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This course is a field-based course offering students advanced practical training in conducting marine ecological field studies underwater. This course will facilitate learning of safe research practices in marine ecology by exposing students to a wide variety of equipment, methodologies and training. A major focus of this course will be for students to obtain the unrestricted scientific diver qualifications necessary to perform marine research under current WHS regulations. Students will gain practical experience and insight into the constraints of conducting field based research in the marine environment. This course will enable students to be registered for SCUBA diving based research at UNSW and will provide extensive boating experience.

Assumed knowledge: Evolutionary and Functional Biology and BEES2041 Data Analysis for Life and Earth Sciences.

Pre-requisites for this course are: Open Water Diving certification and an Occupational Dive Medical certificate.

Note: This course is available to students in the Bachelor of Advanced Science and Bachelor of Science and their associated Dual Degrees, with a preference given to students in the Marine majors. Unfilled places are available to students in the Bachelor of Environmental Management and Bachelor of Life Science, with preference given to students in Biology or Ecology majors with a credit average. This course will also be available to students in the study abroad program that are undertaking similar programs internationally.

This course involves compulsory field-work and certifications, which will involve additional expense to individual students.