BSc (Hons) Ocean Science at University of Plymouth

BSc (Hons) Ocean Science is a three-year full-time degree on how physical oceanographic processes drive climate change, shape human use of the marine environment and control the behaviour of marine organisms. Students use industry-standard instrumentation and the University's research vessels at the Marine Station for practical data collection.

Faculty: Faculty of Science and Engineering  |  Department: School of Biological and Marine Sciences  |  Duration: 3 years (plus optional placement year)  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Plymouth, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 involves collecting and working with live marine data from the University's fleet of research vessels from the first week. Year 2 deepens understanding of the physical, chemical and biological processes that drive the oceans, with specialisation in open-ocean and coastal dynamics. The final year covers advanced ocean dynamics and coastal processes, with a residential fieldtrip.

Career pathways

Graduates progress into oceanographic research and consultancy, coastal zone management and marine renewable energy. Employers include the Meteorological Office, oceanographic consultancies, coastal management agencies and offshore renewable energy companies, and some graduates continue to postgraduate research.

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