Modules for course F79P | BSC/MESP
BSc Marine Environmental Studies
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.
Year 1 Modules
Compulsory Modules
Semester 1
- OSX-1000: Science Skills Tutorial (20)
- ONS-1001: Environmental data & analysis (20)
- DXX-1005: Earth Systems and Processes (20)
- OSX-1005: Fundamentals of Oceanography (20)
Semester 2
- OSX-1000: Science Skills Tutorial
- ONS-1001: Environmental data & analysis
- OSX-1003: Earth, Climate & Evolution (20)
- OSX-1005: Fundamentals of Oceanography
Optional Modules
20 credits from:
- BNS-1002: Organismal Diversity (20) (Semester 1)
- DXX-1002: Env. Management & Conservation (20) (Semester 1)
- FXX-1005: Chem. in Biol. and Environ. (10) (Semester 2)
- OSX-1006: Anglesey Geology Field Course (10) (Semester 1 + 2)
- OSX-1007: Marine Biogeochemistry (10) (Semester 1)
Year 2 Modules
Compulsory Modules
Semester 1
Semester 2
- OSX-2000: Communicating Science (20)
- OSX-2005: Remote Sensing & Geophysics (20)
- OSX-2007: Ship-based field course
Optional Modules
20 to 40 credits from:
- DXX-2001: Sustain Dev: Global to Local (20) (Semester 1 + 2)
- DXX-2002: Water, air & soil pollution (20) (Semester 1)
- DXX-2003: Principles of Conservation (20) (Semester 1)
- DXX-2006: Climate Chng: Science & Impact (20) (Semester 1)
- OSX-2006: Tides, Waves and Marine Energy (20) (Semester 1)
- DXX-2008: Geohazards (20) (Semester 1)
- OSX-2009: Marine Ecology (20) (Semester 1)
0 to 20 credits from:
- DXX-2009: Conservation Practice (20) (Semester 2)
- DXX-2011: Catchment Processes (20) (Semester 2)
Year 3 Modules
Compulsory Modules
Semester 1
Semester 2
Year 4 Modules
Compulsory Modules
Semester 1
Semester 2
Optional Modules
40 credits from:
- BNS-3003: Freshwater Ecosystems 2 (20) (Semester 1)
- OSX-3005: Marine Pollution (20) (Semester 1)
- OSX-3025: Marine Geology & Applications (20) (Semester 1)
- DXX-3506: C. Issues in Env & related Sci (10) (Semester 1)
- DXX-3508: Environmental Issues (20) (Semester 1)
- DXX-3615: Environmental Policy (10) (Semester 1)
- Semester 1 options. Choose 40 credits. NOTE: DXX3506 & DXX3508 cannot be taken togther
20 credits from:
- OSX-3002: Marine Ecosystems & Processes (20) (Semester 2)
- DXX-3018: Rivers, Coast and Oceans (20) (Semester 2)
- Semester 2 options. Choose 20 credits.