Modules for course C171 | MSCI/MBIE
MSci Marine Biology with International Experience
These are the modules currently offered on this course in the 2021–22 academic year.
You can also view the modules offered in the year 2022–23.
Year 1 Modules
Compulsory Modules
Semester 1
- OSX-1000: Science Skills Tutorial (20)
- ONS-1001: Environmental data & analysis (20)
- BNS-1002: Organismal Diversity (20)
- OSX-1002: Marine Biology Practical 1 (20)
- OSX-1005: Fundamentals of Oceanography (20)
Semester 2
Year 2 Modules
Compulsory Modules
Semester 1
- OSX-2003: Marine Biology Practical II (20)
- OSX-2007: Ship-based field course (20)
- OSX-2009: Marine Ecology (20)
Semester 2
- OSX-2000: Communicating Science (20)
- OSX-2002: Marine Physiology & Behaviour (20)
- OSX-2003: Marine Biology Practical II
- OSX-2007: Ship-based field course
Optional Modules
20 credits from:
- OSX-2004: Estuary & Shelf Sea Processes (20) (Semester 1)
- OSX-2006: Tides, Waves and Marine Energy (20) (Semester 1)
Year 4 Modules
Compulsory Modules
Semester 1
Semester 2
Optional Modules
20 credits from:
- OSX-3020: Sharks and their Relatives (20) (Semester 1)
- OSX-3023: Marine Mammal Science (20) (Semester 1)
10 credits from:
- OSX-3014: Larval Ecology (10) (Semester 1)
- OSX-3015: Overseas Field Course VIMS USA (10) (Semester 1)
20 credits from:
- OSX-3001: Marine Conservation & Exploit. (20) (Semester 2)
- OSX-3019: Fish Biology and Ecology (20) (Semester 2)
Year 5 Modules
Compulsory Modules
Semester 1
- ONS-4004: Advanced Research Skills (20)
- OSX-4401: Research Preparation (20)
- OSX-4404: Perspectives in Marine Science (20)
- OSX-4405: Research Project Investigation (60)