BSc Oceanography (single honours)

Bachelor's degree

In Southampton

£ 9,250 + VAT

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Southampton

  • 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.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Southampton (Hampshire)
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University Road, SO17 1BJ

Start date

SeptemberEnrolment now open

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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.

Compulsory

SOES1003Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

IT Communication, Field and Laboratory Skills

SOES1005Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Introduction to Ocean Biogeochemistry

SOES1008Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

EARTH & OCEAN SYSTEM

Optional

SOES1010Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Quantitative Earth and Ocean Sciences

MATH1004Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Introductory Mathematics for Chemists and Oceanographers

MATH1008Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Mathematical Methods for Scientists 1a

SOES1001Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Earth Materials

BIOL1004Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Patterns of Life

BIOL1010Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Macromolecules of Life

GEOG1001Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

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.

Compulsory

SOES1003Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

IT Communication, Field and Laboratory Skills

SOES1004Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Physical Oceanography I

SOES1006Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Introduction to Marine Ecology

SOES1012Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Physics and Dynamics for Oceanography

Optional

SOES1002Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Dynamic Earth

GEOG1002Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Dynamic Landscapes

MATH1009Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

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).

: 15

Geochemistry

SOES2024Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Coastal and Estuarine Oceanography I

SOES2025Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Methods in Oceanography

Optional

SOES2028Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Further Mathematics for Oceanography

MATH2015Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Mathematical Methods for Scientists

Semester TwoCompulsory

SOES2006Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Phytoplankton and Primary Production

SOES2010Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Physical Oceanography II

SOES2027Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Coastal and Estuarine Oceanography II

Optional

SOES2003Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Geohazards and Earth Resources

SOES2017Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Ecological Processes in the Marine Benthos

SOES2032Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

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).

: 15

Applied Oceanography and Fieldwork

SOES3046Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 30

Independent Research Project (Oceanography, Marine Biology)

Optional

SOES3004Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Microfossils, Environments and Time

SOES3010Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Large Scale Ocean Processes

SOES3011Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Biogeochemical Cycles in the Earth System

SOES3013Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Zooplankton Ecology and Processes

SOES3014Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Coastal Sediment Dynamics

SOES3042Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Computational Data Analysis for Geophysicists and Ocean Scientists

Semester TwoCompulsory

SOES3046Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 30

Independent Research Project (Oceanography, Marine Biology)

Optional

SOES3008Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Environmental and Engineering Geology

SOES3009Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Shelf Seas and Shelf Edge Dynamics

SOES3015Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Palaeoclimate Change

SOES3029Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Seafloor Exploration and Surveying

SOES3041Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Communicating and Teaching in the Undergraduate Ambassador Scheme

Additional information

Study Locations: , NOCS (National Oceanography Centre Southampton)

BSc Oceanography (single honours)

£ 9,250 + VAT