Ocean, fisheries and aquaculture sciences (Bachelor of Marine Science)

Major

Overview

Fisheries and aquaculture provide food for millions of people around the world every day, however marine and aquatic ecosystems are under stress – from climate change, unsustainable fishing and aquaculture practices, and pollution leading to ocean acidification and declining biodiversity. This major sequence enhances your understanding of the sciences underpinning fisheries and aquaculture through exploration of topics in physical geography, marine microbiology and genomics, oceanography, and marine science.

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Key information

Campuses

Waurn Ponds (Geelong)

Unit set code

MJ-S000090

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Units

Six (6) credit points - one credit point per unit

Level 1 – Trimester 1

No major unit

Level 1 – Trimester 2

  • Introduction to Fisheries
  • Level 2 – Trimester 1

  • Marine Microbiology and Genomics
  • Level 2 – Trimester 2

  • Quantitative Marine Science
  • Level 3 – Trimester 1

  • Oceanography
  • Level 3 – Trimester 2

  • Aquaculture
  • Fisheries Science