the Program heading on your student homepage. The following study plans show the courses that you must complete in your chosen field.

Aquaculture & Marine Biotechnology Field - Aquaculture produces graduates with expertise in the science of cultivable marine organisms for application to the commercial production and health of these organisms. The marine biotechnology emphasis offers students the opportunity to gain expertise in a diverse range of marine biotechnology, including functional and comparative genomics, microbial biotechnology and marine natural products.
Coastal Management Field - Coastal management produces graduates with expertise to work effectively at the boundaries between science, law, government and industry to find solutions to the complex issues affecting Australia’s coastlines. You will learn about maritime law, marine geography, remote sensing, oceanography, fisheries technology and management and the human factors impacting on coastlines and will be able to apply these disciplines effectively in a management context.
Marine Biology & Ecology Field - Studies in Marine Biology & Ecology span areas as diverse as the discovery and understanding of the basic biology of plants and animals, the behaviour, physiology, and biochemistry of marine organisms, and the functioning of, and interactions within, marine communities. Students will work to understand how marine communities respond to significant global changes such as the impacts of fisheries, invasions by non-native species, loss of habitat and the use of chemical pollutants and nutrients.
Marine Geology & Coastal Processes Field - The field of Marine Geology and Coastal Processes involves studies in the physical sciences necessary to tackle the concerns facing our coastal and marine environments. This specialisation examines the connections between the solid Earth, the hydrosphere and the atmosphere. You will learn to apply scientific techniques in the study of coral reefs, sediment and nutrient cycles, aspects of seafloor and oceanisland volcanism, offshore petroleum and mineral resources, and climatolology.

Program Structure

A student is required to obtain #64 from the BMarSt List comprising -

#48 from Part A in the chosen field of study, including all the compulsory courses plus at least #12 for late year courses; and
#16 from Part H.

Part H may not be commenced before Part A is complete. Please refer to BMarSt rules and requirements for further information. These rules should be read in conjunction with the General Award Rules.

Study Plans

How do I use the Study Plans?

1. Select a field of study.
2. Enrol in compulsory courses from your chosen field's study plan.

3.     Enrol in the required number of key courses from your chosen field's study plan.
4.     Select electives to enrol in 4 courses per semester (full-time enrolment).
5.     Understand and follow the BMarSt program rules and requirements.

Contact the Faculty if you need advice.

What do the different columns mean?

Compulsory Courses – compulsory for the field of study.
Key Courses - you need to select a certain number of courses from this list to complete the field of study requirements.
Recommended Elective – recommended electives for the field of study.

Course List

Link to course list

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Aquaculture & Marine Biotechnology

Year 1	Compulsory Courses	Key Courses	Recommended Electives
Sem 1	BIOL1020 Genes, Cells & Evolution BIOL1030 Biodiversity & Our Environment CHEM1030 Chem - Structure & Reactions	–	SCIE1000 Theory & Practice in Science
Sem 2	ERTH1000 Planet Earth: The Big Picture GEOS1100 Environment & Society STAT1201 Analysis of Scientific Data	–	–

Year 2	Compulsory Courses	Key Courses	Recommended Electives
Sem 1	MARS2014 Marine Science	–	–
Sem 2	–	–	–

Year 3	Compulsory Courses	Key Courses At least #4 from -	Recommended Electives
Sem 1	–	BIOL3203 Plant Molecular Biol & Biotech BIOL3226 Marine Plants & Microbiology ENVM3200 Coastal Processes & Management	–
Sem 2	BIOL3216 Marine Aquaculture MARS3200 Advanced Marine Science	CHEM3008 Medicinal Chemistry	–

Coastal Management

Year 1	Compulsory Courses	Key Courses	Recommended Electives
Sem 1	BIOL1020 Genes, Cells & Evolution BIOL1030 Biodiversity & Our Environment CHEM1030 Chem - Structure & Reactions	–	SCIE1000 Theory & Practice in Science
Sem 2	ERTH1000 Planet Earth: The Big Picture GEOS1100 Environment & Society STAT1201 Analysis of Scientific Data	–	–

