Modules for course C168 | MSCI/MVZ
MSci Marine Vertebrate Zoology
This is a provisional list of modules to be offered on this course in the 2022–23 academic year.
The list may not be complete, and the final course content may be different.
You can also view the modules offered in the year 2021–22.
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Year 1 Modules
OSX-1005
Fundamentals of Oceanography
(20)
(Full Term)
OSX-1002
Marine Biology Practical 1
(20)
(Full Term)
BNS-1002
Organismal Diversity
(20)
(Semester 1)
DNS-1003
Ecology & Evolution
(20)
(Semester 2)
OSC-1000 or OSX-1000
The student must take 1 modules
from OSC-1000 or OSX-1000.
OSX-1000
Science Skills Tutorial
(20)
(Full Term)
OSC-1000
Tiwtorial Sgiliau Gwyddoniaeth
Cymraeg
(20)
(Full Term)
ONC-1001 or ONS-1001
The student must take 1 modules
from ONC-1001 or ONS-1001.
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:
- DXX-2003: Principles of Conservation (20) (Semester 1)
- OSX-2004: Estuary & Shelf Sea Processes (20) (Semester 1)
- OSX-2006: Tides, Waves and Marine Energy (20) (Semester 1)
- BSX-2022: Vertebrate Biology (20) (Semester 1)
Year 3 Modules
Compulsory Modules
Semester 1
- OSX-3010: Marine Mammal Observation (10)
- OSX-3013: Intertidal Field Project (10)
- OSX-3020: Sharks and their Relatives (20)
- OSX-3023: Marine Mammal Science (20)
Semester 2
Optional Modules
20 credits from:
- OSX-3001: Marine Conservation & Exploit. (20) (Semester 2)
- OSX-3002: Marine Ecosystems & Processes (20) (Semester 2)
Year 4 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)