BSc Ocean Sciences
Entry requirements
A level: ABB IB: 32 points overall and no score less than 4 and including 5 in two HL science subjects, or pass the IB Diploma with 6,5,5 in three Higher Level subjects (including two HL science subjects). BTEC: D*DD in relevant diploma
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Earth and Environmental Sciences, covering the physical and biological processes of the marine environment. Core topics include Data Analysis and Research Methods. Fieldwork opportunities are embedded in each year of the programme.
Modules
- STUDY SKILLS (MARINE SCIENCE)
- CLIMATE, ATMOSPHERE AND OCEANS
- MARINE ECOSYSTEMS: DIVERSITY, PROCESSES AND THREATS
- QUANTITATIVE SKILLS FOR ECOLOGY AND MARINE BIOLOGY
- THEORY AND LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS IN EARTH SURFACES PROCESSES
- ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION
- SEDIMENTARY ROCKS AND FOSSILS
- LIFE IN THE SEAS AND OCEANS
- ESSENTIAL MATHS
- INTRODUCTION TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND MITIGATION
- LIVING WITH ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
- KEY SKILLS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL DATA ANALYSIS
- MARINE ECOPHYSIOLOGY, ECOLOGY AND EXPLOITATION
- MARINE POLLUTION
- SAMPLING THE OCEAN
- RESEARCH AND CAREER SKILLS
- OCEANOGRAPHY, PLANKTON AND CLIMATE
- CATCHMENT HYDROLOGY
- CLIMATOLOGY
- GEOMORPHOLOGY: ICE, SEA AND AIR
- CHANGING ENVIRONMENTS
- OCEAN CARBON AND CLIMATE
- CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN OCEAN AND CLIMATE SCIENCES
- OCEAN DYNAMICS
- SEA PRACTICAL
- INDEPENDENT RESEARCH PROJECT
- COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS: SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL CHANGE
- CARBON, NUTRIENTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION
- MODELLING ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS