Newcastle University

Marine Biology and Oceanography BSc Honours
UCAS Code: CF17 (3 Years)

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Our degrees are divided into Stages. Each Stage lasts for an academic year and you need to complete modules totalling 120 credits by the end of each Stage.

Please be aware that programme modules do change and therefore may differ for your year of entry.

Stage 1

Compulsory modules

• MST1001  Biodiversity of Marine Animals
• MST1004  Introduction to Marine Environmental Technologies
• MST1007  Introductory Oceanography
• MST1010  Marine Microbiology and Primary Producers
• MST1011  Marine Zooplankton
• MST1012  Research Skills
• MST1013  Field and Laboratory Techniques in Marine Biology
• MST1015  Marine Ecosystems

Stage 2

Compulsory modules

• MST2004  Marine Pollution
• MST2005  Biological Oceanography
• MST2006  Marine and Coastal Ecology
• MST2011  Marine Practical Skills
• MST2014  Biogeochemistry of Estuaries and Coastal Seas
• MST2015  Experimental Design and Statistics for Marine Science

Optional modules

You take three of the following optional modules:

• MST2001  Tropical Marine Environment and Ecology
• MST2002  Marine Fouling and Larval Ecology
• MST2012  Life in Extreme Environments
• MST2013  Marine Vertebrates 
• MST2017  Graduate Employability Skills for Marine Scientists

Stage 3

Compulsory modules

• MST3016  Advanced Marine Biology and Oceanography
• MST3017  Global Marine Science
• MST3018  Marine Ecosystem Modelling
  

Optional modules

You take one of the following optional modules:

• MST3019  Research Project Overseas
• MST3095  Research Project: Marine Biology and Oceanography

You take three of the following optional modules:

• MST3003  Marine Biogeochemistry
• MST3020  Marine Chemical Ecology
• MST3021  North Sea Marine Science
• MST3022  Marine Biotechnology