University of New South Wales - CCRC

At UNSW there are a number of programs available that can lead to a major in oceanography and climate science. Subjects such as Mathematics, Physics, Fluid Dynamics, Atmosphere-Ocean Dynamics and Physical Oceanography are examples of the current course requirements.

A new course - Fundamentals of climate change - is available in 2007! For further details see Program MSC13501.

The most ideal programs leading to an oceanography and/or climate science specialisation are through the School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences or the School of Mathematics & Statistics. These include:

Bachelor of Science - Program 3970

Majors in Mathematics, Statistics and Physical Oceanography/Meteorology

Bachelor of Science (Advanced Science) - Program 3972

Majors in Advance Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Mathematic and Computer Science, Physical Oceanography/Meteorology, Pure Mathematics and Statistics.

Bachelor of Environmental Science - Program 3988

The Environmental Science program contains a core sequence of compulsory courses and a choice of disciplinary specialisations eg. oceanography.

For more information on these courses go to Science at UNSW.

Honours Information

The Honours year can be undertaken either through the School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences or through the School of Mathematics & Statistics. Potential supervisors can be contacted via the academic staff listings within each school. To see what types of projects the current honours students at CEDL are undertaking, go to CCRC People.

Scholarships

The University of New South Wales offers many scholarships for undergraduate, postgraduate, local and international students. Scholarships are available to students studying in all Faculties. For information on undergraduate (including honours) scholarships go to www.scholarships.unsw.edu.au