Bachelor of Science – Marine and Coastal Processes
Bachelor of Science – Marine and Coastal Processes
Majoring in Marine and Coastal Processes will provide you with a clear understanding of how our coastal and marine environments operate. This knowledge can be applied in real-time to develop innovation solutions that will address the critical environmental issues faced by the world today. This major enables students to gain…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Majoring in Marine and Coastal Processes will provide you with a clear understanding of how our coastal and marine environments operate. This knowledge can be applied in real-time to develop innovation solutions that will address the critical environmental issues faced by the world today.
This major enables students to gain critical knowledge in topics involving coastal and marine environments. There is a strong emphasis on understanding how they operate, and their key role in encouraging coastal communities and marine ecosystems to remain resilient into the future.
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
Use a range of techniques and instrumentation to collect data in the field and in the laboratory
Analyse, synthesise and interpret data that varies in space and time
Integrate knowledge of marine and coastal processes and their links to biological processes in order to address real-world problems
Why study this course
UWA is ranked 3rd in Australia and 27th in the world for Oceanography (ARWU 2022) and has brand new nationally unique facilities and resources
Learning is led by UWA’s global experts who have access to one of the largest pools of marine field instrumentation in Australia used in units and field trips
This interdisciplinary major provides students with the knowledge required to develop solutions to the threats facing our marine and coastal environments
Career Pathways
Studying a Marine and Coastal Processes Extended Major can lead to careers in:
Coastal and Marine Consulting
Coastal and Infrastructure Planning
Research and Development
Industries hiring Marine and Coastal Processes graduates include:
Government Agencies
Research Agencies
NGOs
Natural Resources Sector
Marine Resources and Renewables
Aquaculture Sector
Further Study
You might consider further studies in:
Master of Environmental Science
or Bachelor of Science (Honours)
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.
