BSc Hons Ocean Science

at Bangor University

This course involves up to 25-35 hours per week of lectures, practicals in the laboratory and the field, private study, tutorials and project work. Many modules include day field trips. In the final year you work on a dissertation project. Practical work and fieldwork are major elements of this course. Our assessment methods vary – most modules combine elements of continuous assessment and formal exam.

Year 1

Compulsory Modules

Semester 1

• OSX-1000: Science Skills Tutorial (20) or
• OSC-1000: Tiwtorial Sgiliau Gwyddoniaeth (20)
• ONS-1001: Environmental data & analysis (20) or
• ONC-1001: Dadansoddi Data Amgylcheddol (20)
• OSX-1005: Fundamentals of Oceanography (20)
• OSX-1007: Marine Biogeochemistry (10)

Semester 2

• OSX-1000: Science Skills Tutorial or
• OSC-1000: Tiwtorial Sgiliau Gwyddoniaeth
• ONS-1001: Environmental data & analysis or
• ONC-1001: Dadansoddi Data Amgylcheddol
• OSX-1003: Earth, Climate & Evolution (20)
• OSX-1005: Fundamentals of Oceanography

Optional Modules
20 credits from:

• BNS-1002: Organismal Diversity (20) (Semester 1)
• DXX-1005: Earth Systems and Processes (20) (Semester 1)

10 credits from:

• FXX-1005: Chem. in Biol. and Environ. (10) (Semester 2)
• OSX-1006: Anglesey Geology Field Course (10) (Semester 1 + 2)

To study for a degree, you’ll be asked for a minimum of UCAS Tariff points. For a fuller explanation of the UCAS Tariff Points, please see www.ucas.com.

We accept students with a wide range of qualifications and backgrounds and consider each application individually.

All students need to have good basic skills and the University also values IT and communication skills.

As part of the University’s policy, we consider applications from prospective disabled students on the same grounds as all other students.

We also consider applications from mature students who can demonstrate the motivation and commitment to study a university programme. Each year we enrol a significant number of mature students. For more information about studying as a mature student, see our Studying at Bangor section of the website.   

Home (UK) students

• The cost of a full-time undergraduate course is £9,000 per year (2021/22 entry and 2022/23 entry).
• The fee for all placement, international, and sandwich years is £1,350 (2021/22 and 2022/23).
• More information on fees and finance for Home (UK) students.
• International (including EU) students

International Student Tuition Fees

• International Student Living Costs and Scholarships

Additional Costs

• There are also some common additional costs that are likely to arise for students on all courses, for example:
• If you choose to study abroad or take the International Experience Year as part of your course.
• If you attend your Graduation Ceremony, there will be a cost for gown hire (£25-£75) and cost for additional guest tickets (c.£12 each).

This course is the ideal preparation for careers in research, environmental impact assessment, hydrographic surveying, water supply and offshore industries, coastal authorities, government advisory bodies, the scientific media, ecotourism and other leisure industries and pressure groups. In particular, many students from this course have gone on to work in the renewable energy industry and marine resource management.