Marine Studies Programmes

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Marine Studies Teaching

All Marine Studies students follow a common first year. The courses then continue in parallel with a common core, but with specialist modules which determine the final degree awarded.

This provides you with the flexibility to make a more informed choice about which degree to pursue after completing the first year.

The Marine Studies core subjects in each year are:

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Oceanography and Meteorology Foundation
Planet Earth
Navigation and Leadership Fieldwork
Navigation Techniques
Safety at Sea
Study Skills

Coastal Navigation
Marine Decision Support Systems
Marine Positioning Science
Research Methods

Problem-solving in the Marine Environment
Marine Management and Law
Ocean Navigation
Honours Project

Each of the individual degree programmes contain specialist modules in years 2 and 3 which lead to the award of either Merchant Shipping, Ocean Yachting or Navigation degrees.

For more detail on each on these degrees, follow the links to the relevant pages.

For information on the careers that open up with these degrees click here.

Find out about our links to the marine industry.

Find out more about the staff who teach on the Marine Studies degree programme.

Our Teaching and Learning methods are described here.

One of Plymouth’s modern lecture theatres with state-of-the-art audio-visual facilities