Bachelor of Marine Science and Master of Environmental Science

Program Overview

Bachelor of Marine Science and Master of Environmental Science

Course Overview

Gain specialized knowledge of marine life and a solid understanding of the physical processes across our coastal marine environments.

Course Details

• Duration: 4 years full-time or equivalent
• Locations: Perth (Crawley campus)
• Attendance: Full-time, Part-time
• Delivery: On-campus
• Starting dates: Semester 1
• Level of study: Undergraduate + Postgraduate
• Course Code: CM011
• CRICOS code: A

Why Study This Course?

• We have nationally unique facilities and resources that are used across our marine studies
• Learning is richly embedded with internationally recognized research, often led by UWA’s global experts, encouraging research-based inquiry through cutting-edge science
• Western Australia’s unique marine environment has led UWA to identify the understanding of our oceans and marine environment as one of its grand challenges, and our extended major provides students with the knowledge required to develop solutions to the threats facing our marine and coastal environments

You'll Learn To

• Use a range of contemporary techniques and instrumentation to collect data in the field and in the laboratory
• Analyze, synthesize, and interpret data that varies in space and time
• Interpret patterns and integrate knowledge of physical and biological processes to address real-world problems

Course Structure

In your first three years, you will complete the Marine Science (extended major) and a semester of postgraduate study. You will then complete your selected specialization in the Master of Environmental Science.

Admission Requirements

• Minimum entry requirements:
  • All India Senior School Certificate (CBSE): 16
  • Canadian High School (except Quebec): 80
  • French Baccalaureate: 13.5
  • Gao Kao (PR China NCEE)/750: 570
  • GCE A-Levels: 12
  • German Abitur: 2.6
  • Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education: 17.5
  • Indian Senior School Certificate (CISCE): 79
  • Indonesian Sekolah Menengah Atas (SMA) - Pass of 65: 86
  • International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB): 30
  • Malaysian STPM: 15
  • Monash University Foundation Year: 308
  • NCUK Foundation Program: 12
  • Norwegian Vitnemål: 4.6
  • Singapore - Cambridge A Levels: 12
  • South African National Senior Certificate: 5.8
  • South Korean College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT): 344
  • Sweden Slutbetyg: 16.5
  • Trinity College Foundation: 338
  • Unified Examination Certificate (UEC): 8
  • University of Western Australia College (UWAC) Foundation Program: 74
  • US College Board Advanced Placements: 12
  • US College Board SAT: 1270
  • Western Australian Universities' Foundation Program (WAUFP): 70
  • Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE) 2016 onwards: 90
• Mathematics requirement:
  • WACE prerequisite: Mathematics Methods ATAR and Chemistry ATAR
• English competency:
  • Minimum overall IELTS score of 6.5, with no band less than 6.0

Fees and Scholarships

• Domestic Student Fees:
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• International Student Fees:
  • Annual course fee: $49,500.00 (2025)
  • Fees are subject to annual indexation
• Scholarships:
  • Available to students from a diverse range of backgrounds, including academic achievement, financial need, educational disadvantage, leadership and community service, artistic or sporting achievements, and being from a rural or remote area
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Careers and Further Study

• Career Pathways:
  • Marine environmental consulting
  • State and local governments who manage coastal planning and infrastructure
  • Government agencies that manage fisheries (e.g., DPRID), marine conservation (e.g., DBCA) or lead marine research projects (e.g., CSIRO, AIMS, Geoscience Australia)
  • Resource industry
  • Marine industry
  • Marine Renewables
  • Aquaculture
  • NGOs
  • Academia
• Postgraduate study at UWA:
  • Master of Environmental Science
  • Experience an interdisciplinary approach to Environmental Science with a specialization in Environmental Management, Marine and Coastal, Catchments and Water, Environmental Rehabilitation, Sensing and Environmental Data or Environmental Economics

Research Areas

• UWA Oceans Institute:
  • The UWA Oceans Institute brings together the University’s multidisciplinary research strengths across areas including oceanography, ecology, engineering, resource management, and governance to address key ocean challenges
• Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre:
  • Purpose-built collaborative facility for marine science and ocean engineering research
  • The Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre (IOMRC) provides innovative and effective solutions to challenges facing the world's oceans

Fieldwork in Science

• Find out more about our amazing field trips in the Natural and Physical Sciences interest area that'll take you all around Western Australia and beyond

Ranked Top 100 in the world for Earth & Marine Sciences (QS 2025)

• Ranked 3rd in Australia and 37th in the world for Oceanography (GRAS 2024)