Bachelor of Science (BSc) majoring in Marine Science

Your BSc programme will consist of courses worth 15 points each, totalling 360 points.

You must complete the following courses plus a capstone course in your final year of study. The capstone course is a student-led project where you integrate and apply your learning to a real-world problem in your chosen major or specialisation. For Marine Science we recommend the capstone course, MARINE 399. For other capstone options, see our Capstone courses page. 

Recommended stage one courses are BIOSCI 101, BIOSCI 108, BIOSCI 109 and GEOG 101.

• 30 points:
  • MARINE 100 The Oceans Around Us
  • STATS 101 Introduction to Statistics
• 15 points:
  • BIOSCI 108 Biodiversity: Patterns of Life
  • BIOSCI 109 Ecology and Evolution: The Continuum of Life
• 15 points from:
  • GEOG 101 Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
  • GEOG 103 Mapping Our World
• 15 points:
  • MARINE 202 Principles of Marine Science
• 15 points from:
  • BIOSCI 220 Quantitative Biology
  • ENVSCI 203 Discovering Environmental Modelling
  • STATS 201 Data Analysis
• 15 points from:
  • BIOSCI 206 Principles of Ecology
  • BIOSCI 208 Invertebrate Diversity
  • GEOG 262 Geomorphology
  • GISCI 241 Remote Sensing
• 15 points:
  • MARINE 302 Dynamics of Marine Systems
• 30 points from:
  • BIOSCI 328 Fisheries and Aquaculture
  • BIOSCI 333 Marine Ecology
  • BIOSCI 334 Biology of Marine Organisms
  • EARTHSCI 303 Sedimentary Paleoenvironments
  • GEOG 351 Coastal and Marine Studies
  • MARINE 303 Freshwater and Estuarine Ecology
  • MARINE 305 Practical Skills in Marine Science
  • MARINE 306 Special Topic
  • MARINE 307 Directed Study

If you began your degree prior to 2019 we recommend you seek advice to make sure you are taking the correct courses.

Visit your online help and support centre, AskAuckland. 

If you choose to do double major in your BSc, we recommend the following subjects to complement Marine Science: Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Environmental Science, Geography, Physics, Mathematics and Statistics.

Some students will feel more prepared for our Marine Science courses if they have already studied some science subjects in high school.

Find out which school subjects will help you feel prepared by reading our Subject guide for school students.  

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