24 monthsProgramme duration
FebStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Earth and Marine Sciences
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Studying Marine Science is a hands-on experience. As well as attending lectures and tutorials, you’ll have practical labs and field trips at sea. Alongside our research and teaching facilities in Dunedin, we have a major research laboratory on the Otago Peninsula and field stations on Stewart Island and in Doubtful Sound. A fleet of research vessels, including the expedition vessel RV Polaris II, provides access to local marine habitats.
The ocean is the epicentre of Earth’s physical and biological processes, influencing our climate and sustaining life. The University of Otago is in the perfect place to investigate these interconnected processes and their impacts on our world. And when your workspace extends to the seashore and beyond, every day presents fresh challenges.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Earth and Marine Sciences
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Studying Marine Science is a hands-on experience. As well as attending lectures and tutorials, you’ll have practical labs and field trips at sea. Alongside our research and teaching facilities in Dunedin, we have a major research laboratory on the Otago Peninsula and field stations on Stewart Island and in Doubtful Sound. A fleet of research vessels, including the expedition vessel RV Polaris II, provides access to local marine habitats.
The ocean is the epicentre of Earth’s physical and biological processes, influencing our climate and sustaining life. The University of Otago is in the perfect place to investigate these interconnected processes and their impacts on our world. And when your workspace extends to the seashore and beyond, every day presents fresh challenges.
Admission Requirements
- Admission to the programme shall be subject to the approval of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Sciences).
- Every applicant must have been awarded the degree of Bachelor of Science majoring in the subject or subjects of study proposed with an average grade of at least B, or have an alternative qualification acceptable to the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Sciences).
- An applicant seeking admission to the thesis-only option of the programme (see regulation 2(c) below) must have been awarded the degree of Bachelor of Science with Honours or the Postgraduate Diploma in Science, including research report, thesis preparation, or dissertation with an average grade of at least B+.
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