Build a strong scientific foundation while gaining the skills and flexibility to explore your passions and shape your own career path in science. Challenge your scientific thinking and explore one of the broadest selections of science disciplines in Australia with this flexible and dynamic program.
Marine Biology Major
Apply key principles from ecology, zoology, botany and genetics to examine marine life and investigate their biological relationship to their natural environments.
Guided by Australia’s leading marine researchers, you’ll be exposed to a variety of marine habitats and environmental conditions.
You'll gain extensive fieldwork experience at UQ’s Heron Island Research Station on the southern Great Barrier Reef and UQ’s Moreton Bay Research Station on North Stradbroke Island.
We'll show you how to apply a wide range of evidence-based ecological and environmental strategies to protect and sustainably manage vital marine organisms and ecosystems across the globe. You'll be prepared for a broad range of career opportunities within research and education, aquaculture, wildlife conservation and ecotourism.
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Delivery mode
This course is available in the following study modes:
Locations
280-284 Sir Fred Schonell Dr, St Lucia 4067
Entry Requirements
You must meet ONE of the following requirements:
Completed Year 12 (ATAR optional) with ATAR score 80.00 or equivalent.
Prerequisites
Queensland Year 12 (or equivalent):
- General English subject (Units 3 & 4, C)
- Mathematical Methods (Units 3 & 4, C); and,
- one of Biology, Chemistry, Earth and Environmental Science or Physics (Units 3 & 4, C)
Course fees
Course fee
$28,392
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Related career opportunities
This course will prepare you for the following roles.
About The University of Queensland
The University of Queensland (UQ) is one of Australia’s leading research and teaching institutions. We strive for excellence through the creation, preservation, transfer and application of knowledge. For more than a century, we have educated and worked with outstanding people to deliver knowledge leadership for a better world.
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