Year 2	Compulsory Courses	Key Courses	Recommended Electives
Sem 1	MARS2014 Marine Science ENVM2100 Sustainable Development 1 ENVM2200 Resource Man & Environ Pl	–	–
Sem 2	–	–	–

Year 3	Compulsory Courses	Key Courses At least #4 from -	Recommended Electives
Sem 1	ENVM3200 Coastal Processes & Management	ECON3710 Economics of Natural Resources ENVM3201 Catchment Processes & Mgt	–
Sem 2	MARS3200 Advanced Marine Science	ENVM3202 Coral Reef Processes & Mgt ENVM3203 Environ Impact Assess ERTH3110 Marine Geology	–

Marine Biology & Ecology

Year 1	Compulsory Courses	Key Courses	Recommended Electives
Sem 1	BIOL1020 Genes, Cells & Evolution BIOL1030 Biodiversity & Our Environment CHEM1030 Chem - Structure & Reactions	–	SCIE1000 Theory & Practice in Science
Sem 2	ERTH1000 Planet Earth: The Big Picture GEOS1100 Environment & Society STAT1201 Analysis of Scientific Data	–	–

Year 2

Compulsory Courses

Key Courses

Recommended Electives

Sem 1

MARS2014 Marine Science

–

BIOL2006 Biostatistics

BIOL2010 Ecology

Sem 2

–

BIOL2204 Zoology

Year 3

Compulsory Courses

Key Courses
At least #6 from -

Recommended Electives

Sem 1

BIOL3215 Marine Ecology

BIOL3211 Marine Invertebrates
BIOL3219 Coral Reef Ecosystems

–

Sem 2

MARS3200 Advanced Marine Science

BIOL3206 Marine Vertebrates

BIOL3224 Marine Physiology
BIOL3225 Marine Biology

–

Marine Geology & Coastal Processes

Year 1	Compulsory Courses	Key Courses	Recommended Electives
Sem 1	BIOL1030 Biodiversity & Our Environment CHEM1030 Chem - Structure & Reactions ERTH1000 Planet Earth: The Big Picture	–	SCIE1000 Theory & Practice in Science
Sem 2	CHEM1020 Chem - Energetics & Reactivity GEOS1100 Environment & Society STAT1201 Analysis of Scientific Data	–	–

Year 2	Compulsory Courses	Key Courses	Recommended Electives
Sem 1	MARS2014 Marine Science	–	–
Sem 2	ERTH2003 Sedimentary Petrology & Strati GEOS2103 Biogeography & Geomorphology	–	–

Year 3	Compulsory Courses	Key Courses At lest #4 from:	Recommended Electives
Sem 1	ERTH3110 Marine Geology	ENVM3200 Coastal Processes & Management	–
Sem 2	MARS3200 Advanced Marine Science	ENVM3202 Coral Reef Processes & Mgt ERTH3103 Sedimentary Environments ERTH3212 Geology of Coral Reefs GEOM3001 Adv Remote Sensing of Environ	–

