The course combines marine science with contemporary management concepts and has a strong focus on conservation issues that challenge both coastal and marine ecosystems. There is an emphasis on developing practical skills, and it is taught in a range of tropical and subtropical environments including the Solitary Islands, Cape Byron and Great Barrier Reef marine parks. Other highlights of this degree include units in marine mammal conservation and coral reef ecology. The coral reefs unit integrates the skills taught throughout the course and includes an extended residential period on a Great Barrier Reef island. While this course has no majors, it combines marine science with contemporary management concepts. The course includes the units Marine Mammals: Biology and Conservation, and Coral Reef on the Edge with a strong focus on conservation and management issues that challenge the marine environment.

The course combines marine science with contemporary management concepts and has a strong focus on conservation issues that challenge both coastal and marine ecosystems. There is an emphasis on developing practical skills, and it is taught in a range of tropical and subtropical environments including the Solitary Islands, Cape Byron and Great Barrier Reef marine parks. Other highlights of this degree include units in marine mammal conservation and coral reef ecology. The coral reefs unit integrates the skills taught throughout the course and includes an extended residential period on a Great Barrier Reef island. While this course has no majors, it combines marine science with contemporary management concepts. The course includes the units Marine Mammals: Biology and Conservation, and Coral Reef on the Edge with a strong focus on conservation and management issues that challenge the marine environment.