海洋系统对人类至关重要。它们调节气候变化，供应食物，水和药品，对运输和贸易至关重要。到2025年，全世界预计有75％的人生活在海岸线上，海洋环境对许多国家也起着重要的政治和军事作用。本课程将为您提供在领导和保护澳大利亚的沿海和海洋环境中发挥领导作用所需的技能，同时赞赏该地区所有利益相关者的立场。您将在海洋学的主要学科中发展技能，同时还将接触跨越海洋科学传统界限的新方法。
Marine systems are vital to humanity. They regulate climate change, supply food, water and medicine, and are essential for transport and trade. And with an expected 75 per cent of people, worldwide, living on coastlines by 2025, the marine environment also plays a fundamental political and military role for many countries. This course will provide you with the skills you'll need to take a leading role in protecting and conserving Australia's coastal and oceanic environments, while appreciating the positions of all stakeholders in this area. You'll develop skills in the main disciplines of marine while also being exposed to new approaches that cross the traditional boundaries of marine science.