Electives	Semester 1	Semester 2
Year 1	BIOL1020 Genes, Cells & Evolution BIOL1030 Biodiversity & Our Environment CHEM1030 Chem - Structure & Reactions CHEM1090 Introductory Chemistry ENVM1501 Intro to Environmental Mgmt MATH1050 Mathematical Foundations¹ PHYS1001 Mechanics & Thermal Physics I SCIE1000 Theory & Practice in Science	ANTH1008 Introduction to Anthropology¹ ECON1010 Introductory Microeconomics¹ ERTH1000 Planet Earth: The Big Picture¹ BIOL1040 Cells to Organisms CHEM1020 Chem - Energetics & Reactivity ECON1010 Introductory Microeconomics¹ GEOG1000 Human Settlements GEOM1000 Geog Inform & Analysis GEOS1100 Environment & Society¹ MATH1051 Calculus & Linear Algebra I¹ MATH1052 Multivariate Calculus & ODEs¹ MATH1061 Discrete Mathematics¹ PHYS1002 Electromagn, Optics, Relativ¹ PHYS1171 Physical Basis of Biol. System¹ SCIE1017 Perspectives in Science STAT1201 Analysis of Scientific Data
Year 2	BIOC2000 Biochem & Molecular Biology BIOL2006 Biostatistics BIOL2010 Ecology BIOL2015 Field Ecology BIOL2200 Cell Structure & Function CHEE2001 Process Principles CHEM2002 Biophysical Chemistry CHEM2050 Chem Reactions & Mechanisms COSC2000 Comp Biology & Modelling ECON2010 Microeconomic Theory ENVM2100 Sustainable Development 1 ENVM2200 Resource Man & Environ Pl ERTH2004 Structural Geology ERTH2005 Mineralogy ERTH2050 Field Geology GEOG2003 Tourism Systems GEOG2205 Global Population Issues GEOM2000 Introduction to Remote Sensing GEOM2001 Geographical Info Systems GEOS2100 Environmental Systems LPWM2006 Fisheries Science MARS2014 Marine Science MATH2400 Mathematical Analysis PHYS2020 Thermodyn & Condensed Matter STAT2003 Probability & Statistics STAT2201 Analy of Eng & Sci Dat	AGRC2014 Problem Solving in Nat & Agri BIOL2201 Evolution BIOL2202 Genetics BIOL2203 Plant Biology BIOL2204 Zoology BIOM2208 Differentiation & Development BIPH2000 Foundations of Biophysics BIPH2000 Foundations of Biophysics CHEE2002 Process Systems Analysis CHEM2052 Chemical Biology CHEM2054 Experimental Chemistry CHEM2056 Physical & Surface Chemistry ENVM2503 Environment & Community ERTH2002 Palaeobiology ERTH2003 Sedimentary Petrology & Strati ERTH2006 Igneous/Metamorphic Petrology GEOS2101 Climatology & Hydrology GEOS2103 Biogeography & Geomorphology LPWM2005 Fisheries Management MATH2000 Calculus & Linear Algebra II¹ MATH2100 Applied Mathematical Analysis MATH2200 Scientific Computing PHYS2041 Quantum Physics SCIE2017 Perspectives Science Research STAT2004 Statistical Model. & Analysis
Year 3	BIOC3000 Biomolecular Structure & Funct BIOL3000 Conservation & Wildlife Biol BIOL3003 Advanced Immunology BIOL3004 Genomics & Bioinformatics BIOL3006 Molecular Cell Biology BIOL3016 Outback Ecology Field Studies BIOL3201 Fungi & Plant Diseases BIOL3203 Plant Molecular Biol & Biotech BIOL3207 Animal Behaviour BIOL3211 Marine Invertebrates BIOL3212 Advanced Evolutionary Biology BIOL3215 Marine Ecology BIOL3220 Molecular Ecology Techniques BIOL3226 Marine Plants & Microbiology BIPH3000 Molecular & Membrane Biophysic CHEM3001 Synthesis & Mechanism Organic CHEM3004 Determinat of Molecular Struc CHEM3010 Bio-inorganic Chemistry ECON3710 Economics of Natural Resources ENVM3100 Sustainable Development 2 ENVM3103 Reg F/works for Envl Mmgt & ENVM3200 Coastal Processes & Management ENVM3201 Catchment Processes & Mgt ERTH3001 Ore Deposits & Explor Geology ERTH3020 Introduction to Geophysics ERTH3050 Field Geol: Mapping in Outback ERTH3060 Advanced Structural Geology ERTH3110 Marine Geology LAND3013 Integrated Landscape Mgmt. MATH3101 Bifurcation and Chaos MATH3104 Mathematical Biology MATH3201 Advanced Scientific Computing MATH3202 Operations Research MATH3303 Abstr Algebra & Number Th MATH3401 Complex Analysis MATH3402 Functional Analysis MICR3002 Virology MICR3003 Molecular Microbiology NEUR3001 Molecular & Cell Neuroscience SCIE3012 Introduction to Research STAT3002 Applied Statistics	ANTH3019 Development Prac & Soc Impact BIOC3003 Human Molec Genetics & Disease BIOC3005 Molecular Systems Biology BIOL3010 Ecological & Evolution Genetic BIOL3014 Advanced Bioinformatics BIOL3015 Rainforest Ecology Field BIOL3202 Plant Development & Cell Biol BIOL3204 Plant Ecophysiology BIOL3205 Animal Ecophysiology BIOL3206 Marine Vertebrates BIOL3214 Advanced Ecology BIOL3216 Marine Aquaculture BIOL3217 Wildlife Biology BIOL3219 Coral Reef Ecosystems BIOL3221 Advanced Topics in Zoology BIOL3222 Advanced Genetics BIOL3224 Marine Physiology BIOL3225 Marine Biology CHEM3007 Materials Chemistry & Nanotech CHEM3008 Medicinal Chemistry CHEM3011 Physical & Computational Chem¹ CHEM3016 Advanced Experimental Chem ECON3700 Environmental Economics ENVM3202 Coral Reef Processes & Mgt ENVM3203 Environ Impact Assess ENVM3204 Reef Environment & Science¹ ENVM3506 Internat & National Cons. Pol. ERTH3021 Exploration Geophysics &Mining ERTH3103 Sedimentary Environments ERTH3203 Energy Resources ERTH3205 Geochemistry ERTH3212 Geology of Coral Reefs GEOG3205 Applied Demography GEOM3001 Adv Remote Sensing of Environ GEOM3002 Advanced GIS GEOS3400 Research Topic¹ MARS3200 Advanced Marine Science MATH3102 Applied Mathematics MATH3103 Algebraic Meth of Math Physics MATH3203 Visual & Model Scien Comput MATH3301 Graph Theory & Geometry MATH3306 Set Theory & Logic MATH3403 Partial Differential Equations MATH3404 Optimisation Theory MICR3001 Microbes & Human Health MICR3004 Microbial Diversity & Biotech NEUR3002 The Integrated Brain PARA3002 Biomedical Parasitology PHYS3071 Computational Physics SCIE3012 Introduction to Research SCIE3017 Further Perspect Science Res STAT3003 Experimental Design STAT3004 Prob Models & Stochastic Proc

