Bachelor of Global and Ocean Sciences (Honours)  - Study Options

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Degree Structure

Typical degree pattern of a full-time student interested in the Marine Biology, Marine Geology, and Atmospheric Science Stream

 

Semester 1

Semester 2

Year 1

 

ENVS1004 Australia's Environment

 

PHYS1101 Advanced Physics 1 or PHYS1001 Foundations of Physics

 

MATH1013 Mathematics and Applications 1 or MATH1115 Mathematics and Applications 1

 

CHEM1101 Chemistry 1 

 

 

EMSC1006 The Blue Planet

 

BIOL1009 Diversity of Life

 

CHEM1201 Chemistry 2

 

Elective 

 

Year 2

 

STAT1003 Statistical Techniques

 

BIOL2112 Marine Biology

 

2 x Electives

 

 

 

 

ENVS2004 Weather, Climate & Fire

 

EMSC2015 Chemistry of the Earth and Oceans

 

CHEM2204 Environmental Chemistry

 

Elective

 

Year 3

 

*Special Topic

 

EMSC3023 Marine Biogeochemistry 

 

EMSC3027 Global Cycles & Paleooceanography

 

Later Year Elective

 

 

 

BIOL3116 Marine Ecology

 

ENVS3013 Climatology

 

LAWS3103 Law & the Environment

 

Later Year Elective

 

 

 

Year

 

4

 

Science Honours

 

Science Honours

 

 

Notes:

* Special Topic:  Choose one of BIOL3138, CHEM3106, EMSC3050, PHYS3042, ENVS3010

Typical degree pattern of a full-time student interested in the Physical and Chemical Global and Ocean Sciences Stream

 

Semester 1

Semester 2

Year 1

 

ENVS1004 Australia's Environment

 

MATH1013 Mathematics & Applications 1 or MATH1115 Mathematics & Applications 1

PHYS1101 Advanced Physics I or PHYS1001 Foundations of Physics

 

CHEM1101 Chemistry 1

 

 

EMSC1006 The Blue Planet

 

CHEM1201 Chemistry 2

 

MATH1014 Mathematics & Applications 2 or MATH1116 Mathematics & Applications 2

 

PHYS1201 Advanced Physics 2

 

Year 2

 

STAT1003 Statistical Techniques 

 

MATH2305 Differential Equations & Applications or MATH2405 Mathematical Methods 1 Honours

SCOM2001 Practical Skills for Communicating Science

 

ENVS2004 Weather, Climate & Fire

 

EMSC2015 Chemistry of the Earth & Oceans

 

2 x Electives

 

Year 3

 

* Special Topics 

 

EMSC3023 Marine Biogeochemistry

 

PHYS3034 Physics of Fluid Flows

 

Later Year Elective

 

 

EMSC3029 Ocean & Atmosphere Modelling

 

ENVS3013 Climatology

 

MATH3133 Environmental Mathematics

 

PHYS3070 Physics of the Earth

 

 

Year

 

4

 

Science Honours

 

Science Honours

 

Notes:

* Special Topic:  Choose one of BIOL3138, CHEM3106, EMSC3050, PHYS3042, ENVS3010

Typical degree pattern of a full-time student interested in the Global Environmental Change Science Stream

 

Semester 1

Semester 2

Year 1

 

ENVS1004 Australia's Environment

 

PHYS1101 Advanced Physics 1 or PHYS1001 Foundations of Physics

 

CHEM1101 Chemistry 1

 

MATH 1013 Mathematics & Applications 1 or MATH1115 Mathematics & Applications 1

 

 

EMSC1006 The Blue Planet

 

CHEM1201 Chemistry 2 

 

MATH1014 Mathematics & Applications 2 or MATH1116 Mathematics & Applications 2

Elective

Year 2

 

STAT1003 Statistical Techniques

 

MATH2305 Differential Equations & Applications or MATH 2405 Calculus & Differential Equations

 

ENVS2008 Hydrology for Natural Resource Management

 

Elective

 

 

EMSC2015 Chemistry of the Earth & Oceans

 

ENVS2004 Weather, Climate & Fire

 

ENVS2015 Introduction to Remote Sensing & GIS

 

CHEM2204 Environmental Chemistry

 

Year 3

 

* Special Topic

 

ENVS3029 Palaeo-Environmental Reconstruction

 

EMSC3023 Marine Biogeochemistry

 

Later Year Elective

 

 

EMSC3029 Ocean & Atmosphere Modelling

 

ENVS3013 Climatology

 

ENVS3020 Climate Change Science & Policy (HPO)

 

LAWS3103 Law & the Environment

 

 

Year

 

4

 

Science Honours

Science Honours

 

Notes:

* Special Topic:  Choose one of BIOL3138, CHEM3106, EMSC3050, PHYS3042, ENVS3010