Foundation Year available – see pages 58-63 for full details Global Opportunities available † Work Placement or Internship Opportunities available International Students foundation programme available Welsh Scholarships/Bursaries available RESEARCH QUALITY (Complete University Guide 2023) IN THE UK 10 TH Detailed entry requirements and course features available on the Course Reference Grid (page 162) †
SINGLETON PARK CAMPUS MARINE BIOLOGY
Marine Biology at Swansea is a highly practical course. We are ideally located for marine biology field and boat work – the nearby Gower Peninsula provides a variety of study habitats, from exposed rock shores and steep cliffs enclosing small sheltered bays to sand dunes, salt marsh, open pelagic, deep water and estuarine mudflats.
You will receive training in a range of survey and sampling techniques, and will gain experience in identifying a wide variety of seabed-dwelling invertebrates and fish. Local and international field courses allow you to work in varied habitats. Recent projects have involved sea turtle migration, whale behaviour and oil pollution. You may have
TYPICAL MODULES INCLUDE: Year 1 • Animal Diversity and Behaviour • Cellular and Microbial Biology • Evolution and Genetics • Life in the Oceans Year 2 • Ichthyology • Marine Biology Field Course (Pembrokeshire) • Marine Ecosystems: Threats and Conservation • Marine Invertebrates • Oceanography Year 3 • Fisheries and Aquaculture • Hormones and Behaviour • Polar Biology • Tropical Marine Ecology and Conservation
the opportunity to join an international field course in Puerto Rico or Malaysia.*
Typical Offer: ABB-BBB (to include Biology or Human Biology)
Our excellent teaching facilities include the Centre for Sustainable Aquatic Research, zoology museum, custom-designed 18-metre catamaran-class survey vessel, and a unique visualisation suite that displays multi-dimensional animal tracking data.
BSc Honours ▲ Marine Biology ♦ Marine Biology (with Year Abroad / Year in Industry) ♦ Biology (with Foundation Year) leading to BSc Marine Biology ▲ 3 YEAR ♦ 4 YEAR For individual UCAS course codes please visit the course web page You may also want to consider: Biology – see page 74 Zoology – see page 160
FUTURE CAREERS: • Conservationist • Environmental Consultant • Marine Researcher • Postgraduate Research • Teaching
*Field trips, including international field trips, may be subject to change.
Accreditations include:
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