1. Available in semester 1 or 2.

Honours

YEAR 4 – HONOURS / ADVANCED COURSEWORK
Honours and Advanced Coursework Coordinator: Dr Janet Lanyon

In Year 4 students choose to undertake an honours year or complete advanced coursework. The former focuses more on research and project work, whereas the latter allows diversification in coursework or increased specialisation in a particular area. Students must complete Part A of the BMarSt program before being accepted for admission to honours or advanced coursework.

The honours year is designed to enhance your scientific abilities by providing experience in the initiation, conduct, analysis, and reporting of independent project work. The honours research project represents a substantial piece of work on a topic of relevance in a marine discipline and may, for example, take the form of an experimental study in the field or laboratory. The project may be undertaken in any school or centre that can provide appropriate facilities and supervision for the work.

During your second and third years you should consider your options for Year 4. We encourage you to approach any of your lecturers to discuss their research programs and opportunities for you as an honours student, or meet with the Program Coordinator if you are considering applying for the advanced coursework year. Be proactive!

Program Coordinator

Associate Professor Greg Skilleter

Specific Research Area – Experimental Marine Ecology

What I do

My research is focussed on understanding how human activities, ranging from pollution and coastal development to climatic change, affects the dynamics of marine plant and animal assemblages. To do this, I use manipulative experiments done in the field to determine how animals make use of the habitats in which they live and how this usage changes under human impacts. My research is focussed on ecological questions, not any particular group of organisms, so I study invertebrates and fish, seagrasses, mangroves and algae, in coastal and marine systems including Moreton Bay, the Great Barrier Reef and Ningaloo Reef (WA).

What I teach

I teach a range of courses from first year Biodiversity and Our Environment, second year Ecology (BIOL2010) and Biostatistics (BIOL2006) and third year Marine Ecology (BIOL3215) and Marine Invertebrate Biology (BIOL3211).

Careers

Where can I work?

Marine scientists find employment with organisations including Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and other government authorities in areas such as: research and education; wildlife conservation, planning and management; national heritage work and environmental impact studies; marine resource development, biotechnology and aquaculture; engineering; and ecotourism.

Bachelor of Marine Studies (BMarSt) Program Planner

Bachelor of Marine Studies (BMarSt)