Overview

This Bachelor of Marine Science - Marine Science (Extended major) at The University of Western Australia combines knowledge of marine life with a solid understanding of the physical process across all coastal marine environments.

Western Australia's marine estate is unique globally. It features a vast array of marine and coastal environments, oceanographic conditions, and is a biodiversity hotspot with up to 80 per cent of fish, invertebrates and other organisms found nowhere else in the world. This makes WA an ideal living laboratory for your marine studies.

Career opportunities:

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

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Frontiers in Biology

Plant and Animal Biology

Science, Society and Data Analysis

Communicating Science

Dynamic Planet

Marine Biology

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-07-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-08 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-07-17 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-02-22 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-11 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2027-02-19 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

82

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PTE Academic

64

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

108 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Albany, Australia
Perth, Australia

Disciplines

Animal Science Marine Science View 36 other Bachelors in Animal Science in Australia

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

82

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PTE Academic

64

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

CRICOS: 106473H

Below you’ll find a list of admission equivalencies for this course's Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR):

All India Senior School Certificate (CBSE)

11.5

Canadian High School (except Quebec)

70

French Baccalaureate

12

Gao Kao (PR China NCEE)/750

525

GCE A-Levels

9

German Abitur

3.3

Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education

15

Indian Senior School Certificate (CISCE)

60

Indonesian Sekolah Menengah Atas (SMA) - Pass of 65

79

International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB)

26

Malaysian STPM

11

Monash University Foundation Year

270

NCUK Foundation Program

9

Norwegian Vitnemål

3.8

Singapore - Cambridge A Levels

8

South African National Senior Certificate

4.6

South Korean College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT)

330

Sweden Slutbetyg

15

Trinity College Foundation

300

Unified Examination Certificate (UEC)

12

University of Western Australia College (UWAC) Foundation Program

66

US College Board Advanced Placements

8

US College Board SAT

1170

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

49200 AUD / year

≈ 49200 AUD / year

Additional Details

Commonwealth Supported Place for domestic students.

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