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Dive into your future at CMSI
Become part of a community dedicated to conserving and restoring threatened marine ecosystems, developing innovative sustainable aquaculture solutions, and advancing our understanding of oceans and climate change. At UNSW’s Centre for Marine Science and Innovation (CMSI), this could be your future.
With 85% of Australians living near the coast, our blue economy is booming. From sustainable aquaculture to renewable ocean energy, marine tourism to cutting-edge conservation, Australia needs passionate marine scientists like you to protect and understand our breathtaking but vulnerable ocean environments.
Why choose UNSW marine and coastal science?
World-class research: Ranked 3 in Australia and in the top 40 globally for Earth and Marine Science*, CMSI puts you at the heart of groundbreaking research. Work alongside scientists and leaders who are literally changing the world.
Your career, your way: Marine biology? Oceanography? Coastal ecology? Management and conservation? With flexible course options, discover and design a degree that matches your passions, whether that’s conserving coral and temperate reefs, exploring open oceans, or gaining an even deeper understanding of marine ecosystem function.
Real experience, real impact: Immerse yourself fully in sunshine and saltwater with fieldwork and lab experience that helps transform you from student to scientist. Collect and analyse real ecological data. Solve real problems. Make a real difference.
Your future: Our graduates don’t just work in marine science, they lead it. From key research agencies like CSIRO and AIMS, to state government projects, to environmental and marine tech startups, the skills and knowledge you will gain with CMSI will open doors you might not have even imagined yet.
Jobs, jobs, jobs: Some common employers of our marine science graduates include companies focusing on environmental consultancy, biotechnology, ecotourism or aquaculture, non-for-profit organisations, state and federal government departments (e.g. environment or fisheries), water agencies, universities, zoos, museums and national research agencies like the CSIRO and the Australian Institute of Marine Science The skills you will learn through your marine science degree are also highly transferable, and our marine science graduates are making waves in all sorts of other fields, from global software to human health or the media.
Ready to make waves?
The ocean covers 71% of our planet. It regulates our climate. It feeds billions. And it needs champions who understand it, protect it, and unlock its secrets.
Join CMSI, study with us, and become part of a scientific community that is passionate about understanding and protecting our blue planet. Your adventure starts here.
*QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025
