This course promotes an interdisciplinary approach to studying the marine environment and includes specialisations in chemistry, earth science, environmental science, fisheries, marine biology, mathematics and physics. It also provides students with the knowledge and practical skills applicable to a range of marine specialities by incorporating key elements of marine biology, oceanography, marine geoscience, and marine resources management. Students without the assumed knowledge must take the relevant enabling subjects within the course.
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For current course information, visit Bachelor of Marine Science at JCU.
For additional information about the admissions criteria for JCU and for this course, refer to the JCU website.
Completion of Year 12 or attained age 18 years
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Highest Rank to receive an offer
Median Rank to receive an offer
Lowest Rank to receive an offer
ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors
99.95
86.50
72.25
ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors
99.95
88.85
78.25
Excluding: The lowest ATAR/Selection Rank to which an offer was made, excluding adjustment factors.
Including: The lowest ATAR/Selection Rank to which an offer was made including any adjustment factors that may have been applied.
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Higher education study
Vocational Education and Training (VET) study
Work and life experience
Recent secondary education
Recent secondary education admitted solely on the basis of ATAR/Rank
Admitted where both ATAR/Rank and additional criteria were considered
Admitted on the basis of other criteria only and ATAR/Rank was not a factor
International students
All students
Number of students
N/P#
0
<5*
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29
0
16
15
71
Percentage of all students
N/P#
0.0%
<5*
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40.9%
0.0%
22.5%
21.1%
100%
* “<5" – the number of students is less than 5
# N/P – Not published: the number is hidden to prevent calculation of numbers in cells with less than 5 students
Environmental resource management, educational and interpretive ventures, research and teaching (with further study), environmental impact assessment.
3 years Full time or 6 years Part time