Swansea University 2023 Undergraduate Prospectus

STUDENT SATISFACTION (Complete University Guide 2022) IN THE UK 7 TH BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

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.

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

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 • Tropical Marine Ecology and Conservation • Polar biology

TYPICAL OFFER: ABB-BBB (to include Biology or Human Biology)

Detailed entry requirements and course features available on the Course Reference Grid (page 160) †

the opportunity to join an international field course in Puerto Rico or Malaysia.*

BSc Single Honours ▲ Marine Biology ♦ Marine Biology (with Year in Industry/Abroad) ♦ Biology (with Foundation Year) leading to BSc Marine 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.

Biology – see page 74 Zoology – see page 158

▲ 3 YEAR ♦ 4 YEAR For individual UCAS course codes please visit the course web page

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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