Bachelor of Environmental Science (Marine Biology)
2013 Deakin University Handbook
Award granted | Bachelor of Environmental Science (Marine Biology) |
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Campus | Offered at Warrnambool |
Duration | 3 years full-time or part-time equivalent |
CRICOS course code | 053749E Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Warrnambool |
Deakin course code | S399 |
Course sub-headings
Course overview
Deakin's Bachelor of Environmental Science (Marine Biology) will provide you with a unique opportunity to study temperate marine biology, in a marine environment that has some of the highest biological diversity in Australia.
You will undertake fieldwork in natural marine environments on the Victorian coast throughout your course, providing you with an exciting and hands-on program of study.
You can also experience the environment first hand through state-of-the-art, remotely operated underwater vehicles which beam images back to the boat as they are being generated on the sea floor. These images are to bring the marine environment to life, giving you the opportunity to participate in activities like identifying marine plants and animals as the underwater vehicle runs across a reef or along the seabed. The course has a strong ecological focus, linking biological and oceanographic processes in the study of marine environments.
The combination of knowledge and skills gained from this course will give you the capacity as a graduate to contribute significantly to the management of the marine environment in Australia and overseas.
Course expenses
In addition to student contribution fees, students should be aware that they may be required to meet their own expenses in connection with food and accommodation while on fieldwork.Fees and charges
Unit fees can be viewed within individual unit descriptions. You can search for a unit using the Unit Search.
Please be aware:
- Fees are calculated on a per unit basis
- Fees charged will depend on the individual units chosen
- Fees per unit/credit point may increase annually due to rises in the cost of course delivery and services
Course rules
The course comprises a total of 24 credit points, which must include the following:
- 20 core units
- 4 elective units
- Completion of SLE010 Laboratory and Fieldwork Safety Induction Program (0 credit-point compulsory unit)
- level 1 - up to 10 credit points
- level 3 - at least 6 credit points of which at least 4 must be science course-grouped
Course structure
Level 1
Trimester 1
SLE103 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
SLE104 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
SLE111 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
SLE150 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
SLE010 | Unit description is currently unavailable * |
Trimester 2
SLE144 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
SLE161 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
SLE105 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
plus one elective unit
Level 2
Trimester 1
SLE244 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
SLE255 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
SLE251 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
SLE263 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
Trimester 2
SLE261 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
SLE223 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
SLE232 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
plus one elective unit
Level 3
Trimester 1
SLE301 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
SLE337 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
SLE304 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
SLE325 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
Trimester 2
SLE315 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
SLE319 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
plus two elective units
* SLE010 is a compulsory 0-credit point unit
Available elective units:
SLE162 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
SLE254 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
SLE217 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
SLE314 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
SLE328 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
SLE350 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
SLE343 | Unit description is currently unavailable ^ |
SLE329 | Unit description is currently unavailable ^ |
^ Not available until 2014