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Study Marine Science at Otago

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Overview

All Marine Science postgraduate programmes are open to students from a wide range of science backgrounds, including Zoology, Botany, Microbiology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics and Geology. Some training in Mathematics and Statistics is required. The normal minimum prerequisite for the Master of Science and Postgraduate Diploma courses is a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree or equivalent. Both Master of Science (MSc) and Postgraduate Diploma programmes take a multidisciplinary approach to the study of Marine Science.

Marine Science may also be specified as a minor subject for certain Bachelors' degrees.

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Contact details

Website: http://www.otago.ac.nz/marinescience

Email: marine-science@otago.ac.nz

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Qualifications

Papers

See the full list of Marine Science (MARI) papers.

Programme Requirements

Postgraduate Diploma in Science (PGDipSci) in Marine Science

Papers

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Master of Science (MSc) in Marine Science

  • MARI 495 MSc Research Proposal; and

  • MARI 401 Advanced Methods in Marine Science; and

  • Three of
    MARI 421  Specialist Topics in Physical Oceanography,
    MARI 427  Marine Conservation Biology,
    MARI 429  Coastal Marine Environment,
    MARI 431  Antarctic Marine Biology,
    MARI 432  Subtidal Marine Ecology,
    MARI 433  Deep-Sea Biology,
    MARI 451  Special Topic: Topics in Marine Biology,
    AQFI 421   Advanced Aquaculture and Fisheries;
    (one may be replaced with an approved BTNY, CHEM, ECOL, GENE, GEOL, WILM or ZOOL paper at 400-level); and

  • MARI 5 (thesis)

    Note: The papers are normally taken before undertaking the thesis.

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Minor Subject Requirements

Marine Science as a minor subject for a Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Theology (BTheol), Bachelor of Science (BSc), Bachelor of Applied Science (BAppSc) or Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) degree

Level Papers Points
100-level

MARI 112  Global Marine Systems

18
200-level

MARI 201  Physical Oceanography, or MARI 202  Marine Invertebrate Ecology and Biology

ZOOL 221  Animal Designs for Living

18

18
300-level

MARI 301  Marine Ecology

MARI 302  Biology and Behaviour of Marine Vertebrates

18

18

 

Prerequisites for ZOOL 221 include BIOL 112; prerequisites for MARI 201 include one of CHEM 111, CHEM 191, GEOL 112 / GEOX 112, MATH 160, MATH 170, PHSI 131, PHSI 132, PHSI 191; prerequisites for MARI 301 include ECOL 111

  
Total   108

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