Master of Marine Science and Management

UNSW Sydney

Type of institution: Higher Education Institutions
Level: Postgraduate
CRICOS: 00098G

This program is aimed at students interested in the interdisciplinary field of marine science and management. Topics in marine science include coastal management and engineering, climate change, marine ecology and conservation, physical oceanography and modelling. The Master of Marine Science and Management is a joint program between UNSW and three Sydney Institute of Marine Science partner universities.

Structure

This program consists of 72 units of credit (UoC)
24 UoC of compulsory core courses undertaken at UNSW
30 UoC of directed electives taken at UNSW
18 UoC of electives taken at the three SIMS partner universities (University of Technology Sydney, University of Sydney, and Macquarie University). These courses may be taken in any order, full-time or part-time, starting in either Semester 1 or Semester 2.

Subjects

Marine science and management

Standard entry requirements

A Bachelor of Science degree with a weighted average mark (WAM) of 65 or greater (the BSc degree may be in any discipline of Science)
Or a Bachelor of Science Honours degree in any Science discipline
Or a Bachelor of Science degree with a WAM of 50-65 plus at least 5 years professional experience in a relevant field of marine science or environmental science
Or any degree with an appropriate Science major with numerical or data handling skills plus at least 5 years professional experience in a relevant field of marine science or environmental science