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Applied Coastal and Offshore Geoscience at University of Southampton - UCAS

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Course summary

About this course Explore Applied Coastal and Offshore Geoscience at a global top 100* university* On this MSc, also available part-time, delivered jointly by the School of Ocean and Earth Science and School of Engineering, you’ll develop the skills needed to tackle environmental and engineering challenges in coastal and offshore settings. Your future career You’ll graduate primed to start your career, gaining the transferable skills required to excel in careers within coastal and offshore engineering, offshore renewables, and environmental consultancy. Key features of this course During the course, you will:

  • acquire core knowledge of coastal and marine processes to characterise and forecast coastal, ocean, and seafloor behaviour
  • design adaptive and resilient coastal and marine infrastructure for erosion and flood management and renewable energy provision
  • develop strong analytical and numerical skills for data collection, analysis and visualisation
  • advance your ability to work in multi-disciplinary teams to implement solutions adaptive to environmental and engineering challenges.
You'll study at our Highfield and Bolderwood Campuses and our Waterfront Campus, the National Oceanography Centre Southampton (NOCS), one of the world's largest centres for marine education and research. You'll have access to our research vessel, the R.V. Callista, and cutting-edge technology and facilities that will help you to develop and broaden your skills and knowledge. Further information For more information, visit the course page on our website. *QS World University Rankings 2025

Modules

For a full list of modules, please visit our website.

Assessment method

This course is assessed through assessments that mirror the workplace, encouraging students to utilise the skills and equipment used by employers globally. For more information on assessments, please visit the course page.

Professional bodies

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

  • Marine Engineering, Science and Technology, Institute of

How to apply

International applicants

If English is not your first language, you will need to demonstrate your English meets our Band C: For IELTS, this is 6.5 overall, with minimum 6.0 in all components. For information on other accepted English language tests, please see the website.

Entry requirements

You'll need a 2.2 degree in Physical Sciences, Engineering, Oceanography, Marine Science, Earth Sciences, Maths or Physical Geography


English language requirements

TestGradeAdditional details
IELTS (Academic)7Band G: 7.0 with 6.5 in each component

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

Please see our website for further details and updates: www.southampton.ac.uk/uni-life/fees-funding.page

Sponsorship information

A variety of scholarships, grants and bursaries may be available to help you fund your master’s study, both from the University and from other organisations. Please check the website for more information - https://www.southampton.ac.uk/courses/funding/postgraduate.page

Applied Coastal and Offshore Geoscience at University of Southampton - UCAS