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This extended major will expose you to the full breadth of the marine science discipline, allowing deeper understanding of both the physical and biological components through the Marine Biology and Coastal Processes majors. Western Australia's coastline is a biodiversity hotspot with up to 80 per cent of marine life found nowhere else in the world, making it the ideal living laboratory for your studies.

Course Structure

Our undergraduate degrees offer you a broad range of options allowing you to combine subjects in a way that matches your career goals and personal interests.

Why study this course

UWA is ranked 29th in the world in Marine Science and Oceanography (QS 2020) and has brand new nationally unique facilities and resources that are used across our marine studies

Learning is richly embedded with internationally recognised research, often led by UWAs global experts, encouraging research-based inquiry through cutting-edge science

This interdisciplinary major provides students with the knowledge required to develop solutions to the threats facing our marine and coastal environments

You'll learn to

demonstrate a profound understanding of the theoretical basis of biochemistry, molecular biology, genetics in animals, plants and microorganisms

gain technical competency and practical skills to master state-of-the-art molecular techniques

develop and demonstrate your skills in critical thinking, experimental design, data analysis and interpretation

Career Pathways

You might pursue a career in the following areas:

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