Integrated Masters - Master of Science - Marine Biology (Placement Year)

The Master of Science - Marine Biology (Placement Year) is a 4-year course. During the first 3 years, students will follow the same Bachelor of Science degree course structure as Marine Biology Bachelor of Science. At the end of Year 2, providing a satisfactory mark has been obtained, they continue with Year 3 of the Bachelor of Science course and proceed to a 4th year specialised course. In Year 4 they carry out a substantial piece of research which forms a Year 4 dissertation. They will be able to work in a staff member’s research group and will gain valuable research experience of working in a research environment.

Marine Biology is the study of organisms that occupy 95% of the biosphere of our planet, living in conditions ranging from the polar seas (below -2℃) to hydrothermal vents (greater than 100℃). The majority of the worlds species are found in the oceans; and range from the smallest micro-organism on the planet to the largest invertebrates such as giant squid and mammals like the blue whale. This very popular course allows students to study the fundamental aspects of the biology of marine life as well as more specialised aspects such as aquaculture, fisheries and marine biotechnology.