Career outcomes

> Graduate with transferable skills that give you a competitive edge in the job market, including data analysis, critical thinking and digital literacy. Your understanding of your chosen discipline, in addition to your highly advanced research skills, will set you up to succeed in further study and open up employment opportunities in roles such as:

• coastal project officer
• climate change campaigner
• ecologist
• fisheries officer
• laboratory scientist
• park ranger or manager
• marine biologist
• museum curator
• sustainability consultant
• zoo biologist.

Entry requirements

> To be considered for admission to this degree you will need to meet the following criteria:

• completion of a bachelor degree or higher or major in a related discipline with a Weighted Average Mark (WAM) (or equivalent average grade indicator) of at least 65 in third year units, or where relevant, final year units

> To meet the English language proficiency requirements of this course, you will need to demonstrate at least one of the following:

• Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) English Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 30 in English as an Additional Language (EAL) or at least 25 in English other than EAL
• IELTS overall score of 6.5 with no band less than 6.0 (or equivalent)
• other evidence of English language proficiency (learn more about other ways to satisfy the requirements)

Fees and scholarships

> Estimated tuition fee - full-fee paying place

$41,000 for 1 yr full-time AUD

>A Deakin scholarship could help you pay for your course fees, living costs and study materials. If you've got something special to offer Deakin - or maybe you just need a bit of extra support - we've got a scholarship opportunity for you.

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