BSc Oceanography (single honours)
Bachelor's degree
In Southampton
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Southampton
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Start date
September
Introducing your course
Oceanography is a truly interdisciplinary subject, exploring the complex interactions between the ocean and Earth. You will develop a full understanding of a broad variety of marine processes from waves, tides and ocean currents, to sediment transport, fisheries and marine ecosystems.
You will be taught by expert staff, many of whom are leaders in their research fields and are working on international projects covering a variety of different challenges from climate change to the exploitation of our oceans.
Encompassing two major field trips and potential access to the University’s teaching vessels, you will gain that extra experience that will set you up to embark on the scientific career of your choice.
All of our Oceanography courses are accredited by the Institute of Marine Engineering Science and Technology.
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Subjects
- Credit
- Archaeology
- Teaching
- Mathematics
- Oceanography
- International
- Project
- Engineering
- GCSE Mathematics
- GCSE Physics
Course programme
Year 1
You will take 6 compulsory modules which will enable you to place oceanography in a global context. Two modules can be selected from the option lists, along with modules from Archaeology and Physics.
Semester One
Depending on your background, you will take one mathematics module from SOES1010, MATH1004 or MATH1008.
If you have the International Baccalaureate, Standard Level Maths at grade 6 or higher you may consider selecting MATH 1004. If you have Standard Level Maths below grade 6 you should select SOES 1010. If you have A-Level qualifications then please click the individual module below for further advice. If you are uncertain then please contact the Programme Leader
A further option module is ARCH1029, Introduction to Archaeology.
CompulsorySOES1003Credit[?] Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).
IT Communication, Field and Laboratory Skills
SOES1005Credit[?] Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).
Introduction to Ocean Biogeochemistry
SOES1008Credit[?] Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).
EARTH & OCEAN SYSTEM
OptionalSOES1010Credit[?] Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).
Quantitative Earth and Ocean Sciences
MATH1004Credit[?] Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).
Introductory Mathematics for Chemists and Oceanographers
MATH1008Credit[?] Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).
Mathematical Methods for Scientists 1a
SOES1001Credit[?] Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).
Earth Materials
BIOL1004Credit[?] Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).
Patterns of Life
BIOL1010Credit[?] Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).
Macromolecules of Life
GEOG1001Credit[?] Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).
The Earth System
Semester Two
Option modules also include Archaeological methods for fieldwork and analysis, Landscapes and Seascapes or Energy and Matter combined with Physics Skills.
CompulsorySOES1003Credit[?] Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).
IT Communication, Field and Laboratory Skills
SOES1004Credit[?] Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).
Physical Oceanography I
SOES1006Credit[?] Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).
Introduction to Marine Ecology
SOES1012Credit[?] Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).
Physics and Dynamics for Oceanography
OptionalSOES1002Credit[?] Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).
Dynamic Earth
GEOG1002Credit[?] Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).
Dynamic Landscapes
MATH1009Credit[?] Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).
Math Methods for Scientist 1b
Year 2
You will continue to acquire knowledge of a broad range of oceanographic topics from multi-disciplinary modules and those focussed on single-subject sciences as well as from the tutorial programme. If you had studied SOES1010 or MATH1004 in year 1, you must take SOES2028 plus one other option. If you had studied one or both of MATH1008 & MATH1009 in year 1, then you can choose two other options across the two semesters, which may include MATH2015 if both MATH1008 & MATH1009 were taken. One of these may be a designated module from Archaeology, Biological Sciences or Physics subject to timetabling and meeting any pre-requisites.
Semester OneCompulsory
SOES2018Credit[?] Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).
Geochemistry
SOES2024Credit[?] Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).
Coastal and Estuarine Oceanography I
SOES2025Credit[?] Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).
Methods in Oceanography
OptionalSOES2028Credit[?] Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).
Further Mathematics for Oceanography
MATH2015Credit[?] Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).
Mathematical Methods for Scientists
Semester TwoCompulsory
SOES2006Credit[?] Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).
Phytoplankton and Primary Production
SOES2010Credit[?] Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).
Physical Oceanography II
SOES2027Credit[?] Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).
Coastal and Estuarine Oceanography II
OptionalSOES2003Credit[?] Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).
Geohazards and Earth Resources
SOES2017Credit[?] Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).
Ecological Processes in the Marine Benthos
SOES2032Credit[?] Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).
Palaeobiology
Year 3
You will have the opportunity to specialise further, and will choose FIVE from the following options. You will also undertake an independent research project.
Semester OneCompulsory
SOES3018Credit[?] Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).
Applied Oceanography and Fieldwork
SOES3046Credit[?] Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).
Independent Research Project (Oceanography, Marine Biology)
OptionalSOES3004Credit[?] Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).
Microfossils, Environments and Time
SOES3010Credit[?] Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).
Large Scale Ocean Processes
SOES3011Credit[?] Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).
Biogeochemical Cycles in the Earth System
SOES3013Credit[?] Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).
Zooplankton Ecology and Processes
SOES3014Credit[?] Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).
Coastal Sediment Dynamics
SOES3042Credit[?] Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).
Computational Data Analysis for Geophysicists and Ocean Scientists
Semester TwoCompulsory
SOES3046Credit[?] Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).
Independent Research Project (Oceanography, Marine Biology)
OptionalSOES3008Credit[?] Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).
Environmental and Engineering Geology
SOES3009Credit[?] Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).
Shelf Seas and Shelf Edge Dynamics
SOES3015Credit[?] Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).
Palaeoclimate Change
SOES3029Credit[?] Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).
Seafloor Exploration and Surveying
SOES3041Credit[?] Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).
Communicating and Teaching in the Undergraduate Ambassador Scheme
Additional information
BSc Oceanography (single honours)