Bachelor of Earth Sciences - Integrated Earth and Marine Sciences (Extended major)

The University of Western Australia

A holistic understanding of Earth and its oceans is needed for a more sustainable future. This course offers an interdisciplinary experience in onshore and offshore environments for future leaders in research and sustainable industry.This extended major enables students to gain critical knowledge in earth studies through a research-led approach, delving into the planet’s early history to its foreseeable future, and from the ocean floors to its highest mountains.Course StructureOur undergraduate degrees offer you a broad range of options allowing you to combine subjects in a way that matches your career goals and personal interests.You'll learn toCollect geoscientific data, on land, at sea and in the laboratoryAnalyse and interpret data in spatial and spatial temporal contextsSynthesise and integrate data across multiple scales of observation and over discipline boundariesUnderstand the past and present processes of Earth, and its planetary neighbours, from the deep interior to the atmosphereWhy study this courseWithin Australia, this is the only major that integrates Earth and Marine Sciences, providing a unique set of skills nationallyLearning in the major is led by UWA’s research strength in this discipline, and connects students with world class research teamsThis major will provide high-level of interdisciplinary skills for the nation’s future leaders in research and sustainable industryCareer PathwaysStudying an Integrated Earth and Marine Sciences Extended Major can lead to careers in:Minerals ExplorationPetroleum ExplorationGroundwater ExplorationNatural Resources ManagementEnergy GeoscienceCoastal and Marine ConsultingResearch and development (industry, universities and government agencies)

School of Earth Sciences

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