Bachelor of Earth Sciences – Integrated Earth and Marine Sciences (Extended major)
Bachelor of Earth Sciences – Integrated Earth and Marine Sciences (Extended major)
A holistic understanding of Earth and its oceans is needed for a more sustainable future. This course offers an interdisciplinary experience in onshore and offshore environments for future leaders in research and sustainable industry. This extended major enables students to gain critical knowledge in earth studies through a research-led approach,…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
A holistic understanding of Earth and its oceans is needed for a more sustainable future. This course offers an interdisciplinary experience in onshore and offshore environments for future leaders in research and sustainable industry.
This extended major enables students to gain critical knowledge in earth studies through a research-led approach, delving into the planet’s early history to its foreseeable future, and from the ocean floors to its highest mountains.
Course Structure
Our undergraduate degrees offer you a broad range of options allowing you to combine subjects in a way that matches your career goals and personal interests.
You’ll learn to
Collect geoscientific data, on land, at sea and in the laboratory
Analyse and interpret data in spatial and spatial temporal contexts
Synthesise and integrate data across multiple scales of observation and over discipline boundaries
Understand the past and present processes of Earth, and its planetary neighbours, from the deep interior to the atmosphere
Why study this course
Within Australia, this is the only major that integrates Earth and Marine Sciences, providing a unique set of skills nationally
Learning in the major is led by UWA’s research strength in this discipline, and connects students with world class research teams
This major will provide high-level of interdisciplinary skills for the nation’s future leaders in research and sustainable industry
Career Pathways
Studying an Integrated Earth and Marine Sciences Extended Major can lead to careers in:
Minerals Exploration
Petroleum Exploration
Groundwater Exploration
Natural Resources Management
Energy Geoscience
Coastal and Marine Consulting
Research and development (industry, universities and government agencies)
REQUIREMENTS
Entry requirements may vary from country to country. Students are required to complete an international academic qualification equivalent to Australian High School (or equivalent).
English language requirements:
IELTS (academic): Overall minimum score of 6.5, no band lower than 6.0
TOEFL Internet-based TOEFL (iBT): an overall score of 82 or above with a minimum score of 22 in writing, 18 in reading, 20 in speaking and 20 in listening
Pearsons Test of English (PTE) (academic): An overall score of 64 with a minimum score of 59 in the speaking and writing sections, and no less than 54 in the other sections
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
The University of Western Australia (UWA) is a proud member of the Group of Eight and is the only university in Western Australia to be ranked in the world top 100 universities (QS World University Rankings 2023).UWA’s main campus is located in Perth, Western Australia and is home to more than 23,000 students. Perth is Australia’s fourth-largest city with over two million people from a variety of cultures worldwide, a strong economy and vibrant lifestyle. Perth is one of the country’s most affordable cities, the closest major Australian city to Asia, and in the same time zone as most of Asia.
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